Psychedelic rocker Neal Francis plans to celebrate the release of his third studio album, the funk-heavy “Return to Zero” (ATO Records), later this week by fielding a merciless onslaught of insults ...

Drawing from songs he wrote during the pandemic quarantine and demos recorded with longtime collaborator Sergio Rios, and others written while he was on the road, Return to Zero was in the making for ...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis has released his highly anticipated third studio album, Return to Zero. Francis’ first full-length studio effort in more than three years and most ...

It requires a double take to be completely sure that the man on stage is not a young Mick Jagger. But on March 26, the marquee at the Sinclair in Cambridge confirmed that it was, in fact, not a Stones ...

Neal Francis has always appreciated a throwback. Back in 2022, the long-haired piano-playing songwriter appeared on World Cafe to talk about recording the album he released that year, In Plain Sight.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis shares the second song from his eagerly anticipated third studio album, Return To Zero, arriving Friday, March 14 via ATO Records. Pre-orders are ...

Neal Francis sent me a thoughtful note a few days after our SPIN interview. It was like getting a response to a fan letter from one of the Cassidys—Shaun or David—in the ’70s. Francis brings the ...

For the first time in far too long, Neal Francis has gifted fans new music. Earlier this week, the beloved psychedelic-soul singer-songwriter and pianist unveiled “Back It Up,” breaking a two-year ...

Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, ...

Neal Francis makes the kind of music that feels both timeless and intensely personal. Weaving in his own hard-won perspective following addiction and upheaval, the singer, songwriter, and pianist ...

Dead Ahead, the destination concert vacation, started its programming last night, Thursday, Jan. 9, 202, at Moon Palace in Cancun, Mexico. Neal Francis led the opening entertainment, which preluded ...