The Host Country w/ Anthony Worden & the Illiterati

1159 24th Street,Des Moines IA 50311

23 September, 2021

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Singer/Songwriter; Americana xBk Presents: The Host Country w/ Anthony Worden & the Illiterati September 23, 2021 Advance: $10 // Door: $13 Doors: 7:00PM // Show: 8PM The Host Country : The Host Country brings you rock infused with Americana, blues, and folk. Unique, lyrically driven music that's inviting and sincere, tinged with the rawness of the emotions that live within love, longing, regret, joy, and everything in between. Dual vocalists & songwriters Ty Wistrand (guitar) & Diana Weishaar (keys) along with Tom Rue (bass), Ethan Weishaar (drums), and Michael Lovan (guitar) use their music to tell a story that's heartfelt, relatable, and magnetic. Their 3rd full length album 'STRIKE GENTLY' is out now. (photo credit: Alyssa Lecht) Anthony Worden & the Illiterati: Anthony Worden's third release and the first with his band, The Illiterati, "Voilá" (out Feb. 14th) was recorded at the relocated home of New York's famed studio, The Magic Shop (featured on HBO's "Sonic Highways"). It now resides as the Magic Barn, a rural recording studio based in Solon, Iowa; near the band's hometown of Iowa City. The record was made over the course of a year with mixing and mastering by Clay Jones (Modest Mouse, Soccer Mommy, and Royal Trux). “Voilá" is a love letter to the history of independent Rock ’n’ Roll and an homage to recording techniques and aesthetics yesteryear, while also seeking to advance the conversation of genre-melding and accessibility in the 21st Century. Anthony Worden and his band have performed with Neil Michael Hagerty, Jay Som, The Preoccupations, and Circuit Des Yeux. They continue to play around Iowa and the Midwest as well as record new material. xBk is a 250 cap entertainment venue/listening room dedicated to creating superior live entertainment experiences in a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment.