The Brothers Frank

The view from my monitor console as Donna the Buffalo rocks out....

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:26:00 -0400

The view from my monitor console as Donna the Buffalo rocks out. They were exceptionally good this night.

words and music by Chris Frank and Kate Eastman So long to your...

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:18:41 -0400

words and music by Chris Frank and Kate Eastman

So long to your light heart, sweetheart
You wore it well
You turn and you sweat in your sleep for fear of me
I couldn’t tell

Oh I got a watchdog in me
You brought it out
The night was just quiet enough
‘til you opened your moooooouth

KATE SINGS:
I’m shaking my head and
I’m rolling my neck and
I’m deaf to the good things I’d hear
If you’d quit your speaking
And I’d quit my speaking
And you’d let me take off your coat, my dear

WHILE CHRIS SINGS:
Oh, there’s dust under your tongue, my dear
No, most of what you’ve done
I don’t wanna hear

AND TOGETHER:
Who said you could speak your troubles?
Trouble with you
The shake in your step and the knot in your neck
Are now my trouble too

Take care where you step now, sweetheart
Hands to the wall
I am behind you
Behind me there’s nothing at all

CHORUS

You were saying my name
In your sleep
I called and you came
I could keep you

CHORUS (BUT THIS TIME THEY SWITCH PARTS!!!!!!!??!)

Just before we moved out last month, we made a little film in...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:43:58 -0400

Just before we moved out last month, we made a little film in the Laundry Room. Shot by Drone at The Wild Honey Pie.

The song is called “Kids”. C

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:24:00 -0400

The song is called “Kids”.

Tilt-shift strikes again. -H

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:54:16 -0400

Tilt-shift strikes again.

-H

Show Friday, 4/23 at Sidewalk Cafe

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:06:00 -0400

Free, all ages, 10:00 PM. This is part of a MEISA party that starts at 8:00 PM, so show up early if you want to partake. Sidewalk’s address is 94 Avenue A, in the East Village.

Show Thursday 4/22 at Trash Bar

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:02:00 -0400

Trash Bar is on 256 Grand St, between Driggs and Roebling, in Williamsburg. My friends from Crazy Mary play right before us at 10:00 PM, then we play at 11:00.

Also, 4/22 is Julie’s birthday. She’ll be there. Buy her a drink.

- C

I don’t know which I want more, the cat or the iPad. -H

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:47:48 -0400

I don’t know which I want more, the cat or the iPad.

-H

What's Good?

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:11:00 -0400

Steve Jobs’ ears must be shaped differently than mine. I can’t imagine he’d allow Apple to sell earbuds that fit so badly.

But I use iPod earbuds because they’re all I have, and I have just discovered something delightful about them. Or rather, I’ve discovered something odd about myself, which has a delightful consequence when I’m listening to music through earbuds.

What I’ve discovered is this. When I smile, my ears move. More specifically, they move in a way that makes iPod earbuds fit correctly.

So when a song makes me smile, the recording immediately sounds orders of magnitude richer, bigger, better. Which makes me smile more, which makes the recording sound better, which…

… and so on until I realize I’m grinning like an idiot.

Preeeetttyyyyy (both the video and the song) -H

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:06:00 -0400

Preeeetttyyyyy

(both the video and the song)

-H

http://hypebeast.com/2010/04/the-roots-dilla-joints-mixtape/

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:00:00 -0400

http://hypebeast.com/2010/04/the-roots-dilla-joints-mixtape/:

My all time favorite beat-maker, as interpreted by one of my all time favorite bands.

SCORE!

Hat tip to our fantastic (vol 2) drummer, Zach Campbell.

-H

I used to be an avid skateboarder, and for a while it was almost...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:41:00 -0400

I used to be an avid skateboarder, and for a while it was almost as important to me as music. Gradually, I drifted away from my board and closer to my bass. I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve gone skating in the past few years. But at least once a day—be it walking past a smooth brick embankment, or watching a kid skate down the street in total bliss—I find myself really missing it.

On a related note, the above video is awesome.

-H

Someone’s imitation of Chris and me playing a show.

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:44:00 -0400

Someone’s imitation of Chris and me playing a show.

I think I understand what they meant, and I don’t think...

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:46:00 -0400

I think I understand what they meant, and I don’t think it’s supposed to be funny. But it is.

Show 4/25 at The Local 269

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:29:00 -0400

The Local 269 lives at 269 E. Houston Street, New York, NY. We play at 8 PM. $5, ages 21+.

Show 4/14 at The Bitter End

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:29:00 -0400

Gallatone Records showcase. Show starts at 7:00, we play promptly at 8:15. Ages 18+.

"I want to share with you something I’ve learned."

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:55:00 -0400

“I want to share with you something I’ve learned.”

- It may be a character flaw of mine that I pay more or less attention depending on who says “I want to share with you something I’ve learned.” But anyway, when Kurt Vonnegut says it I pay attention. Read the story.

Looks like he didn’t want to wait until retirement. -H

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:08:00 -0400

Looks like he didn’t want to wait until retirement.

-H

"INTERVIEWER: Do you enjoy it, the work? KRONE: I don’t know. I go back and forth. Advertising..."

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:00 -0400

“

INTERVIEWER: Do you enjoy it, the work?

KRONE: I don’t know. I go back and forth. Advertising is stupid. Advertising is great. Advertising is totally unnecessary. Advertising is the most vital art form of our day. It depends on what week it is. I think they’re both true.

”

- I have similar feelings about pop music. This whole interview is great, and here’s a link.

C

If Ben Folds ever retires, I picture him filling his days doing...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:35:00 -0400

If Ben Folds ever retires, I picture him filling his days doing this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vpgNiAH60

-H