Neal Francis "Francis Comes Alive" 2022-09-23 And while the band's absence

And while the band's absence from the scene has been frustrating

The albums that followed were one-of-a-kind masterpieces

But the result was the opposite

Tightwire came storming outta Minneapolis in 2018 with a catchy/crusty/spooky debut and toured with Dillinger Four

playing off the iconic

Neal Francis "Francis Comes Alive" 2022-09-23 And while the band's absenceFrancis Comes Alive is the first official live recording from acclaimed musician Neal Francis. Recorded live at a sold out show at Chicago's Thalia Hall, Francis Comes Alive is an electric body of work. Francis expanded his normal quartet into an eleven piece freight train of a band featuring a horn section, percussion, backup vocalists, and keyboards. Ever the analog purist, the album was recorded direct to 1" tape, mixed by Chris Connors (Bartees