Grace Potter rocks harder than pretty much any girl rocker on the scene today. She’s got the attitude of Patti Smith with the long-legged sex appeal of Beyonce. She can run circles around Sheryl Crow on electric guitar and her stage presence rivals even such greats as Tina Turner. Potter last played the Ogden Theatre in September as part of a shared bill with another contemporary diva, Sharon Jones, and she nearly stole the show from the shimmying soul singer. Tonight’s show will be one of her largest in the region thus far, and certainly not her last. Tickets for the 9 p.m. show are sold out, but try your luck outside the venue.
Justin Townes Earle was supposed to play the Bluebird Theater in October, but the hard-living country singer bottomed out and entered rehab, canceling several weeks of performances. The son of roots singer Steve Earle and godson of folk troubadour Townes Van Zandt, Earle was evidently following the tragic footsteps of his muses. We didn’t hear much from Earle until his performance on “David Letterman” last month (with alt-country bigwig Jason Isbell offering support on honky-tonk guitar), where he emerged clean, sober and healthier than ever. On Wednesday night, concertgoers can expect a string of retro, yearning tunes from the skilled young songwriter. Tickets, $14-$16, are available through Ticketmaster.
John Hendrickson: 303-954-1785 or jhendrickson@denverpost.com
