Grace Potter, Southpaw
April 21st, 2007
Photo: VickieVictoria
To quote some enthused drunkard from late last night, Grace Potter fucking brings it. We saw her twice yesterday, first in front of Grand Central, and later at Brooklyn’s Southpaw. As enjoyable as the afternoon set was, the bottom of a skyscraper canyon isn’t quite right for the 23-year-old Vermont singer–the guy in the suit next to me used the beautiful gospel-inflected a capella tune “Nothing but the Water” to bitch about his doorman. Southpaw, grungy but spacious, was much better suited to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ brand of nasty blues rock. I won’t belabor the obvious–just listen for yourself: Grace Potter oozes talent, and she deserves to be huge. The Wood Brothers opened.
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Official Site
- Grace Potter Biography
- Grace Potter on MySpace
- Stream a show from NPR
- 2005 Boston Globe article
- Grace Potter on Wikipedia
- Download Grace Potter shows from Internet Archive
- Previously on muckworld: “Treat Me Right”
Here’s “Mystery Train”:
The Duo @ Bowery Ballroom
October 28th, 2006
Photo by bouche
Hadn’t seen the Benevento Russo Duo since the GRAB run with Gordo & Trey this summer, and it was good to see just the two of them again, locked in, grinning, and wicked noisy. They filmed the show for a potential DVD release, but the crowd seemed a tad too laid back, they kept the set short and Joe looked exhausted by the end. Some great way-out improv though, and a killer “Becky” that went surprising places, including a section that sounded like Danny Elfman was sitting in, which led into a heavy jungle techno groove.
For your listening pleasure, a Becky>Mephisto from a year ago. Takes about two minutes to really kick in.
[audio:http://jurgenfauth.com/audio/Becky-Mephisto.mp3]
[tags]music, audio, shows, nyc, the duo, marco benevento, joe russo, organ, drums, wicked, becky[/tags]
