Towa Bird on stage in Nashville last year with her Kramer Renee Rapp In ConcertNashville, Illusionist”) TN model
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TRADITIONAL PATHS TO rock ’n’ roll stardom — such as blockbuster album sales and sold-out tours — may have become less and less common in our post-everything world, but Towa Bird isn’t worried. She’s busy punching her own ticket to the top.
Over the past few years, the breakout TikTok guitarist has ridden a wave of online celebrity to a major-label record deal, an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers and a scorching performance on Olivia Rodrigo’s Disney+ documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u. Now, with her debut album, American Hero, the 25-year-old guitarist is finding new ways to use her instrument in popular music by pulling from her classic-rock roots.