Black Francis, Violet Clark balance marriage, music as Grand Duchy

Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV-- a.k.a. solo artist Frank Black, a.k.a. Pixies founder Black Francis (the latter of which, for those keeping track, is his current moniker du jour)--has embarked on yet another project, this one a duo dubbed Grand Duchy. His partner in crime is bassist/keyboardist Violet Clark, who isn't just any old musician--she's Francis's wife. "I think we found it pretty challenging in the beginning," Francis, speaking by phone from the couple's Portland, OR, home, sai...

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