INTERVIEW: Free Energy

Before Philadelphia's Citypaper named Free Energy their number one local artist of 2010, WECB had the opportunity to interview members of the band. Woo! Here's what was said: 

Alright, so this is Ben Danger for WECB, I’m here with Paul and Evan from Free Energy. You guys just played a show with Weezer, you’re wrapping up your tour, so, how was it?

P: Last night was the first night we played with Weezer and we got three more. Last night was totally awesome though, like, so many people just there to have a good time. It was basically like a huge party, which I think that’s something we aim for in every show, every tour. Try to get people out dancing and havin’ a good time.

FREE ENERGY @ Orpheum !!

Boston's Orpheum Theatre, a mass expanse of cramped seats held together by big name acts and their most recent paint job, is hardly the easiest place to pull concert-goers out of their chairs, but Free Energy hardly let them sit down, pulling out all the stops in their opening slot. Having headlined medium sized venues and cropping up in a slew of festivals, Free Energy was more than qualified in jumping on tour with a seasoned, big-name veteran. Thus, Weezer's Memories tour seems to be the perfect slot. Here I had wondered how Free Energy would fair, thinking it implausible that any band could capture the attention of the room's ripening 90’s alternative rockers, newly collegiate hipsters, and the parents with kids not yet conceived by Pinkerton's, well, conception. However, with Free Energy's energetic stage presence and an upbeat pop-rock aesthetic, even the most jaded of the original Pinkerton conosurs found themselves bopping along one song deep.  
    This being their second night confronting Weezer ultra-fans, Free Energy saddled in again and proved their ability to entertain. Drawing from their latest album, Stuck on Nothing, songs like "Bad Stuff," "Bang Pop" and "Hope Child," they received a standing applause from a deservedly pumped up crowd.