Tonight, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals played a rare opening slot - for a bunch of kids. How many?  Oh, 15 or so bands of 5 or 6 kids apiece - maybe more, it was difficult to count.

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And it was rockin! Highlights included "Get By With A Little Help From My Friends", "Suite Judy Blue Eyes", "My Generation" and "Hey, Joe".

Review of the show
Grace Potter - "Oh My God, this if F***ing Awesome."
Scott Tournet - "Holy Shit."
Benny Yurco - "Goosebumps, feel my arm. Best concert I've been to in just about ever."

Also there last night - this guy:
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Note: GPN didn't play any of the above songs.

Think "Woodstock" - Think "School Of Rock"

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Ok, here's the deal. VH1 in collaboration with the History Channel is filming a documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. While details of what the documentary will contain are scarce it's being filmed/produced by Barbara Kopple who has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kopple">quite the impressive resume</a> including work on the Dixie Chicks "Shut Up and Sing".

One aspect of the movie is the concept of how a "do it yourself" theme that helped create Woodstock is still present in the music world today. The producers wanted to get this across by highlighting <a href="http://www.schoolofrock.com/">The School Of Rock</a>, an educational program started by Paul Green that was turned into a movie starring Jack Black. Last night in Hackensack, New Jersey about 11 regional "School of Rock" bands as well as the "School of Rock All Stars" performed songs from Woodstock in front of a crowd of around 300. GPN actually opened the show and were presented as a band that exemplified the same "do it yourself" theme based on their early career and endless touring. The band ripped through "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)", "White Rabbit", "Woodstock" and "Nothing But The Water" to an attentive and appreciative crowd. 

GPN was actually the opener, the evening's focus was on the kids who, in a word, blew it up. 