I’m not too fond of “The Fray”

I listened to them a couple times and find them to have a scholcky, over-processed, Velveeta-Clearchannel-ready sound. And vapid lyrics.

That said, did they actually play here in Denver when they were starting out, or are the members simply from here? In other words, did they post their own flyers on S Broadway, did they play Hi Dive, did they do any penniless summerlong tours in broken Ford vans, etc.?

I was in Seattle for the majority of the 2000s, so I don’t know. I see Fray guitarist Joe King is getting some press here. I’m interested to know if they “cut their teeth” here.