Iowa Basement Tapes

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What a crazy time to be alive! I got juicy tunes tonight with Dumb Church (first time play), Forced Expression (first time play), new Zuul, and an unearthed sound garbage track from…

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I have treat for you all tonight with Travis Atkinson of Strangebird Recording. He has had as solid history of recording bands out of his Centerville based studio since the early 20…

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I'm home from the balls of Iowa known as Ottumwa. I'm a little burnt out I'm ready to crack a can of party juice and jam some tunes. I have a new track from Dick is Short for Richard…

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I am again recording from the 6th floor of the Hotel Ottumwa. My hair might be falling out from my failing nerves but I sure have some great tunes for tonight. I actually hung out wi…

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October is here! WTF? I'm living in Ottumwa the next 14 days working on a new true crime series so I'm tapping into the seedy world of Iowa's raunchiest territories.

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I got weird show tonight filled with material across the state. Including some deep roots from Council Bluffs and Ottumwa.

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What happens when you cruise through Reddit looking for Iowa tunes? You find it! I bring you Grubbie Earnie, Boner Kill, Sammy Dimera, and Fern and Moss. All new tunes to the show. …

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I'm dipping in the Nebraska tub tonight with some Plack Blague from Lincoln, NE. I got some other weird stuff and a little preview into the Halloween season.

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Tonight we have Des Moines punk embryo's Bigby Woods! The entire band is on the show which is a first! We talk their short history and how they have been working through the Covid b…

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Last show for August! I spent a few more days in Ottumwa this week. This project has to do with meth (in Ottumwa no less). Anyways I checked out Jason Bolinger's Ottumwa label, Speak…

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This show feel like a weird summer day drinking aftermath. Like when you slam some tall boys at 1PM and then it's 5PM and you don't know what to do with yourself. Weird tunes by The…

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I'm stoked to share a track by Seppuku. A death metal act dating back to 2005 Dubuque. Tim Connery, who went on to perform in the black metal act Nethervoid, sang in this project dur…

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An amazing band just fell into my lap, Pitch Black Manor who were around from 1990 to 1995 in the Quad Cities. Monster filled goth/punk/pop. I am quickly becoming obsessed with them.…

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We are having another southern Iowa party tonight. Not as much as last week but we do have some Borf Beast, Finally Some Action, and a little Billy Crystal Meth.
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I got a crazy southern Iowa party lined up for tonight. We all know that Captain 3 Leg hails from Ottumwa but there are several other bands out of that region that we haven't given a…

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Its a hardcore kinda of evening. Got a lot of first time plays from Woodcreeper, Song of Zarathustra, Crosscheck, Conetrauma, Mystery Blood, and Dispensing of False Halos. I also got s…

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Our first interview since Covid started! You would think I would have figured out a good remote recording deal by now but hey better late than never. Dan Loy of the Slimtones and TIM…

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We are hitting our two year mark! I don't really know for sure if it should be this week or next week since the show premiered on July 5, 2018 and the 5th is Saturday. Tonight I got …

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A real quick statement about the future of the show: Iowa Basement Tapes stands with the protestors. IBT supports #BLM. Just in case anyone was confused. Tonight I have lots of new t…

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I got a weird show for you tonight. I really don't think any of the selections tonight really match but hey drugs can make it work. I dig into more tunes by Voorhees and I revisit so…