This just in from Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ Cado Burr: the official band response to former GPN bassist Bryan Dondero’s claims on his blog earlier today. It reads:
Many of the statements made by Bryan about the facts surrounding his leaving the band are inaccurate. Since Bryan left the band, we have accommodated many of his requests for additional compensation which go above and beyond the original contract he, and all band members, signed upon joining GPN. That original contract clearly states all compensation any departing band member will be entitled to upon leaving the band. The additional compensation that we are offering him goes beyond any contractual obligations we have with him and we offered this in the hopes of continuing a positive relationship with someone that we have great respect for. We are surprised and saddened by Bryan’s recent show of public disdain for us, particularly since we believed that an understanding had been reached that was acceptable to everyone. Despite Bryan’s response, we wish him only the best in his future endeavors.
Well, that should just about cover it, right? (Cue chirping crickets)
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Last night I heard her attempt to carry on a conversation with Tim Kavanaugh on Late Night Saturday. Painful.
http://www.grcmc.org/radio/index.php?get_news_items_past_limit=5OMG. I just heard this full interview. This woman sounds dumb. She should stick to singing and avoid giving commentaries about social and cultural topics she obviously knows nothing about.It is perhaps somewhat ironic that the interview immediately preceding hers on this website is with ani defranco.
When every I think about this entire situation, I think about an article the NY Times published when former Gov. Dean was running for the presidency, and a quote that really resonated with everyone I know “In Vermont, authenticity is all; they do not try to keep it real; they are real,” (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/style/runway-white-house-searching-for-defining-look-land-ben-jerry-s.html) because that makes sense to me, and that’s what Vermont is, and I hate to hear a band, or anyone really, say that they are from Vermont when they appear to be so fake and and malleable.
boring
I am a girl, and I am a feminist. I agree that for people to critique someone else’s body is not nice… having said this, however, Grace disappoints me as both a woman and a feminist. I think that if she were to maintain integrity, throwing comments about her weight, looks, etc would be totally inappropriate and uncalled for. But she ASKS for it! You can be sexy, and not be over-sexual. A lot of beautiful wonderful female singers out there are SEXY, but not necessarily SEXUALIZED. I think of Gillian Welch, Emmylou, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams (people that Grace has told people in the past she admires.) These women exude a beauty that shines. They don’t need to flaunt their boobs and undies in order to feel successful. And they are MUCH sexier than Grace will ever be if she continues her trashiness in fashion taste. By Grace dressed up in clothes that barely cover her a@# and nips, she is inviting criticism. I am sure that People Magazine will take care of the criticisms if she makes it that big, but in the meantime, I believe that by throwing away her sense of who she really is (I really did see the band back when they played Nectars and Halvorsons!), she deserves some of those comments about her appearances. She is the one who is making you look. Too bad Grace never got the memo that you don’t have to hump guitars on stage in barely-there dresses in order to be sexy.
I am a female reader (still. all the way in Maine.) and I was about to chime in when my publisher walked over and yelled at me for always being on the website of my previous employer. But, yeah. You may think using sex to sell music is cheap, but insulting a person’s body, regardless of how they dress, is pretty cheap as well. When and if she does make it big, the magazines will take plenty care of that critique for you.
Wow, I started reading this blog on Google Reader and forgot I was missing out on fascinating comment threads. Are you all familiar with early Rock and Roll? Little Richard? Chuck Berry? Tutti Frutti? Brown Eyed Handsome Man? Anyone who thinks that rock and sex are distinctly separate must either have terrible taste in music or be a virgin or both. Also, I agree 100% with Ari and can only assume the reason no other female readers chimed in is that this blog has no other female readers. Dan: you should start a column for women! How about “Fabulous Gems for the Fairer Gender?” Or go the Cosmo route–“Spice Up Your Listening Life: 10 Tunes That’ll Drive Him Wild!”
I used to watch Grace Potter at Halvorson’s when she used to play for tips and wasn’t even on Hollywoods’ radar screen, so f*ck all ya’ll! Just kidding, I saw GPN once on the waterfront (by accident)recently and wasn’t very impressed. I tried to avoid seeing her after reading all of the pandering from 7Days about her, especially that “date” article from 2007. I think she should become a celebrity and forget about Vermont.
T-Bone is working with Grace because Hollywood Records is paying him. Simple as that.The guy who runs Hollywood worships Grace and has wanted the entire band sacked since before he signed them. Don’t kid yourselves kids. Grace wants to be an actress and on the cover of People Magazine. That is fine, as long as she is HONEST about it.