Andy Cabic is a

folk rock Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...

singer-songwriter, and lead member of the band

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. He was born in

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and attended school at the University of North Carolina

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. In the mid-1990s he was a member of the

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band

The Raymond Brake The Raymond Brake was an indie rock band. They formed in the mid-1990s in Greensboro, North Carolina. The band was influenced by the thriving music scene of nearby Chapel Hill. History The band's first releases were two 7-inch records, both ...

, releasing an album on the

Simple Machines Simple Machines was an American independent record label in Arlington, Virginia. The label was founded by Derek Denckla and Jenny Toomey and Brad Sigal while both were living in the Positive Force House in north Arlington, but Sigal and even ...

record label and disbanding in 1998 when Cabic moved to San Francisco. He is a longtime collaborator of

Devendra Banhart Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Texas and raised in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a musical career. ...

, having co-written songs and produced Banhart's album '' Cripple Crow''. He was also at one time a member of the experimental electronic band Tussle. In 2011, Cabic appeared on former

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guitarist

Neal Casal Neal Graeme Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) ...

's studio album, '' Sweeten the Distance''. Cabic co-produced

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion Sarah Lee Guthrie (born February 17, 1979) and Johnny Irion (born John Phillip Irion; February 3, 1969) were a musical duo. Guthrie and Irion were married on October 16, 1999, and began performing together as an acoustic duo in late 2000, perfor ...

album '' Bright Examples'' with

Thom Monahan Thom Monahan is an American producer/engineer and musician who is best known for his work with the bands Pernice Brothers, Fruit Bats and Vetiver. He has also produced albums by Devendra Banhart, Wild Nothing, Beachwood Sparks, and the Chris ...

References

External links

Interview with Andy CabicAndy Cabic's Mixtape: "A Grab Bag of Goodies"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabic, Andy Living people Psychedelic folk musicians American folk musicians Year of birth missing (living people) University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni