three cups full of bottled lightning

Winners

• Live Performance of the Year: Gov’t Mule Bonnaroo
• Tour of the Year: D.U.M.B.
• Studio Album of the Year: The Conch - moe.
• Archival Release: Three From The Vault - GD
• Download of the Year: Headphone Jam - Phish
• Live Album: Live at Murat - UM
• Song of the Year: Cadillac - Keller Williams (accepted by Chevy Chase)
• DVD of the Year: Progressions - Disco Biscuits
• New Groove: Cornmeal

Via Ryan Muir’s Flickr Photostream

“Gold Dust Woman”

I’ll post them as they come in but it will be hard to beat this early writeup from Scott at Hidden Track

Co-Hosts Warren Haynes and Grace Potter opened the show backed by a ridiculously tight supergroup, which included Joe Russo, Booker T. and Will Lee. They fired up intense versions of Find The Coast of Freedom and Gold Dust Woman, as well as a funky Take Me To The River. Many of the impromptu bands that were put together tonight were pretty good, but this band could be absolutely dangerous playing a full show. More please.

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Grace Potter did an amazing job both co-hosting the show and playing with the supergroup, as well as sitting in with Rose Hill Drive and Leslie West of Mountain (Mississippi Queen was sick!). She gets an A+ on the slinky dress that showed off her never ending legs. She also gave a brief heart-felt speech about growing up in Phish’s Vermont. For those keeping track at home Potter changed outfits three times.

Review from Relix Magazine

The strange bedfellows ran through a cover of The Flaming Lips’ “Are You A Hypnotist?,” before Mountain guitarist Leslie West took the stage with Rose Hill Drive for the evening’s loudest offerings. The hard-rock guitarist jammed with Rose Hill Drive and Potter on a version of “I’m Going Down” that included “Close Encounters,” before offering his signature song, “Mississippi Queen.” West also joked that Potter was far more attractive than the members of his testosterone-filled band.

Grace sang “Whole Lotta Love” with Galactic at the BB Kings after party if you had the stamina to stay up until 3AM.

Video after the jump
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Hosted by our very own Tina and Ike Turner Grace Potter and Warren Haynes. Hopefully we’ll see some audio/video of this event. If the last few posts below are any indication of the Grace/Warren interaction we’ll be in for some serious good times.

Two more songs with Grace Potter on vocals on the second night of Gov’t Mule’s recent shows in New Orleans. We’ve heard Grace and Warren cover “Gold Dust Woman” before but for my money this is the best one yet. Plus, the sound quality from the MuleTracks store is head and shoulders above other versions out there.

“Gold Dust Woman”

Featuring Brendan Bayliss from Umphrey’s McGee on guitar for a twist.

“Who Knows”

Once again, I encourage you to head over to MuleTracks to buy your own copy of these gems along with others from an amazing night.

The “First time played” label is a tough one to pull off when you’re talking about Gov’t Mule. Grace and Scott joined Gov’t Mule on stage on May 2nd for two songs that fit this category. “Nutbush City Limits” and “Whole Lotta Love”.

Turn your speakers up high kids ’cause this is a rock and roll show.

“Nutbush City Limits”

“Whole Lotta Love”

We encourage you to head over to MuleTracks to buy your own copy of these gems along with others from an amazing night.

“Take Me To The River” - McDowell Mountain Music Festival - 04/25/08

with blessings

Nice to check in on the band and see what they’re up to with some old standards. Here is “Sweet Hands” ripped apart and put back together a few nights ago in Tulsa, OK. Cool! Plus, a new one - Cajun Moon.

“Sweet Hands”

“Cajun Moon” - haven’t heard this one before! JJ Cale cover

JJ Cale doing “Cajun Moon” after the jump

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Grace Potter sits in with Gov’t Mule in Houston, Texas for “Honky Tonk Women”

Trust me, I’ll be finding the audio for this one.

From the Gov’t Mule site

Set 2
Nutbush City Limits* with Grace Potter and Scott Tournet
Whole Lotta Love* with Grace Potter, Scott Tournet and Rich Vogel

Via Dino Perrucci

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are on a mini-tour with Gov’t Mule (Kind of High and Somewhat Mighty?). Tonight and tomorrow is a two night run in New Orleans that I’m sure will produce some fabuloso musical moments. In the last few days Grace and Scott have joined Gov’t Mule on stage for “Find The Cost Of Freedom”, “Ohio”, “Gold Dust Woman”, “Honky Tonk Women” and this slow funk roll of “After Midnight”. Based on the guitar tones I’m guessing it’s Scott wailing through the first solo. Enjoy.

“After Midnight”

Grace steps in to do “Gold Dust Woman”. While it’s an iffy version if you’re a stickler for lyrics Grace’s voice sounds powerful and, well, it’s clear the Mule fans love her isn’t it?

“Gold Dust Woman”