Night Listeners - 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 tunes from TV Cop, Levi Follmuth, Mathew Wessel, Fade In, Dweller, and more. Lots of stuff that I have never played on the show before. A big shout out to Dany Loy for providing the Slimtones demo from 1993 and Prophets of the Cosmic Universe. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be...
Jun 27, 2020
Night Listeners - 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 some old tunes from Autumn Project. 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 9...
Jun 19, 2020
Night Listeners - Its getting hot outside! Muggy like NOLA. Tonight I got new stuff from CR Dicks with their cover of the Rolling Stones tune "Get Tattooed" plus first time jams of Prophets of the Cosmic Universe, a little Iowa City band from the mid 90s. Plus hardcore tunes from In Loving Memory, and Examination of The and Hugs. 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 ...
Jun 11, 2020
Night Listeners - June is here! I'm diving into more tracks by Ottumwa's Joretta Oaks and Fairfield's Wren. Also revisiting the amazing tape comp, All Iowa Noise Insurgency . 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 ...
Jun 04, 2020
Night Listeners - How did we get here? 100 episodes. 100 times I have setup my laptop to record/edit a show usually the morning of the first broadcast. I remember thinking several times, "It's midnight and I have to leave for the airport by 3:30AM. I still have to record the show." IBT has never about making money, it has been about keeping this music alive. The only way to keep music alive is to keep forever circulating. Back in the day it was about trading tapes and CDrs, now its about sharing...
May 29, 2020
Night Listeners - Episode 99 and we are still in quarantine! Today the big mystery is revealed of who is behind the synth dance project Voorhees and I play a bunch of tunes off of the Des Moines 4 Track Compilation . 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...
May 23, 2020
Night Listeners - Episode 98! Aint that nuts? Tonight we got a packed show with Black Ink Pen, Cottontail, Mugwump and a bunch of other weirdos from across the state. 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 K...
May 21, 2020
Night listeners - I got pile of randos tonight featuring Jailbus, Voorhees, Clear, and a bunch of 80s Ames punk rock classics. 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 & 90.7FM KOJI – Oko...
May 19, 2020
Night Listeners - May is here! I picked out a bunch of fun stuff tonight including new material from Strong Like Bear. Someone please tell who the hell is this Voorhees person? The tunes are great but I can't figure out who this is. 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 9P...
May 02, 2020
Night Listeners - I dove deep into Iowa's history in hardcore scene with lots of material off the Save Me From Ordinary: Three Decades of Hardcore Punk Rock in Iowa. Plus new tunes from Vahnevants and Strong Like Bear. 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 KF...
Apr 25, 2020
Night Listeners - We got a weird show tonight! First time plays from Billy and the Black Spit, Blood Spell, Wren, Aseethe, Strong Like Bear, Villianova, and Blizzard at Sea! Plus classics from Red Throb and the Dogs. 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...
Apr 18, 2020
Night Listeners - Here we go with a month in being quarantined. Lots of tapes got digitized yesterday including Fantasy Kitchen, Fontannelles, and The Squirrel Energy Now! compilation tape from 1993. We also have a new release from Huxley Maxwell called Aertherta . 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....
Apr 11, 2020
Night Listeners - Here we are again. I've started digging a whole in my basement just to see where it leads! Not really but I am going very stir crazy. A nice surprise this week was hearing The Bassturd cover Ministry's "Stigmata". Danny from The Bassturd used to be in Todd's Neat Futons back in the 90s and eventually started his weird electronic project The Bassturd while still living in Mason City. He has since relocated to Las Vegas. Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be s...
Apr 09, 2020
Night Listeners - Another week in quarantine! I've been stoked to learn that Captain Three Leg has been releasing material left and right with all that is going on. Michael Duede got a hold of me last night with a new song of his called "Squid World". 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 e...
Mar 27, 2020
Night Listeners - Stay home and listen to tunes. Best advice I can give :) Lots of first time plays tonight including Carjack Footbad, Safety Second, Axen Province, EHI, and Hate Machine! All of this stuff is out there to get for free so please click on the links to listen to more. 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 k...
Mar 20, 2020
Night Listeners - We return to the heavy as we are deep in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Another show recorded in Sioux City. Two new releases from Captain Three Leg and some old tunes from Wych Elm 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 to kristianday@gmail.com. Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM K...
Mar 15, 2020
Night Listener - I just made another crackerjack trip to Denver and back! Left at 5:30AM Tuesday morning and returned at 9AM Wednesday. Too much but hey I got some new tunes. The new Goldblums record is out and I got "Breathe The Dark" to open up the show with plus more 60s weird stuff from across the state. 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 musi...
Mar 09, 2020
Night Listeners - A little late to the game but I finally dug out some Sioux City tunes this week. A little Buddha Cheese Band and Black Death Jet Set. I also got some Jim Morrison worship happening with Vlad Moth. 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 –...
Mar 01, 2020
Night Listeners, I am recording tonight from Sioux City, Iowa. Technically its Sergeant Bluffs but who's checking. I am here all week casting for a commercial and I was able to swing by the KWIT/KOJI station to chat with Mark Munger and Steve Smith. Got to hear some really cool stories about Sioux City's punk rock scene from back in the 80s. All I can say is there is a lot to explore... Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and...
Feb 23, 2020
Night Listeners - I got a new compilation from 1993 that I have been loving called Naked and Unashamed, A Useless Compilation . It's all Iowa City and eastern Iowa bands. Many I have never heard of before. Lots of material of that tape plus a first time play of Mediocre Superheroes from Ames. 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...
Feb 14, 2020
Night Listeners - This has been a long time coming. Chuck Hoffman is our guest on the show. He has been so many bands that I can't even count. Lots of talking so we only squeeze in six songs over the hour but Chuck tells us tales about the real secret history of the Cedar Valley 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 releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an ...
Feb 07, 2020
Nigh Listeners - Tonight is a very special show. Jeff Shotwell from the band Roze joins station manager Gary Monte and myself at the KFMG studios in Des Moines to talk about the history of the legendary hair metal/classic rock group Roze. 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...
Jan 31, 2020
Night Listeners - Lots of new material for tonight's show. I recently met with Jeff Shotwell from the band Roze. He has contributed the bands entire discography to be archived on the Iowa Basement Tapes Bandcamp. A new song from Fort Dodge's Brutal Truth, Sno-Mans, Wych Elm, and Hunger Pains. 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...
Jan 24, 2020
Night Listeners- Lots of new plays tonight! Sno-Mans, Clear, Grain USA, A Is Jump, Strange Attractor, Todd On Acid, Autocrash, Vivid, and The Cactus Rats! Majority of these tunes were recently added the bandcamp archive too! Thanks to both Chuck Hoffman and 98.9FM KFMG-LP Des Moines for contributing these tunes to both the show and the archive. 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 ...
Jan 17, 2020
Night Listeners - I got a fun show tonight lots punky Brewster fun with tunes from Captain Three Leg, Riff Worm and The Dogs. First time plays by Vlad Moth, a weird 80s synth punk project from Des Moines. 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 Moine...
Jan 10, 2020
Night Listeners - Happy New Year from us (I mean me) at Iowa Basement Tapes. We are coming into 2020 hot with Roze, Slughive, White Hott, Sludgeplow, and even Die Mutts! I just got word that this year will be the 19th Anniversary Show of Die Mutts and finally will see the release of their album Old Videos . 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...
Jan 03, 2020
Night Listeners - This is our last show for 2019! More material from White Hott and Roze, the 80s hair metal pack that has forever changed my life. Chuck Hoffman of Fetal Pig as handed over a bunch of tapes from his collection including something amazing called Slughive. 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@...
Dec 27, 2019
Night Listeners- The most amazing find happened this week. I finally discovered Iowa 80s hair metal! Holy shit and not one but TWO bands have fallen into my lap: White Hott and Roze. Both bands are Des Moines based and are completely ready to rock. 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 ever...
Dec 20, 2019
Night Listeners - Tonight is a weird show. That's all I can say. The combination of tunes tonight really make no sense. But I started digging into some of the of old psychedelic singles of the 60s with stuff like Linn County, Noblemen, and the Royal Flairs. Also revisiting Die Mutts, a great Des Moines band that you can always count on. 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 woul...
Dec 12, 2019
Night Listeners - December is here and Captain Three Leg just released a SUPER SHORT X-Mass EP. That's all I can really say. 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 & 90.7FM KOJI – Okobo...
Dec 06, 2019
