The Doheny Blues Festival in May heralded <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2009/05/26/more-images-from-doheny-blues-by-adrien-broom/">a new look for the band</a>. Gone were the days of "well, jeans and t-shirts" and in was a new look of dress pants and shirts, sometimes accented with a sport coat or vest, for the guys. Grace and Cat entered a new era that I think I'll be calling "short and slinky". 

<img src="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/images/onelouder/GracePotter_024.jpg" alt="one louder photo" />

And sometimes in your face sexy.
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	<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chad-smith/3903866398/">Grace Potter 2009_1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chad-smith/">Thechadweb</a>.</span>
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	<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelsiszero/4187227568/">gptn_fillmore8</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kelsiszero/">p.cooley</a>.</span>
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	<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/backstagegallery/3628760747/">061_grace_potter_guitarist</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/backstagegallery/">Backstage Gallery</a>.</span>
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<img src="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/images/onelouder/GracePotter_028.jpg" alt="one louder photo" />

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While many accepted the new look as a step up in the showmanship area there were a few grumblings of those who wanted the band to stay true to their "jeans and a flannel shirt" Vermont roots. Either way you look at it the new vision certainly generated extra chatter on the interwebs which was, from my own reading, overwhelmingly positive. 

If I had to describe the new look I would call it "Tina Turner fronting The Band during the Last Waltz". Check out the video examples below.

The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"
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Tina Turner 
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