State Theater - Portland, ME (8/23)

[HeathO96001]

I just read that GPN is playing at the State Theater in Portland, ME on August 23rd!

http://www.statetheatreportland.com/event/120695/

[Saygracenow]

I think that might make Linda and Derik a bit happy.

[Trish]

Woo hoo! Just ordered my ticket!

[melissa]

I think that might make Linda and Derik a bit happy.

And Melissa, too!

[HeathO96001]

Woo hoo! Just ordered my ticket!

Me too! Here's the link for the presale tickets

http://gracepotter.tickets.musictoda.../calendar.aspx

[melissa]

Here's the link for the presale tickets

http://gracepotter.tickets.musictoda.../calendar.aspx

Me three!!
Thanks, Heath!

[toofarnorth]

Thanks for the pre-sale link Heath !

SGN .. I had just picked up a call on the office line when I saw State Theatre's tweet & had to fake coughing to choke off a big yelp!!!

[Dino Martini]

Thank you Heath! Wish they'd let you buy more than four tix, but at least I know I'm going!

[JHut]

Just got 4 tickets. I can't wait!!!

[Dino Martini]

Wanted to paste in some stuff from State Theater's site. I liked the writeup.

Thu, August 23, 2012
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
State Theatre
Portland, ME
$25 advance / $30 day of show

This event is all ages Buy tickets in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com The State Theatre Box Office will be open one hour before doors on night of show.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ self-made 2005 debut album, Nothing but the Water revealed a musically sophisticated young band inspired by the music of the late ’60s/early ’70s and fronted by a then-21-year-old dynamo whose nuanced singing, organ playing and songwriting belied her age. The follow-up, 2007’s This Is Somewhere, confirmed that the band had no interest in following trends but was instead in pursuit of timeless expression as it forged its identity. On 2010’s self-titled third album, GPN, toughened by a half decade of nonstop roadwork, flexed their rock ’n’ roll muscles and confirmed that they were in it for the long haul.

Now, seven years after hitting the radar, GPN take an exponential leap with the widescreen opus The Lion The Beast The Beat (Hollywood, June 12, 2012). With this musically combustible and conceptually dazzling work, the Vermont-based band forcefully takes its place alongside the best of its peers while building on the rich legacy of its inspirations. During this a la carte age, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals have boldly pushed against the current, making a bona fide album that demands to be heard in its entirety . . . not that its 11 songs don’t utterly beguile on their own. “This album is really a different animal than our previous records—no pun intended,” says Potter.

“I think what people love about us is the energy we generate playing together and feeding off each other,” says guitarist Scott Tournet. “There’s a lot of drive in our band, and we managed to capture that on this record. We love the music that we cut our teeth on and it’ll always be part of us, but we’ve reached the point where we’re consciously trying to push things forward.”

The Lion The Beast The Beat was produced by Potter and veteran producer Jim Scott (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Wilco, the Tedeschi Trucks Band). Adding to the firepower of the project is Dan Auerbach who produced and co-wrote the track “Loneliest Soul” and also produced and co-wrote the band’s first single “Never Go Back,” and “Runaway,” both of which were co-produced by Scott. David Campbell (Beck, My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne) arranged and conducted the strings on the album. The LP was mixed by fellow Vermonter and Grammy award winner Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, TV on the Radio, Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball). Alongside the band’s original guitarist/songwriter Scott Tournet, drummer/band co-founder Matt Burr, guitarist Benny Yurco (who joined in 2009), Potter commenced recording the album in October, 2011. They later invited multi-instrumentalist Michael Libramento (from Floating Action) to join them on the sessions.

The band tracked the majority of the record live off the floor at PLYRZ, Scott’s studio in Santa Clarita, 30 miles northeast of L.A. “When I first met Jim, I knew I wanted to make this record with him,” says Grace. “He totally gets us. He brought the perfect balance of sonic integrity and laid-back finesse.” The feeling is mutual. “Grace is a rock ’n’ roll superhero,” says Scott. “She can really bring it. She’s full of ideas, she never misses a note and the band is badass.”

[malloryf]

see y'all there!