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Frank Schiazza

About Me

Frank Schiazza is a Brooklyn-born-and-bred guitarist, songwriter and sometimes-singer, who specializes in roots (i.e. country, blues and folk) music. He... actually, why am I writing this in the third person?Sorry... let me start over again.My name is Frank. I was born in Brooklyn, and I like music. Because I like so much, I play it. And I think I play it decent enough to share it with total strangers, like yourself. So listen to my songs and, hopefully, enjoy... and sorry again about the whole "third person" thing. That was bad...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/09/2005
Band Website: www.FrankSchiazza.net
Band Members: Frank Schiazza: Kitchen Sink
Influences: The Allmans, Roger Miller, Black Crowes, early Stones, early George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills &/or Nash, !!!, Lucinda Williams, Muddy Waters, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Reed, !!!, Loretta Lynn, the Marshall Tucker Band, k.d. lang, Lennon (and some band he was in called the Beatles), Waylon Jennings, Steve Earle, Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, Gov't Mule, Dickey Betts, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, the Possessions, the Detroit Cobras, Connie Smith, Gram Parsons, Gabi Fastman, Danny McQuade, John Deola, Tracy Eisenberg, Paul McQuade, Joe Hasan, Brian Schiazza, Henry Krinkle, Neil Young, the Who, Johnny Cash, Tears for Fears, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, James Taylor, acoustic Grateful Dead, solo Garcia, etc...
Record Label: Vital Records

My Blog

Album 5: DONE!

Over the last few weeks, I've been agitated, ornery and unapproachable, which can only mean one thing: I've been putting the finishing touches on a new album. I'm happy to report, however, that, tonig...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:00:00 GMT

So Little To Do...So Much Time!

"...scratch that...reverse it." 's been a busy few months here, but busy's better than docile, and I'm certainly not complaining. Nope...instead, I'm happy to report that the last few busy m...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:34:00 GMT

Album 4 Status: DONE!

No need to explain... just check out my site (www.freeearthmusic.net) and dig the tunes (two of which I've included here)...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:26:00 GMT

Album #3 Status: DONE!

Hey, all... Just writing to inform you that Air & Earth, my third "album" (i.e., collection of songs that nobody listens to but me), is done. It was all written and recorded in the stretch of thre...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 20:11:00 GMT

Like the Wind

I've been angry lately; feeling mighty vile and depraved. I've also been stuck in reminiscence lately, thinking about how nice things were way back when; pre-rent...pre-rtaxes...pre-responsibilit...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:27:00 GMT

Album .2 In the Can

As of Febuary 14th - Valentine's Day, for you unloved freaks out there - Virtue, my second official album, is finito. You can find it at your nearest Nobody Beats the Wiz. With this album now out of t...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:29:00 GMT

Good News 'bout This, Bad News 'bout That

The odyssey that has been the album I've been working on has taken another turn; no, I'm not talking about the Lotus Eaters or the Laegrystonians but, rather, my own psyche. I've been writing like a d...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:29:00 GMT

Wayward Album...

Well, it is now January 8th, and I have yet to release the album that I thought would be in stores (i.e. on my I-Fraud) by October. I'm starting to feel like W. Axl Rose, and this album like "Chi...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:55:00 GMT

State of the Union Redress

I feel the need to explain the delay in the release of my latest project, even though I know that nobody reads this but me. I started out with a simple 13-song project in mind, but I've been writing a...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:02:00 GMT

Back in the Studio

Hi, all... Well, apparently, the well isn't tapped just yet. I've been writing like a fiend lately, so I've decided to head back into the studio and record a follow-up, under the working title of Mont...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:29:00 GMT