BIG APPLE REVIEW: GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURALS CRASH WEBSTER HALL
By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com
According to Rolling Stone, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals is one of the best bands of 2010. This past weekend I had the pleasure of rocking out with the act (live in concert via Webster Hall), to put that statement to the test. And the outcome was incredible. Meshed with a stage backdrop that oozed of metallic crinkled plates, flashing lights, and red roses, Grace Potter’s signature pipes still somehow managed to overpower all of it, soul thirsty and soul-full, worn and rugged like a good pair of cowboy boots.
Several images stick out when I recall the concert, the first being Grace’s long legs, bronzed and towering. Wearing a thigh-high slinky dress, Potter boogied with as much sex appeal as there was sheer talent. Among the image of legs and vintage clothing, came the next photographic moment when the band was performing Big White Gate and I looked around the room to see one of the most diverse crowds I had seen since seeing Madonna live in concert at Madison Square Garden. Middle-aged men mixed with twenty-somethings stood mesmerized, sipping on liquid in plastic cups, singing, knowing, every single word as it burst from Potter’s lips. And it hit me then that the retro influence of the band is so utterly authentic that even men and women (who were my age during the height of those days) were clearly just as infatuated with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ music as they were with legendary classic rock bands from the 60s and early 70s, the same bands that inspire the howl of the Nocturnals.
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are indeed one of the best acts I’ve seen live. The vocals are incredible, the lyrics saturated in a depth of love and heartbreak, the styling coated in a bygone era of rock ‘n roll.
Get ready to take a roadtrip through your headphones.
Check out an additional live performance (Tiny Light via TES), below.
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Well said. Saw the band live last year and they blew me away.
Bought the album and I love it!! Funny you mention the diverse crowd because my parents love the band too
judging by that photo, i would agree on her legs
Oh Webster Hall, you never cease to amaze me
the real deal and then some
absolutely fabulous!! her voice gave me chills when she belts it out nearing the end.
holy shit @ 2:45 mark!
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