From the quiet town of Windsor, Connecticut, Pop Rock singer and lead shred guitarist Ariel Bellvalaire is catching the attention of music lovers around the globe. Her fans describe her songs as “Avril Lavigne with a hint of Van Halen.”

In a world dominated by pop music, Ariel stands out by adding her own punk- rock twist and of course her signature guitar solos to her original music. In 2014, Ariel had her Broadway debut by playing guitar on stage alongside Tony winner’s Lena Hall and Robin Dejesus in the Dearly Beloved Prince Tribute show in New York City. After moving to Los Angeles in 2015, Ariel booked lead roles playing guitar in commercials such as GMC and was the face of KIA’S iconic national 2016 campaign appearing as the electric guitar playing hamster. Shortly after, Ariel hit the road touring Asia and Europe as lead guitarist and singer for Nik West.

Currently, Ariel is working on a brand new EP of all original music in Nashville featuring guitar driven songs that will be released this year. In addition to her own music and shows, Ariel can be seen playing guitar as well as doing aerial acrobatics on stage with the all female movement “Femmology” which consists of a full female cast of musicians, dancers and aerialists all coming together to put on an over the top show debuting in October of 2017 in Las Vegas.

Ariel consistently inspires audience members with her live high-energy performances, singing, and her fast “shred” style electric guitar solos and is excited to debut her aerial acrobatics on stage. She plans on touring the U.S and Europe both as a solo artist and with Femmology in hopes of sharing her love of lead electric guitar.

Austin walked for ten years with a cane due to an arterial venous malformation at birth. While performing on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a homeless man called out: “Hey Walkin’ Cane! Got some spare change for a brother?!” Austin took the jibe as his nickname. In 1996, after years of battling the inevitable, his left leg was amputated below the knee. A year after the surgery, he returned to the music scene stronger & without need of a cane.

In 2002, Austin & Karen Starks were married at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and began recording his 706 Union Ave. CD at the legendary studio immediately after the ceremony. “The thought of getting married & recording in the same room where many of my heroes took their first steps was incredible.” Austin Walkin’ Cane is proud to be sponsored by National Reso- Phonic Guitars, Ernie Ball Strings, Dr. Z Amplifiers & Rocky Mountain Slide Co.

AWC’s 2008 CD, Murder of a Blues Singer, was inspired by an after-hours diner conversation with blues legend Robert Jr. Lockwood. “The stories were flowing like the grease off our plates.” Subsequently, the album is saturated in classic Delta Blues, as were the tales of Lockwood’s stepfather, Robert Johnson. Mr. Lockwood had agreed to perform on the record, but fate had changed that path. The Walkin’ Cane Band captured the perfect “live in the studio” feeling that Austin & co-writer Chris Allen had envisioned for these songs. The band is a well-oiled machine. Special guests on Murder of a Blues Singer include Colin Dussault, Eroc Sosinski and one of Cleveland\’s finest gospel groups, the Prayer Warriors.

In 2011, an acoustic CD, A World Of Blues, was released. The Allen Charanghat original songs were recorded live at the Brothers Lounge as a testament to Walkin’ Cane living on the road. The album uses excerpts of Austin’s world travels in addition to the show recorded in the heart of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame city.

During the summer of 2014, One Heart Walkin‘ was recorded in two days at the historic G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula, OH. Built in 1850, the former schoolhouse & Civil War Veteran\’s hangout, set the perfect mood for this album. Listening to Cane’s most recent album is like being a passenger on the old Illinois Central Railroad. These “Damn Fine Blues” take the listener from the south side of Chicago, through the deep south of the Mississippi Delta. You’ll stop in Memphis, Clarksdale, and Bentonia and ride to the end of the line of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Leave it to FuZZrd to find the bright side of Armageddon.

The Minneapolis band has a knack for documenting searing personal experiences, strapping them to turbo-charged guitar riffs, and creating rock ‘n’ roll in the process. They make no attempt to hide the scars acquired on the journey. But rather than dwell on darkness and fury, FuZZrd focuses their energy on hard-won lessons and glimmers of hope.

The result? Tales of obsession, devotion, and redemption – all sung from the crater of a live volcano.

And there’s room for some humor too. Asked about the band name (pronounced “FUZZ-erd”), lead vocalist/guitarist Brett Petrusek laughs and turns evasive: “It has six letters, just like the six knobs on an old Marshall amp. It’s actually kinda goofy, but we all need some goofy right now.”

All kidding aside, Petrusek and his three bandmates – bassist/vocalist Robert Berg, guitarist/vocalist Eric Vobejda, and drummer Scott Savage – get down to serious business as soon as the amps are warmed up and ready to roar.

Gerald Stephens was born in Memphis and grew up in Southaven, MS, where he began piano lessons at age 7. He studied classical piano throughout his formative years and continued in college at Memphis State University in 1989.

While at Memphis State, Gerald also began training in jazz studies. While teaching piano lessons and working toward a BFA in Commercial Music/ Recording Technology from the University of Memphis, Gerald also began performing professionally and has continued to do so ever since. He has been in demand as a blues and jazz pianist in the Mid-South area for more than 20 years, and has performed with many notable musicians of local and international fame, including Levon Helm, Hugh Masekela, The Memphis Horns, Antonio Hart, Annie Sellick, and Valerie

June. Later in life, Gerald returned to classical studies in piano, and acquired a Master’s degree from the University of Memphis in 2014.

Gerald has an impressive resume of teaching experience, including teaching at Germantown Baptist Conservatory for several years. In 2002, he began teaching at the University of Memphis, first in the Community Music School and then in the Jazz department where he taught for over ten years. In 2011, he became Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano at Rhodes College in Memphis.

Currently he continues to teach at Rhodes, while performing solo, collaborating with various groups, and recording his own music. He has been on many local album releases, including Red Trio (2005), Groundspeak’s Local Language (2007), The Love Light Orchestra (2018), John Paul Keith’s Heart Shaped Shadow (2018), Graber Gryass’ Late Bloom (2020) and Nectar Drops (2020), and Robert Allen Parker’s The River’s Invitation (2021). Cycles (2013) is his first and only to date solo release.

Grave Corps is a band from Cedar Falls, IA. They formed in 2007 and have been serving up a diverse catalogue of horror rock anthems every since. They also bring their vision of a post apocalyptic, monster-filled world to life with their high energy, take no prisoners stage show. Make sure you check these guys out because they’re probably your favorite band. You just don’t know it yet!