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Amilia K Spicer - Progressive Voices Concert Series

WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: First Unitarian Church, 1800 Bell Ave., Des Moines, IA 50315

TICKETS: $22 in advance / $27 at the door. Season tickets: $78 for 4 shows and includes special perks (available elsewhere on this site at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5624502)

You may pick up your pre-paid tickets at the Will Call table after 6:30 p.m. the night of the show.
Seating is general admission, except reserved seating section for season ticket holders. Doors to the auditorium open at 7 p.m.

PARKING: Primary parking lot located just south of Bell Ave. & Druid Hill Dr., just east of the church. Smaller lot with handicap parking located just south of Bell Ave. & Cassady Dr. Street parking also available on Druid Hill & Cassady Drives.

ARTIST WEBSITE: www.amiliakspicer.com

ABOUT AMILIA K SPICER:

It may be her haunting, husky voice that first grabs a listener, the way it glides over melodies like smoke, but its the songwriting that Spicer really wants you to hear. Her songs often have a grit and gentle ache, yet still can exude a wry joy and playfulness when she's on stage. Wanderlust spills from her songs, with topography that covers languid farmlands, quirky roadside stops, and an occasional turn down a dark alley with flickering neon. Or, as she might say with a slight drawl: "Water, wine and whiskey."

No Depression exclaimed: "While it is only my opinion that Spicer is going to be the next member of the Nashville Royal family, it certainly helps my argument that Im not the only critic saying as much."

Spicer was celebrated by the Los Angeles Music Awards, named Best Americana Artist, and has performed at venues and festivals all over the country, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, WoodyFest, 30A, Americanafest, and the Kennedy Center.

Also a filmmaker, producer, and photographer, her songs have been featured on television shows and NPR's Now Hear This, and her videos have been lauded by AXS: "Mesmerizing.., a testament to the notion that DIY methods can produce some extraordinary results."

Her most recent album, Wow and Flutter, has made many critics best-of lists, and was lauded as one of the best albums of any genre in the last decade by Popdose Magazine.