The Franchise

The Franchise was a Washington, D.C.-based rock band. Their music was described as "geek rock", delving into the harrowing world of pet monitoring devices, comic books, and Middle Eastern food. Influences include what used to be called “college rock,” alternative rock, and New Wave—things along the lines of Talking Heads, R.E.M., They Might Be Giants, U2, The Cure, XTC, Cake, early The Police. Patrick Nolan played drums in the jazz band Kurds and Whey from 1991–1993, and then released a solo album, Gone Astray in 2003. David played guitar in the rock band The Sunmasons from 1989–1992, and released one cassette, It's OK, I'm with the BAND in 1991. He then went on to sing in the a cappella group Makela along with Jerry Marzouk. Noah and Jackson were both singers in the Spizzwinks(?).