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One of rock’s favorite mustachioed ivory-ticklers and accordion aficionados, Franz Nicolay, has decided to strike out on his own and leave the Hold Steady. From his website:

You should know: I’ve left The Hold Steady. I told the band I’d be leaving in early September, played my last show with them in Minneapolis around Thanksgiving, and dotted the t’s and crossed the i’s this week. Five years seemed like a nice round number. Thanks to everyone who was a part of the experience, especially the Unified Scene, who are nice folks. I’ll see you all soon in any case.

In the meantime: My story collection Complicated Gardening Techniques is out next month, “Guignol & Mischief Brew Fighty Dirty” is out now, as is my EP “St. Sebastian of the Short Stage“; and I’m producing a record from Brooklyn’s The Debutante Hour.

As a veteran of many Hold Steady shows, I can say that Mr. Nicolay will be missed like no other, but all of us who crave a bit of Franz will see plenty of him in the future, as the above quote reveals a zillion projects he’s working on. I raise a glass of cabernet sauvignon to you, sir, and wish you the best of luck.

image by Konstantin Sergeyev