Three-time GRAMMY winners and multi-platinum artists Zac Brown Band have become one of music's most heralded acts. Their latest album JEKYLL + HYDE, out now on Southern Ground Artists/John Varvatos Records/Big Machine Label Group/Republic Records, marked the band’s third consecutive #1 debut on the BIllboard 200 chart.
Together with their three platinum-selling albums, Uncaged, You Get What You Give, and The Foundation, and their 2013 project The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1, the band has sold over seven million albums to date. On the radio, the band has earned a historic series of thirteen #1 hit radio singles and became only the second artist to top both the country and active rock formats.
Zac Brown Band are currently out on their largest North American Stadium Tour to date which includes two history making performances - a first ever three-night run at Fenway Park, and the first ever concert at Coors Field. Additional stadiums include Wrigley Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field, Comerica Park and Citizen's Bank Park. Zac Brown Band is managed by ROAR, a Beverly Hills-based artist and brand management company.
The band is also represented by CAA, public relations firm Shore Fire Media and strategic digital marketing agency Girlilla Marketing. Additional information can be found at http://www.zacbrownband.com/.
A musical child from an early age, Grace Potter sung in choirs, school musical productions and regional theatre productions while learning to play the piano from her mother. However, she wouldn't form a proper band until she went to college, where she met Matt Burr during an open-mic performance in 2002. Burr would later become the drummer of The Nocturnals, and also Potter's wife, and the duo would later recruit bassist Courtright Beard and guitarist Scott Tournet to complete the first true line-up of Potter's backing band in 2003. Rather than go the traditional route of searching for a label to release their music, the band formed their own label, Ragged Company, to release Potter's 2004 solo debut “Original Soul”.
Potter's second album and the band's first, 2005's “Nothing But The Water”, was also released on Ragged Company but by that point, they'd built up such a name for themselves via their records and their famed live shows, that Potter and the band signed with Hollywood Records in December of the same year. Ever since then, Potter has remained a massively acclaimed name in modern rock, with the seal of approval of everyone from The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to Kenny Chesney, with whom Potter collaborated with to create “You And Tequila”, a top three hit on the Billboard country charts and to date, Potter's only appearance in the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. She's an artist who's achieved far more in the first decade of her career than most achieve in a lifetime, and she's got so much more to offer as well. For that, Grace Potter comes highly recommended.
I got to see Zac Brown Band for the second time when they toured with Kenny Chesney! I got to see ZBB when Dr. Ryan took me to the Southern Ground Festival 2 years ago but this was Mom’s first time. I still can’t get over how much talent is in this band. I feel like they play a better rendition of The Devil Went Down to Georgia than Charlie Daniels. I swear it’s faster, I don’t know how they do it. At one point, the lead electric guitarist went into this forever long solo that never got boring. It reminded me of being at a Keith Urban, John Mayer, or Brad Paisley concert. Maybe ZBB should get together with them for a song! The boys finished out their set with Chicken Fried which I’m pretty sure will always be my favorite, no matter how many more albums they release.
If you love Grace Potter and the Nocturnals music (and of course you do because you have ears) you will be doing yourself an incredible kindness by going to see her and the boys live.
The energy she possesses and her powerhouse voice are nothing short of spectacular. I've seen GPN 5 times and every time has been a completely unique experience. Their album The Lion the Beast and the Beat's tracks were made to be played live and the title track especially, and the band always mixes in a wonderful blend of old fan favorites well.
Fortunately there are a ton of old fan favorites and usually a cool cover that allows them to have a different set list almost every night. I would recommend everyone see GPN at least once and allow Grace to take you to church. Two of my favorite performances were at the House of Blues in Boston in 2013 or State Theater in Portland ME in 2010.