Avey/Grouws Duo at The Tap House Rochester

Avey/Grouws Duo is excited to be with our MN friends at The Tap House 3 times this summer! June 13, July 18 and August 22nd. Keep an eye out on The Tap House’s facebook page for the announcement of their great Wednesday food and drink specials!

Chris Avey and Jeni Grouws are the leaders of the Iowa Blues Challenge winners, Avey/Grouws Band. The Avey/Grouws Duo formed after the two met at a blues jam in the Quad Cities. Chris Avey has been called a ‘younger, more fiery Coco Montoya’ and captivates audiences with his incredible skill on both electric and acoustic guitar, his gritty growl and his sense of humor. Jeni Grouws has been called a ‘shooting star’ with a voice that is like ‘a choir of angels on a runaway train’. The duo has penned original music with a Roots/Americana feel, and they continue to reinterpret songs they love. Chris Avey and Jeni Grouws have spent the last 2 years playing festivals such as Hambone Music Festival, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival and Prairie Dog Blues Fest, as well as bars and music joints across the Midwest. The band just released the EP “Avey/Grouws Band: Road to Memphis”. The Avey/Grouws Band just returned from a Semi Finals finish at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. They have a full line up of summer festivals and shows that are slowly being announced at www.aveygrouwsband.com . More to come!