Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge

Grace Bowers is an American blues rock guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader from Nashville, Tennessee. She leads her own band, The Hodge Podge, a group that blends blues-rock with heavy elements of funk and soul. Her 2024 debut album Wine on Venus, credited to Grace Bowers & the Hodge Podge, includes the song "Madam President", which many media outlets read as commentary on the 2024 United States presidential election. Originally from the Bay Area, Bowers started playing guitar when she was nine. She gained a following during the COVID-19 pandemic by live-streaming guitar jams on Reddit and Instagram. Meet Grace Bowers, the Next Great Blues Rock Hero. Guitar World, February 5, 2024. Liu, Cherry (17 July 2025). "Who is Grace Bowers, the teen guitar prodigy who performed at the Grammys?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 May 2026. Grace Bowers Was 'So Sick' of Singing Other People's Songs — So the Guitarist Put Out Her Own Album. People, August 30, 2024. Grace Bowers: Have Guitar, Will Travel. Variety, December 7, 2024. Grace Bowers draws on blues, funk, and soul in her debut album, 'Wine on Venus'. NPR, August 11, 2024. Gomez-Misserian, Gabriela (1 August 2024). "Guitarist Grace Bowers Is Poised for Six-String Stardom". Garden & Gun. Retrieved 12 May 2026. v t e