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Free Throw
The Showbox — Seattle, WA
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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 + Seattle

Free Throw has maintained a quiet presence in Seattle over the years, showing up to play rooms like The Showbox SoDo without much fanfare. Their November 2025 set was a solid 9-song run through their catalog, anchored by deep cuts like "Mike Nolan's Long Weekend" and "Randy, I Am the Liquor"—the kind of songs that land harder when you're standing in the crowd. They mixed in the radio-friendly stuff too, but it was the deeper material that felt like the real draw. "The Corner's Dilemma" and "Pallet Town" early in the set established the mood before they moved through "My High" and "So Yeah, So," building something that felt less like a victory lap and more like a conversation between the band and whoever showed up.

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Live Music in Seattle

Seattle's indie rock and emo-adjacent scene has always had room for bands that don't shout about it. Free Throw fits into that tradition—earnest guitar work, lyrics that mean something, and a willingness to exist outside the mainstream conversation. The city's venues have long championed this kind of band, the ones that build fanbases through consistency rather than hype. Free Throw belongs in that lineage, playing rooms where people actually listen.

Seattle road trip to see Free Throw?

Stay in Capitol Hill if you want walkable nightlife and independent record stores, or head to Fremont for quirky charm and coffee culture. Before the show, eat at Altura in Pike Place Market—serious, ingredient-focused cooking that doesn't announce itself. Spend an afternoon at the Frye Art Museum, a genuinely world-class collection in an underrated space. The city's waterfront is worth a walk, and if you time it right, catch the sunset from Gas Works Park. Seattle takes its music seriously and moves at its own pace—which means you should too.

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