Grace Bowers has successfully transitioned from TikTok guitarist to bonafide Gen Z guitar hero, and her recent late-night television debut on on Monday night continued to showcase her guitar prowess and rising star status. Brandishing her trusty with a boldly emblazoned with the word ‘Vote’, Bowers treated audiences to a wah-laden version of her track from her band Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge’s debut album, . The performance showcased Bowers' funk and blues-driven acumen before climaxing in a lengthy classic rock solo à la Slash starting at the 1:34 mark.
She was accompanied by her bandmates: singer Esther Okai-Teteh, keyboardist Joshua Blaylock, bassist Eric Fortaleza, drummer Brandon Combs, and guitarist Prince Parker. In a 2024 , Bowers talked about how the Hodge Podge got together. “For a while, people would book me for things, and I didn’t have a band.
I would throw a bunch of random musicians together and make it work,” she admitted. “Doing it that way was great, but at the same time, it was a total shit show! So I called the band Hodge Podge and found a winning combination of people. We’re more of a band than something thrown together.
” The Gibson endorsee also gave more insight into her setup, including the pedals that keen-eyed viewers spotted during her inaugural TV appearance. “My guitar is a Gibson ’61 SG, which was gifted to me two years ago. “It’s my absolute favorite – it’s all original and has .
I play it on almost everything and I’m very connected to it. I’ve been pairing it with a Fender Reverb and a sparse , including a Grindstone Audio Solutions Nightshade overdrive, an Echoplex tape delay, and a wah. That’s it!” Bowers and the Hodge Podge released their debut album, , just last week.
Produced by Brothers Osborne guitarist , the release arrives just in time for her Instrumentalist of the Year nomination at next month’s Americana Music Association Honors & Awards..
