Often appearing on stage in faded tees and ripped jeans, Gary Allan embodies the homegrown simplicity of country music. Injecting elegance into lyrics laden with manly understatement, Allan’s unpolished voice tells the stories of everyday life, love, joy, and pain. In his latest release, Set You Free, the California native proves that raw, unadulterated emotion takes on entirely new depth when dressed up in torn denim and tattoos.
Thursday 6/27 $35-56, 6pm. nTelos Wireless Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4910.