Florida punk-rock fans have fond memories of Chris Farren stalking the Crowbar stage with his since-retired band Fake Problems, but the rest of the country spent 2016 falling in love with the Naples songwriter in the context of a solo LP, Can’t Die, where Farren blends gloom and pop for an effort that remains surprisingly upbeat.
A new legion of followers is set to fall under the spell this fall when Polyvinyl Records releases a forthcoming album Born Hot ,where Farren sicks his knack for writing sincere pop tunes on the big life-changing things that have happened in his life since Can’t Die hit the streets.
Free Throw w/Chris Farren/Youth Fountain/more. Tues. Sept. 24, 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City. crowbarybor.com.
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This article appears in Sep 12-19, 2019.