(bright expectant music) - [Announcer] Coming up tonight on "Expressions," indie rock band Grown Ups.

♪ Annie pulled out 20 ♪ ♪ Her purse was showing people more ♪ ♪ After they were soaked Julie said to Annie ♪ ♪ Hey, where did your purse go ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ - [Announcer] "Expressions" is made possible by the support of viewers like you, thank you.

(audience applauding) - Hello, and welcome to "Expressions".

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

Tonight we have a special concert performance from one of the best indie rock bands in the Southern tier, Grown Ups.

With propulsive instrumentation and surprisingly catchy melodies, this band leaves an impression with every recording and concert.

A big reason for their success is the strong friendship the group has formed in their time together.

Two of their four members, Oliver Kammerman and Kit Kolpakas have been friends since high school, while guitarist Chris James and percussionist Michael Micha round out the group.

For the show tonight, Grown Ups brought along a three-piece horn section, plus guest vocalist Alyssa Crosby, and performed songs from their two studio albums, "Nightlight" and "Great Big Lies".

(audience cheering) ♪ Oh why do the days turn to night ♪ ♪ And get colder ♪ ♪ And why does a soul so free ♪ ♪ Grow older ♪ ♪ I tried to hold you down to be your one ♪ ♪ To be your writer ♪ ♪ The love so sweet burns bright ♪ ♪ And quickly dies out ♪ ♪ I don't know anymore ♪ ♪ Just sometimes I'm asking why ♪ ♪ Does the rain have to pour ♪ ♪ Seasons turn from green to snow and gray ♪ ♪ And I wonder ♪ ♪ What time will bring to me as I ♪ ♪ I grow older ♪ ♪ I think of all the things we used to be ♪ ♪ Together ♪ ♪ I wanna cry 'cause I realize ♪ ♪ That's no longer ♪ ♪ I, I don't know anymore ♪ ♪ Just sometimes I'm asking why ♪ ♪ Does the rain have to pour ♪ ♪ And at night I wonder ♪ ♪ Oh what went wrong, went wrong ♪ ♪ I can't get you outta my head ♪ ♪ I, I don't know anymore ♪ ♪ I, I don't know anymore ♪ ♪ Just sometimes I'm asking why ♪ ♪ Does the rain have to pour ♪ ♪ I, I don't know anymore ♪ ♪ Just sometimes I'm asking why ♪ ♪ Does the rain have to pour ♪ - Thank you.

(audience cheering) Alyssa Crosby- - Thank you.

- Ladies and gentlemen, come on.

- Thank you so much.

(audience applauding) ♪ Tossing in your sleep ♪ ♪ Oh, you're a big strong man with grit and rage ♪ ♪ But this is not the kind of problem ♪ ♪ That you solve in a day ♪ ♪ Why are you so tired ♪ ♪ Been holding so tight ♪ ♪ You're like a cat on a curtain ♪ ♪ Claws digging in me ♪ ♪ You're tearing up the place ♪ ♪ But your doom is certain ♪ ♪ What's that outside ♪ ♪ Just feel some sunshine ♪ ♪ Nothing could touch you for a second now ♪ ♪ Get outta there fast ♪ ♪ You press the gas ♪ ♪ This moment's full of possibilities ♪ ♪ But oh, coming in waves it's crashing over me ♪ ♪ And I keep on trying to breathe ♪ ♪ But I can't see, no ♪ ♪ I want time when we don't have to fight for air ♪ ♪ And my hand's over the fire ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna keep it there ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ Don't be mad ♪ ♪ Your blood pressure's spiking ♪ ♪ Well take good deep breath in ♪ ♪ Yeah, two steps back ♪ ♪ You don't have to punch that wall ♪ ♪ It's gonna hit you back ♪ ♪ And you've been going into battle ♪ ♪ Or beating your chest ♪ ♪ All of those evil hordes can taste your sword ♪ ♪ There's enough to go around ♪ ♪ Come on, get yours ♪ ♪ Like, what's that outside ♪ ♪ Just feel some sunshine ♪ ♪ Nothing could judge you for a second now ♪ ♪ Get out of there fast, you press the gas ♪ ♪ This moment's full of possibilities ♪ ♪ But oh, it's coming in waves ♪ ♪ And it's crashing over me ♪ ♪ And I keep on trying to breathe ♪ ♪ But I can't see, no ♪ ♪ Not one time when we don't have to fight for air ♪ ♪ And my hand's over the fire ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna keep it there ♪ (audience cheering) - Thank you so much.

♪ Shadows moving ♪ ♪ Faces watching every street ♪ ♪ No, I'm power walking ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to get back home ♪ ♪ Yes I hold my kids tight ♪ ♪ I can fight them if I need ♪ ♪ Ask me, what do you want son ♪ ♪ To give me something, help me believe ♪ ♪ You know we throw our lives away ♪ ♪ For one moment we can't keep ♪ ♪ And now I'm staring right at the walls ♪ ♪ And I'm biting my nails ♪ ♪ Then he started to crawl ♪ ♪ Hide your eyes ♪ ♪ We're seeing too much in the light ♪ ♪ Tell me, you're going too fast ♪ ♪ We're going all the way tonight ♪ ♪ Because now's the moment ♪ ♪ Part of me has got to leave ♪ ♪ But I see you clearly now ♪ ♪ You're not who I thought you'd be ♪ ♪ Though we throw our lives away ♪ ♪ For a moment we cannot keep ♪ ♪ And now I'm staring right at the walls ♪ ♪ And I'm biting my nails ♪ ♪ Then he started to crawl ♪ ♪ So long as you feel something new ♪ ♪ Don't know the price you have to pay ♪ ♪ I should have listened to my father ♪ ♪ But time enough to make things change ♪ ♪ So long as you feel something new ♪ ♪ Don't know the price you have to pay ♪ ♪ I should have listened to my father ♪ ♪ There's time enough to make things change ♪ ♪ Change, change ♪ (audience applauding) - Thank you.

Thank you so much, we're Grown Ups.

- [Band Member] Thank you so much.

♪ Oh three years with no one else ♪ ♪ I'm loyal to only you ♪ ♪ And I'm happy to be true ♪ ♪ I spend my time just me and you ♪ ♪ But you need time away all to yourself ♪ ♪ And time wide is a gap through what we fell ♪ ♪ Now you're going to say ♪ ♪ Now you're going to say where you've gone ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's always the same ♪ ♪ Give you my heart ♪ ♪ Thought I should let you know ♪ ♪ Did they teach you about pain ♪ ♪ Teach you about pain, broken dreams, oh no ♪ ♪ And I just wanna say ♪ ♪ That I've always loved, loved you so ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, no no no ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, please don't go ♪ ♪ Oh, the pictures on the shelf ♪ ♪ Of me and you, me and you ♪ ♪ Take down, put them someplace else ♪ ♪ Away from me, out of view ♪ ♪ 'Cause you told me that ship has gone and sailed ♪ ♪ And you see better things for yourself ♪ ♪ Ha ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, no no no ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, please don't go ♪ ♪ Oh, but now it's too late ♪ ♪ You walked out that door, and I watched you go ♪ ♪ But I wrote this song to say ♪ ♪ That I'll always love, love you so ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, no no no ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, please don't go ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, no no no ♪ ♪ Oh Julia ♪ ♪ Oh Julia, please don't go ♪ ♪ Oh, but now it's too late ♪ ♪ Walked out that door and I watched you go ♪ ♪ But I wrote this song to say ♪ ♪ That I'll always love, love you so ♪ (audience cheering) - Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Oliver Kammerman on the electric guitar.

(audience cheering) ♪ Way down in the mud of Jackson, Mississippi ♪ ♪ Where the creek water flows ♪ ♪ There's an old bayou down by the river ♪ ♪ Where the moonshine flows ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Young Johnny Harding wears all of this leather ♪ ♪ To pick himself an absolute rose ♪ ♪ When he went a-fishing there came another ♪ ♪ Slyer than a fox near his hole ♪ ♪ When he went a-walking there laid his leather ♪ ♪ Tangled with another moonshine at the foot of the row ♪ ♪ Johnny started howling ♪ ♪ He lover started growling ♪ ♪ That moonshine was the culprit of all ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Julia and Annie had drinking on their fancy ♪ ♪ So to the bay they did go ♪ ♪ Went down on the river ♪ ♪ Yeah, they bought that liquor ♪ ♪ Two young girls with someplace to go ♪ ♪ When the finally made it ♪ ♪ Annie pulled out 20 ♪ ♪ Her purse was showing people more ♪ ♪ After they were soaked Julie said to Annie ♪ ♪ Hey, where did your purse go ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Johnny and his leather are traded for another ♪ ♪ If you go down that road ♪ ♪ That's why I tell you stay off of the river ♪ ♪ Stay away from Moonshine Row ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ ♪ Stay away, better stay away ♪ (audience cheering) - Alyssa Crosby once again.

Paul on the harmonica.

- Whoo!

(audience cheering) - What a great performance from Grown Ups.

There's a lot more of their performance that you can see by visiting wskg.org/expressions.

You can also visit their website at grownupsband.com for more information.

Thanks so much for watching "Expressions".

I'm Adara Alston, goodnight.

♪ Every single moment we fight ♪ ♪ We get away from, away from ♪ ♪ Away from things we know to be true ♪ ♪ Every single moment is a chance ♪ ♪ That we would learn to, would learn to ♪ ♪ Would learn to get back to me and you ♪ ♪ Learn to get back to me and you ♪