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Tonight 💮💮💮

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Here's mac ordering more knobs for his mixer. Nah, we're sculpting the next beats for all yous and chain drinking bubble water. Dangerously close

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Tomorrow night witness the fusion of OxFC to lay it down as James Brown at brick n mortar! ✌🏼️

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Tomorrow we'll be going down for 4 high quality low hanging southern CA  shows on a quadruple gig sprint with our musical step brothers Spooky Mansion. Get there safe and prepare to #gittitkitty. Poster: DJ Honeycomb Brown

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We've missed our Modesdogs so much that we're coming back home to play at one of our most cherished venues this Saturday with Spooky Mansion and Pacific Lung. Can't wait to see you great folks there and let's take it easy on those blended drinks huh. #b93

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After many deep sea spy venturing months, we've decided to hang up our aqua lungs to come back to the #yay to play for y'all. Friday, July 10 we'll be at Brick & Mortar Music Hall with Hot Flash Heat Wave, Spooky Mansion, & DJ Honeycomb Brown! #secetagentman Tix: http://bit.ly/1RZYPKT Event: http://on.fb.me/1AYKoCT

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Happy 420 baby! Today we release this fresh Gold Youth B-side "Right Talk" via OIM Records that we recorded in Jamaica with Bob Marley! Blast this from your bluetooth speaker competing with the nearest drum circle. We believe in you. And yes, you know we'll be playing it this Wednesday 4/22 at Leo's in Oakland!

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Very pleased to announce that our next show is with the great Papa at The Chapel February Friday the 13th for a night of spooked out love. 

Purchase tickets here

<3

Frenchies

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Tomorrow night we hit the strobe lights and head back 48hrs as Amnesia hosts us for back-to-back nights with the hottest west coast bands on world, not to mention the best DJ on the side of the Alamo!

The Bay Bridged has all the details here!

RSVP here! Love you lots,

Frenchies

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Two important edits. 

The show has been pushed back to 8pm

It has been moved inside to Anna Head Alumnae Hall

Love u lotz Frenchies

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In one week the year 3001 arrives in San Francisco at the timeless Great American Music Hall. We are very pleased to be sharing the stage with legendary ofmontreal and great pillarpoint. This will definitely be cool. 

All Ages. So everyone grab tickets: http://tinyurl.com/ktmjcqq

Poster by the incomparable DJ Honeycomb Brown.

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Last week we launched our trifecta August Residency at The Chapel (SF) with the remarkable Black Cobra Vipers & Flagship, and it was SMOKED OUT! This Thursday, August 21 we're getting on top of this threesome as the Headliners to really deliver the fireworks. #firedepartment We will be playing again next Thursday, August 28 (in the opening slot). 

Get TICKETS! (both shows all ages) Thursday, August 21 - Here Thursday, August 28 - Here Thank you everyone, love you lots.  <3 Frenchies

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This is cool. jansport used our song to color their #LiveOutside SF Campaign. This awesome mural right off Market! Go look at it!

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The past two weeks of our FREE FRIDAY June Residency @ Awaken Cafe in Oakland have been discomania! We only have two shows left! Round 3 commences tomorrow night with fevercharm & Travis Vick! Godzilla is awake.

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Tonight! Get your discotheque skates on and roll down to Bottom Of the Hill for the Tape Release Show w/ blackcobravipers, Elskling + DJ Honeycomb Brown! All 100 of our pre-order tapes are SOLD OUT, and there will only be 35 for sale at show!

Also there will be 50 prints of this poster for sale! DJ Honeycomb Brown kicks the party off at 8:30pm sharp!

Grab TICKETS to the show here: http://t.co/7uC0owf9VG

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Its official! Our limited edition multi-colored cassettes of Gold Youth were released today, and here are a few snapshots! Big thanks to Off The Air Recordings for putting it's blood sweat tears into these, and summoning the necessary black magic to make this happen! Big thanks to our friends who lent their hands and voices on the featured bonus track on the cassette, and to everyone who has already ordered one!

There are still about a dozen left available to order, and you can do so here: http://tinyurl.com/ky7zxd7   

There will be 35 sold at each of our Release Shows, which take place:

This Friday May 23 @ Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco, CA 

Next Thursday May 29 @ Deva's Cafe in Modesto, CA 

Love, 

Frenchies