Just a man and a guitar on a stage with a voice as raw as Curt Cobain and a body that shivers with electricity as he sings raw, naked songs. Chick Graning come out of Knoxville to Boston, where he formed first Anastasia Screamed and then Scarce, was on the cusp of fame when a brain hemorrhage knocked him off his feet. Here he is two years later finding his footing in Kendall Cafe. A near miss at greatness but always great. Watching this set years later is like watching the last act in a heartache of a life, a poignant moment of might-have-been captured letting out a last eruption of the sun within. If you want to know more about Chick Graning, go here or to hear his last lost record go here.
Anastasia Screamed
