Crossroads Presents: Freak Slug and Huron John

When:
Saturday, Mar 29, 2025 7:00p -
9:00p

Where:
The Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115

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Admission:
$17 in advance/$20 day of show

Hosted by:
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Categories:
Art, Good for Groups, Music, Shows

Event website:
https://www.berklee.edu/red-room-cafe-939/events/freak-slug

Xenya Genovese, better known as Freak Slug, is a Manchester-born visual artist turned self-taught musician whose work is rooted in raw, authentic self-expression. A mix of nostalgic ‘90s influences and experimental eccentricity, her sound bridges dreamy lo-fi with grungy, imperfect edges. After moving to London for a Fine Arts degree and later to Barcelona to pursue her art, Genovese unexpectedly found herself on stage and embraced a new identity as Freak Slug. Her debut 2020 EP Videos, featuring the viral hit "Radio" (13.5M Spotify streams), introduced listeners to her summery, LA-inspired sound. Still, her upcoming album I Blow Out Big Candles, dives deeper into grittier, unfiltered territory.

Influenced by cult heroes like Ride, Mazzy Star, and Pavement, Freak Slug’s music captures the tension between playful spontaneity and darker introspection. Collaborating with Jadu Heart’s Alex Headford, she crafted a debut that strips back polish to embrace the carelessness and imperfections of her earliest creations. Tracks like the grungy, guitar-driven “Ya Ready” and the slacker anthem “Witch” reflect her fearless exploration of primal energies and spiritual vibes, while songs like “Piece of Cake” and “Sexy Lemon” reveal her cheeky, poetic storytelling. Playful yet unshackled, Freak Slug’s world is as textured and unpredictable as the artist herself.


Huron John is a 24-year-old multimedia artist from Chicago, now based in Nashville, redefining the DIY indie standard with a genre-defying sound and a boundary-pushing creative vision. Entirely producing, writing, and engineering a multi-album discography, Huron John has independently amassed over 35 million listens worldwide, blending alternative, electronic, and sound-collage elements into a mesmerizing sonic experience. Their artistic endeavors extend beyond music, incorporating physical art books, interactive experiences, and a full-length film premiered in theaters while maintaining a "mystery-ridden online persona" (-MTV).


Recently, Huron released their third album, Indigo Jack & The New World Border, a meditative yet ambitious exploration of alternative rock, R&B grooves, and nocturnal electronic sounds. Inspired by surrealism and American folk art, the album symbolizes surrendering to life's mysteries with groundbreaking sonic elements like orchestral sections and shoegaze textures. Praised by Zane Lowe and charting on North American radio, Huron John's work weaves an evolving discography, treating each album as a brushstroke on a larger artistic canvas, leaving a lasting impression within the D.I.Y. arts community.

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