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Iowa Basement Tapes

Iowa Basement Tapes

By: Kristian Day
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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 #madeiniowaKristian Day Media, LLC Music
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  • Iowa Basement Tapes #401 06-25-2026
    Jun 26 2026

    Night Listeners-

    I am on my second week down in the French Caribbean. Last week I recorded from Turks & Caicos. Since then I have been to Guadeloupe and now I am in Dominica. It's tropical and rains every half hour. We got a new tune from Phantom Lightkeeper, Justin Beahm's doom surf rock project that had its debut album last year with its follow up coming out in August.

    1. Davenport Junior Theater - "Summer Fun" (Quad Cities)
    2. Joretta Oaks - 'High School" / Ichirus Falls (Ottumwa)
    3. Phantom Lightkeeper - "Hidden Mother" / Four Days at the Precipice (Cedar Rapids)
    4. Splayed Innards - "Abe Lincoln Get His Chance" / Splayed Innards (Iowa City)
    5. The Afterdarks - "No Good" / Rock N Roll is Dead (Quad Cities)
    6. In Loving Memory - "A Gentler Sun" / A Gentler Sun (Des Moines)
    7. Atomic Opera - "Kamikaze" / Demo 1985 (Des Moines)
    8. Why Bother? - "Still Remain - Sleep Paralysis" / Case Studies (Mason City)
    9. Holy Vestige - " Skeleton Key" / Holy Vestige (Marshalltown)
    10. Winterwraith - "Dark Elves of the Soulless Winter" / Magic from an Ancient Time (Waterloo)
    11. Tapwater Shrimp - "Toodaloo" / Just Demo (Sioux City)
    12. Preacher Gone to Texas - "Sorrows for the Wounded" / Choice Vs Chance (Quad Cities)
    13. NIAN - "Trust Me" / 5 Song Demo (Marshalltown)
    14. Skin of Earth - "Ghengis Kong" / The Des Moines 4 Track Compilation (Des Moines)
    15. Ten Grand - "Now You Got What I Got" / This is the Way to Rule (Iowa City)

    Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram

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    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.

    BROADCAST SCHEDULE
    Thursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines
    Fridays at 7PM on 89.7FM KRUI - Iowa City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji

    If you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

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    1 hr
  • Iowa Basement Tapes #400 06-18-2026
    Jun 19 2026

    Night Listeners -

    Four hundred episodes. Some of you have gotten married, had kids and maybe a divorce or two. I have produced and recorded four hundred episodes of Iowa Basement Tapes. Tonight I play sort of a greatest hits tonight. Lots of classic bangers from across the state. A big thank you to all of our listeners both on the radio and the podcast.

    1. The Tanks - "24 Hour Revenge Fantasy" / Epic Load (Iowa City)
    2. The Pee Pees - "American Tourister" / How We Do It In Ghetto Land (Cedar Rapids)
    3. Die Mutts - " Old Videos" / Die Mutts (Des Moines)
    4. Captain Three Leg - "Esteban" / Split with Short Order (Ottumwa)
    5. Captain Three Leg - "Hardcore Instruction" / Split with Short Order (Ottumwa)
    6. Traffic Death - "The Wild" / Don't Be A Projectile (Des Moines)
    7. Deep Fried Embryo - "Donnie of the Dead" / Split with Bloody Rectum (McGregor)
    8. When Bitter Spring Sleeps - "Astral Blood" / Star Thrown (Cedar Rapids)
    9. Sexy Cash - "Theatre of War" (Sioux City)
    10. Nightrazor - "Just One More Breath" (Des Moines)
    11. Chemical Buffet - "Are They Recording?" / 30 Years Of Obscurity 1993 -2023 Vol 1 (Des Moines)
    12. Tomb Wizard - "Moonless" / The Lich Chamber (Waterloo)
    13. MUSICIAN - "Cuckoo Kachoo" / As Trees Meet The Ridgeline (Des Moines)
    14. CR Dicks - "Black Girlfriend" / Dick Moves (Cedar Rapids)
    15. Ill Omen - "The Cynic Soul Ripper" (Cedar Rapids)
    16. The Ballet - "The UAW Hall" / We Were Wild Buffalo (Quad Cities)
    17. Brazil - "Eyelights" / Love Lost Their Job Today (Cedar Rapids)

    Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram

    Follow Kristian Day on: Instagram | Twitter (not doing much with it currently)

    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.

    BROADCAST SCHEDULE
    Thursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines
    Fridays at 7PM on 89.7FM KRUI - Iowa City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji

    If you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

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    1 hr
  • Iowa Basement Tapes #399 06-04-2026 GUEST: Iowa Metal Underground
    Jun 5 2026

    Night Listeners -

    Byron and Woodrow from Iowa Metal Underground on the show talking about the upcoming IMU Fest happening August 14th and 15th in Cedar Rapids. They also go into the upcoming releases from Festering Productions.

    1. Ill Omen - "Reconfigured Remains" (Cedar Rapids)
    2. Ophidian Memory - "Resurrected Primordials" / Serephim (Des Moines)
    3. Toxic Hell - "Brutal Bastions" / Toxic Hell (Cedar Rapids)
    4. 12 Gauge Autopsy - "Toe-Tag" / All Pigs Get Slaughtered (Quad Cities)
    5. Phantom Threat - "The Debutante" (Quad Cities)
    6. Frontal Assault - "Plague of the Mind" / Plague of the Mind (Cedar Rapids)

    Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: Instagram

    Follow Kristian Day on: Instagram | Twitter (not doing much with it currently)

    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.

    BROADCAST SCHEDULE
    Thursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines
    Fridays at 7PM on 89.7FM KRUI - Iowa City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City
    Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji

    If you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

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    1 hr and 1 min
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