Everyone's heard of the 1960s psychedelic folk music movement, but what about the lesser-known subgenre of freak folk?

Born in Houston and raised in Venezuela and Los Angeles, Devendra Banhart dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to make his own music. After opening for bands like Sonic Youth, he ...

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Last fall, we were gifted with a somewhat unexpected release from a new “supergroup” of sorts called The Hard Quartet.

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However, the band never let go of the quiet freak folk that defined them early on in their career, creating murky soundscapes soaked in enough intimacy to ground Moneyball’s lighthearted humor.

It’s been said before, but May really is the best month of the year for Folk & Roots in Bristol. It might kick off with all the brilliance of the Folk Festival but there’s so much more as the month ...

Stuart's featured album is Buffy Sainte-Marie's Illuminations, where freak folk meets early electronica. Plus Chilean noise rock and Art disco from Zurich. Show more Welcome to the Freak Zone ...

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...