Iowa Basement Tapes

Night Listeners - We got a handful of new material tonight. Ryan Garbes from Skabortionists and Raccooooon sent me some material and one is a trash compilation called AGGRO-Culture Vol. 1 . Its a mix of metalcore, rapcore, and ska. Weird right? Also the new instrumental Pozar album rules. Glass Ox - "Fear Riders" / Temptress (Des Moines) Bigby Woods - "Chokehold" / Here Goes Nothing (Des Moines) Z...

Night Listeners - October is here! I'm gonna try and keep it spooky this month with witchrock, 80s synthwave, and songs by boys who wear makeup. New tunes by Goldblums and Tires . Plus first time play for Bovinopobic Bile Puddle . These guys sound like they reek of fresh tar on a hot summer day. Son of the Morning - "House of the Enemy" / Son of the Morning (Des Moines) Bovinophobic Bile Puddle -...

Night Listeners - This show is years in the making. My guest tonight is my very close friend Justin Beahm . He is from the Cedar Rapids area and was part of a number of bands including Prickle, The End, and the noise crunk Genital Motors . He has a production company called Reverend Entertainment that produces content for Paramount, Scream/Shout Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, and Arrow. Steve Reverb &...

Night Listeners - I was gifted a plethora of music from Ryan Garbes of Raccoo-oo-oon and Skabortionists. Tons of new material that I will playing tonight. First time plays from Skabortionists, My Pet Robot, Last Laugh, Dunebuggy, and Puffy Taco.   The Skabortionists - "Track 1" / Skabortionists (Iowa City) Xerox - "Around the Eyes" / Xerox (Iowa City) Goldendust -"Marooned" / Goldendust (Iowa City...

Night Listeners - Well I turned 37 this week. Didn't go into this with a bang but I did spend a boat load of money on records at Rag's in Davenport. I highly recommend checking it out. Tonight we got the weird jams from Wet Hair, Ed Gray, and even some synth wave from Goldendust. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download...

Night Listeners- I am pumped about the the OM / Zombi show at Wooly's on Monday, Sept. 12th in Des Moines. I haven't seen Zombi since 2006/2007 in Denver (there were like 15 people in the crowd back then). So tonight is packed full of witchy doom metal and magical synth music. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download an...

Night Listeners - September means spooky season. 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.  Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines and every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City...

Night Listeners - I came to dance and thrash with you all tonight. Don't know about you guys, but I am over the hot weather and ready for spooky season. We got jams from CR Dicks, Mr. Bomb, and the Cedar Rapids thrash kings Frontal Assault. 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 wo...

Night Listeners - New tune from Haploid tonight. I am really stoked how these guys are progressing. Also first time plays from Verb the Noun out of Sioux City and Wet Hair from Iowa City. Also you will all enjoy Ice Hockey's live cover of Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight . Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of...

Night Listeners - We are back to our regular format after three weeks of interviews. Tonight LOTS of new plays featuring the new release from Telekinetic Yeti and Pozar.  First time plays from Radar Dolls, The Bent Scepters and Coldsore. Plus I found a new 80s hair metal band from Iowa City called Landslide. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementta...

Night Listeners - OK this is the last interview for awhile BUT IT RULES. My guest tonight is Brendan Wells who was part of Nerv , Solid Attitude , These Needles , Patrick Swayze's Ghost , and currently in Uranium Club in Minneapolis. Lots of stories from the Des Moines and Iowa City scene circa 2006 - 2012. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtap...

Night Listeners - You may have noticed all the new uploads to the Bandcamp Archive from mid-90s Iowa City. Mike Epting of Slimtones has generously shared all sorts of material with us and this week he is on the show talking about his years in the Iowa music scene. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the rele...

Night Listeners - Druids sit in live at the KFMG studios in downtown Des Moines. We talk about their new record Shadow Work, their history as a band, and we play their Iowa playlist. Check out their record release party on July 29th at Woolys with The Curse of Hail,  Gorge, and D.O.S.E . Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and...

Night Listeners - Lots of Sioux City love tonight including jams by Swing by Seven, Tapwater Shrimp, and Distorted Fantasy. Plus first time plays by Ice Hockey (Quad Cities), Ben Driscoll (Cedar Rapids), Big Sky (Waterloo), and Take Control (Cedar Falls). 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...

Night Listeners - Four years have officially gone by and I am still here playing the loudest music on public radio. Tonight tons of new material including Shamrock Shakes from Ames, Bixby from Iowa City, and Mike Vallely & The Complete Disaster from Des Moines. Even Barron Christian opens us up with a special message. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowa...

Night Listeners - Last show for June! Next week is our 4 year anniversary. Wild to think. Tonight we jam some crust from Pent-Up Aggression, Spork, The Law, and Welfare Skate. Also a classic recording of Roze performing "Rubber Legs" from the cassette Liberty Angel . Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the r...

Night Listeners - I am broadcasting from Los Angeles the city of angels and human urine (or maybe it's the trees?). Tonight I bring you new material from Guilty of Treason, Moss Troll, and White Death. 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...

Night Listeners - Lots of new music from: The Sleepover, Modern Life is War, Nebuleth and Mr. Softheart. This is a lot for one show my friends. 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.  Hear us every Th...

Night Listeners - We tumble into a stormy June with Zenith. This band rules. I have no clue where they are located but they are better than this year's headliner for the Iowa State Fair. We also revisit Dead Emperors from Iowa City, Person Whale, and 3 Finger Betty. I also found some new electronic projects: cyderkit and Liara. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to chec...

Night Listeners - Schools out and we are coming into June really hot! Blasting through with Axen Province, Boner Kill, and Justice Fetish. We also revisit old friends Red Throb and In Loving Memory. 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 se...

Night Listeners - No one asked for it but we got three new tracks from Morbo and Modern Life is War. First time jams from The Kindly Ones and finally found a release by Is World (previously only explored on the Cupboards Zine Comp ). 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 lik...

Night Listeners - Revisiting Waverly from Iowa City tonight. New tunes from Haploid in Des Moines and Melty Smiler from Fairfield. 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.  Hear us every Thursday at 9PM...

Night Listeners - New tunes from Jimmie's in the Basement, ARU (new dub project from Cedar Falls), Nebuleth from Cedar Rapids, and a mess of jams from Goldblums, Bigby Woods, and Druids. 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...

Night Listeners - We made it to 200 episodes! How the hell did that even happen? Barron Christian opens us up (as he does) before we bast away with the Skamikazies. It means a lot to have taken the show this far. Thank you every one for listening. 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...

Night Listeners- Wild times with a new unearthed recording from Groom Lake Locusts from Fort Madison, IA. Lyle Erickson of Pitch Black Manor sent this over and it is a gem. Also we blast some Meth and Goats, Bongrider, and Captain 3 Leg. 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...