Gavin DeGraw

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Thursday, Sept. 8, Orpheum Theater, 7 pm

Though he declared he didn’t need to be anything other than a prison guard’s son on his breakthrough 2003 single “I Don’t Want to Be,” Gavin DeGraw has built himself a pretty nice career as a pop star. His debut album, Chariot, went platinum, and in the years since he’s become a radio staple, with a slightly rasped take on blue-eyed soul that’s been polished to perfection on his most recent album, this year’s Something Worth Saving.

$28.