Rock is Back in Session!

By: Brittney Edwards

Staff Writer – BurbankLife.net

Now I know they are not a group of guys from Burbank but they deserve some Burbank love. I wish I had information to share about the North Hollywood

Photo by Francesca Klein-Seay

band, Frankie Marathon, but I have not yet gotten the chance to have a sit down interview with them to learn more about them. What I do know is that they are an awesomely talented group of guys, rocking out sounds and jamming away beats like I’ve never heard before.

Unfortunately I have not been to a band show in a while, the last one was Frankie Marathon’s first show, and the show last night at The Roxy theater in West Hollywood was the perfect show to bring me back to the world of rocking punk, soul, electronic music that I love.

Justin Hallbman, photo by Francesca Klien-Seay

According to their facebook site the band was, “Inspired by 80s horror films and honest to goodness ragtime; Armed with laser harps, electric serpents and cowbells; Born amongst the wreckage of that which was once good, once strong; Frankie Marathon and his mates gave no care to the writing on the wall. To most bearded men it would not be by choice, but there, on the damp earth these savage fellows hold firm. For there is no better cause than making a massive mess of electronic swinging noise. Seriously good crunchy, feel it in your ass nonsense. Why choose crime over Frankie? Over a man constructed from a beam of dark opaque photons? Why choose the gourmet stuff when you can have Carl? That same Carl plucked from his twisted Banyan tree cage during the sweeping storms of yesteryear. It is a show worth believing to be seen. And for crying out loud, there is NOTHING like seeing a grown man play the piano like his life depended on it. Hell… It does! Or Jonny, master of the low end, low ending it with some fuzz and some ass moving moxie. Then there’s the rhythm player.”

Photo by Francesca Klein-Seay

My favorite part of the band was the guy the cowbell and the tambourine, I love percussion! Andof course, the best part of last night was the band mates wearing and passing around a Star Wars war helmet.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, 02 Feb                    Anaheim, CA                           Doll Hut

Sunday, 26 Feb                        Long Beach, CA                       Di Piazza’s