Vocalist Isaac Slade from The Fray gets in touch with the Carthage crowd. Guitarist Joe King from The Fray puts on a spectacular show. Guitarist Dave Welsh from The Fray wows the crowd. The crowd reaches up to vocalist Isaac Slade.The Fray playing new hit "Absolute."Drummer Ben Wysocki of The Fray puts on an awesome performance. Vocalist Isaac Slade sings "Over My Head (Cable Car)." The band is best known for the song "How to Save a Life."The Fray is a Grammy Award-nominated four-piece piano rock band. Vocalist Isaac Slade of The Fray captivates the crowd. The Fray played in the Tarble Arena. Vocalist Isaac Slade of The Fray ended the night with a standing ovation.

The Fray at Carthage

Grammy-nominated band The Fray appeared in concert at Carthage on Sept. 17. Best known for the smash hit "How to Save a Life," The Fray filled Tarble Arena with soaring vocals and piano rock.

Their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" off their debut album How to Save a Life, landed in the Billboard Top 10. In 2006, ABC used the album's title track "How to Save a Life" to promote the TV series "Grey's Anatomy." The song skyrocketed in the charts and became one of the biggest singles of the year.

Since then, The Fray has performed for sold-out crowds across the country, and received two Grammy nominations (Best Pop Performance for "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and Best Rock Performance "How to Save a Life"). The band's music has been featured on the popular TV series "Scrubs," "Grey's Anatomy," "Bones" and "One Tree Hill," as well as in HBO summer promotions.

The Fray's new self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February. It includes the singles "You Found Me" and "Never Say Never."

— Photos by Ken Sabbar, '10, and Steve Janiak; Captions by Tess Beltran, '12