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Acoustic Africa Lebanon Opera House , Lebanon NH March 3, 2011 By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy On a cold Thursday night in the Upper Valley a lot of heat was generated when Acoustic Africa performed at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH. The event was sponsored by The Point and by One Court Street Associates. Acoustic Africa is: Habib Koite, Oliver Mtukudzi and Afel Bocoum. The ensemble is completes by: Souleymane Ann, percussion and vocals; Abdoul Wahab Berthe, n'goni, bass and vocals; Yoro Cisse, monochord and tradtional violin; Mamadou Kelly, guitar and vocals; Sam Mataure, percussion; Phillip Tzikirai, mbira, percussion and vocals. Copyright ©2011 Nancy Nutile-McMenemy   www.photosbynanci.com

The Plaza Live Orlando FL March 6, 2011 By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy Grace Potter and the Nocturnals rolled into Orlando FL, home of the mouse on Sunday March 6. According to the Box Office the pre-sale sold 1000 tickets but by the end of the night Potter announced from the stage that this was her “first sold out show in Orlando.” Hopefully for the young rocker from Vermont this will be the first of many sold out shows in Central Florida. The doors opened to the lobby a little after 7pm and the show was scheduled to have Justin Jones kick the night off at 7:30pm. After hanging out in the very crowded lobby for 30 minutes, the doors were opened and the crowd rushed to get their spots in front of the stage. This venue had a raised stage and photo pit, unlike the show in St. Petersburg where the fans could rest their arms on the stage and were as close as fans can get to performers, but no one seemed to mind the short distance to the stage. The 1:45 minute set was opened with “Oasis”. A...

State Theatre , St. Petersburg FL February 5, 2011 By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy Grace Potter must be watching old Rolling Stones footage on the tour bus because she was strutting her stuff all over the stage last night just like Mick Jagger. Up at 5am, out the door by 6am, heading south to Boston/Logan to jump a plane to sunny Tampa, grab the rental car and continue south to St. Petersburg to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals . The Nocs rolled into town for their second Florida gig at the State Theatre in downtown St. Pete (Thursday night was Jacksonville). The doors opened for the SOLD OUT show at 8pm. The diehards made it to the wooden railed stage and started to introduce themselves. There were old friends from Boston (Steve and Laura), new friends from Ann Arbor Michigan and Lakeland Florida, a couple of crazies from Vermont. Justin Jones Justin Jones took the stage and played a quick but enjoyable 20 minute set. He’s a guy out of Washington DC (grew up in Rawley Springs, VA...