Iowa Basement Tapes

Mar 06 2025 336 ep. 59 mins 15
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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 #madeiniowa

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Iowa Basement Tapes #343 03-06-2025

Mar 06 2025 61 mins  
Night Listeners - We made it through hopefully the last blizzard of the season. I got some first time plays along with a brand new track to open us up from the CR Dicks.

Iowa Basement Tapes #342 02-26-2025

Feb 27 2025 59 mins  
Night Listeners - We are so back! Last week we only had a radio broadcast with no podcast release. My long time friend and long time listener to the show, Barron Christian, passed away last Monday. Like KFMG station manager, Gary Monte, Barron has periodically contributed to the show whether it be sending me audio messages, hosting listening parties and reviewing the show in real

Iowa Basement Tapes #341 02-12-2025 Valentines Day kinda

Feb 13 2025 60 mins  
Night Listeners - I packed in 20 songs for tonights Valentines Day show. Does this actually have anything to do with Valentines Day? No. But I stuffed this show as tight as I could. Even playing three tracks of the Captain Three Leg release Coming Up Short (3inch CDr release from several years back).

Iowa Basement Tapes #340 02-06-2025

Feb 06 2025 59 mins  
Night Listeners - Tonight's broadcast comes from Owensboro, Kentucky during a late night thunderstorm. This show has to be one of the strangest playlists I have curated. We got first time plays from Soup Riot! and The Killer Frequency. We also revisit the WEEDIAN comp from last year.

Iowa Basement Tapes #339 01-30-2025 GUEST: Alex Nowacki of Boar, Brutal Shift and the Breaching Static Record Label

Jan 30 2025 60 mins  
Night Listeners - Tonight we have eastern Iowa's king of noise, Alex Nowacki. The man behind Boar, Brutal Shift and the DIY label, Breaching Static.We talk about the Dubuque noise scene, Boar's first tour to California and we play some of his favorite music from God's country.

Iowa Basement Tapes #338 01-23-2025

Jan 23 2025 59 mins  
Night Listeners - Our regular programming returns this week with a full banger of tunes. I want to make mention that I am super excited about the punk rock scene returning to Sioux City. From what I can tell, G.L.U.E. is leading this culture shift right now. We also revisit the Death of Your Culture comp tape from SouthEast Records as well as a first time play from the Grinell Un

Iowa Basement Tapes #337 01-15-2025 GUEST: Bob Bucko Jr.

Jan 16 2025 60 mins  
Night Listeners- We now have the most important episode of Iowa Basement Tapes for 2025 thus far! The legend Bob Bucko Jr is on the show. If you don't know who Bob is, you probably don't listen to music. Long time performer, owner of the Personal Archives record label and co-owner of the Ruix Records in Dubuque, Iowa.

Iowa Basement Tapes #336

Jan 09 2025 59 mins  
Night Listeners - We got a fun show tonight revisiting The Iowa Compilation Vol 5. plus new tunes from Zuul, TV Cop and Purplish. First time play from Vitalith. If you are in Cedar Rapids this weekend please be sure to check out the Cold Shock metal fest at CSPS on Saturday featuring Toxic Hell, Liquid Decomposition, False Providence, Phantom Threat, Pursuit and Ruin Dweller.

Iowa Basement Tapes #335 01-02-2025

Jan 02 2025 61 mins  
Night Listeners - Our first show for 2025! I packed it in tonight with a lot of material that we haven't played in awhile including Sludgeplow, Finally Some Action and Vida Blue.

Iowa Basement Tapes #334 12-26-2024

Dec 26 2024 60 mins  
Night Listeners - Our last show for 2024! I tried to stay true to form tonight with what Iowa Basement Tapes is all about. July of 2025 will mark our seventh year on air/internet. We really packed in the interviews this past year plus the Des Moines area voted me "Best Radio Voice that Turns You On" in the Cityvew Magazine Best of Des Moines polls.