Rick Froberg

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 and guitarist for the San Diego-area bands Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, performing alongside fellow San Diego musician John Reis. Froberg also played with the Last of the Juanitas, Thingy, Obits, and Crash Worship.

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
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1986–2023
Formerly of	Crash Worship Pitchfork Drive Like Jehu Hot Snakes Obits

Life and career

Eric Gerald Froberg was born on January 19, 1968, in Santa Monica, California. His family moved to Carlsbad 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 and illustrator he created album art, promotional artwork, and merchandise designs for all of his bands as well as for Rocket from the Crypt and Reis' Swami Records label.

Froberg died in San Diego on June 30, 2023, at the age of 55, from an undiagnosed heart condition.^[1][2]

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