If you've never been to Houston before, you might not realize that it is one of those cities where people do not go downtown. Downtown Houston is a mecca of the 9-5 world, and thus shuts down at night and on weekends. Unfortunately for me - a young-ish female - downtown is not a great or safe place to be walking around alone at night. I was staying in a particularly seedy hotel (check out the glowing reviews here), and therefore elected to have dinner at the restaurant closest to my abode, which just so happened to be the House of Blues, Houston. Upon arrival to the HOB, the bar area was full, and I was given a table near the entry. Minutes after ordering my dinner, a man came in and struck up conversation with me, despite the fact I clearly did not want to talk to him. Turns out he was simply trying to give away a ticket to that night's show and was wondering if I wanted it. As a hardened Bostonian, I was sure there had to be some strings attached, but the guy just handed me the ticket and left, leaving me to my own devices.
So I meandered upstairs after my meal to check out the Fray, that band from the aughts with the hits "How to Save a Life" and "Over My Head (Cable Car)". It wasn't necessarily my type of music, but it was a sold out, enthusiastic crowd right from the get-go. As I entered the venue, the lead singer, Isaac Slade, was in the middle of the crowd leading a sing-along. I was immediately impressed, but Isaac soon returned to the stage and the show became more of a display of mainstream piano pop. I stayed for about 45 minutes of their set, enough to hear "How to Save a Life" before I peaced out.
Here's a picture from my cell phone showing a blurry Isaac Slade on piano in front of the puzzling drum kit's display of "S + S" which I can only assume meant "Sweet n Sassy".
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