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Dance with Gavin During his Second Tree City Session

He knows how to groove. I think.

Alexander Razin
3 min readFeb 8, 2022

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It's a travesty; no member is named Gavin. Image by Rise Records and Dance Gavin Dance.

Midnight at the Sacramento Tower Bridge. Five men entertain a crowd of thousands of Dance Gavin Dance fans who watch them through a screen. The lead vocalist, Tilian Pearson, sings with childlike innocence, while the other singer, Jon Mess, is a modern bard screaming his grievances. The vocal duo shines as the guitarist, bassist, and drummer outline an intricate framework for them.

Tilian Pearson's innocent voice glimmers as he makes his viewers swoon. The modern bard did the same, but he looks like a clown. A fool high on the drug called personality. For an hour, they entertain their beloved fanbase with a can't miss event.

The show described here is a pay-to-watch concert promoting Dance Gavin Dance's new live album, Tree City Sessions 2. Since they postpone their 2020 show for the fall of 2021, the band put together a virtual concert for their adoring fans.

I wasn't one of the 2020 tour purchasers, but I had to see the live event. Yet, I didn't watch the show since I paid to view one of their other 2020 virtual concerts.

As their label, Rise Records, I didn't worry, can put the stream on YouTube. They didn't…

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Alexander Razin
Alexander Razin

Written by Alexander Razin

Aficionado and connoisseur of obscure and experimental music, movies, and TV. Fictional and nonfictional pieces have their place here, too

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