xBk presents

Tommy Doggett & Ben Mars

at the xBk Annex

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH

Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm

All Ages

FREE - DONATIONS ENCOURAGED

*Limited seating available on a first come, first served basis*

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•• TOMMY DOGGETT ••

www.tommydoggett.com

"Tommy Doggett released his family-inspired instrumental album Lines + Lineage which reveals not only the depth of his artistry, but also his deep appreciation for where he comes from.” Iowa Public Radio 2023

Inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band Freestyle in 2015. Recognized for his project Two Turntables and a Saxophone by a ASCAPlus Award in 2006 and 2007. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University (B.M.) and Kent State University (M.M.). Joined the Instrumental program at Urbandale High School in 2017 directing concert band, jazz band, marching band and collaborating with the Vocal and Theatre programs.

“His diversity as a performer, skilled in both classical and jazz repertoire, provides an excellent model for the skills necessary to succeed in the ever-changing music industry.” Greg Banaszak -Saxophone Journal 2001

•• BEN MARS••

Ben Mars is an Iowa-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-fluid sound and introspective lyricism. Drawing from folk roots and electronic textures, his music creates space for both solitude and connection. Mars’s work explores memory, movement, and the wide-open quiet of the Midwest. He was a founding member and bassist for The Lone Bellow (https://www.thelonebellow.com/), has toured with Gavin DeGraw, and has worked as a studio bassist in New York City. He also works with Bow & Arrow Communications.