xBk presentsLaney Jones & The Spirits
w/ The Mesmerists
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Doors: 6pm | Show: 7pm
All Ages
Tickets: $12 ADV // $16 DoS (+ Fees)
*Limited seating available on a first come, first served basis. If you require ADA accommodations please reach out to [email protected]*
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ADD ON OPTIONS
(does not include tickets for the show)
Reserved seating is offered for this event. Please note that the Reserved Table Add-On does not include a general admission ticket; each person must have their own general admission ticket for entry. Tables can comfortably accommodate up to four individuals. For the remaining tables, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Option #1: Floor High-Top Table (seats up to 4 People): $50 (+ Fees)
Option #2: Mezzanine Lower Deck High Top Table (seats up to 4 People): $50 (+ Fees)
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LANEY JONES & THE SPIRITS
Independent rock n roll from the gutters of Nashville, Tennessee.
Laney Jones and the Spirits have big f*cking heart. It's undeniable watching Jones who usually performs live as a trio on her gnarly 1960s Sears Roebuck Silvertone guitar with her life and musical partner (Brian Dowd) holding the heartbeat on the drums.
> They're "everything that’s good about rock and roll” says GRAMMY-winning icon Lucinda Williams.
And like Williams, Jones's road has been hard fought. Cutting their teeth on mics literally and metaphorically across the US for the past decade, Jones's free-wheeling, do-it-yourself lifestyle is the stuff of modern folklore. With few prospects when the Florida-raised couple first moved to Nashville in 2017, they made rent by stacking beers at the local Piggly Wiggly. A chameleon of a songwriter, Jones has since found other ways to pay the bills, licensing songs for pop projects to the likes of Guinness [https://www.positionmusic.com/placements?placementHash=NzA3ODYtOWU5NmQ4] and Google [https://www.positionmusic.com/placements?placementHash=MzQyNjgtMGUwNzVi], but the music the couple creates cuts deeper than that. It's personal.
And nothing shows more clearly the spirit of their work than one of their latest self-produced and mixed release, the aptly titled “Feel Something” []
> “If everything was perfect, and we lived just like a king, I don’t know if it would matter, babe, I don’t know if I could sing. It’s the ripping of my heart out – the flicker of a dream – that binds us to tomorrow and makes us feel something.”
Catchy, yet raw and arrestingly sincere, it's no wonder Jones's cult following has been steadily growing since the release of their seminal record Stories Up High (2022) [https://www.laney-jones.com/stories-up-high] produced by Andrjia Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Langhorne Slim) of the famed Bomb Shelter in East Nashville. Though the record wrestles with themes of depression and the meaning of life, the vibes are more bittersweet than sad. Jones says “Stories Up High was me writing what I needed to hear. It taught me to let go. Let my ego die...it was deeply healing and freeing. It's where I live now".
As Laney Jones and the Spirits open for bands like The Heartless Bastards and Kurt Vile -- a night where Jones sold so much merch that the theater owner out of pure amazement doubled their opening band slot pay -- one thing is clear, their live punk energy is something to witness.
THE MESMERISTS
In 2016, two visionary siblings, Dan & Grace Bartlett embarked on a sonic journey, birthing the enigmatic entity known as King Bartlett and the Royal Band. Drawing inspiration from the wild energy of Cage the Elephant and the sonic abstractions of Brian Jonestown Massacre, they erected a creative haven in a rented studio space, birthing their inaugural opus, “No Greater Sound,” amidst the chaos of 2020’s pandemic.
Undeterred by the world’s woes, they delved into the realms of sonic experimentation, concocting “The Electric Time Heist” in 2022. Enter the maestro Sylvia Massy, who lent her touch to their kaleidoscopic creation.
A pivotal moment in 2022 saw the union with the sonic sorcerer Joshua Putney from Ghost White, and the percussive virtuoso Ian Dickens. This transformative juncture birthed The Mesmerists, a band reborn, shedding its former identity like a snake sheds its skin.
The Mesmerists, disciples of vinyl, dream-weavers, and explorers of the mind’s psychedelic tapestry, immerse themselves in the alchemy of hard work, philosophy, and the ethereal realm of abstract thoughts. Champions of lo-fi recordings and anti-establishment fervor, they defy conformity, sculpting a sonic landscape that’s as enigmatic as it is groundbreaking. The Mesmerists strive to transcend boundaries, weaving spells of musical innovation.
Join them on their third studio release “The Way of the Sun,” a testament to their unwavering commitment to forging a new and fresh sound.
Event Venue
1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311, 1159 24th St, Des Moines, IA 50311-4331, United States,Des Moines, Iowa
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