Rising out of the low country of Savannah, GA in 2001, Perpetual Groove has grown quickly into a formidable international touring organization. Now based in Athens, GA, the band continues to ride an unending wave of momentum buoyed by an enthusiastic fan base and international critical acclaim. Fans of Perpetual Groove (or PGroove, as the fans like to call them) are known to follow the band from state to state, night to night, to experience their euphoric live show that features an ever changing set-list. Perpetual Groove's music has evolved into a genre-bending, highly original sound that touches upon jazz-rock, neo-psychedelia, R&B, trance electronica, progressive rock, and anthemic arena rock. Their large catalog of original music offers something for everyone, but the band is also known for their eclectic range of covers; including everything from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to Rage Against The Machine's "Bulls On Parade". The addition of an intense, retina burning, intelligent light show creates an atmosphere unlike any other, assuring fans they'll get a highly polished, yet different show each night.

Perpetual Groove released their first album, Sweet Oblivious Antidote, in 2003 on Harmonized Records after their first year of solid touring. Besides being the top seller for The Home Grown Music Network that year (it out-sold releases by Phish, Widespread Panic, and others), it was also voted HGMN Top Fan Pick for 2003. The buzz only got bigger on the 2004 follow-up record, All This Everything, which was produced by Grammy award-winner Robert Hannon. LiveLoveDie, their third record was released in March of 2007 and represents a significant evolutionary departure in style for Perpetual Groove. Teaming up once again with Hannon and Tree Sound Studios, the band set forth to create a darker sonic landscape without sacrificing too much of that "PGroove quality" thanks in part to Butler's warm, soaring vocals. HEAL, released in 2010, firmly established Perpetual Groove as more than a jamband with its focus on well-crafted songs. Honey Cuts, an EP released later in 2010, is the most accurate representation of the band's current sound, especially on the track "Cairo."

Perpetual Groove continues to tour relentlessly throughout the United States and is a staple in the US festival scene with performances at All Good Music Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Bonnaroo, Jam Cruise, High Sierra, Jazz Fest, Riverbend and their own annual gathering, Amberland. The band has also made appearances at International events such as Jam in the Dam and Caribbean Holidaze. Perpetual Groove continues to push the envelope in the music industry, touring behind the first ever 5.1 surround sound system and producing the first album to be completely offset by renewable energy credits.

Adam learned his most important lesson in life so far, three years ago after submitting his first bio for the original Perpetual Groove web site. In his greatest achievements, Adam jokingly listed hiking the Appalachian Trail, which we all know never happened. I mean lets face it, the kid is lazy and there is not a chance in hell he could even do a mile of the AT. Well, incredibly, there were quite a few people who asked, and were disappointed to find out that Adam never did such a thing. Since then, Adam has never lied about anything else.

Although Adam spends the majority of his time playing bass for Perpetual Groove, his real passion is his side project The Adam Perry Polka Players. The need to fulfill his love for acting and polka music developed into this tour de force that features a full polka band and a cast of players enacting all of his favorite movie scenes. Currently, they are hard at work adapting some of his favorite video game cinemas to the live stage. The group tours sporadically throughout southern Florida.

Adam originates from Cleveland, OH. The home of rock n' roll, or at least the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. He is the middle child in a line-up of next generation Perry entertainers. His little sister is an actress and his brother plays guitar in the heavy metal act, Red Giant. When not on the road, Adam usually focuses his time on writing and hanging out with his dog Jaco. Once in a blue moon, you may catch him sitting in with Brock somewhere around Athens.

Adam's presence onstage is marked by the often unused microphone stand. Good for quips in between songs and to make general sales announcements, i.e., "Uhhhh, we have some albums for sale....," the microphone rarely sees any additional action. Rumors of a past vocal presence have emerged and been proven by old tapes of Perpetual Groove. The stand is there. The microphone is on. One day, it could happen. We are listening.

Brock Butler was born into this world in the year 1979, significant only in that Brock could later brag that he truly was a child of the eighties. It would only be eight years later that Guns N' Roses would release their masterpiece, Appetite for Destruction, and in turn, open Brock's eyes to the possibility of a career in guitar soloing.

Brock's first band, The Corporate Sugar Daddies, rose to cult status in the King George area of Virginia while he was in high school. The band released two albums, the breakout debut, Flow, and the follow up release, The Corporate Sugar Daddies. CSD broke up after being passed over for an appearance on NBC's Saved By The Bell - a crushing blow to the group that was already dealing with the pressures of being a hip, local high school act. The rejection from Saved by the Bell knocked the band down and they never really got up. The only thing left to do was move on.

After graduating from High School a year early, and finding that substitute teaching was not his bag, he decided to move South and go to college. Brock kissed King George goodbye and made his way to Savannah, GA for what would eventually become a turning point in his life. Brock enrolled in The Savannah College of Art and Design where he pursued and obtained a degree in video and film production as well as a minor in sound engineering. This of course is when and where Perpetual Groove was born, but that's another story.

The reluctant front man of the band has a wicked sense of humor, a passion for movies, music, video games and books about other musicians who share a passion for movies, music, video games and books about other musicians who share a passion for movies, music, video games and books about other musicians who share a passion for movies, music, video games and books about other musicians who......

Everyone likes drummer jokes. Have you ever heard the one about getting a drummer off your front porch? The answer of course, is to pay him for the pizza. Well, as one of the hardest working members in the PG family, that joke actually applied to Albert, as he sometimes delivered pies for Dominos Pizza when the band was not on the road. In addition, Albert also used his free time to teach drumming lessons at a local music store. Those days are over. However, his strong work ethic can still be witnessed every night Perpetual Groove hits the stage.

That strong work ethic was instilled in Albert while growing up in Oklahoma. As the only band member to hail from West of the Mississippi, Albert is also the oldest. So old in fact, that he can still vividly remember the day the family circled the wagons and made their way to Oklahoma, seeking a better life away from the hustle and bustle of the cities that had over taken the East coast. "I can still remember the day we arrived in Oklahoma and staked out what would become the family plot," remarked Albert when asked to reminisce about his upbringing.

It was during the first couple years in Oklahoma that Albert was turned onto the drums. The Indians that were still left in the plains used to bang on them all night long, much to the pleasure of Albert and the disdain of his parents. After his parents would fall asleep, Albert would sneak out of the house and run down past the rolling hills to where the Indianas were settled. It was here that Albert learned his first lessons about drum technique.

Albert continued to play the drums as he grew older. After graduating from college, Albert left home for Oklahoma State University. In the marching band at OSU, he continued to hone his craft. After attending college for more than seven years, Albert finally graduated and moved on with his life.

It was by way of the Army that Albert met Matt and the rest is PGroove history. Although brief, Albert's stay in the Army would help continue a long tradition of drumming, as he was required to practice daily to meet the strict standards of military drum technique. Albert's stay in the armed forces were brief as he pursued the career he now has today, playing in a band!

FORMER KEYBOARD PLAYER RETURNS TO PERPETUAL GROOVE AFTER OTHER ENDEAVORS, OR DOES HE??

Well-known keyboard player and pianist Matthew McDonald has rejoined Athens, GA-based rock/jam band Perpetual Groove beginning on New Year’s Eve this year. Or has he?

McDonald -- known for his fusion of electronic, jazz, gospel and rock and roll keyboard prowess -- was last seen playing with Perpetual Groove in mid 2008. Since that time, McDonald has pursued other interests, performing with other acts, being a dad and a husband and, evidently, tinkering with cloning - deuxgall

“At first it was just a hobby, but then I had a breakthrough one night in my garage. I realized that the key to cloning was to hold down shift-apple-2 not control-apple-2 when you click the ‘build’ button in the clone tool.”

“Boom. Clone.”

“It was rad. I was really surprised that was what had been holding up the state of the art.”

“It was really fantastic. The very first clone I made -- Uno I like to call him -- did all the patent work. It was actually his idea to form DEUXGALL TECH (http://www.deuxgall.com). I mostly just played XBOX while he did his thing. Boom. Patent on cloning, just like that.”

From there, McDonald knew he was on to something big. “It was really all Uno. At first it was awesome. He’d be like ‘Hey Matt do you want a clone to make you dinner tonight?’ and of course my wife and I just hi-fived, smiled and waited for our meal. It was super sweet.”

“Then the ‘world domination’ thing came up. Uno got really into that idea for a while.”

After producing literally thousands of clones of himself, he realized that being demagogue overlord of the human race thanks to his Clone Army was getting a bit cliché.

“Yeah, it’s like every movie ever had that already...ya know?” is how he described his thinking. McDonald continued, ”I really thought reigning as Dark Lord would be cool, but as it got closer, I realized that what I really wanted to do is dance.”

“Yeah, I assumed he was kidding...” said McDonald’s wife, Kelly. “I was going to be a freakin Dark Queen of all humanity. But Matt’s like ‘ooo...look at me...I wanna dance and sh*t.’ so here I am, ready to take rule at my throne of skulls and then we’re listening to old Perpetual Groove albums in the living room. It was frustrating, to be honest.”

But Mrs. McDonald’s frustration soon subsided. She continued the story saying, “Once Matt showed me his moves -- that crazy booty dance he does while he plays -- I just couldn’t deny that this man has got the moves. I can’t deny humanity access to the funky dance sensation that is my husband.”

McDonald reprogrammed the clone army to be the Shake-That-Mutated-Clone-Booty Dance Troupe, and continued building Deuxgall Tech Ind. for more private US Govt. contracts.

Soon after, the band approached McDonald about rejoining. *Unconfirmed reports say that Adam Perry first approached McDonald about joining the Dark Lord Army, but official statements insist that Perry simply wanted to make funky music and to watch the clone dance troupe do their dances.*

McDonald described the time as, “I was excited about playing with Perpetual Groove again. It just doesn’t get better when you’re looking for something to dance to. My clones were excited too!”

But in early rehearsal sessions, McDonald noticed that “...something just wasn’t right. It was like I could feel the dance inside of me, but it wasn’t all there. That’s when it hit me: it shouldn’t be me playing. It should be Uno the Clone child.”

So McDonald graciously stepped down, again, to do what was best for the band. For all intents and purposes, McDonald is rejoining the band to play keyboards. But Organic McDonald will be at home with his wife and child, working in the medical industry, serving the community of Athens, helping to keep it healthy.

And forever more, Uno the Clone will play with Perpetual Groove, shaking his booty like his master taught him. Fans are encouraged to check out the people around them at the band’s upcoming run of shows. You never know which of them might be “Deuxgall Tech Clones,”.

For his part, Uno says “It’s the policy of Deuxgall Technologies not to comment on client relations. Additional information may be provided for your publications to publish for your humans in the future.”

McDonald will perform with the band on NYE 2011/2.012 at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA. And will have UNO fill his proper role for the foreseeable future with Perpetual Groove.

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