It’s perhaps appropriate that the East Coast-bred Grace Potter & The Nocturnals derived the latter part of their name from their late-night practice sessions as a band. Fronted by the Vermont-born namesake and frontwoman, Grace Potter, the collective is in the midst of playing dates on the Brothers of the Sun tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. The group self-released two albums, 2004’s Original Soul and 2005’s Nothing But The Water, before catching the interest of Hollywood Records. Subsequently, they released 2007’s This Is Somewhere and 2010’s Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, which peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of songs such as “Paris (Ooh La La)” and “Medicine.” In 2011 Potter earned her first GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “You And Tequila“ with Chesney. Continued…
