Iowa Basement Tapes

Night Listeners - It's the week before Thanksgiving and I packed the show nonsense. Only first time play is Bad News from Cedar Falls but we got a full show of hardcore, crust, black metal and jazz. Genital Hercules - "Theme from Cheers" / Live 5-22-04 (Iowa City) Acoustic Guillotine - "DM" / 1st 7" (Iowa City) Big Box - "$5 Gummy Bear" / Demo (Iowa City) Only Ten Between Us - "Stick Together" / Y...

Night Listeners - We got an interview with Patrick Gilligan from the dread filled hills of Dubuque, Iowa. We talk about his history with his original solo noise project I Like You Go Home and his most recent one-man hardcore drum n synth band If I Could Just Get Some Sleep . If I Could Just Get Some Sleep - "Run" / If I Could Just Get Some Sleep (Dubuque) Closet Witch - "Rule by Bacon" / Complete...

Night Listeners- Welcome to November and I guess welcome to America. It's our first music show in a few weeks and I tried to pick some tunes to match the vibe of the times. We got new tunes from Captain Three Leg, PSYOP and Pozar.   Why Bother - "Down in the Vault" / Hey, At Least You're Me (Mason City) PSYOP - "State Violence" / Dare to Live (Iowa City) Closet Witch - "Date the Night" / Yeah Yeah...

Night Listeners- Happy Halloween from Iowa Basement Tapes! This is our first show on Halloween and we brought it. Tonight we have Pitch Black Manor from the Quad Cities. They were last on the show back in 2020 when they first reformed and a lot has happened since then. We got their spooky playlist for Halloween night and get deep into Quad City lore.... Pitch Black Manor - "The Thing in the Woods"...

Night Listeners - Continuing our spooky season this month we have an interview with Phil Young and Greg Wheeler of  NIGHT STORIES. We get into their Iowa play list and tell the history of the project. Night Stories - "Nightmare on NES" (Des Moines) Glass Ox - "A Celebration of Death" / A Celebration of Death (Marshalltown) Druids - "Salvation - the Destructor" / Pray for Water (Des Moines) Haploid...

Night Listeners - Spooky season continues here at Iowa Basement Tapes. We got new songs from Pitch Black Manor, Spider Translator, and Ill Omen. Heavy on the electronics tonight but I promise you will fall dizzy to their heathen signals. Son of the Morning - "The Wild Hunt" / Son of the Morning (Des Moines) Night Stories - "Sam's Equinox" (Des Moines) Pitch Black Manor - "The Halloween Scene" / Th...

Night Listeners- I have played the electronic tunes of Michael Duede since before the pandemic. Why I haven't had him on the show yet is beyond me. We talk about his work in electronic music, the giallo film score he did last year and he shares with us his Iowa playlist. Michael Duede - "Heavy Fork" / Ten Stories to Make You Frown (Des Moines) Haploid - "Rejectamenta" / Villans Amiss (Des Moines)...

Night Listeners - We are guns blazing on the first episode of October featuring tunes by Pitch Black Manor, Snake Transmitter, Finally Some Action, and The Poly-Mall Cops. We also have the a first time from the Siouxer Rats! Sioux Cities surf driven punk band lead by Richie Vomit. I have been wanting to play this band since we started the show in 2018 and now we finally have some recorded tunes fr...

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 would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com.    BROADCAST SCHEDULE Thursdays at 9PM on...

Night listeners- I am recording this episode on my actual birthday of 9-11. I turn 39 today which seems wild (wait until next year KDAY).  So everything tonight is basically a mixtape I would make for someone whose only window into Iowa music was either Slipknot, William Elliot Whitmore or The Envy Corps. I don't listen to any of those bands. The Horrors - "Every Inch of my Love" / The Horrors (Ce...

Night Listeners- Midwest chunk fest tonight while I am in DC. Classics from The Wheelers, Tonh Po and Keepers of the Carpet. Some emo depression from Bloomer. Plus the new release from Pozar.   The Wheelers - "op_CNTRL" / op_CNTRL (Cedar Rapids) Glass Ox - "Rushes of Evil " / A Celebration of Death (Marshalltown) Tong Po - "Murder of Crows" / The Demolition (Bettendorf) The Least Worst - "The Wome...

Night Listeners - Last show for the dog days of summer so we are frying eggs on the cement tonight. Debut play from The Least Worst out of Ottumwa, hardcore classics from Rue Morgue and Breakdance PLUS a shoegaze dream from Blist Her. The Least Worst - "Machetes Ready" / First Worst (Ottumwa) The Law - "Hole in My Heart" / King Size Cigarette (Des Moines) Skamikazies - "8000 Watts" / Behold (Quad...

Night Listeners- PACKED PACKED PACKED show tonight. First time plays from Soup Riot!, The Blendours, and Chrash. We are also slowing entering spooky season so I sneak in a track from X-Ray Mary. Soup Riot! - "Slippery Slope" / Kick Me! (Iowa City) Slut River - "Off Whie" / Off White (Iowa City) The Blendours - "Cut My Hair" / Department of Meteors (Des Moines) X-Ray Mary - "Skull of Elvis" / Manzi...

Night Listeners - The summer nearly over. I have been all over this land and tonight I bring you some wild finds. First time plays from Midnight Express Show Band, Snowi Owel, and Keepers of the Carpet. Why Bother - "Running from the Sun" / Serenading Unwanted Ballads (Mason City) Melting Human Trash - "Death Always Wins" / Weedian (Dubuqe) GreVlar - "Gutspawn (revisited)" / Crystal Cave (Winterse...

Night Listeners- We got a funky show tonight with a lot of material that is not normally in circulation on this show. Lot of tunes from the 5th Iowa Compilation release. I pull some stuff the 1960s and I introduce a brand new band, Mad Delirous from Mason City. The Wheelers - "Ride By Fire" / The Wheelers (Cedar Rapids) Mad Delirious - "Land of Glass" / (Mason City) Mudwump - "Get Out" / Iowa Comp...

Night Listeners - I can't believe its August! I have one more show here in LA and I will be back in the heartland with all of you next week. Tonight features new music from Gunk Lung and Landethics. Plus I play some lo-fi death inspired grindcore from Gore God. Also I continue to play boring dungeon synth because now I'm hooked. Gunk Lung - "Brainstew" (Iowa City) Karen Meat - "Tell Me Who I Am" /...

Night Listeners- This week I was informed by my friend Chuck that Jason Warden passed away. I did not know him personally, but I did love his band The Wych Elm. So tonight I am paying tribute my sprinkling many songs from there catalog throughout tonight's episode. His entire family is in thoughts here at Iowa Basement Tapes. The Wych Elm - "The Girl in the Orange Pants" / Mother Bark Spit (Des Mo...

Night Listeners- Lots of new stuff for you all to check out including tracks from Mr. Softheart, Glass Ox, and The Shining Real. Plus first time plays from Everlasting Light (Quad City black metal), Tomb Wizard for all you dungeon synth weirdos, and Waverly.   Mr. Softheart - "Million Dollar Question" / Songs for Subdued Space (Des Moines) Glass Ox - "Grit" / A Celebration of Death (Marshalltown)...

Night Listeners- Tonight we welcome the boys behind Iowa Metal Underground Luke Hougen and Will Woodrow Hall. We are talking about their upcoming Metal Fest happening on August 3rd at The Olympic in Cedar Rapids and we feature some of the bands on the bill. Brotherhood of the Mudkat - "Blind to the Truth" (Cedar Rapids) Pit Lord - "The Matter of Platter" / Hunter Griller (Cedar Rapids) False Provi...

Night Listeners - Six years ago this show debuted at 9PM Thursday July 5th, 2018 on 98.9FM KFMG in Des Moines, Iowa. We didn't have our show opener (the broadcast sign off) and I was literally pulling songs from my collection of demos and private press recordings of Iowa bands. Ben Smasher's 319 Dude Bandcamp Archive was a big source for material. We are opening with the same song we opened with s...

Night Listeners -  We explore the new Weedian - Trip to Nebraska & Iowa compilation that is full of doom and stoner from across the state. We also mix in some first time plays from The Glimmer Blinkken and Tommy Santee Klaws. Melting Human Trash - "Death Always Wins" / Weedian - Trip to  Nebraska & Iowa (Dubuque) The Glimmer Blinkken - "Something Happened" / Bernard Ruix Wedding (Dubuque) Twin Wiz...

Night Listeners - The days are long and hot. The humidity is making mullet on my head. Tonight brand new stuff from BBP and Everything Had Teeth! We also revisit the Cupboards Zine Issue 3 Comp. 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 iowabasem...

Night Listeners - Wild show tonight with first time plays from Keenan Crow and Sozialer Mord. Another new tune from both Everything Had Teeth and Electrtic Assault. Electric Assault - "Total Maniac" / Shocked Into Coherence (Des Moines/MSP) Everything Had Teeth - "Reaction" / Demo EP (Des Moines) The Dogs - "Rot n Roll" / Teen Slime (Decorah) Slut River - "Just for Luck" / S-R (Iowa City) The Horr...

Night Listeners - We have an exclusive sneak peak at the new Everything Had Teeth EP with their song, "Down". These guys have an amazing sound that I think all of you will love. Plus the shoegaze lords, Blist Her, IDM from Bodiah, and a rare track from In Loving Memory. Abcess - "Bloated Abcess" / Politcal Vomit (Perry) Everything Had Teeth - "Down" / EP (Des Moines) In Loving Memory - "This Close...

Night Listeners- School's out (I need an Iowa band to cover this song) and we are off to the races! It's show season and there is almost too much stuff happening. Brand new song from Early Girl and some lost gems from around the state. Davenport Junior Theater - "Summer Fun" (Davenport) Landslide - "Say Hello to the Night" / Say Hello to the Night (Iowa City) Die Mutts - "Old Videos" / Demo (Des M...