The Howling Hex
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The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Howling Hex canonical | 31 |
| Howling Hex | 3 |
| The Howling Hex (album) | 2 |
| Introducing the Howling Hex | 1 |
| The Howling Hex album series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Howling Hex Context triple: [Drag City, hasArtist, The Howling Hex]
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A.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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B.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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C.
The Night Walkers
"The Night Walkers" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores the science, psychology, and cultural significance of human fear and fascination with the dark and the unknown.
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D.
Mystic Massacre
Mystic Massacre was a pivotal and brutal 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a fortified Pequot village, killing hundreds and effectively breaking Pequot resistance in New England.
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E.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Howling Hex Target entity description: The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
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A.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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B.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
-
C.
The Night Walkers
"The Night Walkers" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores the science, psychology, and cultural significance of human fear and fascination with the dark and the unknown.
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D.
Mystic Massacre
Mystic Massacre was a pivotal and brutal 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a fortified Pequot village, killing hundreds and effectively breaking Pequot resistance in New England.
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E.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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musical group ⓘ musician ⓘ rock band ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pussy Galore
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Royal Trux ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
experimental rock
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indie rock ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
experimental song forms
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improvisational structures ⓘ lo-fi recording quality ⓘ repetitive grooves ⓘ |
| hasCreativeDirector | Neil Michael Hagerty ⓘ |
| hasMember | Neil Michael Hagerty ⓘ |
| hasPart |
EP
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live album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
garage rock
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indie rock ⓘ psychedelic music ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leader | Neil Michael Hagerty ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All-Night Fox
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Denver ⓘ Earth Junk ⓘ The Howling Hex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Introducing the Howling Hex
Nightclub Version of the Eternal ⓘ Rogue Moon ⓘ The Howling Hex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Howling Hex (album)
Wilson Semiconductors ⓘ XI ⓘ You Can't Beat Tomorrow ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Drag City Records
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surface form:
Drag City
|
| style |
experimental
ⓘ
lo-fi production ⓘ psychedelic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Howling Hex Description of subject: The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Howling Hex (album)
this entity surface form:
Introducing the Howling Hex
this entity surface form:
Howling Hex
this entity surface form:
Howling Hex
this entity surface form:
The Howling Hex album series
this entity surface form:
The Howling Hex (album)
this entity surface form:
Howling Hex
subject surface form:
Neil Hagerty
subject surface form:
Neil Hagerty