grace potter, scott tournet and friends : all along the watchtower

by k. cortez on October 3, 2008

I’ve been hoping this would show up. I read this article a few weeks back and thought, man, that would be nice to see. Well, here you go. I see Scott on guitar there as well in this video

A handful of fans stuck around outside 12 Galaxies for approximately 20 minutes while the venue’s staff began to break down their stage. Then, around 2:30AM, Grace Potter, guitarist Eric McFadden and Apollo Sunshine drummer Jeremy Black breezed by the room hoping to catch a few minutes of the abovementioned jam session. Realizing they had missed the show, the musicians convinced 12 Galaxies’ staff to reopen the club—though not the bar—for an impromptu performance that stretched until sunrise. Potter fronted an ad hoc ensemble consisting of Feinstein, McFadden, Black, Big Light keyboardist Colin Hoops and Potter’s Nocturnals bandmates Scott Tournet and drummer Matt Burr on a funky improvisational segment that gradually came to a head in the form of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower.” Black then subbed out for drummer Daria “Shani” Johnson for a birthday tribute to Tournet that included Robert Palmer’s “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”

Part I

Part II

Part III - There’s Matt on drums . . .

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Kired 10.03.08 at 6:56 am

Interesting, I would like to hear just GPN do this as a cover. This performance was obviously a jam and lacked the tightness of a GPN performance. I must say liked Grace’s voice on this song and would love to hear it again.

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owllover 10.03.08 at 9:04 am

MORE OF THIS TASTY TREAT?? CAN’T WAIT!!

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