Yesterday the better-half met me at my office and we drove to Charlottesville to see Alejandro Escovedo perform at the Gravity Lounge. Before the show we stopped by Miller’s and enjoyed the smoky goodness of a great bar. The food and drinks were well done as well.
We’ve seen one other show at the Gravity Lounge and were expecting places to sit. We overheard they were expecting 300 people. It’s not a huge space so 300 seemed like a lot. We found a ledge to perch on and enjoyed Shannon Worrell and Sam Wilson warm up the crowd. Actually, they were quite good but subdued as was the audience. At some point Shannon Worrell commented that she could hear a pin drop.
Alejandro Escovedo and his band started playing around 9 and they started with Always a Friend. I expected he’d leave that for the encore since it’s so popular right now. Instead he pumped up the crowd. We didn’t get to see the encore because we had to leave a little early to get the car out of a garage before they closed. We didn’t want to pay the fine or spend the night so I have no idea what the last few songs of the set were but I’m sure they rocked.