Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

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Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Origin	Waitsfield, Vermont
Genre(s)	Rock, pop
Years active	2004–
Label(s)	Hollywood Records
Associated acts	Phish, Gov't Mule, Dave Matthews Band, Brandi Shearer, North Mississippi Allstars, Galactic, Soulive, User Shorty Patent Co., Moon Boot Lover, Lowell Thompson, The Wood Brothers, Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove, Steel Train, Toots and the Maytals, Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal, Tea Leaf Green, John Butler Trio, Robert Cray, Assembly of Dust, Hoots & Hellmouth
Website	[http://www.gracepotter.com/
Members
Grace Potter Matt Burr Scott Tournet Bryan Dondero

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals is a Vermont-based band that has recently gained national attention with their newest album, This Is Somewhere. The band blends funky blues, soul and rock from the sixties and early seventies.^[1]^[2]

The lead vocalist is 24-year-old Grace Potter. She plays the Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes, and electric and acoustic guitars. Also in the band are Scott Tournet (guitar/slide guitar/harmonica), Matthew Burr (drums), and Bryan Dondero (electric bass and mandolin). ^[3]

They have independently recorded and released two albums, Original Soul (2004) and Nothing but the Water (2005). They rely on word-of-mouth, online promotion and marketing through indie911.com. The band signed a deal with Hollywood Records in December 2005 and re-released Nothing but the Water on May 23, 2006.^[4]

In 2005, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals were nominated for two categories at the Boston Music Awards; Best Local Female Artist and Best New Local Act. They also participated in the awards show as performers.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals won the Jammy for Best New Groove ^[5] and were 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 front woman Grace Potter). ^[6]

The band released its third 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]

The song "Apologies" has been featured on the shows Kyle XY, One Tree Hill, and Brothers & Sisters. And the song "Falling or Flying" was featured on the hit drama show Grey's Anatomy.^{[citation needed]}

On August 2, 2007, the band made its network television debut on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . This was immediately 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.

1 Discography
2 Collaborations
3 External links
- 3.1 Press
4 References

[edit] Discography

Original Soul (2004)
Nothing But the Water (2005)
Live Oh Five (2005)
This Is Somewhere (2007)

[edit] Collaborations

User Shorty Patent Co., "Depart So Slow" (2004)

Recorded in between tours during the summer and fall of 2004 at their Waitsfield rehearsal space, "Depart So Slow" features the songwriting of singer/guitarist Scott Taylor with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals providing musical backing. It was engineered and mixed by Nocturnals guitarist Scott Tournet.