People from Brooklyn don’t mess around. And Williamsburg may be known more as hipster central, but it’s for good reason: so many great artists and musicians flocking to one part of New York City seeking community and collaboration. And Franz Nicolay might be considered the chief collaborator; he’s been a member of the Hold Steady, he founded a musicians’ collective called Anti-Social Music and now he’s a touring member of Against Me! and working on releasing Luck & Courage, a new solo album.

We recently caught Nicolay long enough to have him answer a few questions about what it’s like to be a musician in Williamsburg, where to get the best huevos rancheros and why he has Dennis Rodman’s autograph. Read on!

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