Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have been touring relentlessly since the release of their major label debut This Is Somewhere and will continue to do so this summer with major festival dates along with some shows with Dave Matthews before a stint opening for the Black Crowes.

One of the consistent additions to the spring and early summer set list has been a new song "Sugar." The band had been working on the song prior to stopping into Memphis for their Sun Studio Sessions taping but it wasn't quite finished. In the wee hours of the morning the band worked out a final arrangement and then laid down the track. You can check out the fantastic final result below:

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Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles have a very different musical style than singer songwriter Jon McKiel. Borges and her band deliver a bouncy Americana country-rock, while McKiel is an introspective troubadour ala Ray Lamontagne and Ryan Adams. Both recently brought their musical styles to Memphis to perform for the Sun Studio Sessions.

Both recorded several songs that will be released over the next several weeks. The first offering from Borges is the foot-tapping "Daniel Lee", while McKiel delivers the brooding "Never Forget."

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Amy LaVere is the latest artist to perform on the Sun Studio Sessions web video series. It's easy to see why Amy is garnering critical acclaim at home and abroad. Just this fall, Amy was nominated as best emerging artist by the Americana Music Association and this summer she'll take her great live show on the road. In addition to Bonnaroo, LaVere and her bandmates, Paul Taylor and Steve Selvidge, will open shows for both Langhorne Slim and the North Mississippi Allstars before hitting the UK later this summer.

Beyond sharing the stage, the connection to the Dickinson family runs deep. Taylor drummed for Cody and Luther before they formed the Allstars and their father, the legendary Jim Dickinson (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan), produced her latest release Anchors & Anvils. But, LaVere is not moving ahead soley because of who she knows. She's a compelling performer will appeal to a range of music lovers, including "Norah Jones fans and anyone who loved Robert Plant's and Alison Krauss's Raising Sand." (Daily Mail, UK). Comparisons are nice, but check out Amy's work below as it speaks for itself.

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David Ford is injecting some life and excitement into the singer songwriter ranks. Unlike the quiet introspective types that often inhabit the space, Ford proves you don't have to whisper to say something important. On tour now with the lovely Sara Barielles and soon linking up with Augustana, Ford is definitely an act worth catching live.

In an earlier leg of his tour, Ford stopped into Sun Studio to perform several songs as part of the Sun Studio Sessions. Below is a clip for "Go To Hell." Check it out for a glimpse of why this should be a great big year for David Ford and his music career.

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Amber Rubarth and Adam Levy are the latest artists to appear in the new web video show, the "Sun Studio Sessions" filmed in the historic studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Amber, backed by Adam and Alex Wong, performs "Another Perfect Sunset", while Adam does "In the Morning."

The pair have different styles, but are both great songwriters and play a lot of shows together. They are touring Europe now, with shows in France, the UK and Belgium. Adam and Amber recorded several songs each at Sun and those videos will be released over the next several weeks.

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It's no secret that Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are one of Earvolution's favorite bands. So, it was a great personal thrill for the band to agree to appear as the first act to tape a performance for the Sun Studio Sessions, a project I've been working on for the past few months.

In case you don't know, Sun Studio is the legendary room where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Howlin' Wolf and many others recorded their very first hits. U2 fans will remember Bono and crew going there to record Angel of Harlem

As expected, the Nocturnals were fantastic. They played several tunes that are not on their normal set list and even finished a new song there and wrote a brand new one during the taping. All of that is on camera so you'll get to see some very cool exclusive footage from the band very soon.

The Sessions will begin airing regular "webisodes" on Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting next week, April 7th. But, you can check out a sample webisode here now.

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