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Jeri Grouws - Music House
Jeni Grouws is a powerhouse roots, blues, and soul singer-songwriter who knows how to grab an audience with her big voice and honest storytelling. She first made a splash on the national scene fronting the Avey Grouws Band,…
Continue Reading »Alan Arena - Cape Cod Girl
Alan Arena is an independent blues-rock singer and guitarist out of New England who has been doing his thing for decades. He first started turning heads back in 2007 with his solo debut, Where's the Rainbow, winning people…
Continue Reading »Donna Herula - Cold Feet
Donna Herula is a killer blues guitarist and singer out of Chicago who absolutely tears it up on the acoustic slide. She’s got a deep love for old-school Delta and country blues, taking cues from legends like Son…
Continue Reading »Ron Vincent - Ray's Hat Trick
Ron Vincent is a seasoned veteran of the New York jazz scene, widely respected for his smooth feel and tasteful control behind the kit. A Rhode Island native, he started carving out his musical path at the Berklee…
Continue Reading »Gerry Hundt Trio - One More For Me
Gerry Hundt is a total musical shape-shifter who’s been tearing up the Chicago and Midwest blues circuits for over twenty years. Most blues fans first caught wind of him back when he was the secret weapon in Nick…
Continue Reading »Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band - What's Next?
Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band isn't your standard, straight-laced jazz ensemble. It’s an unconventional, hard-grooving 11-piece New York collective that takes the wild, improvisational freedom of late-1960s counterculture rock and smashes it together with the sophisticated horn charts…
Continue Reading »Jeremy Green - In Motion
Jeremy Green is a super talented contemporary guitarist and songwriter who has been making waves in the modern jazz fusion and rock scenes. Known for his clean technique, soulful melodies, and killer solos, he has a knack for…
Continue Reading »Bywater Call - Broken Souvenirs
Bywater Call is a powerhouse seven-piece crew out of Toronto that’s been tearing up the Southern soul and roots-rock scene since 2017. Fronted by Meghan Parnell’s raw, whiskey-and-honey vocals and Dave Barnes’ greasy slide guitar work, these guys…
Continue Reading »Cedar County Cobras - Sinners & Saints
Cedar County Cobras are an Americana duo from Eastern Iowa known for mixing Delta blues, early country, folk, and rural Americana into a lively, distinctive sound. The band has been performing for over a decade, building a reputation…
Continue Reading »Clay Giberson - Moment's Notice
Clay Giberson is a jazz pianist and composer based in Portland, Oregon, with a style that blends thoughtful songwriting, adventurous improvisation, and a strong sense of melody. Growing up in Washington, with a piano teacher for a mother,…
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