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Frankie Midnight, 23, creeps from place to place, apologizing for having to use a drum track, checking each cable and power outlet to ensure that I get the full \u201cVenus Electric\u201d experience, even without drummer Marq Iggy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard Boisrond, 24, \u00a0Midnight\u2019s foil, has his hands wrapped around an onyx and crimson bass guitar, primed to strum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together they are Frankie Midnight and the Venus Electric, an eclectic, indie, pop, R&amp;B band, according to lead singer and songwriter, Midnight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The band formed around Midnight in order to perform his solo album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27,000,000 Miles from Venus.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They meet twice a week at Midnight\u2019s house for practice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major, who juggles classes at Kendall Campus and the band, takes two buses and a train from Florida City in order to make it to practice. Boisrond takes the monorail four times (twice heading to practice, and twice heading back home) while Sha tha Goddess works in retail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with this schedule, Frankie Midnight and the Venus Electric still find time to work on their own solo projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMusic is my life,\u201d said Sha tha Goddess, also a North Campus alumna. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midnight, who moonlights as a Michael Jackson impersonator during his spare time, has put his education on the side to pursue his music career. However, finances hold back most of the bandmates from doing the same. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major states that the main goal for the band is to be able to continue making music, while simultaneously being able to support themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money, along with race, is what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27,000,000 Miles from Venus <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signifies, according to Midnight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27,000,000 Miles from Venus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to me, means being foreign to a lot of what\u2019s considered typical or the way it should be,\u201d Midnight said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, there is a separation between the artist and the artwork. While Midnight may believe that his work serves as social commentary, the actual nine song album <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which can be downloaded for free at frankiemidnight.bandcamp.com\/releases<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> speaks little about race and income inequality. Rather, its subject matter leans more toward partying and relationships. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the album lacks the social significance attributed to it by its creator, the instrumentals and mix of pop with 80\u2019s R&amp;B Funk is catchy enough to attract a niche of indie music fans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s cool, down to earth, genuine music. There is not one bad song on that album,\u201d Boisrond said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frankie Midnight and the Venus Electric is currently the top sixth indie band on ReverbNation in Miami. They will be performing at Churchill\u2019s Pub (5501 N.E. 2nd Ave.) on Dec. 17 as part of a benefit concert against predatory loans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be up to date on future events, check out \u00a0their <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sambla.no\/ulike-lantyper\/lane-penger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Frankie Midnight\u2019s house in Miami Gardens, inside a room plastered with Rolling Stone covers and Michael Jackson posters, Sha tha Goddess, 23, brushes the tips of her fingers across the piano keys. Quiana Major, 21, stands by her keyboard with the anticipation of a conductor. 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