Grace Potter Plays Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater Tonight

By: Aug. 04, 2015
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"The best female rock singer in the country right now" (USA Today), Grace Potter dominates the stage with pitch-perfect, electrifying vocals. The multi-instrumentalist front woman, whose current tour precedes the highly anticipated release of her debut solo album "Midnight," delivers a sizzling, rowdy show tonight, August 4. Nashville-based troubadour Rayland Baxter opens the show at 7 p.m. All St. Regis Big|Brave Stars, Bright Nights concerts take place at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Concert tickets and information available at Park City Institute's box office, 435-655-3114, or online at www.BigStarsBrightNightsConcerts.org

Grace Potter's music shimmers with tight harmonies and wickedly good song craft. On stage and in studio, the bluesy front-woman draws from a diverse repertoire spanning "lighter-ready power ballads and hard-charging arena rockers" (Entertainment Weekly). And while much of her sound reflects rock reminiscent of the '60s and '70s, her music is unrestrained by any one particular genre - or generation. Likened by Rolling Stone to Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin, Potter's full-throttle vocals - and raw musical talent - hit home with audiences and critics alike.

Potter has released four studio albums - and multiple chart-topping hits, including "Stars" and "Paris (Ooh La La)" - with her longtime backing band, The Nocturnals. This time, however, she hits the road with her new band, promoting her new solo album "Midnight" (slated for release August 14); the album's single "Alive Tonight" has already captured the ears of critics and fans. As SPIN puts it, the song "highlights her trademark howly-growly belt" and "sounds every bit as Black Keys as it does Sia, a satisfying halfway point."

Over the last three years, she has seamlessly transitioned from collaborating with the Flaming Lips, for a Tim Burton film, to songwriting and producing for soundtracks and theme songs for film and TV, to multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated country duets with her friend Kenny Chesney, to most recently joining The Rolling Stones on stage for an inspired rendition of "Gimme Shelter."

Singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter also comes to the Deer Valley stage just weeks before an album debut; his sophomore effort, "Imaginary Man" is slated for release Aug. 14. The son of Bucky (a multi-instrumentalist for Bob Dylan, Steve Earle and Ryan Adams and others), Rayland has honed his own exquisite songwriting and sound. His new single "Yellow Eyes," has critics, including NPR gushing about "beautiful bare melodies that drip into your head like honey into cake... genius arrangements... wit to craft characters that feel like friends..." And according to American Songwriter, his "songs will absolutely bring you to your knees."

"This show has all the makings of a true, gritty, transformative rock and roll show," says PCI executive director Teri Orr. "What a remarkable pairing of song craft and unbridled talent."


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