Live Music: Avey Grouws Band

Get ready to groove and enjoy the rhythm as Engage Keosauqua brings you a night of FREE blues music as part of their 2024 Summer Concert Series: Van & the Movers opening at 4 p.m. for The Avey Grouws Band at 7 p.m. Van & the Movers have been delivering red hot blues throughout Iowa for more than twenty years. Their music is traditional, classic, fun, and danceable blues. Avey Grouws Band blends blues, roots, rock and soul as powerfully as the Mississippi River runs through their home in the Quad Cities of Iowa & Illinois. Led by powerhouse vocalist Jeni Grouws and ace guitar man Chris Avey, the two-time top ten Billboard charting band are known for their gritty sound and engaging shows. Sophomore album, "Tell Tale Heart", was recorded in Nashville, TN with Grammy award winner, Casey Wasner (Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal). Released September 2021, "Tell Tale Heart" debuted #7 on the Billboard Blues Album chart. Avey Grouws Band also hit #10 on the Billboard with their 2020 debut album, "The Devil May Care". Avey Grouws Band toured the US this past year, including Kansas City, two Florida tours, an East Coast tour and a trip to Las Vegas to play the Big Blues Bender along with acts including Keb’ Mo, Beth Hart, Tab Benoit, Samantha Fish and many more.