Gavin Degraw played at City Hall in Nashville on Thursday, August 28th. My friend and I managed to get into the show for free, thanks to Gavin himself remembering us from 2003, when we were two "teenie boppers" obsessed with his "Chariot" album.
I went into the venue expecting to take a trip down memory lane and be completely consumed by his artistry. I'm sorry, Gavin, but I have to admit that did not happen and I was indeed disappointed. The place was packed with fans of all ages, most of whom seemed to not even know that DeGraw was around five years ago and wouldn't even know he existed today if it hadn't been for his latest *cough*sell out*cough* single "In Love with a Girl". He played songs mostly from his new album and the oldies even sounded more mainstream, as if they'd been changed. I was pushed so far back by drunken fans, DeGraw looked like a tiny bug with a guitar/piano, but from what I could see, he did interact well with the fans, even coming into the crowd a few times. He had a lot of energy, but the soul was missing.
After the show, we spent a bit of time at a local bar with him and he was very kind and offered to take pictures with us. There we are up there with his pals who decided it would be fun to act like idiots in the background. Thumbs up... to the bar anyway.
There's a [poor quality] video of Gavin singing "Young Love".
*Check Gavin out at www.myspace.com/gavindegraw
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