to put it simply, grace potter and the nocturnals rock. they are an absolute joy to watch and hear perform. a tight band with great musicianship and an incredible lyricist, vocalist and front woman, she also plays a mean hammond b-3 and better than average guitarist.
the place was packed and everest did a nice job as an opener and getting the crowd ready. and then grace strolled out after the nocturnals took the stage and lit the place up, holding the audience in the palm of her hand for the next 2 hours. she is truly a commanding presence on stage.
while i’m not really crazy about the new record, mostly due to production issues, the songs are wonderful live and she slides back into the catalog well and throws in a couple of covers (white rabbit) for good measure. and while grace is the unquestionable draw, i would be remiss not to mention the blistering guitar work of scott tournet on lead guitar and the solid rhythm guitar work of bennie yurco, and with one of the best rhythm sections of catherine popper on bass and matt burr on drums, in the business, they truly play as a singular unit.
this was the 5th or 6th time that i have seen them and i love ’em more and more each time.
check ’em out, go see ’em.
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