One hour radio program of Iowa's history in the DIY music scene hosted by Kristian Day.
The show can also be heard on:
Thursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines
Fridays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City
Fridays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji
Saturdays at 8PM on 1240AM KWIC - Decorah
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To continue on with my travelogue shows I am now in West Point, NY. On the flight I got to finally explore some tunes by the band Nethervoid. Tim Connery whom I have worked with on f…
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Happy 40th episode! Tonight's a return to form for Iowa Basement Tapes and I haven't been this excited since to share some tunes since those early shows back on 98.9FM KFMG.
Lots of f…
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March is just about over and I am up in Dubuque walking around without a jacket... freedom from the winter's enslavement is near! Tonight I have some weird tunes and some new tunes. …
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Tonight I am recording my show from the deepest part of Texas. I am in the city of Marfa. If you don't know about it you should give it a Google. I also spent some time at SXSW last …
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My long overdue conversation with Trey Reis is finally here. Trey started the Warm Gospel label several years ago and it now has nearly seventy releases. Nearly everything I play on …
Night Listeners -I recorded this week's show in North Hollywood, California and it is rainy AF. I got tunes tonight from Alex Body, The Ruralists and Space Burial. It's a doom pop dance party if I do…
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Our final February show of 2019 is upon us! This cold has got me super bummed so I am escaping to Los Angeles and will be producing the show in North Hollywood. I might even have some…
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Finally, the interview with Luke Belknap (Goldblums / Huxley Maxwell / Person Whale / The Beaches / Austrinaut / Vivacious Bean Dip) has happened. He joins us in the KFMG studios in De…
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Happy Valentines Day! I hope you all enjoyed my note from Harry Warden at the beginning of the show. Tonight I popped in a few loves songs from Captain Three Leg, Elizabeth Moen, and…
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I got some classic punk goodies including some stuff from the late 80s. I got some new blood from Annalibera, Tuff Jerks, and Huxley Maxwell.
Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM K…
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I am recording the show this week from Bryan, Texas. I'm sharing a hotel room with Dylan Sires and as I sit producing this weeks content he is blasting through the forward of a new …
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Welcome to episode 30 of Iowa Basement Tapes and two new radio stations: KWIT 90.3FM & KOJI 90.7FM on Siouxland Public Media which covers the western Iowa area of Sioux City, northea…
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Iowa Basement Tapes is back this week and its super heavy! I found the remains of the old Iowa Hadcore.com site which is now iowahardcore.blogger.com and found all kinds of goodies i…
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It's a no wave new year here at Iowa Basement Tapes. I promise next week I will bring back some groovy happiness but first I got some new tunes (new to me at least) from Lucy Bucket …
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It's the first show for 2019! I got a handful of tunes from Sioux City, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines. I'm hitting the record stores and digging through crates. Just got back from Dubuq…
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This is the final broadcast for 2018. We have a had a hell of a good year since we started back in July. Lots of great tunes and conversations with artists and fans alike.
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Christmas is next week and I am chilling in the basement of Dylan Sires' Dad's house in Waterloo, Iowa. I bet no one saw that coming. Dylan is upstairs, I asked if he wanted to join …
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Tonight is the conclusion of my interview with Adam Groves (The PeePees, Brazil, Wheel & the Fence, & Deerslayer). He talks about passing the guard and gets candid about the early da…
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Tonight I played part one of my interview with former Cedar Rapids native Adam Groves. He played bass and sang in the PeePee's, Wheel and the Fence, and Brazil. He is also the artist…
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This week I am in the KFMG studios with studio manger Gary Monte interviewing filmmaker Jack Meggers about his life in Mason City during the grunge era of the 90s. We play his band Mi…