Free Throw in Dallas
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About Free Throw
Free Throw is a pop punk and emo band from New Jersey that built a devoted following on the strength of introspective songwriting and infectious melodies. Their 2016 debut "What's Golden" introduced listeners to singer Mat Kerekes' particular brand of anxious vulnerability, where he'd examine his own neuroses with the kind of specificity that made them feel universal. Songs like "Lavender" and "Strawberry" became the kind of tracks people looped endlessly, catching new details in the production each time. The band kept releasing solid records—"Piecing It Together" and "Jet Black Jetpack"—each time refining their approach without losing the raw emotional core that made people connect in the first place. They're the kind of band that plays smaller venues but inspires genuine devotion from the people who find them.
Their crowds are engaged and vocal, singing along to every word like these songs have been soundtracking their lives. Energy is intense but intimate, the kind of show where people genuinely feel heard. Kerekes connects with the room; it doesn't feel performative.
Known for Lavender, Strawberry, Graphic, Map of the Sun, Gawker
Free Throw + Dallas
Free Throw has built a quiet following in Dallas over the years, and their March 2025 stop at South Side Music Hall felt like the kind of show that rewards people who actually pay attention. They opened with "Such Luck" and worked through a setlist that mixed the obvious with the deeper cuts—"Kim Tastie" and "How I Got My Shrunken Head" landed with the kind of specificity that makes you wonder what the actual stories are. "What Day Is It, October?" and "The Corner's Dilemma" showed they're capable of real restraint, letting the room breathe. They closed out with "Randy, I Am the Liquor," which tracked as the kind of song that probably hits harder the second or third time you hear it live.
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Live Music in Dallas
Dallas has always had room for the quieter side of indie rock—the bands that don't need a massive room to connect. Free Throw fits into that lineage of Texas acts who prefer nuance to volume, where a song title like "Hey Ken, Someone Methodically Mushed the Donuts" lands as deadpan humor rather than novelty. The city's venues like South Side Music Hall understand that audience.
Dallas road trip to see Free Throw?
Stay in Uptown or the Design District — both have actual walkability and better restaurants than most of the city. Hit Uchi for inventive Japanese food before the show, or Mister Charles for French-leaning bistro cooking. Spend an afternoon in the Nasher Sculpture Center if you want something quieter; it's genuinely good and way less crowded than you'd expect. Deep Ellum's worth walking through for the murals and general vibe, though keep expectations modest. The Sixth Floor Museum covers JFK's assassination if you want something weightier. Catch drinks somewhere in Bishop Arts before heading to the venue.
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