Brian Franke

Nov 4 2016

The Disappointment

Here we are with another election, a continuation of our democratic process, and two presidential candidates at hand. I've been an American for 37 years. Born here. Raised here. Educated here. I've voted in every election presidential, mid-term and local…

Sep 13 2016

Fall 2016 Newsltter: Been Waaaaay Too Long

Everyday, I wake up, roll out of bed and get going on my to do list. It includes personal things as well as more and more music related stuff. For the last two years, I've never been so busy that…

May 12 2016

For Starters: The Do's of Booking Gigs

Lately I've been receiving many messages from people asking how they can book gigs. Now I should make it clear from the get go that I am not a booking agent. In other words, I don't book other artists or…

Mar 7 2016

March Newsletter: Everything is Turning Green

Let's hope spring has finally arrived! It's going to get up into the 70s this week, which always changes my mood from low energy to much higher. This month is always super busy for me and below is this year's…

Feb 11 2016

Peyton Manning Did What We Do Everyday, Just in the Wrong Context

If you were anything like me watching Peyton Manning give his initial reaction to winning the Super Bowl on Sunday, your brain may have reacted like this to a particular statements he said:

"I want to go kiss my wife…

Jan 26 2016

January 2016 Newsletter

We're on day 4 of many of us being stuck in from a storm they called "Snowzilla" (or Jonas) here in the DC area. Where I live we got around 20" of snow, but parts to the west got around…

Dec 17 2015

December 2015 Newsletter

It's hard to assess a year as an active musician. On the one hand, I can call this year a success. I played more shows. I made more money. I was so busy that I had to turn down more…

Dec 4 2015

Fear and Ignorance

"Fear is nothing more than an obstacle that stands in the way of progress. In overcoming our fears, we can move forward, stronger, and wiser within ourselves." - Unknown

When I was 22 years old, I watched the Twin Towers…

Nov 4 2015

Because I can't Avoid Writing...The Return of Thinking Aloud

Before I held a guitar in my hands or penned any lyrics that became songs, I showed an interest in writing. It was right around in middle school and I was starting to read heavier types of things like sci-fi…

Oct 31 2015

November 2015 Newsletter

It's here, it's here! Since August I've been working behind the scenes on getting my new website ready and I'm happy to announce you can check it out RIGHT NOW! I'll talk more about it below.

How've YOU been…