the john francis

The John Francis is a San Francisco, California, based singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently signed to Rerum Novarum Records. The John Francis is the stage name of a single musician, Jack Francis, though his performances and recordings are not always solo efforts ? he is often accompanied on drums by Ilk Koskelo and occasionally on bass by Myke Stryker (the two of whom also comprise the rhythm section for We Be the Echo).

In addition, many other musicians have contributed to his recordings, including John Vanderslice, Matt Bauer, Jason Kocol, Michael David Murphy and brother Brian Small.

The John Francis is notable for his diverse musical genre influences, which combine to form a melting pot of grunge, country, classic rock and rock opera; his music has been described as Neil Young meets Bauhaus.