Athens, GA-based Perpetual Groove is gearing up for their first fall tour with new keyboardist John Hruby. Dubbed the “Thunder Construction” tour, the band will kickoff the roadshow in their hometown at The Georgia Theatre on September 4th for two nights before heading to Asheville’s Orange Peel. The band heads west to Colorado following their performance at the The Mulberry Mountain Music Festival in Arkansas on September 13th.

The band makes a return trip to the Northeast at the beginning of October with stops at The Highline Ballroom in New York City, The Hard Rock in Boston, The Norva and The National in Virginia and the band's debut at The Tupelo Music Hall in Londonberry, NH. In a show of support for their hometown football team, The Georgia Bulldogs, Perpetual Groove will be taking the stage on Halloween night in Jacksonville, FL at The Freebird to kick off the annual Georgia vs. Florida weekend, one of the biggest rivalries in college football. Joining Perpetual Groove on the Halloween bill this year will be special guests Lazy B & The Recliners and The All Valley All Stars.

As the year begins to slowly wind down, the band heads to Florida with two performances at The Bear Creek Music Festival, and a brief trip westward to Texas before breaking with family for Thanksgiving. The band makes their annual trip to South Florida at the beginning of December, culminating with two nights at The Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale. Perpetual Groove will return to Athens for two night to celebrate New Year’s Eve. On December 30th, PGroove drummer Albert Suttle will open the show with lead singer Brock Butler trading those duties on the 31st.

And while we are just on the brink of closing out 2008, we’ve already got a lot in store for 2009, including the band’s debut at The Tabernacle in Atlanta as well as the annual Memorial Day Celebration, Amberland. More announcements will be coming soon, so please keep your eyes on http://www.pgroove.com!

We are pleased to announce that Perpetual Groove has signed with Madison House Booking. Madison House is home to an incredible roster of artists, including Keller Williams, Michael Franti, The Drive-By Truckers, Secret Machines, Lotus, and many, many more. We are ecstatic to be joining such a great roster of talent when Madison House assumes booking responsibilities at the start 2009. Madison House, which was formed in 1996, is dedicated to providing the best possible service for Perpetual Groove and their fans, and we welcome them with open arms to the PGroove family.

On that note, we would like to send our sincerest thanks to Chad Denney and Degy Entertainment. Chad has represented the band's booking interests since early 2002 and over the course of the last five years, we are lucky to have earned such a wonderful friend and trusted colleague. Chad's help and determination is a big reason why so many people have gotten the chance to experience and fall in love with this band. We thank you for all the hard work, the countless late nights, the numerous trips together, and all of your wonderful insight into this crazy world of music!

Join Brock Butler and Allen Aucoin (of the Disco Biscuits) in Hell at The Masquerade for a very special performance following the PGroove/Mike Gordon/Gov't Mule show in the music park. Tickets for the Brock/Allen show are $10.00 and will be available tomorrow, Wednesday July 23rd, 2008. THERE WILL ONLY BE 50 TICKETS PUT ON SALE! If you are interested in attending this performance, please do not hesitate to purchase your tickets tomorrow. There will be no exceptions for this show, you must have a ticket! to gain entry to Hell! Tickets can be purchased through ticketmaster only!

Last night at The Morton Theatre in downtown Athens, GA, Perpetual Groove was awarded the best local band in the jam/improve category. This is their second award in as many years. While not in attendance (they're hunkered down rehearsing and practicing!!!) the award was accepted on behalf of close friend and Georgia Theatre owner, Wil Green, who read the following message from the members of Perpetual Groove, "In a word filled with cool band names, we choose to be different!" Thanks to everyone who voted for the band this year, it is an honor to be so well represented in our home town. We'd also love to give a big shout out to our friends in both Wilx and Mama's Love, both of whom were also finalists for this year's award. For more about the Flagpole music awards, please visit http://www.flagpole.com

Perpetual Groove is excited to announce the addition of keyboardist John Hruby to the band’s full time line-up. Hruby is originally from Youngstown, OH, but currently resides in Atlanta, GA and has spent the past few years holed up at Zone Studios under the tutelage of producer/engineer extraordinaire, Billy Hume. Hruby’s tenure with Zone Studios has garnered him quite a bit of mainstream attention, as he has worked with many of the rap industry’s heavy hitters like Ciara, Ludacris, David Banner and The Ying Yang Twins. It was through working with The Ying Yang Twins that Hruby met and collaborated with renowned hip hop producer Mr. Collipark, resulting in Hruby’s first platinum record for his work on United State of Atlanta, featuring the co-produced song “Live Again” with Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine guesting on vocals. “It was very surreal; I never thought that would be the way it would happen....I’m a rock n’ roll guy! Before moving to Atlanta, I hadn’t listened to rap music since middle school!”

While he has one foot firmly planted in the hip-hop world, John is no stranger to the jam scene. You may recognize his name as the band leader for one of the most innovative jambands to come out of the Ohio music scene, Guest. Hruby still occasionally performs with Guest, and the band will celebrate their ten year anniversary with a pair of shows this September. During his time with Guest, John performed with some of the country’s top jamband staples, including Umphrey’s Mcgee and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

When Perpetual Groove keyboardist Matt McDonald ended his career with the band this past May, there was no question that John Hruby would be the perfect addition to the next chapter in the band’s history. Hruby’s history with the current members goes all the way back to 2003 when Guest and Perpetual Groove shared the bill on several shows throughout the Southeast and Midwest. An immediate bond was formed resulting in a side-project, The Ruins, featuring current PGroove members Brock Butler and Adam Perry as well as Travis Kline (Capt. Soular Cat,) on drums.

When John was first approached about the position in Perpetual Groove, it was met with mixed emotions. A long time friend of the band, it was difficult for him to see Matt McDonald departing. “I consider Matt a good friend. It really is important to look at things in perspective. I am not here to replace Matt; that simply can’t be done. I am here to help begin a new chapter in the band’s evolution.” The evolution has been a work in progress; from sit-ins with Perpetual Groove to working the side project, John’s addition to the band brings the relationship full circle. “I am a songwriter at heart, and I am relishing the opportunity to get back to live music on a regular basis. I have been so blessed in life. I look forward to seeing where this wild journey will take me next!”

Fans of Perpetual Groove will get a sneak peek of this new marriage of musicians on June 28th at the first annual Vortex Festival in Asheville, NC before he makes his official debut with the band at The ROTHBURY Festival in Rothbury, MI on July 3rd. Perpetual Groove will be keeping a light schedule this summer for extensive rehearsals, but expect to see the band return to The Northeast, Midwest, Colorado, and of course, The Southeast this fall. For more information, please visit http://www.pgroove.com and to get to know John Hruby a little better, check out his site at http://www.myspace.com/jhruby