GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV

As a coming snowstorm loomed in the air, Gregory Alan Isakov took The Anthem stage in a way few would recognize from its usual standing-room frenzy. The rest of the hall seemed to shrink around him, as if the venue itself was leaning in to listen. The setup made a statement before he sang a word. The stage was dim, nearly bare. One spotlight, one guitar, one chair. Isakov opened with "Ash of Our Elders," an unreleased song that immediately set the tone for an evening of refle