AV & The Inner City is a six piece, all-female, Soul, Roots and Blues-infused vocal group from Edmonton's inner city. Embracing the diversity and wide ranging musical backgrounds of each of its members, AV & The Inner City creates a Roots-Soul blend of R&B and non-religious Gospel style music that is easy to sing along with, and hard to forget. Their inception story is as captivating as their music: the group formed after each member attended and performed at a series of socially distanced porch concerts hosted by AV (Ann Vriend) during the pandemic. Garnering accolades early on, the group took home the Edmonton Folk Music Festival's "Emerging Artist Award" during their inaugural Western Canada tour in the summer of 2023, and this year received a feature in Porter Airlines in-flight magazine, Edmonton's Edify Magazine, spins on CBC and CKUA, and reached 20,000 streams on Spotify in their first three months as a group. Featuring JUNO-nominated Indigenous vocalist Debbie Houle, Jazz singer and musicologist Johwanna Alleyne, Crystal Eyo of pop/R&B group "Mercy Funk", Czech Republic songwriter Alenka Lundell, and multi-instrumentalist Jenn Dahlen– all under the guidance of award-winning Canadian Blues/Roots artist, AV (Ann Vriend)-- the group is a mosaic of diverse Canadian talent.