The catalyst for Lars Frederiksen’s new six-track EP, To Victory, came just days before the world went haywire. Booked by a friend to play a solo concert at Eli’s Mile High Club, in Oakland, the 50-year old rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist with Rancid, bandleader with Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards, and member of Old Firm Casuals, Oxley’s Midnight Runners, Stomper 98 and The Last Resort figured that he might manage to sell a 100 tickets for the 450-capacity Bay Area hall. Instead, the show sold out within hours of going on sale. To date, the appearance at Eli’s is Lars’ only show as a solo artist. After boarding a plane to New England in preparation for a brace of concerts in Boston supporting Dropkick Murphys (the two camps go way back; in...
