The rain did not keep people away from the Red Room at Cafe 939 on Tuesday night. After playing earlier this month, this show marked the end of Greg Laswell’s solo mini-residency at the Red Room.
Before Tuesday's show I mostly knew Greg Laswell from his song placements on popular televisions shows ("Grey’s Anatomy") and some commercials here and there. Greg put me at ease right from the start with his mellow demeanor and soothing singing voice. A few of my favorite tunes of the night were “How the Day Sounds,” “Comes and Goes,” and “Sing, Theresa Says.” I was also glad Greg played “Come Undone” which I recognized from the commercial for "Friday Night Lights." Though the music was fantastic, I laughed all night long at Greg’s between-song banter. It was some of the best I’ve heard in a long time—I’ll never say no to music and comedy in one night. My personal favorite was his story about having to learn how to sing one of his songs backwards for his latest music video shoot; he even sang it for us. To close things out, Greg gave us a killer version of “Amazing Grace.” There’s no doubt that when Greg’s performing, ears and eyes are all on him.
