On a Saturday night, the Village Underground held only about half as many people as can be packed into the small downstairs, and a lot of the crowd seemed to be under the age of eighteen. This was probably due to the fact that the band onstage also looked to be of high school age. Snoozebox opened for Granian, and played a solid set. Their arrangements were a little busy, and they suffered slightly from the currently common syndrome of too-long "jams" in which nothing musically interesting ever really happens. But they had great energy, and good enough tunes to earn them a spot on a list of bands to watch.

A few minutes past nine, headliner Granian took the stage, and "Whole Again" launched them into a high-energy, bass-driven, hour long set. Though a few of the songs did slip into a mellower groove, the only real departure from the driving thump of Nate Fox's bass was when Garen Gueyikian was left onstage alone for a song, and then was joined by drummer Graycon Legere for one more song
before the bassline returned.

The drive and energy made tangible by that chest-thumping bass was apparent through the entire performance, including in Gueyikian's vocals. A voice that can easily navigate lovely little embellishments and soaring tunes was perhaps not maximized in Saturday's show, which was characterized by a half shouted/growled-half sung performance. The emotion was evident, but Gueyikian might consider pulling back a little and showing off his voice as much as his heart when he's in front of a microphone.

The portion of the crowd that gathered on the floor in front of the stage didn't seem to have any complaints. They were obviously true fans of the band, clearly recognizing each tune from the first few bars, and many of them (rather shyly) grooving to the highly danceable songs. The rest of the crowd's interest varied with each song, dropping most noticeably during Gueyikian's solo number, which was one of the slowest and quietest songs of the evening. The rest of the set was faster (including a very upbeat rendition of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"), and held more attention from the casual listeners.

Despite a house filled to less than capacity and a lot of talking by the bar, Granian put on the rock show they set out to, complete with Gueyikian climbing on the monitors at the end of the last song in true rockstar fashion. As the band left the stage, the dedicated fans struck up a chant for "one more song," but it petered out as the house music kicked in and the talking at the bar resumed at full volume. Perhaps as time passes and they continue to refine their sound to best show off the quality music they're writing, Granian will find themselves beating out the din at the back of the house and coming back for that "one more song."