Grace Potter and the Nocturnals play two shows at <a href="http://www.independentsf.com/venue.htm">The Independent</a> in San Francisco this weekend. <a href="http://www.bluesandlasers.com/">Blues and Lasers</a> will be opening both shows - Vermont represent!

From the <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/grace-potter">PopMatters review</a> of a show at the Independent earlier this year.

<blockquote>The more you listen, the more it seems Potter would fit right in on a bill with the Stones—or Allman Brothers Band, or Jefferson Airplane. “Take It All Awayâ€ keeps things rocking, with Potter pounding so hard on her organ that she breaks one of the keys. The energy continues to surge with “Sweet Handsâ€, as Potter wails in a way that would do Robert Plant proud. Tournet, meanwhile, delivers more scintillating slide guitar, now recalling Led Zeppelin’s “Traveling Riverside Bluesâ€, while bassist Bryan Dondero and drummer Matt Burr form a rock-solid rhythm section that gives Potter a firm foundation from which to work.</blockquote>

I'm fully expecting Benny to wear some flowers in his hair. Can someone send me a picture?

