Vermont-based blues/rock/jam sensations Grace Potter & The Nocturnals have been rocking New Englanders for several years now, but something tells me that the intimate barroom shows are over. Since the release of last year’s album This is Somewhere, Grace and the boys have seen their songs pop up on television shows like Grey’s Anatomy and One Tree Hill, plus they made the evening and morning talk show circuit last fall and toured with Gov't Mule.

The lid is sure to blow wide open this summer as they make the festival circuit, also opening for the Dave Matthews Band on a few dates and the Black Crowes on several others. The attention and success are warranted, as Potter is an immensely talented musician. Her pounding on the Hammond B-3 and licks on her flying V-neck guitar are always a joy to watch. She’s cute, too, which never hurts.

Your last chance for a while to see the band headline in New England will be this weekend. They’re playing the Palace Theater in Manchester on Friday, June 6, and way up at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon on Saturday, June 7. See them while you can still brag about knowing them before 50 million other people do.