PGroove Torches Jacksonville Beach
Perpetual Groove Plays annual Halloween concert in Jacksonville
Nov 4, 2008
Perpetual Groove, known as PGroove to fanatic followers, is known for their outrageous concerts on the scariest day of the year. In the past, Brock Butler, Adam Perry and Albert Suttle have performed on Halloween completely decked out as Team Zissou, from The Life Aquatic, belting out David Bowie hits to laying down some sickening funk as The Jackson Five.
John Hruby, the newest member of the band would be making his debut at this event and was sure to leave a huge buzz. This year they may have reached their pinnacle of Halloween shows to date.
Perpetual Groove at The Firebird Live
The band moved their annual showcase from Atlanta's Variety Playhouse to The Firebird Live in sunny Jacksonville, Florida. The opening act was schedule to take the stage at ten o'clock and start fans on a journey, which would last into the early morning.
When the clock struck ten, Lazy B & the Recliners took the stage only too send the audience into an uproar. The opener was actually Pgroove, along with a few special guests, dressed in baby blue tuxedos fulfilling a motown motif. The crowd instantly fell into the vibe as the band shredded though such covers as Jimmy Cliff's "I Can See Clearly Now" and "Hold On, I'm Coming" by legendary Sam & Dave. With the first set leaving the crowd speechless, everyone knew the next set would bring the heat.
stepped onto the stage with Brock, Albert and Hruby sporting Cobra Kai uniforms while Adam was dressed in all white playing the part of Daniel LaRusso. With samples from The Karate Kid being played thoughout the set, the boys threw out covers from the soundtrack such as Bananarama's "Cruel Summer" and No More King's "Sweep the Leg."
The band also laid down some of their most prized originals like "Sundog" and "TTFPJ", which was dedicated to Daniel-san. The set was a smoker and the crowd reached pure euphoria by the time the set was closed with Joe Esposito's "You're the Best." With one more set to burm through, fans recieved just what was in need.
The All Valley All-Stars
Draped in skeleton costumes, the boys played "Teakwood Betz", "The Noise" and "Three Weeks" with energy that could have powered a small town. As the songs progressed from tight, clean composed sections to pure, untamed trace rock, the venue was on fire. Ghosts, pirates, super heroes and one Scrabble board were dancing like they would never be here again. Just when last call was echoing throughout The Freebird, the band kept on giving.
Tabs were being paid and final beers were being finished as the band took the stage for an encore, which set a tone that would send everyone out to the streets of Jacksonville in chaos. "Macumba", a medley of raps and rhymes sandwiched between an upbeat, happy song about penguins and a fan favorite, set an explosion in the audience. Brock poured his heart into every single rhyme, while wearing countless gifts from the front row, and finished the night of with people still wanting more.
As the road crew started breaking down the stage and the lights were tuned on, the crowd exited the venue realizing they were just giving a gem. The band showed how they can adapt and mold any genre of music to fit their unique sound. Fans all over can look forward to what is in the near future for Pgroove.
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