Grace Potter and The Nocturnals @ The 20th Century/Cincinnati (12.13.2008)

oh. my. god.

what a show this girl and her band puts on. they are excellent musicians, a consumate high energy rock & roll/blues band and more than anything else, they absolutely love what they do, and that fun just flows off the stage and into the crowd. amazing.

this was my second experience of grace, and it isn't just a show, it is an experience. she spent most of the night behind her hammond b-3, coming out from behind it to play electric guitar on 4 or 5 numbers, but it didn't matter where she was, she totally controlled the joint. and what a voice, in my opinion, there is no female doin' the blues better than her right now.

on top of her originals, towards the end of the show they paid some respect to their obvious influence and kicked into a cover of "paint it black" that would make mick and the boys jealous in their heyday. in my opinion, the student surpassed the teacher. and they sent us home with another cover, a brilliant and rousing finale of zepplin's "your time is gonna come," doing plant, page, jones and bonham proud.

set list:
Watching you
(Feedback into)
Aint no time
Treat me right
Be my husband
Ah Mary
Mastermind
Apologies
Gate
Joey
Sweet Hands
Sugar
Paint it
Paris
Nothing But the Water
(Band ends)
Stop the Bus
Your time

the nocturnals are:
Grace Potter - Vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
Scott Tournet - lead guitar
Bryan Dondero - electric bass
Matt Burr - drums

go see this band if you get the opportunity.