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Perpetual Groove LIVELOVEDIE

3•5•2007

Perpetual Groove (PG) is taking a ground breaking, passionate approach to making music while leaving a positive impact on the environment, and setting an example for not just their fans, but the entertainment industry as a whole. PG is the first band to take extreme steps in making their products and business as environmentally friendly as possible. With LIVELOVEDIE, their latest studio effort co-produced by Perpetual Groove and Grammy winner Robert Hannon (Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below), they have gone where no major labels hat yet. The album is the first to be produced using renewable energies from the recording all the way down to the manufacturing having zero negative impact on our environment. The packaging of the album is 100% made from recyclable materials – 50% post consumer waste and 50% postindustrial/manufacturing waste to using soy inks exclusively in the packaging. This all done through Perpetual Groove’s partnership with Tree Sound Studios, Sustainable Waves, and Green Mountain Energy Company and is being released by the environmentally friendly label, Tree Leaf Music. A celebrated, international touring act for over four years with an enormous on-line community message board of over 2,300 active members, Perpetual Groove has built a reputation on intense, emotional music that fans call “trance arena rock,” and won over legions of fans with their experimentations in live 5.1 concert surround sound, an intense retina blinding light show, and a willingness to keep the connection strong between band and fans. The Athens, GA-based band’s riveting live performances have catapulted them into the “must-see” category of live rock bands. With a funky blend of jazz-rock, neo-psychedelia, R&B, trance electronica, progressive rock and anthemic arena rock, the Bonnaroo veterans have conquered the festival circuit and continue to tour relentlessly. “We are really excited to bring these new songs to our fans. We’re the same band you have come to know and love, but like any good artist, we change. Where we are in our lives changes, so what we write about changes. Our songwriting has improved leaps and bounds since the last record,” says Brock Butler, singer & guitar player for the band. LIVELOVEDIE is a departure for the quartet. With a stronger focus on lyrics and song structure and a much heavier overall sound, the album is sure to surprise even the most die-hard of “PGroove” listeners. Perpetual Groove has shown a flair for creating genre-spanning music, yet keeps their catalog fresh and unique by constantly changing the material in the live setting. The band will be touring internationally through 2007 to promote the release of LIVELOVEDIE. The tour kicks off with an appearance at The Langerado Music Festival in South Florida in early March 2007.

Original Article: http://www.kyndmusic.com/2007/03/05/perpetual-groove-livelovedie/

Knickerbockers to host Mardi Gras ‘Groove’

2•16•2007

For a band like Perpetual Groove, making the jump from playing on a local scale in nightclubs and bars to the full-time endeavor of touring and recording albums can be daunting. But unless the band’s scale of trajectory changes anytime soon, it looks like it’s well on its way to the big time. Come next Tuesday, also known as national pastime Mardi Gras, Perpetual Groove will bring its electrifying road show to Knickerbockers, 901 O St., for a night of jams, jazz and psychedelic funk. The band, which has only been around for about four years, has seen a growth from playing to a steady fan base in Savannah, Ga., to finding a home on the road. The band now plays up to 200 shows per year across the U.S., and last year that schedule included a performance in front of more than 20,000 people at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee. “That was the biggest crowd we’ve played for by far,” said Brock Butler, Perpetual Groove’s vocalist and guitarist. “I made it a point to look out over the number of people out there. I wanted to remember that moment forever.” While Tuesday’s crowd at Knickerbockers is expected to be a little smaller than the audience at Bonnaroo, the band still puts in those little bits of extra effort to try and make the show equally as impressive. The band travels with its own lighting setup, a huge circular contraption that is described in the band’s press release as an “intense, retina-burning light show … unlike any other.” Experiments with 5.1 Dolby surround sound add another layer to the concert-going experience. Butler said the band focuses on original compositions from its albums, but he likes to mix in a few covers here and there, giving Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” as some examples. Perpetual Groove is about to release its third album, “LiveLoveDie,” on March 6. Previous efforts included 2003’s “Sweet Oblivious Antidote” and 2004’s follow up “All This Everything.” Those efforts helped Perpetual Groove land a spot on Relix Magazine’s annual list of “Top Ten Bands to Watch” in 2005. The Knickerbockers gig is the last in a run of wintertime shows. The band will play the occasional show this spring before gearing up for another summer touring season, which will include stops at the Langerado Music Festival, Wakarusa Music Festival and High Sierra Music Festival. Justin Kadlec, cofounder of Rad Kadillac Productions, which is promoting the show, said Perpetual Groove is one of a few bands that has been requested by local music fans. “We’re at a point where booking agents are starting to ask us to book bands, but after Wakarusa last year, there has been a lot of interest in putting together a Lincoln date for Perpetual Groove,” Kadlec said. He added that the show almost didn’t happen because of some scheduling conflicts early on, but the band offered to come to Lincoln at the end of its tour when other options fell through. “I look at it like we really wanted them to come here, and they offered us the last date on the tour on Fat Tuesday,” Kadlec said. “I’m not sure there is a better recipe for a crazy night.”

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