1. Phranc began her performing career in the late 1970s and early 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles.
12 Facts About Phranc
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Phranc had a bleached blonde crewcut and wore male attire, creating an androgynous persona for her first band, Nervous Gender, which formed in 1978.
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Phranc appears with Catholic Discipline in the 1980 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization.
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Phranc was in Castration Squad, a feminist, all-female punk band which featured Dinah Cancer of 45 Grave, Elissa Bello of The Go-Go's, Alice Bag of the Bags, Tracy Lea of Redd Kross, and Shannon Wilhelm.
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Phranc began playing an acoustic guitar and released Folksinger on Rhino Records in 1985.
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Phranc opened for music acts such as The Smiths, Husker Du, Violent Femmes, and Billy Bragg.
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Phranc styled herself the "All-American Jewish Lesbian Folksinger" and with a wry sense of humour released the LP I Enjoy Being a Girl in 1989 on Island Records, appearing on the cover with her trademark 'flat top' hair style.
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Phranc was still selling Tupperware in 2008, but as of 2013 her online store was closed.
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Phranc had her first major West Coast solo show, at Craig Krull Gallery, June 18 to July 23,2011, an exhibition made of beach themed cardboard and craft paper works.
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Phranc continues to work in her Santa Monica studio and is represented by Krull.
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Phranc was absent from her blog and Facebook from late 2011 to Spring 2014.
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Phranc announced in April 2014 that she had been prevented from participating in online activities due to an injury.