Avey Grouws Band met at a blues jam on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River, and have since put their Quad Cities sound into the world with the release of their debut album ‘The Devil May Care’ in March of 2020. The album hit #10 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart, #24 for 2020 on the Roots Music Report Top Contemporary Blues Album Chart, “Rise Up” was named top song of 2020 in the Ben Vee Roadhouse 66 top songs of 2020, “Come and Get This Love” won top honors in the Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition and is a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, Avey Grouws band was nominated for the 2020 BBMAs for Debut Album New Artist and is currently up for 4 awards in the 2021 Independent Blues Awards, including Best New Artist, Best New Artist Album.

Avey Grouws Band finished recording their Sophomore album with Grammy award winning producer/engineer, Casey Wasner (Keb’ Mo’/Taj Mahal, Robben Ford) in Nashville in April and hope to have the new album, “Tell-Tale Heart”, out in Fall of 2021.

Avey Grouws Band is Jeni Grouws, Chris Avey, Bryan West and Randy Leasman, with the addition of Nick Vasquez on keys when possible.