iHearIC

Okay... break's over. Here's a new episode to get you ready for this week's live show featuring Deb Tiemens, Jennifer MacBain-Stephens, Christine Burke Ensemble, and The Only Ion! Come out and see the show, January 24th 8PM at Yacht Club. It's free as usual. Invite your friends, please:  facebook.com/events/2676181909071177 This episode features music by : Deb Tiemens ( facebook.com/debssong...

We had a show at Trumpet Blossom on Friday night and I put this together at home to tell you about it and play a few clips from it! Watch the full video of Friday night's show:  patreon.com/posts/ihearic-at-with-32372081 This episode features music by : Thieves ( facebook.com/thievesmusic / iamthieves.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/iamthieves / bit.ly/thievesmusic ) Anastasia Scholze Warship (...

Back at KRUI one more time before the year ends to celebrate iHearIC Radio's ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE ! For this special occasion, we spent a full 4 hours broadcasting. We prepared the audience for the final iHearIC concert of 2019 (coming up this Friday at Trumpet Blossom:  facebook.com/events/388633938737226 ) and got to hang out with some of the show's closest friends. I'm grateful for the fr...

Still exiled from KRUI, but today I was joined at home by Norah, Conor, Tristan, and Anika of INVocE (Iowa New Vocal Ensemble)! You may remember them from the most recent iHearIC concert at The Mill, or from the excerpts I played on last week's radio show. We discussed the purpose and goals behind their ensemble and of course dug into their pasts a bit. Look forward to hearing more from these sing...

I have been exiled from KRUI once again. Coming to you from my desk at home, here's iHearIC Radio #98, featuring clips from last week's live show at The Mill. If you missed out on the show and want to watch a video of the whoooooooole thing, please subscribe to our Patreon:  patreon.com/posts/ihearic-at-mill-31816321 This episode features music by: Fever Love ( facebook.com/feverloveband ) IN...

We have a show this week! Thursday, November 21st, 9PM at The Mill. It's free! Featuring performances by Sneezy Dollars, EDPSW, INVocE, and Fever Love. Please invite all your friends:  facebook.com/events/768133716964304 This episode features music by: Fever Love ( facebook.com/feverloveband ) INVocE ( facebook.com/INVocE-107901960576664 ) Christine Burke ( burkechristine.com / soundclou...

My friends Shawn Hammond and Connor Wade came on the show to talk about their duo, Fever Love. You might remember them from their appearance on the iHearIC concert series last year, and you might enjoy them in the near future on the iHearIC concert series again (next Thursday, 11/21 at The Mill)! Follow Fever Love :   facebook.com/feverloveband We closed today's show with new music from ...

This week I was joined by Crick, Sven, Tim, and Stanzy of the new space hip-hop band Astroknights! They performed live in the studio and we played some tracks from their upcoming EP, The OS. Follow Astroknights: instagram.com/astroknightsmusic / astroknights.bandcamp.com We closed today's show with new music from Body Punishment : facebook.com/bodypunishment / bodypunishment.bandcamp.com Get the f...

This episode went long because we had a lot to cover. Not only did we have a live show to recap, but it's also Halloweek! Friend of the show David Clair joined me to listen to some Trumpet Blossom excerpts and get scared learning about demons. Anti-friend of the show KRUI Studio Goblin was also there to make noise and ruin our day. Get the full video of the Trumpet Blossom show by subscribing to t...

An extra long episode for an extra important event. Not only do we have a live show coming up this week [OCTOBER 25 @ TRUMPET BLOSSOM: Project c4 (KCMO), Jake Jacobs, Joe Sorensen, Christine Burke Ensemble ( facebook.com/events/2222753058015676 )] , it's also iHearIC Radio's 2nd anniversary! As he did last year, my old friend Duroje Gwamna joined me in the studio to celebrate. Check out Duroje's b...

This week, I was joined in the studio by Anastasia, who goes by the stage name Warship. She was fun to talk with and she played a few of her very nice songs for us! She will also be performing with a few other musicians at the iHearIC December show, so look forward to that. Check out Warship on facebook:  facebook.com/87blues Closing music today was by  256colour :  vga256.bandcamp....

Today at KRUI, I had a good chat with Thieves, an emo rock artist from Canada who currently resides in Anamosa. We discussed his move to Iowa and his background in the Montréal music scene (among many other topics) and listened to a couple of his recently produced songs - including an iHearIC Radio exclusive !!! Find all things Thieves at these links:  facebook.com/thievesmusic / iamthieves.b...

Yesterday I had the chance to sit down and talk with Jeff Berman, singer and guitarist for the LA-based indie rock band Divided Heaven, before the band's show at Renwick Mansion in Davenport. Go to Divided Heaven's website ( https://www.dividedheaven.com ) to listen to their music, look up tour dates, and follow them on social media! Special thanks to friend of the show Timothy Yates for helping m...

Here's your radio recap of Thursday night's live show at The Mill. Full video of the show is available to all our Patreon subscribers here:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/ihearic-at-mill-30316392 This episode features music by:  The Twisted Roots ( facebook.com/thetwistedroots.ic  /  soundcloud.com/twisted-roots-16071477 ) Aligned at Variance ( soundcloud.com/josephnormancompos...

We have a live show this week! September 26th at 9PM at The Mill. Performances by Aligned at Variance, The Twisted Roots, Justin K Comer, and B-Tho. Listen to this week's radio show to hear examples from all these artists, including a live in-studio performance by me. RSVP and invite your friends on facebook:  facebook.com/events/793700288032908 This episode features music by:  Aligned a...

We're back with special guest B-Tho! We played a couple of his tracks on air, talked about how he got started with rap, and he even freestyled! Check him out next Thursday at The Mill along with me, Aligned at Variance, and The Twisted Roots at the iHearIC live show:  facebook.com/events/793700288032908 Find a ton of B-Tho's music here:  facebook.com/DJThozini / twitter.com/Thozini / sou...

Here's another old school episode. No theme, no guests, just a varied selection of Iowa City music. Enjoy. This episode features music by : Christopher Gainey ( christophergainey.com ) Good Evening Gumm ( hubolhubolhubol.com / hubol.bandcamp.com / grames.club / twitter.com/hubol / youtube.com/HubolPerssonGordon / soundcloud.com/thehubol ) Father Christmas ( facebook.com/idontknowwhatswrongwithme /...

If you missed Friday's concert at Trumpet Blossom, here are a few clips! Subscribe to our patreon ( patreon.com/ihearic ) to get a full concert video later this week. This episode features music by : Thiago Ancelmo ( thiagoancelmo.com  /  youtube.com/channel/UCRrehwroPoP3KMpQGkOBnXg  /  khemiaensemble.com  /  soundcloud.com/thiago-ancelmo-1  /  twitter.com/T...

Michele Guild came back to the show to help me get the listeners ready for the upcoming iHearIC live show. This Friday, August 30th, 9PM at Trumpet Blossom:  facebook.com/events/368482734072746 Check out Michele's podcast, Welcome To My Show:  welcometomyshow.pizza Also check out my new podcast about Iowa politics, Rock Hard Caucus:  soundcloud.com/rockhardcaucus This episode featur...

iHearIC Radio is back and so are some of our favorite guests. iHearIC veterans Kevin Halbrooks, Emily Halbrooks, and Joshua Johnson are back along with trumpeter Rachel Richards. You know the first three from their previous appearances as The High Water Mark and The Twisted Roots. They were on the show today as their new project: Sneezy Dollars! Stream their new EPs on spotify:  open.spotify....

Finally! The long-awaited return of Joe Sorensen. He was part of our overcrowded episode 20 but it took us a long time to book his solo appearance. Listen as we discuss his music (which he's been releasing since he was in high school) and life experiences and beliefs, and hear him perform a few of his songs live in the studio (including a NEW one)! He also played piano during the weather report wh...

Jonathan Wilson and Joseph Norman joined me at KRUI today to talk about and perform as Aligned at Variance, their improvisation duo! If you like saxophones and guitars and free improvisation, you will probably enjoy this episode. If you don't, I'm kind of surprised you listen to this show! The guys have a lot of their recorded improvisations available to stream on Joe's soundcloud:  soundclou...

It's Emily Wheeler's last week in town and she made time to come to the studio and talk with me and sing for the radio audience. iHearIC fans will remember her from our May concert at Uptown Bill's. You better come to her MA recital this coming Saturday (7/27) at 1:30pm at Voxman:  facebook.com/events/754527364949844 When Emily and I finished our conversation, we ended the show with a track b...

A free preview of my conversation with Christine Burke. Listen as we discuss the purpose and evolution of the Christine Burke Ensemble. Subscribe on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to listen to the full episode:  patreon.com/posts/28453355 Visit Christine's website:  burkechristine.com Direct mp3 link:  https://archive.org/download/20190715ihearicppp3teaser/2019-07-15%20iheari...

Today's guest was Jacob Jones, an artist who works in "a variety of time-based practices" and production director at KRUI! We talked about the work he's been doing as an MFA student at the University and in his summer residency at Public Space One, and he performed live in the studio to demonstrate a new instrument he built: a painting that's also an electric guitar (sort of). Find a bunch of Jake...