# Rick Froberg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Froberg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Froberg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Froberg > Source revision: 1333389297 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American musician and visual artist (1968–2023) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Rick Froberg" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rick Froberg Froberg performing with the Hot Snakes on October 7, 2005, in Philadelphia. Background information Also known as Rick Farr, Rick Fork Born (1968-01-19)January 19, 1968 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Died June 30, 2023(2023-06-30) (aged 55) San Diego, California, U.S. Genres Punk rock, post-punk, post-hardcore, indie rock, garage rock, garage punk Instruments Guitar, vocals Years active 1986–2023 Formerly of Crash Worship Pitchfork Drive Like Jehu Hot Snakes Obits Musical artist **Eric Gerald Farr** (né **Froberg**; January 19, 1968 – June 30, 2023) was an American musician and visual artist. In his musical career he was the [singer](/source/Singing) and [guitarist](/source/Guitarist) for the [San Diego](/source/San_Diego)-area bands [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(band)), [Drive Like Jehu](/source/Drive_Like_Jehu), and [Hot Snakes](/source/Hot_Snakes), performing alongside fellow San Diego musician [John Reis](/source/John_Reis). Froberg also played with the Last of the Juanitas, [Thingy](/source/Thingy_(band)), [Obits](/source/Obits), and [Crash Worship](/source/Crash_Worship). ## Life and career Eric Gerald Froberg was born on January 19, 1968, in [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California). His family moved to [Carlsbad](/source/Carlsbad%2C_California) in 1976. Froberg's father changed his family's name to "Farr" in 1979, but Froberg opted to use the original form as his stage name.[1] In his career as a [visual artist](/source/Visual_arts) and [illustrator](/source/Illustrator) he created album art, promotional artwork, and merchandise designs for all of his bands as well as for [Rocket from the Crypt](/source/Rocket_from_the_Crypt) and Reis' [Swami Records](/source/Swami_Records) label. In 2025, [Akashic Books](/source/Akashic_Books) published *Plenty For All: The Art of Rick Fröberg*, showcasing a range of Froberg's works, including pen and ink drawings, band and music-related art, linocuts, commercial work, paintings, and watercolors.[2][3] Froberg died in San Diego on June 30, 2023, at the age of 55, from an undiagnosed heart condition.[1][4] Rick Froberg discography Year Act Title Credits 1987 Crash Worship This drums 1989 Pitchfork Saturn Outhouse lead vocals, album art 1990 Eucalyptus 1991 Drive Like Jehu Drive Like Jehu guitar, lead vocals, album art 1992 "Hand Over Fist" / "Bullet Train to Vegas" Rocket from the Crypt Boychucker album art 1994 Drive Like Jehu Yank Crime guitar, lead vocals, album art 1998 Rocket from the Crypt RFTC album art "Break it Up" 2000 Hot Snakes Automatic Midnight guitar, lead vocals, album art 2002 Suicide Invoice 2003 Beehive & the Barracudas In Dark Love album art 2004 Hot Snakes Audit in Progress guitar, lead vocals, album art "This Mystic Decade" 2005 Peel Sessions 2006 Thunder Down Under Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects Listen Up album art 2008 Obits "One Cross Apiece" / "Put It in Writing" guitar, lead vocals, album art 2009 I Blame You "I Can't Lose" / "Military Madness" guitar, lead vocals 2011 Moody, Standard and Poor guitar, lead vocals, album art 2012 "Let Me Dream If I Want To" / "The City Is Dead" guitar, lead vocals "Refund" / "Suez Canal" guitar, lead vocals 2013 "Refund (Live)" / "Talking to the Dog (Live)" guitar, lead vocals Bed and Bugs guitar, lead vocals, album art 2018 Hot Snakes Jericho Sirens guitar, lead vocals ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYT_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYT_1-1) Rubin, Mike (14 July 2023). ["Rick Froberg, Singer of Artful Intensity, Is Dead at 55"](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/arts/music/rick-froberg-dead.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved September 25, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg by Rick Fröberg"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781636142678). *Publishers Weekly*. 2025 [September 25, 2025]. Retrieved Jan 17, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Pearis, Bill. ["Rick Fröberg (Hot Snakes / Drive Like Jehu) visual art collected for new book"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/rick-froberg-hot-snakes-drive-like-jehu-visual-art-collected-for-new-book/). *BrooklynVegan*. Retrieved 2026-01-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Young, Alex (2 July 2023). ["Rick Froberg, Frontman of Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, Dead at 55"](https://consequence.net/2023/07/rick-froberg-frontman-of-hot-snakes-and-drive-like-jehu-dead-at-55/). *Consequence*. Retrieved 2 July 2023. ## External links - [Rick Froberg](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Rick+Froberg) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Rick Froberg](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10237609/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Rick Froberg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rick_Froberg). v t e Hot Snakes Rick Froberg John Reis Gar Wood Jason Kourkounis Mario Rubalcaba Studio albums Automatic Midnight (2000) Suicide Invoice (2002) Audit in Progress (2004) Jericho Sirens (2018) Live albums Thunder Down Under (2006) EPs Peel Sessions (2005) v t e Drive Like Jehu Rick Froberg Mike Kennedy John Reis Mark Trombino Studio albums Drive Like Jehu Yank Crime Related articles Bands Pitchfork Rocket from the Crypt Back Off Cupids Hot Snakes Sultans Obits The Night Marchers Other Discography Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Artists MusicBrainz This article about an American illustrator is a stub. 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