In downtown Manhattan, a rising young painter is haunted by disturbing dreams. Her walls are covered in her own scrawls: Release the boy... In small-town Minnesota, a teenage orphan struggles with a knowledge beyond his years-and a destiny he wants no part of... In California, people are tuning in to a new underground rock band. Young and old, hipsters and hippies, all are falling under the spell of its wildly charismatic lead singer. Her voice breaks down all barriers-including the ones between heaven and hell. The fans of Asha are starting to find one another-and the world is running out of time...