Iowa Basement Tapes

Night Listeners - We got a banger of a show tonight with some unearthed recordings from Fly Mexican Airlines and Mannequin Molesters. Plus a bunch weird electronic stuff that I know you crust dudes like. 7-Inch Wave - "Modern Plan" / Load Love Emulator (Ames) Otros Outros - "Free Punch" / Otros Outros (Iowa City) Dirty Sweats - "I Count the Tears" / If It Breaks I'm Fucked (Dubuque) Skabortionsist...

Night Listeners - After two weeks of talking shows we are back to our regular show. We are packed with tunes from doom kings Lord Green, Melting Human Trash and Zenith. Plus new music from Brandon Loper AKA Tomb Wizard. Lord Green - "Flying" / Higher Than God (Davenport) Why Bother? - "Descension" / Hey, At Least You're Not Me (Mason City) G.L.U.E - "Colored Ghosts" / pray for us in the hour of ou...

Night Listeners - Woodrow Hall is back with us talking all sorts of news from Frontal Assault, Festering Productions and the Iowa Metal Underground. We also talk about Black Sabbath for nearly six minutes. Frontal Assault - "Under Attack" (Cedar Rapids) Oroborus - "Caranal Apathy" / Oroborus (Des Moines) Starved - "Throes of Suffering" (Cedar Rapids) The Value of Human Life - "Visitors" / Visitors...

Night Listeners - We have been talking about this interview for almost a year. Jason of Deep Fried Embryo is on the show. We recorded this episode in his town of McGregor, Iowa located deep in the Driftless region. Deep Fried Embryo is about to celebrate twenty years this April. We talk about house shows in Harpers Ferry, Milwaukee Metal Fest and the history of Iowa's oldest noisecore band. Deep F...

Night Listeners - We got a bunch of Ed Nehring tunes tonight because the Savage Little Suckers are playing this Saturday at Gabes in Iowa City! So we got Red Throb and Savage Little Suckers in the mix. Plus some unheard (on this show) VidaBlue and Brazil tunes. We also got an old direct-to-tape William Elliot Whitmore demo. Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram Follow Kristian Day on: Instagram...

Night Listeners - We go a little hard tonight breaking into Satan's Almighty Penis and raging to a Sex Funeral.    Genital Hercules - "Theme from Cheers" / Live from Gabes 5-22-2005 (Cedar Rapids) BBP - "Decompose Me" / BBP (Iowa City) Satan's Almighty Penis - "Sacrifyx" / Thy Foulness Cum (Cedar Rapids) Goldblums - "No Fun" / Heels (Des Moines) Citrus Boy - "Skunk n Chicks" / . ..Not Nirvana  (Ot...

Night Listeners - We are back with new material from Lipstick Homicide, Hott and a long lost ska band called Evil Geniuses. We are also trying out some video segments on Instagram so gives us a follow at @iowabasementtapes.   Captain Three Leg - "How Much Is That Meat?" / Split with Vanishing Cities (Ottumwa) Captain Three Leg - "Disturbing the Peace" / Split with Vanishing Cities (Ottumwa) Hott -...

Night Listeners - We are back! Sorry about last week I was down in Texas on a documentary shoot with my hands completely tied up. But I brought a killer show for you all tonight. Lots of first time plays and new music from Phantom Lightkeeper and When Bitter Spring Sleeps. Schmoz - "Paul Bearer" / Tales EP (Sioux City) happy thoughts - "my arms are a sawdust factory" / stab stab revolution (Des Mo...

Night Listeners - Happy New Year from Iowa Basement Tapes! As you know we started an Instagram account just a week ago and we already have nearly 400 followers. THANK YOU! Tonight's show is packed with some early Des Moines punk rock and some new music from the shoegaze act Purplish. 2026 is going to be a great year. The Law - "Beer Please Not Politics" / Music For No Man's Land (Des Moines) The S...

Night Listeners - Merry Christmas and tonight we are celebrating Christmas the only way Iowa Basement Tapes knows how to do, we are going to play black metal. We have a guest tonight, Jayson Mudderman of Fate and Casket . We play his Iowa playlist of black metal oddities and we have a special holiday message from Captain Three Leg. Be sure to also check out the new Iowa Basement Tapes Instagram ....

Night Listeners- This has been in the works for four months and it's finally happened. Joel Sires joins us in conversation tonight telling tails and truths about The Teddy Boys, Twins and a plethora of other bands. He brings us a killer playlist of tunes that I have never played on the show before. Even if you don't believe in Santa, you can believe in Joel Sires. Kiwi Pizza - "Mary Ann" (Cedar Fa...

Night Listeners - First off, thank you to everyone who came out this past Monday for the first dungeon synth show in Des Moines featuring Tyrant of Gorgon, Amon Lanc and Holy Vestige . 50+ people plus Iowa Public Radio came out and did some coverage for us. Tonight we are still in our ordinary format and we got some thrashy goodness for you. Idolist - "Garden of Fear" / Idolist (Marshalltown) Drui...

Night Listeners - Winter is here. Lots of tunes to gets all through the polar vortex that will soon be upon us. I need to pitch one last time that the first dungeon synth show in Des Moines is happening Monday, December 8th at 7PM over at LOCALS 1433 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309. We have Tyrant of Gorgon (Waterloo), Amon Lanc and Holy Vestige Marshalltown. Its a free show.   Younger - "Trash" /...

Night Listeners- Happy Thanksgiving! I tried to make a themed show tonight and I don't know how well I did but the highlight is the new holiday EP from Captain Three Leg called "Thrashgiving". Plus new Tomb Wizard and we revisit some classics including Moveable Feast, Slughive (early band of Joel Anderson of Ten Grand), Ritual of Agony and  The Hollowmen. Moveable Feast - "The End of the World" /...

Night Listeners- I love this November heatwave that we are having here in Des Moines. We got show filled new and "new to me" including Keith Rich of Druid's personal archives. We got KGB, Radio Moscow, Holy Vestige (new Bo Becker project), some dungeon synth project called Plague Relic. I also found a weird ska band called An Afternoon Snatching which sounds like its from 15 years ago. The Dogs -...

Night Listeners - My favorite pizza metal auteur Woodrow Hall of Frontal Assault joins us tonight to talk about the band's upcoming split with Takacs along with their supporting tour with Ill Omen. Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram Follow Kristian Day on: Instagram | Twitter (not doing much with it currently) Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowaba...

Night Listeners - Happy Halloween! I am sorry if this has been a light season, the top part of October was extremely busy for me in the film world. But I tried to pack last week and this week with some spooky tunes. Lots of rippers and even a few first time plays with Obeygrey, Cosmic Fraility, Nian, Mike V & the Rats and Gore God.   Night Stories - "Sam's Equinox" (Des Moines) Pitch Black Manor -...

Night Listeners -  We are back with our regular music show featuring all sorts of spooky vibes and new releases from a handful of bands including Pitch Black Manor, Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops, Brutal Shift and the recording debut of Bat Problem. Pitch Black Manor - "The Thing in the Woods" / The Halloween Scen e (Quad Cities) Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops - "Slimephone" / Slimephone...

Night Listeners -  We are back and it has been a minute (two weeks in fact). I have a very special treat tonight for everyone. My long time friend, Justin Beahm , is my guest. He a brand new project called Phantom Lightkeeper that just released a debut album called Shore Ghosts . It has to be my favorite release of the year that was not put out by Captain Three Leg . Justin has merged the perfect...

Night Listeners - We are back to our regular show tonight. Hope you enjoyed all the interview shows we have been doing. Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram Follow Kristian Day on: Instagram | Twitter (not doing much with it currently) Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you wou...

Night Listeners - Tonight we have another GOAT of the midwest DIY scene, Jon Burns of Camp Regret, Centaur Noir and Meth & Goats. Lots of tales from the Quad Cities, Peabody's Coffee House and the history of Meth & Goats. Camp Regret - "Smoke Screen" / Camp Regret (Quad Cities) The Multiple Cat - "The Car was a Bullet" / Elements of (Quad Cities) Ten Grand - "F*@# Your Guys' Team" / This is the Wa...

Night Listeners- Sorry for the lack of new show last week. I was up in McGregor, Iowa on a seven day documentary shoot. But tonight we have Anchoress from Ames/Des Moines. These kids LIVE in thrash city and they brought us a pretty sick playlist. Aria, Adam and Keane are all with us tonight. Anchoress - "Coveter" / Supersong (Ames) Polyachi - "Ratchet" / The Blvebird of Nothingness (Cedar Rapids)...

Night Listeners -  School is back in session. The heat is backing off. The new Toxic Avenger is about to hit theaters! What at time to be alive. I am up in McGregor, Iowa again documenting this towns history. First time plays from Wolves of War and Beelzejud plus a sneak of next week's guests! Finally Some Action - "The New Kid" / Mode 7 (Keokuk) Burmese - "America" / Burmese is Dead (Iowa City) T...

Night Listeners - We are back with a regular music show tonight. Jason Rupe and Jessie Trent have donated a bunch of Shamrock Shake and Total Passover recordings. Eric Coleman of White Lunch has also been upload LOTS of material to the archive as well. If you look down and don't see the playlist, stand by I will get it updated within 24hrs. Total Passover - "Cyclone City" / Live at People's 1993 (...

Night Listeners -  Cedar Rapids native, Andrew Cahak joins us to talk about his days with the legendary BRIAN JONES (the band not the person). These guys stood out in front of all noise from 1999 - 2009. Lots of lore from the Cedar Wasteland. BRIAN JONES - "Seriously, Hawks" / What Was Left? (Cedar Rapids) Bottled Og - "Rubber Bullet" / Another Product (Iowa City) Wheel And The Fence- "Preventativ...