Iowa Basement Tapes

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Revisiting Waverly from Iowa City tonight. New tunes from Haploid in Des Moines and Melty Smiler from Fairfield.

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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.

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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 sh…

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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…

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I am making my way back home tonight and I bring some classics from the ether: Mugwump from Cedar Falls, Luxury from Des Moines, and The Ballet from the Quad Cities.

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I am in Richmond, VA where the only cool thing is that its the home of GWAR! There is also a Waffle House down the road but I am told I can't go there once it's dark.

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Tonight's show is sorta like that mediocre coke you did at that party last summer. Some familiar faces that get you jazzed and ready take this feeling all the way. Revisits to Ghostc…

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We open with a brand new track from Nightrazor, a project still very new to me. Plus SIX new songs from Captain Three Leg that RULE!!! I revist Through Hard Times, some mid 2000s har…

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Just returned from Galena, IL.  New material from Captain Three Leg, Melty Smiler, and Haploid. I am stoked to dive into some Iowa City black metal with Ax.

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Tonight is a journey down into some doom smoke filled dreams. New tune from Druids + Yeti from Dubuque, Skin of Earth from DSM, Dead Emperors from IC, Billy Crystal Meth from Ottumwa…

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This is my week before heading to Texas for a mini vacation (yes there will be a show next week). We are blasting through this hard month with some legendary tunes by Ten Grand, Roze…

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This month is coming in hot. We got dreamy grime for our first March show with Dead Emperors, Exit Drill, and Purplish.

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Im barreling us into a doom filled march with Dredge, Breechloader, Druids, and Billy Crystal Meth! Plus we dance to some Comrade 9.

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We are deep into jam world with when one of my favorite obscure bands from DSM called Underlords of the Overworld. I have never even seen a flyer for this band. More tunes off the ne…

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We have a show drenched in reverb, fuzz, and psychedelics. First time plays from Cars of the Country Music Stars (Waterloo) and Penny Peach (Iowa City).

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Who would have thought Iowa had a plethora of shoegaze psychedelic bands? Well we do. From Des Moines we got Zap Tura, From Spencer we got Purplish. From Burlington we got Blist Her…

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The cold continues but we move on because we are midwesterners. The salt of the Earth. New tunes from Bigby Woods, Pitch Black Manor, and Goatfoam. We will drown in the heavy and the…

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It only makes sense to open tonights show with Nuclear Winter by Stickdog. It was -20° with the windchill today. I took my trash bins to the curb and just touching the plastic burned…

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I have a wave of thunder tonight. Mainly because the music is loud and I would trade frozen tundra season for thunderstorm season any day. Twin Wizards opens the gates and I was just…

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Welcome to 2022 and we come in with our dancing shoes on! 

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