Creekbed Carter & Jude Brothers

Dec 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Whiskey Creek Zocalo, 11786 US-180 East, Arenas Valley, NM 88022, USA Creekbed Carter & Jude Brothers Freak Folk/ Defiant Americana Doors: 6pm • $15/adv • $18/door For trans folksinger Creekbed Carter Hogan (he/they), everything good is made from the rotten stump of something else. With a solid grasp of traditional country and folk, an irreverent sense of humor, and a willingness to tackle deeply personal themes, they have quickly established themselves as one of the most interesting names in the emerging outlaw country scene. Creekbed Carter’s shows weave stories of a religious and closeted childhood around songs that build on Appalachian folk picking traditions and pay homage to folk icons like Karen Dalton, John Prine, and Hazel Dickens. His timely fascination with history – labor songs and Catholic folklore in particular – has brought him a growing audience as he re-arranges rare union tunes and deep dive into medieval saints. In addition to being a musician, Carter is also a fiction writer and educator. Their work has garnered international acclaim, too: recently they’ve played to sold out audiences at Roskilde Fest, the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Americanafest, and Folk Canada, and they’ve shared stages with heroes like Emmylou Harris, Nick Shoulders, Willi Carlisle, and Mary Gauthier. As a Cedar Cultural Center grant recipient of 2026, his new work explores union and labor history, present, and future. Jude Brothers is a folk derived singer-songwriter from Arkansas, with a penchant for whimsy and tender heartedness. Brothers’ distinct writing style is marked by congenial contrasts: passionate & playful, calculated & relaxed, approachable & quirky. Their lyrics communicate a simultaneous existential dread and intoxicating thrill of living and loving, a practice in raw and shameless vulnerability shared through song. All of this is transmitted through nimble vocal frolicking- a shapeshifter voice crawling, leaping, pirouetting through a mystical landscape of their own creation. .....Let’s say you are in a forest, and you don’t know how you got there. A strong voice lilts from an autumnal quiet to a riveting loud stream to sing you the spell of their story. Is it a mockingbird? The spirit of an ash tree? A mischievous, but benevolent forest sprite? Nay! Tis but your new friend, Jud. Or Jude. Or Judith. With harp, guitar, and sometimes tenor banjo in tow, this freaky little Ozark bard comes bearing gifts- songs from somewhere between the real and the ethereal landscapes of their life. "There's something deeply captivating about Jude Brothers, something that brings all other surrounding noise or rush to an utter calm. Be it through their comforting lyrical storytelling, angelic melodic trills or whimsical performances, the Arkansas artist has a unique charm that's set to take off in 2023. If you can catch them live then don't miss the opportunity, trust us. Prep for tears and goosebumps, though - Jude Brothers speaks straight to the soul. " -Ciara Bains, Holler Country +$0.38 ticket service fee