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GRAMMY.com Tour Diary: The Head And The Heart
The Recording Academy Memphis Chapter recently traveled from their headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., to Nashville for a concert at the Cannery Ballroom featuring indie folk band the Head And The Heart for the inaugural installment of GRAMMY.com Tour Diary, a new series featuring intimate interviews and exclusive performances that highlight the musically enriched regions of the United States and lives of touring musicians. While on the road, the Chapter visited historical music staples including Elvis Presley’s Graceland Mansion, the Stax Museum and the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Reggae/rock group Dirty Heads were the recent guests at 98.7-FM’s Penthouse, an exclusive concert series hosted by Los Angeles-based radio station KYSR-FM at the historic Hollywood Tower in Hollywood, Calif. Before an intimate crowd, Dirty Heads performed an acoustic set including “Lay Me Down,” “Spread Too Thin” and “Dance All Night.”
Prior to the performance, Dirty Heads vocalist/guitarist Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell and vocalist Jared “Dirty J” Watson participated in an exclusive interview with GRAMMY.com, discussing the influence of rap on their music, their current tour with Matisyahu and their new album, Cabin By The Sea, among other topics.
Alabama Shakes playing the 98.7 Hollywood Tower in LA this afternoon!
![“I love writing pop music and I love listening to it, but I don’t want us to lose sight of [the idea] that an album is an artistic presentation … and I think it’s really important,” said LP. “As fast as everything is moving now, we need to take the time and listen to records.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8i18wxzbq1qzy7u8o1_500.jpg)
“I love writing pop music and I love listening to it, but I don’t want us to lose sight of [the idea] that an album is an artistic presentation … and I think it’s really important,” said LP. “As fast as everything is moving now, we need to take the time and listen to records.”
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…
Hangin with Dead Sara last night at the 98.7 Penthouse in Hollywood!
On May 31 GRAMMY-nominated rock band Garbage were the featured guests at 98.7-FM’s Penthouse, an exclusive concert series hosted by Los Angeles-based radio station KYSR-FM at the historic Hollywood Tower in Hollywood, Calif. Before an intimate crowd of radio contest winners, Garbage performed an acoustic set featuring the Billboard Hot 100 hit “Only Happy When It Rains,” “I Think I’m Paranoid,” “Vow,” and “Blood For Poppies,” a song from their most recent release, Not Your Kind Of People.
Watch the full interview and performances here.
36th GRAMMY Awards - Best Rock Song
(Source: Spotify)
Muse backstage at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards this past February
U2 accepting the GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group at the 30th GRAMMY Awards
