Grace Bowers is an 18-year-old, award-winning guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who is undisputedly on a meteoric rise with buzz reaching fever pitch around the independent release of her debut album, Wine On Venus earlier this year. Produced by John Osborne (Brothers Osborne), Wine On Venusgarnered widespread acclaim, Forbes praised it as, “an infectious, joyous party” and Rolling Stone calling Bowers “Nashville’s new guitar hero.” Bowers cut her teeth playing in dive bars, inspired by the blues of B.B. King as well as the soulful funk of Sly And The Family Stone. Her breakout moment came when videos of her playing guitar on social media went viral during the pandemic. She has since become one of the most in-demand and celebrated young guitarists, and an inspiration to a whole new generation of female guitarists around the world. Bowers also recently made her late-night television debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” was featured on “CBS Mornings” and NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and will continue to tour through this fall including select dates with The Red Clay Strays, Gary Clark Jr. and The Allman Betts Family Revival. She will also perform at Irving Plaza on October 15 with the Roots in support of Why Hunger and in January, join The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir at his Dead Ahead Fest in Mexico for five nights of curated collaborations celebrating the Grateful Dead songbook. She has further headline shows in Japan and a sold-out night in New York City, as well as appearances at prominent festivals such as Bourbon & Beyond, Telluride Blues and Brews, Bottlerock and Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. If that was not enough, Grace recently won Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, made her Grand Ole Opry debut on her eighteenth birthday, and was named a U.S. Global Music Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State and YouTube’s Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. She also performed alongside Dolly Parton on CBS, joined Lainey Wilson as part of CBS’ New Year’s Eve Live celebration, and been sought after by everyone from Tyler Childers and Susan Tedeschi to Kingfish. This past summer she joined Slash and Brothers Osborne on the road and performed alongside Billy Idol at the Fired Up For Summer benefit concert. She is perhaps most proud of raising $30,000 with her 2nd Annual “Grace Bowers & Friends: An Evening Supporting Love, Life & Music” benefit show, $15,000 of which was donated to MusiCares®.