The Candymakers, The Maytags and Secret Freedom will perform at 9 p.m. Thursday at DG’s Tap House. 

Admission is free and open to attendees 21 and older.

Dustin Smith, The Maytag’s lead singer, said this performance will be filled with soul, rock, Motown and blues. 

Local Ames band Secret Freedom will open the night. The band released its first album last year with Nova Labs. It has performed at many venues around the area, including DG’s Tap House and the Iowa Music Store.

Lead singer Wally Neal said the band’s style is always finding variety as the group continues to develop. He said the band is working on a more intimate sound compared with its soul sound in its first album.

Neal shared his excitement for the upcoming show and getting to open for both groups.

“I’m just really happy to be opening for two great, soulful, funky bands,” Neal said. “[They’re] definitely two of my favorite bands in Iowa, and I’m just happy to share the stage with them.”

Des Moines band The Maytags, who recently released an EP titled “Nova,” will play next. The group joined in 2014 after finding each other in their local music scene. Smith and many of the other members have a background in jazz that has transitioned into other styles such as soul and rock.

Smith said the band’s song-developing process is very collaborative because of the variety of music the members of the group enjoy. 

“I hope that when people listen to our music that they can grab something and gain something for themselves,” Smith said. “I hope that if they are at a show that they can take a moment to just shut off from everything else [and] just be themselves and have a moment of clarity.”

The Candymakers, a rock, soul and blues group from the Quad Cities, will headline the night. The show at DG’s will mark the group’s fifth show on its 2015 fall tour, which consists of dates around the Midwest and Colorado.

The Candymakers have released two albums since their start as a band in 2010, with the most recent album titled “Ridiculous.”

According to its website, the band is a “Rock N’ Soul” group that keeps an old-style sound but adds a modern twist. The band has been a semifinalist in the International Blues Challenge.

For more information about the show, visit the event’s Facebook page and DG’s Tap House’s website for the event.