They also performed at the awards ceremony In 2005, the band was nominated in two categories at the Boston Music Awards, for «Best Local Female Artist» and also for «Best New Local Act». The band signed a deal with Hollywood Records in December 2005 and re-released Nothing But the Water on May 23, 2006. An older album, Original Soul (2004), was a solo release from Potter. The group independently recorded and released one album, Nothing But the Water in 2005. The band first recorded a demo with Fourth Coast Entertainment in Canton, New York with friend Mike Scriminger then in the spring of 2003, Burr invited guitarist Tournet to join the group, thus cementing the founding members of the band that would become Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Burr approached Potter about starting a band, citing James Brown and The Band as musical influences he heard in Potter’s voice and original songs. The band was originally formed in late 2002 when Burr saw Potter perform folk songs in a student-run venue called «The Java Barn» on the St. Bryan Dondero played bass guitar, upright bass, and mandolin with the group until his departure in early 2009. The other members of the band are Scott Tournet, on guitars (including slide guitar) and harmonica, drummer Matthew Burr, Catherine Popper on bass guitar and vocals, and Benny Yurco on electric guitar and vocals. In addition to lead vocals, Potter plays Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer Electric Piano and electric and acoustic guitars. Lawrence University for two years before pursuing music professionally. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ lead vocalist is multi-instrumentalist Grace Potter, who attended St.
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