I saw The Fray at the NorVA last year having never heard them before. I went because The Damnwells, a band I really like, were opening. Needless to say I was quite taken aback by all of the enthusiastic teenagers who were there, not having realized that The Fray had achieved some popularity with the MTV crowd. When they all began screaming hysterically at the beginning of "How to Save a Life", I correctly assumed it to be their single. They were actually pretty decent, though.
The Damnwells kicked ass, though I'd wager money that I was the only one there who had ever heard of them. And I doubt they were very well appreciated by that audience.
Also, depending on the show, Jaxx often draws in people from all over the place. Some of the bands that play there only do very small North American tours, and in those cases Jaxx is usually one of the only stops on the whole east coast. People drive to Jaxx from pretty far away for some of those shows. And it's usually a rather diverse crowd (also depending on the show, of course).
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