Creekbed Carter Hogan

Blasphemous, stripped-down, and a stomping good time: Creekbed Carter Hogan is a trans idiot with a heart of gold slinging queergrass out of dive bars, sewer creeks, and fancy national stages alike. Weaving stories of growing up Catholic around deftly written songs that pierce the soul and tickle the funny bone, Carter creates a unique blend of folk picking and queer mayhem where anyone can feel welcome and loved.

In the great tradition of queer/trans punk and outsider art, Carter builds on a legacy of DIY scrappiness, genre bending, and pushing at the boundaries of societal norms to make space for everyone. Raised Catholic in rural-suburban Oregon and hailing from the sewer creeks of Austin, TX, Creekbed Carter is equal parts vaudevillian clown, anticapitalist tramp, and "fingerpicked bittersweet confessionals" (Austin Chronicle). Their shows spin wild yarns about growing up queer and religious around songs that feature complex folk picking patterns and plaintive, lonesome vocals. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Roger Miller, Gillian Welch, and Charlie Chaplin, a Creekbed Carter show aims to craft an opportunity for audiences to laugh, cry, connect, and - above all - have a great time.