{"id":117003,"date":"2021-11-10T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/?p=117003"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:13:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:13:49","slug":"andy-frasco-the-u-n-coming-to-union-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/andy-frasco-the-u-n-coming-to-union-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Frasco & The U.N. Coming To Union Stage December 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have never seen Andy Frasco & The U.N.<\/strong> perform, then be prepared to have a transformative concert experience. If you have already seen them perform, get ready for another one-of-a-kind concert experience!<\/p>\n

Andy Frasco & The U.N.’s concert experience is truly like no other concert experience you will experience, and you should be prepared for a loud, joyful, festive, and unscripted & unique concert experience akin to the best raucous house party that you ever wanted to attend – just what we all so desperately need during these surreal days.<\/p>\n

“We’re going through a mental health crisis right now,” says Andy Frasco. “Loneliness, depression, suicide, it’s all on the rise. When you’re struggling in the moment, it can feel like you’re the only one, but that’s just not the truth. I wanted to make a record to remind you that you’re not alone.”<\/p>\n

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It makes sense, then, that Frasco’s rousing new L.P., ‘Keep On Keepin’ On,’ lands somewhere between an emotionally raw therapy session and a rowdy house party. Produced in part by Widespread Panic’<\/strong>s Dave School<\/strong>s and in part by former Awolnation<\/strong> keyboardist Kenny Carkeet<\/strong>, the collection finds Frasco digging deeper than he’s ever dug before, fusing ecstatic rock and soul with infectious pop and funk as he grapples with the kind of demons he’s spent the better part of his adult life running from. The songs here are blunt in their honesty and unsparing in their self-examination, but they remain, at their core, works of great hope and promise. They’re the work of a man who’s been through the darkest part of the night and, now that dawn is finally breaking, is ready to share his story.<\/p>\n

Initially, Frasco hired local pickup musicians off of Craigslist to back him for gigs, but soon he put together a steady(ish) lineup, and Andy Frasco & The U.N. began taking the world by storm. The group would release a series of acclaimed records, share bills with the likes of Leon Russell<\/strong>, Galactic<\/strong>, Gary Clark, Jr.<\/strong>, The Revivalists<\/strong>, and Marcus King<\/strong>, among others, and slay festival stages everywhere around the United States and abroad.  Many in the DMV may have seen this act perform at the 2021 editions of Peach Festival <\/strong>and Hot August<\/strong>.  Andy Frasco & The U.N. will be supported by Nick Gerlach’s Cult Conference.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An evening with Andy Frasco & The U.N. is going to be the cheapest and most joyful therapy session you will experience and one that you will not soon forget – music therapy at its finest!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"health Venue COVID-19 Protocols<\/h3>\n

The following is required for entrance to any union stage or union stage presents shows:<\/p>\n