I like to rotate around venues and a bit of time had passed (3 months) since I last checked out a Swyndle night at Harvard & Stone. Off I went to make up for not hanging out at Harvard & Stone for awhile and I came across a band called The Freebies that has been around for a couple of years. While writing up these blog posts, I dig around the Internet looking for little tidbits about a band and honestly I couldn't find much about this band, which sort of indicated to me that they like to keep it low key.
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| The Freebies at Harvard & Stone |
Here's a random observation I noticed during the set. Two of the band members are from Pillow Fight that opened up the night (this was my second time catching the band, I'd previously seen them play Club Tee Gee): Alice on the drum kit and Bre on guitar and lead vocals. This is a change up from their Pillow Fight line-up where Alice was on guitar and lead vocals while Bre was on bass. The Freebies bassist (I didn't catch the name) used the same bass that Bre used during Pillow Fight -- who actually owns the bass, I don't know. Meanwhile, Bre used the guitar that Alice was using during Pillow Fight. Is that all confusing enough? I'm sure I could have written that out better. As for who owns the guitar, I suspect that Alice owns the guitar as there were directions being given out on the foot pedals and such.
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| The Freebies at Harvard & Stone |
As for music that you can find online, there's not much. There's a Youtube page (link here) that is mostly video clips of cover songs and other Los Angeles bands on stage. I couldn't find a Spotify or Bandcamp site. On the other hand, I do believe the band played a full set of their originals while throwing in a couple cover songs so there is music that can be introduced to the Internet world.
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| The Freebies at Harvard & Stone |
Why the write-up when I generally highlight a song that can be found on Spotify? I enjoyed their garage 50s doo-wop. Their song "Josephine, I Love You" kind of typified that sound. A bit of a roller skating 50s diner throwback feel, but with the tempo sped up 2x. There was also this amusing unprepared feel to the set. There seemed to be concern about playing one of their covers and the response from the bassist was, "We'll work it out." When the music picked up for their song "What's On Your Mind" their friends took the opportunity to start a fun mosh pit. As the final notes of "Lucky for Me" where played, their friends cheered loudly. Then, I swear, I heard conversations between the band members about how they'd improve their set the next time they played. I just found it all too lighthearted of a set not to write something up about it.
Setlist: Kiss Me. Hard on You. Josephine, I Love You. Friendz. What's On Your Mind. Luv is Strange. Lucky for Me.
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