2013
2013.01 Freakwater conduct a short tour in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of their "Feels Like the Third Time" LP.
.10, The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI.
.11, The Ninth Ward, Buffalo, NY.
.12, with Chicken Tractor Deluxe, at The Haunt, Ithaca, NY.
.13, Johnny D's, Somerville, MA.
.14, with Bob Kendall, at Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA.
.15, The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY.
.16, DC9, Washington, DC.
.17, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA.
.18, Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH.
.19, Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville, OH.
.21, The Hideout, Chicago, IL.
.23, Wood House, St. Louis, MO.
.24, Headliners, Louisville, KY.
.25, Barking Legs Theatre, Chatanooga, TN.
.10, The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI.
.11, The Ninth Ward, Buffalo, NY.
.12, with Chicken Tractor Deluxe, at The Haunt, Ithaca, NY.
.13, Johnny D's, Somerville, MA.
.14, with Bob Kendall, at Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA.
.15, The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY.
.16, DC9, Washington, DC.
.17, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA.
.18, Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH.
.19, Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville, OH.
.21, The Hideout, Chicago, IL.
.23, Wood House, St. Louis, MO.
.24, Headliners, Louisville, KY.
.25, Barking Legs Theatre, Chatanooga, TN.
Here's a clip from the tour. The song is called "You Make Me", by the way, a Nick Lowe cover:
2013.01
Janet assembles by hand Freakwater's Greatest Hiss,
a tour-only 2-CD set of previously unreleased rarities and live tracks.
Studio Rarities Disc
1. Kentucky - (The Louvin Brothers) B-side of the 1993 “My Old Drunk Friend” single.
2. Out Among the Stars - (Hazel Dickens) from Mother Jones’ 1995 anti-gun violence benefit CD.
3. Family Tradition - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
4. The Great Titanic - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
5. No Telephone in Heaven - from the 1991 Amoeba Carter Family Tribute CD.
6. Little Red Riding Hood - (Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs) from Bloodshot Records' The Bottle Let Me Down, 1999.
7. The Ballad of Freakwater - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
8. Broken Hearted Lover - from the 1991 Amoeba Carter Family Tribute CD.
9. Withered and Died - (Richard Thompson) from Vinyl Junkie’s Cowpunks 1996 alt-country compilation CD.
10. Dollar Bill Blues – (Townes Van Zandt) from In Flux Us, AuGoGo’s 1998 Thrill Jockey roster compilation.
11. Little Black Train - from the 1987 WNUR compilation LP Hog Butcher for the World.
12. Bulg-water - previously unreleased track from the "Country Ham" sessions, 1986.
Live Bootlegs Disc
* - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, April 17, 1998
+ - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, October 15, 1999
# - Kulturkeller, Fulda, Germanany, June 6, 1994
^ - unknown, 1990?
1. Keep on the Sunny Side*
2. Gone to Stay*
3. Cloak of Frogs+
4. Smoking Daddy+
5. Scamp*
6. Count Me Out#
7. My Old Drunk Friend*
8. Miner's Song^
9. Hellbound+
10. Flat Hand*
Janet assembles by hand Freakwater's Greatest Hiss,
a tour-only 2-CD set of previously unreleased rarities and live tracks.
Studio Rarities Disc
1. Kentucky - (The Louvin Brothers) B-side of the 1993 “My Old Drunk Friend” single.
2. Out Among the Stars - (Hazel Dickens) from Mother Jones’ 1995 anti-gun violence benefit CD.
3. Family Tradition - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
4. The Great Titanic - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
5. No Telephone in Heaven - from the 1991 Amoeba Carter Family Tribute CD.
6. Little Red Riding Hood - (Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs) from Bloodshot Records' The Bottle Let Me Down, 1999.
7. The Ballad of Freakwater - from Freakwater's debut LP on Amoeba, 1989.
8. Broken Hearted Lover - from the 1991 Amoeba Carter Family Tribute CD.
9. Withered and Died - (Richard Thompson) from Vinyl Junkie’s Cowpunks 1996 alt-country compilation CD.
10. Dollar Bill Blues – (Townes Van Zandt) from In Flux Us, AuGoGo’s 1998 Thrill Jockey roster compilation.
11. Little Black Train - from the 1987 WNUR compilation LP Hog Butcher for the World.
12. Bulg-water - previously unreleased track from the "Country Ham" sessions, 1986.
Live Bootlegs Disc
* - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, April 17, 1998
+ - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, October 15, 1999
# - Kulturkeller, Fulda, Germanany, June 6, 1994
^ - unknown, 1990?
1. Keep on the Sunny Side*
2. Gone to Stay*
3. Cloak of Frogs+
4. Smoking Daddy+
5. Scamp*
6. Count Me Out#
7. My Old Drunk Friend*
8. Miner's Song^
9. Hellbound+
10. Flat Hand*
2013.01.22 Freakwater is interviewed and performs on WBEZ's "Morning Shift".
2013.03.04 Freakwater become Twitter active.
2013.03.29 Janet is interviewed by chicagomusic.org:
"Lyrically, the subjects (of my songs) are the reflection of the times during which they were written so they, of course, change. I guess the other way I’e grown, if you can call it that, is that I have come to accept I am a songwriter/performer. Howe Gelb once said to me, “If you’re still doing it past the age of forty you’ll be doing it the rest of your life.” I think around the age of forty I began to accept my career and enjoy the process in a way I had not previously."
"Lyrically, the subjects (of my songs) are the reflection of the times during which they were written so they, of course, change. I guess the other way I’e grown, if you can call it that, is that I have come to accept I am a songwriter/performer. Howe Gelb once said to me, “If you’re still doing it past the age of forty you’ll be doing it the rest of your life.” I think around the age of forty I began to accept my career and enjoy the process in a way I had not previously."
2013.04 Janet holds a one-month residency at the Hideout in Chicago, playing five consecutive Tuesdays.
2013.04.13 Catherine performs at the"Vera Causa- From Nick with Love", a benefit for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, put on the name of Nick Weisen, at the Irish Rover in Louisville, Kentucky.
2013.04.30 Freakwater play the Hideout, Chicago. Check out a tremendous photo gallery of the event here.
2013.07.13 Freakwater play the Forecastle Music Festival in Louisville, KY, scheduled at the same time as Alabama Shakes .
2013.08 Catherine opens ten shows for Old Baby on the east coast.
.09: Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar
.10: Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
.11: Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
.12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
.13: Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
.14: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
.15 : Brooklyn, NY @ The Union Pool
.16: York, PA @ The Depot
.17: Huntington, WV @ V-Club
.18: Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage
.09: Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar
.10: Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
.11: Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
.12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
.13: Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
.14: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
.15 : Brooklyn, NY @ The Union Pool
.16: York, PA @ The Depot
.17: Huntington, WV @ V-Club
.18: Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage
2013.08.20 Janet and Jim Elkington, as The Horse's Ha, release their second LP, Waterdrawn, on Fluff and Gravy Records. Pitchfork gave the recording a 7.5 rating. BUY IT
2013.09.02 Freakwater play the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival in Madison, Wisconsin.
2013.09 Freakwater vist the KOVAL whiskey distillery and are recorded performing their song "Picture in my Mind" by Robotoaster.
2013.09.24 Catherine's LEO Weekly column #10 on Blue Oyster Cult.
2013.09.29 Freakwater play the Cropped Out Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
2013.10 The Freakons, an amalgam of Freakwater and the Mekons, take California by storm.
2013.10.23 Catherine's LEO Weekly column #11 on P.J. Proby.
2013.11.13 Catherine's LEO Weekly column #12 on Steve Rigot and his band, The Endtables.
