Preview: Frankie Cosmos and Porches

FRANKIE COSMOS and PORCHES will both grace our stage onTuesday, August 5, along with the excellent HOSPITALITY, so we thought we’d give you a handy primer on the two acts (because it can be hard to tell who's who and what's what). Take a look.Porches is the project of Aaron Maine, who also provides drums for Frankie Cosmos. Porches also features backing vocals from Greta Kline, who is the driving force behind Frankie Cosmos and who also happens to be Maine’s girlfriend. Basically, the lines between Frankie Cosmos and Porches are kind of blurry. Do we need to diagram that for you? No? Okay, good.Porches’ album, Slow Dance in the Cosmos, was released last year and Maine/Kline collaborated under the name "Ronald Paris” most recently for a split tape with Mdou Moctar. Here’s “Leather” off that split, which sees Maine “maintaining his typically uneasy harmonies and organ drones while ripping out the low-end that keeps [his] stoned reveries grounded,” according to Pitchfork.Porches’ live performances are bare-bones and captivating. No frills here.Frankie Cosmos, headed by Kline, makes short and sweet songs that usually run no longer than two minutes. The July release, Quick Songs, featured seven tracks, one for each day of the week.Frankie Cosmos’ debut album, Zentropy (a word that Kline made up while recording, according to Noisey) came out in March on Double Double Whammy Records and scored on 8.0 on Pitchfork.Don't miss the show here on Tuesday, August 5th - tickets are still available online!