Night #3 - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

This evening was far more special than the last three. My mother and her posse of ladies had all fallen in love with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. My friend Stacy from Bonas also is a big Grace Potter fan, so we all planned to meet at the 8x10 for a snazzy Thursday night full of music. It was an exicting evening for the band, who is from Vermont, not only had the sold out the 8x10 but was also filming for their first full length DVD. This was my mother's second time seeing the band live, her first being familiar with their music. I knew that "Joey" was her favorite tune so I asked the Nocturnals' bassist Bryan Dondero to add it to their set list, five songs later, "by request" "Joey" was played for my mom. Grace Potter, Scott Tournet and Bryan all came over and shook my mother's hand. Pretty neat audience participation I must say.

Night #2 - Hot Buttered Rum Band

My pal Pat Gill is a big fan and personal friend of Hot Buttered Rum Band, who played Wednesday September 13th, 2006 at the 8x10 Club. He loves HBRB as hard as I love Tea Leaf Green. One who has found a band that they have so much in common with can appreciate when others express that same interest in a different band. Pat had spoken so highly of Hot Buttered that I couldn't refuse an evening of bluegrass. It was my first Hot Buttered show, I am truly not one for bluegrass too often, but there is something about HBRB that always sounds great.

Three Nights at the 8x10 - Night #1

A three night stand was an obvious choice when a trio of spectacular bands were rolling through the Baltimore area. On September 12th Perpetual Groove, a upbeat/transe band from Athens, Georgia kicked off the fun filled week. I rolled downtown after working all day, grabbed a beer at the bar and set up shop at the front of the stage. Not too long after I met Rusty. Rusty was a really chill character that was a big PGroove fan. He had been following them for a week and had seen a bunch of shows. We partied and danced while PGroove totally transformed the 300 person venue from a low key Tuesday evening stand-still to a hopping night club. The played one of their most popular jams Three Weeks. After the show, I stopped backstage said hello to Adam their bassist and then quickly bolted home to prepare for the following evening.