Video: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Ain't No Time (HQ)

Full of heavy rock bluster and power ballads, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are an impressive outfit. Potter's gritty strong vocals are the natural successor to Ann Wilson of Heart. Like the best female performers, she's honed her craft on the road, touring upstate New York jams and clubs. A great breakout performance with a lot of passion and energy make this debut worth the spin. The opening "Ah Mary" provides a rousing start, with buzzing guitars and strong keyboard chorus, all topped by Graces' vocal. Followed by "Stop the Bus" it provides an impressive guitar solo. When we get [...]

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Genre: Blues / Rock From Waitsfield, Vermont United States Vermont's Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have been together for about three years. They've been touring incessantly over the past twelve months since releasing their new album 'This Is Somewhere' earlier in the year. It's fresh, simple, honest occassionally sweet blues with Ms Potter's mellow timbred vocals falling [...]

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Grace Potter & The Nocturnals have filmed a cool video for a song off of their latest album, Ain't No Time. Here it is: Hype - Buy - Look

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Manchester Orchestra and Annuals confirm co-headlining tour Manchester Orchestra and Annuals are proud to announce a 20-date co-headlining tour beginning October 26th in Atlanta, GA. As a special exclusive to the upcoming touring partnership, Manchester Orchestra and Annuals have created an exclusive, limited edition 7-inch for fans attending the shows. Only available on the upcoming tour dates, this split vinyl 7" contains each band covering each other's tracks: Annuals cover Manchester Orchestra's " Where Have You Been ", and Manchester Orchestra cover Annuals' " Brother ". For the artwork, [...]

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Dig the vintage style of Grace Potter's new one. Why do I get the feeling the crowd at this show looks exactly like the cover of Neil Young's Time Fades Away?...