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This Is Somewhere (Album) by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Biographie de l'artiste pour Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Grace Potter And The Nocturnals' Lead Vocalist Is Multi-Instrumentalist Grace Potter Who Attended Harwood Union High School Before Going Onto St. Lawrence University For Two Years Before Pursuing Music Professionally. In Addition To Lead Vocals Potter Plays Hammond B3 Fender Rhodes Wurlitzer Electric Piano And Electric Including The Gibson Flying V And Acoustic Guitars. The Other Members Of The Band Are Scott Tournet On Guitars Including Slide Guitar And Harmonica Drummer And Also Potter's Boyfriend Matthew Burr Michael Libramento On Bass Guitar And Keyboards And Benny Yurco On Electric Guitar And Vocals. Bryan Dondero Played Bass Guitar Upright Bass And Mandolin With The Group Until His Departure In Early 2009. 1 The Band Was Originally Formed In Late 2002 When Burr Saw Potter Perform Folk Songs In A Student-Run Venue Called The Java Barn On The St. Lawrence Campus. Burr Approached Potter About Starting A Band Citing James Brown And The Band As Musical Influences He Heard In Potter's Voice And Original Songs. In The Spring Of 2003 Burr Invited Guitarist Tournet To Join The Group Thus Cementing The Founding Members Of The Band That Would Become Grace Potter And The Nocturnals.
The Group Independently Recorded And Released One Album Nothing But The Water In 2005 With Charlotte VT Sound Engineer Lane Gibson. An Older Album Original Soul 2004 Was A Solo Release From Potter Also Recorded And Mastered By Gibson. Following Extensive Airplay On Vermont Adult Album Alternative Radio Station WNCS The Band Signed A Deal With Hollywood Records In December 2005 And Re-Released Nothing But The Water On May 23 2006. 2 In 2005 The Band Was Nominated In Two Categories At The Boston Music Awards For "Best Local Female Artist" And Also For "Best New Local Act". They Also Performed At The Awards Ceremony. 3 In 2006 The Band Won The Jammy Award For "Best New Groove" 4 And Was Nominated For Two More Boston Music Awards Album Of The Year Major For The Re-Release Of Nothing But The Water And Female Vocalist Of The Year For Frontwoman Grace Potter . 5 Potter Played Hammond Organ And Sang Lead Vocals Alongside Joe Satriani Steve Kimock Reed Mathis Willy Waldman And Stephen Perkins During That Appearance. They Played A Cover Of Neil Young's "Cortez The Killer" To A Standing Ovation. 6 The Group Released Its Second Album This Is Somewhere On August 7 2007 On Hollywood Records And Toured That Fall Supporting Gov't Mule For Its October And November North American Tour. 7 8 Their Song "Apologies" Was Featured On The American Television Shows All My Children Kyle XY One Tree Hill And Brothers & Sisters And The Song "Falling Or Flying" Was Featured On The Hit Drama Shows ER And Grey's Anatomy And Appeared On Volume 3 Of The Latter's Soundtrack. Citation Needed The Band Supported The Black Crowes On Their North American Tour In The Summer Of 2008.
On August 2 2007 The Band Made Their Network Television Debut On NBC's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. This Was Followed By Appearances On ABC's Good Morning America On August 7 2007 9 10 And CBS' The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson On August 10 2007. Grace Potter In Concert In 2007
In 2008 The Group Opened For The Dave Matthews Band For Three Dates A Two-Night Stand At The Saratoga Performing Arts Center In Saratoga New York June 20–21 And June 24 At The Tweeter Center In Mansfield Massachusetts. 11 The Band Played A Full Set At The Mile High Music Festival On July 20. 12 In November 2008 Bose Began Using "Ain't No Time" In Their North American IPod SoundDock Sales Displays.
Hollywood Records Released The News On May 11 2009 That T-Bone Burnett Would Be Producing A New Project With Potter Tentatively Scheduled For Fall Of 2009. The Project Was Deemed As A Solo Collaboration And Both Potter And Burnett Spoke Very Highly Of The Project To The Press. By November 13 The Band Posted A New Release Date For The Album Pushing It Back To Spring 2010. Hollywood Records Shelved The T-Bone Burnett Album In Favor Of A True Band Album Released June 8 2010. 17 The Album Was Produced By Mark Batson With "Tiny Light" As The First Single. The Video For "Tiny Light" Was Shot In Los Angeles During February 2010 With Director Paul Minor.
During The 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival Grace Potter And The Nocturnals Along With Playing Their Own Set Joined Gov't Mule And Moe. On Stage For Their Shows. Potter And Tournet Joined Gov't Mule Onstage While With Moe. They One-By-One Replaced The Band During Moe.'s Five Hour Set And Played Four Of Their Own Songs To Be Replaced Back By Moe. In A Musical Collaboration Known As "A Hostile Takeover".
In 2010 The Band Appeared On Almost Alice The Companion Soundtrack For Tim Burton's Feature Film Alice In Wonderland With A Cover Version Of Jefferson Airplane's Song "White Rabbit".
The Band Appeared At Hangout Music Festival On May 15 2010 In Gulf Shores Alabama. Potter Appeared As A Guest On Stage With The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Singing Vocals For "St. James Infirmary Blues" And Joined Gov't Mule On A Cover Of "Gold Dust Woman".
In Late May 2010 Vermont Specialty Chocolate Maker Lake Champlain Chocolates Created A New Chocolate Bar In Conjunction With Grace Potter Called Grace Under Fire. The Dark Chocolate Contains Pistachios And Red Pepper Flakes.
On The Eve Of Their Eponymous Album Release Date The Band Announced On Facebook And Twitter That They Were Going To Perform A Free Concert On Burlington Vermont's Church Street Marketplace The Following Day. The Hour-Long Concert Attracted Thousands Of Viewers And Became A Huge Local Media Story. 13 The Band Sold Merchandise And Hosted A Meet And Greet With Fans For Three Hours Following The Concert.
The Group Released Their Third Studio Recording Grace Potter And The Nocturnals On June 8 2010. On July 19 2010 As A Launch To Their Second Single From Grace Potter And The Nocturnals The Band Premiered The Video To "Paris Ooh La La " On Hulu.
Potter Also Wrote A Track Titled "Something That I Want" Which Was Performed On One Tree Hill. In 2010 She Re-Wrote Some Of The Lyrics And Disney Chose It To Be Featured During The Closing Credits Of Their 50th Animated Feature Tangled Which Potter Sang By Herself. The Movie Soundtrack Was Released On November 16 2010.
The Group Made An Appearance At The 80/35 Music Festival In Des Moines On July 3 2011.
On Dec 3 2011 Grace Potter Performed A Live Set For "Guitar Center Sessions" On DirecTV. The Episode Included An Interview With Program Host Nic Harcourt. 14 The Group Has Performed At FloydFest An Internationally Acclaimed Music Festival Located In Floyd Virginia For The Past Three Years.
On February 9 2012 Grace Potter Announced The Title Of Their Upcoming Fourth Studio Album The Lion The Beast The Beat Noting That They Collaborated With The Black Keys Member Dan Auerbach. Song Titles Such As "Stars" "The Divide" "Parachute Heart" "Never Go Back" And The Title Track. Citation Needed Featured In The Book I'll Be Here In The Morning The Songwriting Legacy Of Townes Van Zandt
On October 3 2012 Grace Potter Appeared At The "Love For Levon" Tribute Show To Levon Helm Held At The Izod Center In East Rutherford NJ. Saying That “ T His Is One Of The Great Pleasures Of My Life ” Potter Performed "I Shall Be Released" By Bob Dylan. This Song Was Performed By The Band Accompanied By Many Guest Stars Such As Ringo Starr And Bob Dylan In The "The Last Waltz" Concert Held On November 25 1976 At The Winterland Ballroom In San Francisco California USA.

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