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Iowa Basement Tapes

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

Podcast archives go live Thursdays at 10PM CST. #trustkristianday #madeiniowa

Music Commentary Music Music History Music Interviews
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
59 minutes
Episodes
361
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Iowa Basement Tapes #41 4-11-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #41 4-11-2019


Night Listeners -

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…

00:56:50  |   Thu 11 Apr 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #40 4-3-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #40 4-3-2019


Night Listeners -

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…

00:56:58  |   Thu 04 Apr 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #39 3-28-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #39 3-28-2019

Night Listeners -

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. …

00:56:58  |   Thu 28 Mar 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #38 03-21-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #38 03-21-2019


Night Listeners -

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 …

00:57:22  |   Thu 21 Mar 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #37 03-14-2019 GUEST: Trey Reis of Skyscraper & the Warm Gospel Tapes label

Iowa Basement Tapes #37 03-14-2019 GUEST: Trey Reis of Skyscraper & the Warm Gospel Tapes label

Night Listeners -

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 …

00:57:13  |   Thu 14 Mar 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #36 3-07-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #36 3-07-2019



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…

00:57:04  |   Thu 07 Mar 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #35 2-28-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #35 2-28-2019



Nigh Listeners -

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…

00:57:40  |   Sat 02 Mar 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #34 2-18-19 GUEST: Luke Belknap of Goldblums, Huxley Maxwell, & Person Whale

Iowa Basement Tapes #34 2-18-19 GUEST: Luke Belknap of Goldblums, Huxley Maxwell, & Person Whale

Night Listeners

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…

00:57:34  |   Fri 22 Feb 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #33 02-14-2019 Happy Valentines Day!

Iowa Basement Tapes #33 02-14-2019 Happy Valentines Day!


Night Listeners -

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…

00:57:02  |   Thu 14 Feb 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #32 2-7-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #32 2-7-2019

Night Listeners -

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…

00:56:53  |   Sun 10 Feb 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #31 1-31-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #31 1-31-2019

Night Listeners -
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 …

00:56:55  |   Thu 07 Feb 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #30 1-24-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #30 1-24-2019

Night Listeners -

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…

00:56:49  |   Thu 24 Jan 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #29 1-17-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #29 1-17-2019


Night Listeners -

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…

00:56:43  |   Wed 23 Jan 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #28 1-10-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #28 1-10-2019


Night Listeners -

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 …

00:57:01  |   Wed 16 Jan 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #27 1-3-2019

Iowa Basement Tapes #27 1-3-2019

Night listeners,

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…

00:57:13  |   Wed 16 Jan 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #26 12-27-18

Iowa Basement Tapes #26 12-27-18

Night Listeners -

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.


  1. Tires - "8"…
00:56:36  |   Thu 03 Jan 2019
Iowa Basement Tapes #25 12-20-2018

Iowa Basement Tapes #25 12-20-2018

Night Listeners -

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 …

00:56:45  |   Sat 22 Dec 2018
Iowa Basement Tapes #24 GUEST: Adam Groves/Deerslayer on the Cedar Rapids Punk Scene Part 2

Iowa Basement Tapes #24 GUEST: Adam Groves/Deerslayer on the Cedar Rapids Punk Scene Part 2



Night Listeners -

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…

00:57:07  |   Thu 13 Dec 2018
Iowa Basement Tapes #23 GUEST: Adam Groves/Deerslayer on the Cedar Rapids Punk Scene Part 1

Iowa Basement Tapes #23 GUEST: Adam Groves/Deerslayer on the Cedar Rapids Punk Scene Part 1

Night listeners -

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…

00:57:13  |   Thu 06 Dec 2018
Iowa Basement Tapes #22 GUEST: Jack Meggers on Mason City Grunge

Iowa Basement Tapes #22 GUEST: Jack Meggers on Mason City Grunge

Night Listeners,

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…

00:56:52  |   Thu 29 Nov 2018
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