Franchise Tyg | en

Franchise was born in Toronto, Canada on May 3rd, 1994. He grew up in a broken home and at the age of four watched his mother force her boyfriend to make her a sandwich. When he refused, his mother began to beat the boyfriend in the face with her shoes after throwing various gang signs, an event in Franchise's life that would later become the driving force behind his music. .

No, it has nothing to do with fast food. The Franchise is a DC-area rock band. The music, mostly original, has been described as “geek rock,” but you don’t need to be a geek to like it. It’s a combination of bright, melodic rock with lyrics that are occasionally silly and that cover unusual topics: aliens, anger management, pets, redecorating, Middle-Eastern food, and natural disasters. If you enjoy what used to be called “college rock,” alternative rock, and New Wave—things along the lines of Talking Heads, REM, They Might Be Giants, U2, the Cure, XTC, Cake, early Police, etc., then...