Texan songstress Jana Hunter's tunes may not seem overtly freaky enough on first impression to qualify her as straight-up "freak folk," but she's certainly earned her bona fides in that department nonetheless. Like a number of her peers, she was first introduced to the world at large through the Arthur Magazine-sponsored, Devendra Banhart-curated compilation Golden Apples of the Sun, which in retrospect is looking more and more like the Big Bang of neo-folk all the time. And her Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom was the flagship release on Gnomonsong, the label started by Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic. This summer you can decide for yourself whether Hunter is freak-folk, acid-folk, beard-rock (sans the beard), indie-folk, or just a plain ol' singer-songwriter, when she brings her bewitching style to a sonic emporium near you.

Tour Dates: 

08.14 Washington, DC; Black Cat
08.15 Philadelphia, PA; M Room
08.16 New York, NY; Knitting Factory Tap Bar
08.17  Providence, RI; AS220
08.19 Cambridge, MA; TT the Bear's
08.20 Montreal, QC; Le Divan Orange
08.21  Buffalo, NY; Soundlab
08.24 Pontiac, MI; The Pike Room
08.26 Madison, WI; High Noon Saloon
08.27 Chicago, IL; Schubas
08.29  Denver, CO; Hi-Dive
08.30  Salt Lake City, UT; Kilby Court
08.31  Boise, ID;  Neurolux
09.2  Portland, OR; Holocene
09.5  San Francisco, CA; Hemlock Tavern
09.7 Los Angeles, CA; Tangier
09.10  Marfa, TX; Thunderbird Hotel
09.12  Austin, TX; Emo's
09.13 Denton, TX; Rubber Gloves
09.17 Houston, TX; DiverseWorks
09.19 Birmingham, AL; Bottle Tree
09.21 Atlanta, GA; Eyedrum
09.22 Mount Pleasant, SC; Village Tavern