"In the crowded set, including Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, the breakout act went to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Her bluesy rocker style evokes the best of '70s-style singers with the requisite amount of pop sweetness:"
-- <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2010/12/_grace_potter_salutesthe_troo.html">Washington Post</a>

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-- I'm more of a girl that just loves Rock n' Roll

"But the showstopping performance belonged to Grace Potter & The Nocturnals who gave the crowd a dose of their funky blues infused rock with “Paris Oh La La,” off their self-titled album. The band kept the highlight reel going as they were then joined by Heart for “Crazy on You.”

After the performance aired, Grace tweeted a “thank-you” to fans who were raving about the band via Twitter and essentially led to their website crashing. Rock n’ Roll."

-- <a href="http://www.theroundtableonline.com/2010/12/vh1-divas-grace-potter-the-nocturnals-emerge-as-artist-to-watch/">The Round Table</a>

<!-- http://twitter.com/pgammo/status/11737978988666881 --> <style type='text/css'>.bbpBox11737978988666880 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1291253242/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block}</style> <div class='bbpBox11737978988666880'><p class='bbpTweet'>Going from Grace Potter on VH1 Divas to another Country show is like going Ore-Auburn to Bates-Tufts<span class='timestamp'><a title='Mon Dec 06 11:05:26 +0000 2010' href='http://twitter.com/pgammo/status/11737978988666881'>less than a minute ago</a> via <a href="http://blackberry.com/twitter" rel="nofollow">Twitter for BlackBerry®</a></span><span class='metadata'><span class='author'><a href='http://twitter.com/pgammo'><img src='http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/111762636/005_normal.JPG' /></a><strong><a href='http://twitter.com/pgammo'>Peter Gammons</a></strong><br/>pgammo</span></span></p></div> <!-- end of tweet -->

-- Noted sports analyst Peter Gammons