This week marks the first official live gig for Freelance Sweatpants. After keeping this baby, a secret for nine months, the band, Sean, Dom, Justin, and AJ will push it out into the world. This week’s rehearsal on Tuesday May 30th marked the first time the band has moved from sitting and playing to standing. While the vibe changed, their sound and passion for playing did not. They looked the audience of three including influence John Borkowski dead in the eye and told them without uttering a breath, “We’re here to fucking rock!”
The band proceeded to blast through soon to be classics including the proto-punk influenced “Wednesday Social”. The group, having rocked the listening parties’ collective tits off, slowed things down a notch. The Beatles influenced “Otherside” was up next. Many a “yes sir” was uttered as per the lyrics go. If the way the band sounds in rehearsal translates to the live performance, then hopefully audience members would agree with the statement. In between songs, Sean had a violent altercation with an unresponsive microphone. Technology, thinking it can get the best of us humans, caused the microphone to crap out. Leaving Sean no choice but to kamasutra slam it into the ceiling, putting the mic out of its misery.
The next song is a true story that came from the band asking a simple question, “how the fuck did I get on this bus?” The question was answered in the trippy “High on a Plane” with vocals provided by Dom. The band kicked it into overdrive with the mid-tempo set closer “New Material”. If these four songs earn great audience feedback at the Rock Den, then “New Material” is what will be promised.
