Local Musician Announces Free Outdoor Concert Series

Studio City, CA –Local guitarist, vocalist, and barista Trevor Friesen announced plans to play a number of free outdoor concerts throughout Los Angeles over the next several months. The announcement came late Sunday night following Friesen’s set at the Cooper’s Bar and Grille magic and open mic night in Studio City. After closing with a stark and faintly translucent cover of Maroon 5’s “This Love,” Friesen silenced his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend’s applause to announce the upcoming performances.

“It was just a spontaneous thing,” an exhilarated Friesen said after zipping the case back around his ‘Stratocaster’ Acoustic. “I think everyone was really into it so I wanted them to know I’d be playing a lot more around town if they wanted to come out. ”
Friesen is no stranger to big announcements. A recent LA transplant via Riley, Minnesota Friesen, was once a touted university marching and jazz band prospect before shocking family and prospective band instructors alike by opting to skip college for Hollywood’s legendary music industry.

“Trevor really has an exceptional talent for music,” said Ted Davies, band instructor and girl’s golf coach for the Riley High School fightin’ Bulldogs. “Anyone who can make drum major as a junior has more than enough talent to make it in LA. What a bunch of phonies.”

Of course the decision to publicly announce the concert series could place unspecified pressure on Friesen to adapt more popular songs to his overtly despondent musical style, but pressure is something Friesen is not afraid of. “This one time at Peet’s [coffee] Sarah went home sick right before I had a crazy rush of like 30 high school kids. It sucked so I told ‘em the espresso machine was down and just gave ‘em all drip.”

The exact dates for Friesen’s free outdoor concert series have yet to be announced, as he will need to wait several days until he can put in for time off. Despite concrete performance dates, Friesen is confident his venue selection will produce attention from the major record labels. Friesen has secured several promising concert locals including in front of Mann’s Chinese theatre, the Vine street bus stop, and Santa Monica’s 3rd street promenade.