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Cat's out of the bag... we're recording a new album! And we just wrapped drums & bass 🙌🙌🙌 Can't wait for y'all to hear these beauties. Killer times working with our dude @itsphilyoung at @trilixstudio !

Cat's out of the bag... we're recording a new album! And we just wrapped drums & bass 🙌🙌🙌 Can't wait for y'all to hear these beauties. Killer times working with our dude @itsphilyoung at @trilixstudio !

🥳 Happy birthday to our dear friend & newest member of The Host Country, Mr. Chris Marshall. As cliche as it is to say, to know Chris is to love him. Truly. A fantastic musician, comfortable around any instrument, Chris brings his depth of talent to our music through his drumming (although he'll be the first to help you dial-in that perfect tone you've been seeking, as a pedal extraordinaire & general gear head). Funniest dang guy you'll ever meet, and it'd be hard to find someone who gives better hugs (maybe only @michaellovan). We love ya buddy, and we're fortunate to have you as part of the band.

🥳 Happy birthday to our dear friend & newest member of The Host Country, Mr. Chris Marshall. As cliche as it is to say, to know Chris is to love him. Truly. A fantastic musician, comfortable around any instrument, Chris brings his depth of talent to our music through his drumming (although he'll be the first to help you dial-in that perfect tone you've been seeking, as a pedal extraordinaire & general gear head). Funniest dang guy you'll ever meet, and it'd be hard to find someone who gives better hugs (maybe only @michaellovan). We love ya buddy, and we're fortunate to have you as part of the band.

PSA from Tom (we should give him the mic more often...)

Get your tickets now for our show with @kissthetiger at @xbklive Thurs March 20th! It's gonna be a good one, folks.

PSA from Tom (we should give him the mic more often...)

Get your tickets now for our show with @kissthetiger at @xbklive Thurs March 20th! It's gonna be a good one, folks.

Happy birthday to the king of low end, one rad dad, @true_noodles ! Although we keep Tom tied to his bass, he's actually the best storyteller among us and brings so much laughter to rehearsals. As sweet as can be and only getting sweeter. We're truly better with Tom around and we're so grateful he's in our lives! Best friends forever 🤗 Love you dude.

Special photo appearance by @acid_legs_ 🤘

Happy birthday to the king of low end, one rad dad, @true_noodles ! Although we keep Tom tied to his bass, he's actually the best storyteller among us and brings so much laughter to rehearsals. As sweet as can be and only getting sweeter. We're truly better with Tom around and we're so grateful he's in our lives! Best friends forever 🤗 Love you dude.

Special photo appearance by @acid_legs_ 🤘

Big ol’ happy birthday to our young pup, guitar extraordinairre, amazing cook, and consensus nicest guy ever, @michaellovan. So happy we have you in our lives and get to play music with you. Love you, dude!

Big ol’ happy birthday to our young pup, guitar extraordinairre, amazing cook, and consensus nicest guy ever, @michaellovan. So happy we have you in our lives and get to play music with you. Love you, dude!

Happy birthday to the man, the OG, songwriter extraordinaire, oh captain our captain, @tywistrand 🥳 It's hard to put into words the utter appreciation we have for this dude, but he's truly one of a kind and we are grateful to still be rocking together after all these years. Just when we think Ty's written the perfect song, he has another one in the holster. Can't wait for y'all to hear what we've been cookin' up!

Let's all celebrate and wish this guy a big happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉 Cheers to another trip around the sun. Love you brother!

Happy birthday to the man, the OG, songwriter extraordinaire, oh captain our captain, @tywistrand 🥳 It's hard to put into words the utter appreciation we have for this dude, but he's truly one of a kind and we are grateful to still be rocking together after all these years. Just when we think Ty's written the perfect song, he has another one in the holster. Can't wait for y'all to hear what we've been cookin' up!

Let's all celebrate and wish this guy a big happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉 Cheers to another trip around the sun. Love you brother!

Swipe to see if we had any fun at the show on Thursday...😏

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THANK YOU again to everyone who came out and packed @dmlift ! We always love playing with @goodmorningmidnight_music and are stoked to have a new pal @internetdating_ (follow them, listen to them).

It seems insane that this was our only show in 2024, but we are glad y'all were into the new tunes because we are cookin' up some sweet, sweeeeeeeeet vibes. More to come ✨

And welcome again to the family @jeebs_imports ! You were already part of the fam, but it's so fun to have you behind the kit.

P.S. Thanks to our buds @emmuhhlou and @benmeendering for the snaps & video 🤘

Swipe to see if we had any fun at the show on Thursday...😏

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THANK YOU again to everyone who came out and packed @dmlift ! We always love playing with @goodmorningmidnight_music and are stoked to have a new pal @internetdating_ (follow them, listen to them).

It seems insane that this was our only show in 2024, but we are glad y'all were into the new tunes because we are cookin' up some sweet, sweeeeeeeeet vibes. More to come ✨

And welcome again to the family @jeebs_imports ! You were already part of the fam, but it's so fun to have you behind the kit.

P.S. Thanks to our buds @emmuhhlou and @benmeendering for the snaps & video 🤘

You'll notice a new face behind the kit... 😎 Catch the debut of our buddy Chris Marshall on drums coming up in two weeks at The Lift! Plus we're giving previews of a few new tunes we've been cookin' up. Would love to see your faces.

👉 Thurs Sept. 19th at The Lift @dmlift
👉 w/ @goodmorningmidnight_music & @internetdating_
👉 Doors at 7, music at 7:30
🫵 Be there

#desmoines #desmoinesmusic

You'll notice a new face behind the kit... 😎 Catch the debut of our buddy Chris Marshall on drums coming up in two weeks at The Lift! Plus we're giving previews of a few new tunes we've been cookin' up. Would love to see your faces.

👉 Thurs Sept. 19th at The Lift @dmlift
👉 w/ @goodmorningmidnight_music & @internetdating_
👉 Doors at 7, music at 7:30
🫵 Be there

#desmoines #desmoinesmusic

Hey, hi, hello. Just popping in to say that despite life life-ing a lot for us recently we are, in fact, still alive. As proof, we decided to surprise drop a new 3 song EP today. We hope you enjoy it. Available on all the streamers or for digital purchase on Bandcamp. Big thanks to @itsphilyoung and @trilixstudio in Des Moines for the amazing new space to record in (you can listen to Atmos mixes on Apple Music!) and @mattnelly.jpg for the beautiful cover photo. We hope to get some shows scheduled again once things settle down, but hope you dig these tunes in the meantime. Take care of each other out there.

Hey, hi, hello. Just popping in to say that despite life life-ing a lot for us recently we are, in fact, still alive. As proof, we decided to surprise drop a new 3 song EP today. We hope you enjoy it. Available on all the streamers or for digital purchase on Bandcamp. Big thanks to @itsphilyoung and @trilixstudio in Des Moines for the amazing new space to record in (you can listen to Atmos mixes on Apple Music!) and @mattnelly.jpg for the beautiful cover photo. We hope to get some shows scheduled again once things settle down, but hope you dig these tunes in the meantime. Take care of each other out there.

Did we mention our show on 12/30 was magical? ✨ Y'all packed the house and made it so special, we really can't thank you enough. It was our last show of 2023...and our first one 😏

More big thanks to:
✨ @lilydetaeye for bringing us out and sharing her lovely, lovely tunes. You are a wonderful human and we are always delighted to share the stage with you.

✨ @xbklive for being THE spot in Des Moines to have a damn fine show and a damn fine time. Your crew is top notch!

✨ @marklage42 for catching this video of Slow Down and some great photos too! Thank you for all your time & talent in capturing the local scene.

See the full video on YouTube.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We love you.

-The Host Country

Did we mention our show on 12/30 was magical? ✨ Y'all packed the house and made it so special, we really can't thank you enough. It was our last show of 2023...and our first one 😏

More big thanks to:
✨ @lilydetaeye for bringing us out and sharing her lovely, lovely tunes. You are a wonderful human and we are always delighted to share the stage with you.

✨ @xbklive for being THE spot in Des Moines to have a damn fine show and a damn fine time. Your crew is top notch!

✨ @marklage42 for catching this video of Slow Down and some great photos too! Thank you for all your time & talent in capturing the local scene.

See the full video on YouTube.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We love you.

-The Host Country

Don't forget to grab tickets to this beauty on Dec. 30th! Looking forward to being back on stage with the whole crew and opening for our friend @lilydetaeye ☺️ See you soon ✌️

Don't forget to grab tickets to this beauty on Dec. 30th! Looking forward to being back on stage with the whole crew and opening for our friend @lilydetaeye ☺️ See you soon ✌️

Happy birthday to our man, @true_noodles. Keeper of the low end, wearer of the sweet ‘stache, espresso aficionado, apparel model, proud papa, and all around swell guy. Happy to know you and have you in our corner, bud!

Happy birthday to our man, @true_noodles. Keeper of the low end, wearer of the sweet ‘stache, espresso aficionado, apparel model, proud papa, and all around swell guy. Happy to know you and have you in our corner, bud!

Ringing in the New Year like 😅 Just an old video from shenanigans in Dubuque back in 2019. Feels like yesterday but now it's 2023! 😱😱😱

Life has been keeping us all pretty busy, but we wanted to wish everyone the best this coming year and say thank you for listening to our music. We hope to bring you more new tunes one day, but in the meantime we so appreciate the shares, listens, and love.

Cheers!
The Host Country
(Ty, Diana, Ethan, Tom, & Michael)

Ringing in the New Year like 😅 Just an old video from shenanigans in Dubuque back in 2019. Feels like yesterday but now it's 2023! 😱😱😱

Life has been keeping us all pretty busy, but we wanted to wish everyone the best this coming year and say thank you for listening to our music. We hope to bring you more new tunes one day, but in the meantime we so appreciate the shares, listens, and love.

Cheers!
The Host Country
(Ty, Diana, Ethan, Tom, & Michael)

Happy holidays from The Host Country! We highly recommend shopping local, and one great way to do that is by buying music & merch from local artists to share with your loved ones.

From now until 12/22, you can save 25% on our merch by using code thc2022 ☃️ Head to thehostcountry.bandcamp.com/merch and snag some stocking stuffers!

Happy holidays from The Host Country! We highly recommend shopping local, and one great way to do that is by buying music & merch from local artists to share with your loved ones.

From now until 12/22, you can save 25% on our merch by using code thc2022 ☃️ Head to thehostcountry.bandcamp.com/merch and snag some stocking stuffers!

These mugs will be in Iowa City this Saturday for IlliteratiFest! Excited to give our pal @_anthony_worden a great send off and support a good cause ✌️ You're one of the good ones dude, and Iowa will miss you.

Details:
Join us Saturday, July 16th at Gabes for multi-band festival all benefiting the Iowa City non-profit, Inside Out Re-Entry Community. This is also the final show for Iowa City band, Anthony Worden and the Illiterati.

Festival Line-up:
7:00pm-Doors Open
7:30pm-Sinner Frenz (Downstairs)
8:00pm-Penny Peach (Upstairs)
8:30pm-Mr. Softheart (Downstairs)
9:00pm-The Host Country (Upstairs)
9:30pm-Joel Sires (Downstairs)
10:00pm-All Golden (Upstairs)
10:30pm-Dryad (Downstairs)
11:00pm-Anthony Worden and the Illiterati (Upstairs)

Doors: 7pm
Show: 7:30pm
Cover: $10

These mugs will be in Iowa City this Saturday for IlliteratiFest! Excited to give our pal @_anthony_worden a great send off and support a good cause ✌️ You're one of the good ones dude, and Iowa will miss you.

Details:
Join us Saturday, July 16th at Gabes for multi-band festival all benefiting the Iowa City non-profit, Inside Out Re-Entry Community. This is also the final show for Iowa City band, Anthony Worden and the Illiterati.

Festival Line-up:
7:00pm-Doors Open
7:30pm-Sinner Frenz (Downstairs)
8:00pm-Penny Peach (Upstairs)
8:30pm-Mr. Softheart (Downstairs)
9:00pm-The Host Country (Upstairs)
9:30pm-Joel Sires (Downstairs)
10:00pm-All Golden (Upstairs)
10:30pm-Dryad (Downstairs)
11:00pm-Anthony Worden and the Illiterati (Upstairs)

Doors: 7pm
Show: 7:30pm
Cover: $10

So stoked to be part of this incredible send off for the incomparable @_anthony_worden 🤯🙌😭🔥❤️ We're gonna miss you brother. Come out and celebrate y'all! Proceeds are going to @insideoutreentrycommunity ✌️

@iowacitygabes
@allgoldenband
@joel.sires
@sinnerfrenz
@dryad_official_
@penny.peach.jr
@mrsoftheartintl

Sweet poster by @emmma.nannn

SAT JULY 16 - SEE YOU THERE

So stoked to be part of this incredible send off for the incomparable @_anthony_worden 🤯🙌😭🔥❤️ We're gonna miss you brother. Come out and celebrate y'all! Proceeds are going to @insideoutreentrycommunity ✌️

@iowacitygabes
@allgoldenband
@joel.sires
@sinnerfrenz
@dryad_official_
@penny.peach.jr
@mrsoftheartintl

Sweet poster by @emmma.nannn

SAT JULY 16 - SEE YOU THERE

TONIGHT 4/1 (No joke)

@octopuscollegehill

Hot Update: Charlie of @goodmorningmidnight_music will be playing solo tonight, so the incomparable @joel.sires will be joining us as well.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUCH A GOOD HANG! DON'T MISS IT.

TONIGHT 4/1 (No joke)

@octopuscollegehill

Hot Update: Charlie of @goodmorningmidnight_music will be playing solo tonight, so the incomparable @joel.sires will be joining us as well.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUCH A GOOD HANG! DON'T MISS IT.

Alright y'all, let's get together. Come see us in a city near you!🤘

🔥 3/25 with @_anthony_worden and @rudywylde at @gaslampdsm

🔥 4/1 with @goodmorningmidnight_music at @octopuscollegehill

Guaranteed 👏 good 👏 times 👏 Share this out and come hang!!!

Photo cred: @joejoeleamo

Alright y'all, let's get together. Come see us in a city near you!🤘

🔥 3/25 with @_anthony_worden and @rudywylde at @gaslampdsm

🔥 4/1 with @goodmorningmidnight_music at @octopuscollegehill

Guaranteed 👏 good 👏 times 👏 Share this out and come hang!!!

Photo cred: @joejoeleamo

Postponing our show with @_anthony_worden at @gaslampdsm until we can all hopefully party in a room together again. We'll see you in March!

Bittersweet...but hey, more time for us to marinate the new tunes 😏

#desmoines #desmoinesiowa #desmoinesmusic #iowa #iowalivemusic

Postponing our show with @_anthony_worden at @gaslampdsm until we can all hopefully party in a room together again. We'll see you in March!

Bittersweet...but hey, more time for us to marinate the new tunes 😏

#desmoines #desmoinesiowa #desmoinesmusic #iowa #iowalivemusic

ICYMI - first show of 2022
👀👈🔥
We're back at @gaslampdsm (after who knows how long 🤯) with our good buddies @_anthony_worden . Go ahead and get that on your calendar.

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We might even throw in a new tune or two 😏😱🤷‍♀️⚡
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#thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa

ICYMI - first show of 2022
👀👈🔥
We're back at @gaslampdsm (after who knows how long 🤯) with our good buddies @_anthony_worden . Go ahead and get that on your calendar.

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We might even throw in a new tune or two 😏😱🤷‍♀️⚡
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#thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa

~~~Salute to 2021~~~

Stealing this from @halflovesband :
"Although there are plenty of good reasons to rag on poor streaming revenue / business practices, Spotify is a great way to help introduce our music to new people and share what we love doing with others, so if you wanna help us keep doing that, thanks for subscribing, sharing, adding us to your playlists, etc."

We are so grateful to our listeners, near and far 💚 Our holiday wish is that you keep listening.

...And maybe tell 5 friends about us 😁

~~~Salute to 2021~~~

Stealing this from @halflovesband :
"Although there are plenty of good reasons to rag on poor streaming revenue / business practices, Spotify is a great way to help introduce our music to new people and share what we love doing with others, so if you wanna help us keep doing that, thanks for subscribing, sharing, adding us to your playlists, etc."

We are so grateful to our listeners, near and far 💚 Our holiday wish is that you keep listening.

...And maybe tell 5 friends about us 😁

Celebrating this human today who is one solid dude 💯 Happy birthday to @true_noodles ! Can't wait for you to hear the sweet notes he's laying down on our new songs. We hope you enjoy the day with your #1 gal Phoebe 🐶 oh and your wife too.

😄 HBD!!!

Celebrating this human today who is one solid dude 💯 Happy birthday to @true_noodles ! Can't wait for you to hear the sweet notes he's laying down on our new songs. We hope you enjoy the day with your #1 gal Phoebe 🐶 oh and your wife too.

😄 HBD!!!

☝️👆👍
This guy. Top notch. Pure quality. 100% solid. We think he rocks all the time, but today is special because it's his B I R T H D A Y 🥳

Help us celebrate this wonderful human 🤗 We love you brother! Have a killer day @michaellovan 😎😎😎

☝️👆👍
This guy. Top notch. Pure quality. 100% solid. We think he rocks all the time, but today is special because it's his B I R T H D A Y 🥳

Help us celebrate this wonderful human 🤗 We love you brother! Have a killer day @michaellovan 😎😎😎

Big weekend friends - where will we see you??

FRI @raccoonmotel supporting @wildpinknyc
SAT @octopuscollegehill with @joel.sires & @the_deevesband

#livemusic #iowalivemusic #thehostcountry #maskuporvaxup 😊

Big weekend friends - where will we see you??

FRI @raccoonmotel supporting @wildpinknyc
SAT @octopuscollegehill with @joel.sires & @the_deevesband

#livemusic #iowalivemusic #thehostcountry #maskuporvaxup 😊

Happy birthday to our #1 dude @tywistrand ! We had the pleasure of being together on stage last night, and even though we've played these songs 1,000+ times, they never get old. We remain in awe of your songwriting, your quick wit, and your love of chips - the glue that really holds us together.

On a personal note from D, she is particularly grateful to be your musical partner in crime for 10 years now. Here's to the next decade!

Sending you a lot of love today, friend 🤗 Cheers to you! Enjoy this goofy video from very good times in the studio ✌️☺️

Happy birthday to our #1 dude @tywistrand ! We had the pleasure of being together on stage last night, and even though we've played these songs 1,000+ times, they never get old. We remain in awe of your songwriting, your quick wit, and your love of chips - the glue that really holds us together.

On a personal note from D, she is particularly grateful to be your musical partner in crime for 10 years now. Here's to the next decade!

Sending you a lot of love today, friend 🤗 Cheers to you! Enjoy this goofy video from very good times in the studio ✌️☺️

The gods of rock & roll HIGHLY recommend you get tickets to this show right meow.

@xbklive with our crushes @_anthony_worden 🤩
Thurs 9/23
Doors at 7pm

^^Give them a follow and preorder their new album while you're at it! You're welcome.

The gods of rock & roll HIGHLY recommend you get tickets to this show right meow.

@xbklive with our crushes @_anthony_worden 🤩
Thurs 9/23
Doors at 7pm

^^Give them a follow and preorder their new album while you're at it! You're welcome.

TWO WEEKS until Zoo Brew at @blankparkzoo ! Things are going to get wild 🐢 Snag your tickets and we'll see you there!

📸@alyssaleicht

TWO WEEKS until Zoo Brew at @blankparkzoo ! Things are going to get wild 🐢 Snag your tickets and we'll see you there!

📸@alyssaleicht

Announcing our summer schedule! All outdoor gigs 🤘 Come seeeeeeee us, we miss you 🤗

Fri 6/25 - Ty & D duo at @desmoinesartsfestival
Sat 6/26 - @cedarbasinmusicfest
Sun 7/25 - Summer Sundaze in West Des Moines
Wed 8/25 - Zoo Brew @blankparkzoo

Announcing our summer schedule! All outdoor gigs 🤘 Come seeeeeeee us, we miss you 🤗

Fri 6/25 - Ty & D duo at @desmoinesartsfestival
Sat 6/26 - @cedarbasinmusicfest
Sun 7/25 - Summer Sundaze in West Des Moines
Wed 8/25 - Zoo Brew @blankparkzoo

Happy birthday to this badass @ethan_what . We had our first practice back this week, and it's like no time had passed 🤘 Hope you have a stellar day (full of snuggles with that cute doggo Heath).

Happy birthday to this badass @ethan_what . We had our first practice back this week, and it's like no time had passed 🤘 Hope you have a stellar day (full of snuggles with that cute doggo Heath).

2021 marks the 10yr anniversary of The Host Country. We began as a duo, @tywistrand & @dmgweishaar , but have grown into the family of 5 we know and love (and miss) today @true_noodles @ethan_what @michaellovan .

We are so grateful for the friends, family, and fans who have supported us along the way, encouraging us, inspiring us, sharing our music, coming to shows, wearing our merch. It truly makes our hearts happy and we couldn't be more grateful. While we are weary of 2020 & its lingering effects, we are looking forward to new sounds, new ideas, and continuing this journey we began a decade ago.

We'll share more of these #throwback photos throughout the year! Much love to you all. Cheers 🥂

2021 marks the 10yr anniversary of The Host Country. We began as a duo, @tywistrand & @dmgweishaar , but have grown into the family of 5 we know and love (and miss) today @true_noodles @ethan_what @michaellovan .

We are so grateful for the friends, family, and fans who have supported us along the way, encouraging us, inspiring us, sharing our music, coming to shows, wearing our merch. It truly makes our hearts happy and we couldn't be more grateful. While we are weary of 2020 & its lingering effects, we are looking forward to new sounds, new ideas, and continuing this journey we began a decade ago.

We'll share more of these #throwback photos throughout the year! Much love to you all. Cheers 🥂

You can take it hard on me, I know I don’t make it easy.

Full video on YouTube. Be good to each other.✌

📽: @joejoeleamo
🎚 Darren Hushak

You can take it hard on me, I know I don’t make it easy.

Full video on YouTube. Be good to each other.✌

📽: @joejoeleamo
🎚 Darren Hushak

Calling an audible. Feels like we could all use a good playlist to end the week instead. Here’s some of the songs we’ve been physically and digitally spinning recently. Hope you enjoy. Another live video coming next week.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XDZueRc2o9ctMR0E1HI20?si=MslGCjg1TgqZnLWn3Agj0A

Calling an audible. Feels like we could all use a good playlist to end the week instead. Here’s some of the songs we’ve been physically and digitally spinning recently. Hope you enjoy. Another live video coming next week.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XDZueRc2o9ctMR0E1HI20?si=MslGCjg1TgqZnLWn3Agj0A

Oh hey, it's a tiny desk version of You Are. We shot this in the before times, when we could all hang out regularly and make music and play shows with a fun crowd all in the same room. We miss those days. We hope to see everyone soon. Please enjoy the full version on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/9p_k-LRC9b4

📽 @joejoeleamo
🎚Darren Hushak

Oh hey, it's a tiny desk version of You Are. We shot this in the before times, when we could all hang out regularly and make music and play shows with a fun crowd all in the same room. We miss those days. We hope to see everyone soon. Please enjoy the full version on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/9p_k-LRC9b4

📽 @joejoeleamo
🎚Darren Hushak

❄️Happy holidays from The Host Country❄�️
Thank you to everyone who has already snagged some of our new merch! Can't wait to see y'all in it. Also shout out to @kayweishaar who turned her sticker into an ornament 🥰 Love to you all!

❄️Happy holidays from The Host Country❄️
Thank you to everyone who has already snagged some of our new merch! Can't wait to see y'all in it. Also shout out to @kayweishaar who turned her sticker into an ornament 🥰 Love to you all!

Exciting news - new merch, friends! Just in time for the holidays. We have sweet new shirts courtesy of @randy.t , @pestotnik , and @starmanpress , hats (@brokenarrowwear) , stickers, and pins. Get 'em while they're hot!
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to let us know they're still spinning #strikegently. Much love to our listeners - we are grateful for your support! Hang in there, everybody. We'll be together again soon.

Exciting news - new merch, friends! Just in time for the holidays. We have sweet new shirts courtesy of @randy.t , @pestotnik , and @starmanpress , hats (@brokenarrowwear) , stickers, and pins. Get 'em while they're hot!
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to let us know they're still spinning #strikegently. Much love to our listeners - we are grateful for your support! Hang in there, everybody. We'll be together again soon.

Today is a good day - it's this fellow's birthday! Happy happy day to T-Fresh @true_noodles , our fine mustachioed friend. Can't wait to get groovin' with you again soon! Cheers 🥳

Today is a good day - it's this fellow's birthday! Happy happy day to T-Fresh @true_noodles , our fine mustachioed friend. Can't wait to get groovin' with you again soon! Cheers 🥳

Here's what a gaggle of voters looks like. Now that you've {hopefully} cast your ballot, swipe for some exciting news that may just make your holiday shopping a little easier this year 🙌 Stay tuned ✌️

📸@joejoeleamo

Here's what a gaggle of voters looks like. Now that you've {hopefully} cast your ballot, swipe for some exciting news that may just make your holiday shopping a little easier this year 🙌 Stay tuned ✌️

📸@joejoeleamo

Happy birthday to our #5 @michaellovan !!! Your light helps us shine brighter than we thought possible, and we love you for it. Hope your day rocks, because you rock. For real. HBD! 🥳

Happy birthday to our #5 @michaellovan !!! Your light helps us shine brighter than we thought possible, and we love you for it. Hope your day rocks, because you rock. For real. HBD! 🥳

Our last show at @vaudevillemews
was one for the books, but we'll always feel a little incomplete not getting to release Strike Gently there.

Thank you to Deo, Ladd, and the staff for giving us a home stage. We have memories to last a lifetime there, from the gigs we played to the bands we saw. Much love from us to all the other musicians feeling a little emptier this week. RIP VM.

#tbt shot courtesy of Jean Luc Lebowski

Our last show at @vaudevillemews
was one for the books, but we'll always feel a little incomplete not getting to release Strike Gently there.

Thank you to Deo, Ladd, and the staff for giving us a home stage. We have memories to last a lifetime there, from the gigs we played to the bands we saw. Much love from us to all the other musicians feeling a little emptier this week. RIP VM.

#tbt shot courtesy of Jean Luc Lebowski

Happy birthday to the master of words, master of melody, @tywistrand ! We love you brother. Bummed we can't jam together, but hope you have a kickass day and celebrate yourself a little 😊 Cheers to you!

Happy birthday to the master of words, master of melody, @tywistrand ! We love you brother. Bummed we can't jam together, but hope you have a kickass day and celebrate yourself a little 😊 Cheers to you!

We hope this image speaks for itself because it's difficult to think of a caption that doesn't involve negativity, frustration, and a million other unpleasant emotions that come with this insanely unusual year.
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We're not mad, 2020, we're just disappointed.
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Join @hexgirlsband along with all our musician friends and #maskup ✌️ We want to play for you again. We want to play for us again.
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#musiciansmaskup #maskup #desmoines #iowa #thehostcountry

We hope this image speaks for itself because it's difficult to think of a caption that doesn't involve negativity, frustration, and a million other unpleasant emotions that come with this insanely unusual year.
😷
We're not mad, 2020, we're just disappointed.
😷
Join @hexgirlsband along with all our musician friends and #maskup ✌️ We want to play for you again. We want to play for us again.
😷
#musiciansmaskup #maskup #desmoines #iowa #thehostcountry

Backatcha, @twinstheband . If y'all haven't picked up this beauty, you're missing out. You'd be hard pressed to find better people, and if the tunes don't stick to you like sauce on ribs, idk what will. Spin this sucker asap.

#DreamOn #brothers #bffshit

Backatcha, @twinstheband . If y'all haven't picked up this beauty, you're missing out. You'd be hard pressed to find better people, and if the tunes don't stick to you like sauce on ribs, idk what will. Spin this sucker asap.

#DreamOn #brothers #bffshit

V I N Y L I S I N .
And it's gorgeous. Bandcamp is again waiving their fees today (7/3), so head to our page & grab a record if you haven't yet! Remember we'll be donating a portion of all Strike Gently sales to BLM causes that need it. Your generosity is appreciated, and we hope your ears enjoy it too. More merch items coming soon...

Shout out again to @randy.t and @joejoeleamo for making our Strike Gently cover art come to life ✌️❤️

#thehostcountry #strikegently #newalbum #desmoines #iowa #vinyl

V I N Y L I S I N .
And it's gorgeous. Bandcamp is again waiving their fees today (7/3), so head to our page & grab a record if you haven't yet! Remember we'll be donating a portion of all Strike Gently sales to BLM causes that need it. Your generosity is appreciated, and we hope your ears enjoy it too. More merch items coming soon...

Shout out again to @randy.t and @joejoeleamo for making our Strike Gently cover art come to life ✌️❤️

#thehostcountry #strikegently #newalbum #desmoines #iowa #vinyl

CDs are in folks ✌️ In honor of #juneteenth , Bandcamp is donating their share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, so we STRONGLY encourage you to make purchases today if you have not yet! Vinyl is on its way, but you can still pre-order, plus we'll have some other fun items coming soon.

We will also be donating 25% of our merch sales to the fund and other organizations in the BLM fight. We're all in this together, friends. Let's listen, protect, and lift each other up.

#thehostcountry #juneteenth #bandcamp #merch #desmoines #iowa #roots #rock #strikegently

CDs are in folks ✌️ In honor of #juneteenth , Bandcamp is donating their share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, so we STRONGLY encourage you to make purchases today if you have not yet! Vinyl is on its way, but you can still pre-order, plus we'll have some other fun items coming soon.

We will also be donating 25% of our merch sales to the fund and other organizations in the BLM fight. We're all in this together, friends. Let's listen, protect, and lift each other up.

#thehostcountry #juneteenth #bandcamp #merch #desmoines #iowa #roots #rock #strikegently

We stand in solidarity with those that have been victims of an unjust society for far too long. We also recognize that a black square means nothing if we don’t put in the work that comes with the symbols. We must all commit to being better, both personally and as a society. Black Lives Matter. #blackouttuesday

We stand in solidarity with those that have been victims of an unjust society for far too long. We also recognize that a black square means nothing if we don’t put in the work that comes with the symbols. We must all commit to being better, both personally and as a society. Black Lives Matter. #blackouttuesday

Here's the nod to what would have been our stellar release weekend featuring our incomparable bffs, @pink_neighbor , @twinstheband , and @dantedescomusic . Photo courtesy of a past (sweaty) @desmoinesartsfestival in 2019. We so miss performing for you all, and can't wait until we can do so again soon. In the meantime, stay tuned for news on our merch, and head to Bandcamp to pick up the other new releases by these awesome artists! ✌️ #thehostcountry #desmoines #latergram #bffs #pinkneighbor #twinstheband #dantedesco #iowa #music #newalbum #strikegently #family #cheers

Here's the nod to what would have been our stellar release weekend featuring our incomparable bffs, @pink_neighbor , @twinstheband , and @dantedescomusic . Photo courtesy of a past (sweaty) @desmoinesartsfestival in 2019. We so miss performing for you all, and can't wait until we can do so again soon. In the meantime, stay tuned for news on our merch, and head to Bandcamp to pick up the other new releases by these awesome artists! ✌️ #thehostcountry #desmoines #latergram #bffs #pinkneighbor #twinstheband #dantedesco #iowa #music #newalbum #strikegently #family #cheers

Big, big HBD to our main groove, the doc, the magic man @ethan_what . We are lost without this dude, in more ways than one. Wish we could all be together rocking out in Omaha as planned, but instead, here's a cheers to you friend. May your day be filled with Topo Chico and good tunes.

#hbd #hikingadventures #topochico #thedoc #drummer #thehostcountry 📸 @alyssaleicht

Big, big HBD to our main groove, the doc, the magic man @ethan_what . We are lost without this dude, in more ways than one. Wish we could all be together rocking out in Omaha as planned, but instead, here's a cheers to you friend. May your day be filled with Topo Chico and good tunes.

#hbd #hikingadventures #topochico #thedoc #drummer #thehostcountry 📸 @alyssaleicht

Here we go, friends. Strike Gently is out everywhere today.

It's as if we've been holding our breath for a long time, and it's so relieving and exciting to let it out and let you hear it. We are overwhelmed with the support we've received so far, and truly grateful to our team that helped us get here - @itsphilyoung , @joejoeleamo , & @randy.t - and to all our friends, family, and fans.

You can listen to it on our shiny new website, buy it on Bandcamp, or stream the heck out of it. Links in bio!

Don't forget Ty & Diana are going live on FB tonight at 6pm to play a few tunes for you and raise a glass or two in celebration! The guys will be with us via chat, and we'll also be doing a giveaway, so make sure you RSVP to the event page and send us your questions.

Love to you all, The Host Country

#thehostcountry #strikegently #desmoines #iowa #newmusic #np #hikingadventures #poolparty #quarantinerelease

Here we go, friends. Strike Gently is out everywhere today.

It's as if we've been holding our breath for a long time, and it's so relieving and exciting to let it out and let you hear it. We are overwhelmed with the support we've received so far, and truly grateful to our team that helped us get here - @itsphilyoung , @joejoeleamo , & @randy.t - and to all our friends, family, and fans.

You can listen to it on our shiny new website, buy it on Bandcamp, or stream the heck out of it. Links in bio!

Don't forget Ty & Diana are going live on FB tonight at 6pm to play a few tunes for you and raise a glass or two in celebration! The guys will be with us via chat, and we'll also be doing a giveaway, so make sure you RSVP to the event page and send us your questions.

Love to you all, The Host Country

#thehostcountry #strikegently #desmoines #iowa #newmusic #np #hikingadventures #poolparty #quarantinerelease

We're going live on FB this Friday to celebrate our new album dropping. Join us at 6pm for a few tunes with Ty & Diana, plus the rest of the crew on chat! We wanna hang with you ✌️ #thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa #strikegently #newrelease #np #albumdrop #live

We're going live on FB this Friday to celebrate our new album dropping. Join us at 6pm for a few tunes with Ty & Diana, plus the rest of the crew on chat! We wanna hang with you ✌️ #thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa #strikegently #newrelease #np #albumdrop #live

If you loved our latest single, Holdin' On, then check out our submission for NPR's 2020 Tiny Desk Contest.
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***PRE-SAVE THE NEW ALBUM ON SPOTIFY - LINK IN BIO*** Big thanks to Darren Hushak (Pinnacle Recording) for capturing sound like a boss & Joey Leaming @joejoeleamo for squeezing into a closet to film (also like a boss). S/O to @true_noodles and his lovely wife Shannon for letting us use their home!

#thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa #rock #npr #ipr #tinydesk #tinydeskcontest #tinydeskconcert #np #hikingadventures #newrelease #newalbum

If you loved our latest single, Holdin' On, then check out our submission for NPR's 2020 Tiny Desk Contest.
😁👌
***PRE-SAVE THE NEW ALBUM ON SPOTIFY - LINK IN BIO*** Big thanks to Darren Hushak (Pinnacle Recording) for capturing sound like a boss & Joey Leaming @joejoeleamo for squeezing into a closet to film (also like a boss). S/O to @true_noodles and his lovely wife Shannon for letting us use their home!

#thehostcountry #desmoines #iowa #rock #npr #ipr #tinydesk #tinydeskcontest #tinydeskconcert #np #hikingadventures #newrelease #newalbum

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