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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Freakwater| image = Freakwaterwikipedia.jpg| caption = Catherine Irwin and Janet Bean in 2006| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Chicago, IL | instrument =| genre = Alternative country | occupation =| years_active = 1989& ndash;present| label = Ameoba, Thrill Jockey | associated_acts = Eleventh Dream Day , Stump The Host | website =| current_members = Catherine Irwin, Janet Beveridge Bean, Dave Gay| past_members = John Alexander Spiegel, Dan Scanlon, Peter Searcy, Wink O'Bannon, James Bond, Matthew O'Bannon, John Alexander Spiegel, John Rice, Brian Dunn, Lisa Marsicek, Bob Egan, Max Konrad Johnston, Joel Batty, Brendan Burke, John Nickels| notable_instruments = Freakwater is an United States|American alternative country band from Chicago .
Career
In 1989, Janet Beveridge Bean (of rock band Eleventh Dream Day ) and Catherine Irwin founded the band, and they have been supported by several musicians since then, including members of Califone (2005 Thinking of You tour). Bassist David Wayne Gay, formerly of Stump The Host , is another long-time member of the band. They release their records on Chicago's Thrill Jockey label.Cite news | last = Reger | first = Rick | title = Freakwater | newspaper = Chicago Reader | date = October 12, 1995 | url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/freakwater/Content? oid=888696 | accessdate =
The band makes an appearance in the 1994 cult roadmovie Half-cocked (movie)|Half-cocked .
