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ARTS Pick: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls play The Jefferson Theater Monday, October 1. Photo by Lisa Marie Gee

Acoustic-folk extraordinaire Frank Turner is an expert at traversing artistic and geographic borders. He was born in Bahrain before moving to England where he studied alongside classmate Prince William (and picked punk over posh traditionalism). Following the dissolution of his hardcore group Million Dead, Turner focused his energies on a singer-songwriter career. He attributes the genre hop to hearing Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album, calling it a “big moment” that pointed his music in a different direction.

Monday, October 1. $27.50-30, 7:30pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.

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ARTS Pick: Frank Turner

Frank Turner. Publicity photo

While making his sixth album, Positive Songs for Negative People, British folk-punk rocker Frank Turner thought a lot about debut albums. A debut is a band’s introduction into the world, and Turner says he wanted to “try and make a record that had that young, exciting feel, full of piss and vinegar” that truly captures Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls’ raucous, rambunctious live performance. The aesthetic comes naturally to Turner, who can seemingly take on any topic (“Mittens”) and propel it into an anthem of perseverance.

Friday, October 28. $25-30, 7pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.