For those history buffs among us, here's a spectacular notice. If you're interested in the punk rock backstory to Freakwater, I've just made a massive update...
(sent to the mailing list, so parts of this message are redundant here). Here is an mp3 of Jolie Holland (Anti- Records recording artist, formerly of the Be...
Janet Bean splits her time between Freakwater, Eleventh Dream Day, and numerous other musical projects. Eleventh Dream day tours Europe next month: Saturday,...
Hey yall, there's not one now, but if we all send an E-mail to thrill jockey requesting one, then maybe there Will be one someday. Lots of bands have DVDs...
Davinci, I am with you. It's my belief that it will happen someday, somehow. . .but how? It's all about the do-re-mi, I'm afraid. There used to be a...
it is kind of astonishing that something like that hasn't been put together yet. shouldn't there be like a 3-part FW series on PBS? ... someday, ... tried ......
There are two new Freakwater-related videos on YouTube worth checking out: First, there's the Vancouver band Boomchix, who have posted a vid of their cover of...
Has anyone heard anything about this? Ted Speaking with Jim Elkington April 6, 2007 The Zincs, a Chicago-based, pub-friendly rock band, are often seen as a...
Not much, Ted! Jim and Janet demoed for this project before Freakwater's last tour. The two sang Horse's Ha songs before Freakwater sets. The sound is real...
Catherine Irwin is currently playing with Brett Eugene Ralph's Kentucky Chrome Revue. Their MySpace page has four songs, including "The Whole of the Law", on...
Brett unfortunately doesn't have the pipes to sing straight up country--at least not on stage away from the magic of the studio-- though when the songs gear up...
Ack! The Master Tapes comp! I've actually got VHS footage that a friend of mine and I took backstage at the GBH show in Indianapolis (in '83?) where Toxic ...
Here's the official group notice. On May 22, the small Noise Pollution label will be releasing "Bold Beginnings; an incomplete collection of Louisville Punk...
YouTube added the "My Old Drunk Friend" video to its Recently Featured music video page, http://youtube.com/browse?t=&p=1&s=rf&c=10&l= Resultingly, it's been...
Freakwater will headline an all-day event at the Hideout in Chicago called "A Day in the Country", Sunday, June 24, starting at 2pm. Also featured on this...
"Freakwater", an article from the OOP music periodical Option, Jul/Aug 1990 (!) by Gordon Anderson. Draw a little family tree tracing the evolution of...
Short version: Janet Bean assisted in selecting songs for the "Folksongs of Illinois" CD series, released by the Illinois Humanities Council, and contributed a...
This should be the final mention of this project here. BB is up and running at Myspace. You have to cross over to the dark side yourself and join the...
hi folks,i'm a lap steel,banjo,guitar player and i'm looking for freakwater tablature or specially catherine irwin (cut yourself a switch) tabs, someone can...
go to the lyrics page of freakwater.net for a bunch of 'em. thanks for checking in. ... Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on...
Here's a blog entry concerning the show Janet participated in last weekend and some photos: http://www.undergroundbee.com/2007/06/folksongs-of-illinois.html...
Someone has made Freakwater's myspace page active again, so, if you want them to take you on as a friend or post a message, you will get a response. ...
As I understand it, the new royalty rates affect the streaming of recorded music, not live performances. But, In the case if this particular live performance,...
Did anyone happen to go see Freakwater at that all day festival at the Hideout June 24? If so could ya please post a review and tell us all about it? Pictures...