Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neal Francis onstage in New Orleans, where he played two sold-out shows at Tipitina's. - Credit: Anthony Guagliardo* Rising ...

Neal Francis has always appreciated a throwback. Back in 2022, the long-haired piano-playing songwriter appeared on World Cafe to talk about recording the album he released that year, In Plain Sight.

Drawing from songs he wrote during the pandemic quarantine and demos recorded with longtime collaborator Sergio Rios, and others written while he was on the road, Return to Zero was in the making for ...