Back when I went to school with Gracie Potter, we never met up, but I still like telling everyone we went to school together. In any case, her band rocks and her voice is great. She's getting popular back east, and is out on tour hitting the southeast and the midwest.
If you haven't heard the band, go to the website (
http://www.gracepotter.com) and click "Media" at the top. Then go see them live in Minneapolis on March 13th.