I primarily went to see Donovan Woods, the opening act. Drew Holcomb is good but not why I was there. Both acts were great but the audience spoiled it. There is something about the Scoot Inn that just invites the audience to talk through the performances the entire time. Maybe it’s because the music isn’t loud enough to make talking basically impossible because this isn’t as pronounced of a problem at say, Stubbs or indoor venues. Once we got there, we purchase premium seats up on the deck. Midway through the opening act, I left my seat to go near the stage to see if there was less talking and the ability to hear the performance. It was marginally better. But still so much talking! Then I thought it would get better with Drew since that is primarily why folks were there. But it did not. It was a relatively expensive evening to listen to folks talk about baseball, their appointments for the week, the Tik Tok videos they’ve been watching. I know I sound old and cranky. Remarkably though, the majority of the folks of whom I’m complaining were older than me. I just need to be more discerning about where I go to see live music. Social norms change and I know I can’t fight it. The host in the premium seating area was fantastic. She was the best part of the night and I didn’t even get her name to properly recognize her.