PHOTOS: RICHIE DOWNS | On Friday April 10, Delta Rae and Greg Holden played at the 9:30 Club, providing a haven for wayward Washingtonians desperately trying to escape the tornado of tourists taking over the Tidal Basin.
Greg Holden is coming out at the right time. Some people thought he was a Christian act, some thought he was Australian, but everyone agreed that he was two things: great and good-looking. His album comes out today (4/14) and it’s perfect driving and road trip music. His harmonies are made for rays of sun hitting your Ray Bans, and his mastery over the guitar makes you wish you were sitting next to him back on your college campus or favorite park. He’s a natural when he banters with the audience. I fully expect him to become a better performer once he hits mainstream.
He also makes the natural choice for Delta Rae’s opener. If anything, he sounds the most like Eric Holljes on Carry the Fire, Delta Rae’s freshman album. Plainly put, he loves the crowd and the crowd learned to love him. Especially during “Boys in the Street,” his acoustic ballad about an out gay man growing up with a backwards, homophobic father who gets so close to shedding his vitriolic exoskeleton before the end of his life. It brought the crowd to a stand still.
