Music that can best be described as a mix of psychedelic folk, avant-garde, indie and alternative. This anachronistic flower-child reels off subtle ballads that often smack of Latin culture. Devendra Banhart is an odd character. He looks like he’s just walked off the set of some Brothers Coen film. His background includes time as a busker between Texas and Venezuale and art courses at the prestigious San Francisco Art Institute. DB’s rise to fame started under the aegis of Michael Gira of The Swans and he now enjoys worldwide success on a renewed wave of interest for traditional and eccentric song writing of which his take on folk is just the starting point.

Watch out for him. He’ll be showcased on Magazzini Generali on December 18th.