Iowa Basement Tapes #381 01-15-2026

Night Listeners -We are back! Sorry about last week I was down in Texas on a documentary shoot with my hands completely tied up. But I brought a killer show for you all tonight. Lots of first time plays and new music from Phantom Lightkeeper and When Bitter Spring Sleeps.Schmoz - "Paul Bearer" / Tales EP (Sioux City)happy thoughts - "my arms are a sawdust factory" / stab stab revolution (Des Moines)River City Rejects - "1891" / River City Rejects (Omaha)Phantom Lightkeeper - "Hidden Mother" (Cedar Rapids)In Loving Memory - "Great Day That Dawns" / A Gentler Sun (Des Moines)Drednex - "Army, Inc" / Co-Op (Cedar Falls)Miasma - "I Need Some Pain Killers Pronto!" / Calligraphy in Blood (Cedar Rapids)Vitalith - "Sooner than Expected, Night Falls" / A Short Walk Home (Waterloo)When Bitter Spring Sleeps - "Haunted by the Death of Sanity" (Cedar Rapids)North to Alaska - "A Move to Vancouver" / Everything Right Now (Cedar Rapids)Zuul - "No Friend of Mine" / Zuul (Iowa City)Skin of Earth - "Auto Icon" / notebook (Des Moines)Running Man  - "In the Shadows" / Running Man (Quad Cities)Anchoress - "rain on skin" / someone needs to light the way (Ames) Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: InstagramFollow 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 [email protected]. BROADCAST SCHEDULEThursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des MoinesFridays at 7PM on 89.7FM KRUI - Iowa CityWednesdays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux CityWednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - OkobojiIf you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e