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About Me

Free Bananas began as a trio in the summer of 2005, rocking the cover songs out in the streets.
Now, it is only me. And now I make the music I really want to make. I am largely a self-taught musician, and I have played the guitar for nine years. Only recently have I developed as a drummer, bassist, and exploratory musician.
I write songs and record them in my living room.
Like I said, Free Bananas used to be a trio. Free Bananas then became my plaything where I would record nearly unlistenable folk experimentations. Further on, I would record even more harshly unlistenable music in noise experimentation, which became my album called (radio edit). (do you want a copy?) The turning point in my songwriting came when I moved into the same house as a cello. I played that thing until my fingers could pluck no more. Thus was the beginning of my album Pancake Music, my latest full-length effort. It was not my cello, so I bought myself a beautiful double bass. My interest in percussion comes from my experience with African drumming and Samba Ja. Now it all this comes together in a fancifully haphazard way to create that sound which is mine (which is really just an amalgamation of my influences.) Music makes me see things. Thanks for reading.

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Member Since: 10/21/2006
Band Website: freebananas.etsy.com
Band Members: Steven Weeks
Influences: Woody Guthrie, Nina Simone, Devendra Banhart, Beck, Joanna Newsom, Scout Niblett, Samba Ja, West Africa, Brazil, Son House, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Dock Boggs, Oregon, New York City
Sounds Like: Songs written in my own little world while taking inspiration from all over the musical spectrum. What tends to happen though is music that lies somewhere between Tom Waits and Woody Guthrie. Sounds like country-jazz-blues-folk-ballad singalong-freakpop-slightlyoutoftune-improvised-desert music. Got it?
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Oregon Voice review of Pancake Music

Hello folks,I just recently got a review in the UO student magazine, the Oregon Voice! It's a pretty decent review, too. Please read the following:The University of Oregon's own Steven Weeks is the ...
Posted by Free Bananas on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

Here I am in New York town

Friends and neighbors,I am in New York City.Why am I in New York City?I am simply here to travel and look and wander and listen.OK, and to taste and smell and feel.And I won't be back until November 1...
Posted by Free Bananas on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:33:00 PST

New album! "Pancake Music"

Folks!My new album is finished! It is called "Pancake Music" and contains 16 of the best songs I have written and recorded over the past several months.All of it is handmade and done by me--the ...
Posted by Free Bananas on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:27:00 PST

Whoa...new songs

Hey children, I have some lovely new songs uploaded. One is a new version of my cover of Devendra Banhart's "We All Know." The other is an instrumental called "Still Don't Know," which has...
Posted by Free Bananas on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:56:00 PST

2007-03-14 - Breeze and La noche hermosa

Today I have posted two new songs.Breeze was recorded in December.It sounds like dreamlike cellos and percussions with vocals.La noche hermosa was recorded two hours ago.It sounds like bad flamenco an...
Posted by Free Bananas on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:31:00 PST

2006-12-27 - BEST DRESS

December 27, 2006I have uploaded a new song called "Best Dress."This was written and recorded within 24 hours in mid December.It features the cello, kazoo, cowbell, banjo, and vocals.Thanks....
Posted by Free Bananas on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:44:00 PST