Frank Zappa and his band, the Mothers of Invention, were riding high in June 1974. They’d just completed a 10th anniversary ...

Michael Hurley was a cult hero who never set foot near the mainstream. After Hurley's death in April, a cast of local ...

Forest and the Shore” by Keith Christmas is remarkable. In his essay for Gather In The Mushrooms, compiler, author and Saint Etienne member Bob Stanley says it is “as evocative as its title. The song ...

Because he’s been writing songs for so long, Bret McKenzie can now recognise and try to "stay" with the exciting feeling of a ...

Coming off the release of his latest deluxe record, BabyJake is heading to the first Zephyr Folk Festival for an intimate, completely acoustic set.

Precious Byrd: The Bend-based touring rock band will perform; 6-8 p.m.; free, suggested $10 donation; Bend Campus — Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend; cocc.edu or ...

Nagpur: The city witnessed an organ donation after a gap of three months. Kanchan Ganvir (45), who died in a freak accident ...

Rumours of a falling out between Outkast members Big Boi and André 3000 were rife in the lead-up to the release of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in September 2003. The fact thia project was essentially ...

That being said, there’s one aspect of the psychedelic folk movement that doesn’t get talked about often, and that would be the unique subgenre known as freak folk. So, what is freak folk?

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“The ‘Godfather of freak folk’ was for a prolific half-century the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit. He alone was Snock. There is no other. Friends, family, and the ...

Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Godfather of freak folk” has died. He was 83. His family announced his death through his record label — No Quarter Records — on ...