Franz Nicolay

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Franz Nicolay is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently living in Brooklyn,New York. He is perhaps best known for his work in The World/Inferno Friendship Society playing the accordion and the piano and in The Hold Steady playing keyboards. He is also notable for founding Anti-Social Music, a composer/performer collective in New York City and for performing in the gypsy-klezmer troupe, Guignol.

Beyond his long-term participation with these groups, Franz has appeared in recordings from many other bands, such as Mischief Brew, Leftover Crack, The Dresden Dolls, and Nanuchka.

[edit] External links

• Franz Nicolay's official website
• The World/Inferno Friendship Society
• The Hold Steady
• Anti-Social Music
• Guignol