Iowa Music Showcase: 2015

Monday, December 21, 2015

Episode 23 - Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, The Blizzard Edition

This is the last of our Christmas episodes. In this one, we feature tunes more of an adult nature, as well as some with a few naughty words.

So if you're a sensitive soul, or around sensitive souls, you might want to play this episode later.

Otherwise, you're in for a fun treat!

To download (right click and hit "Save as..."):
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode23/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2023_.mp3

Episode 22: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, The Snow Edition

On this second episode of Christmas tunes, we steer away from the more traditional tunes, and feature more originals. And though still in the holiday tradition, these songs have a little more bite than the songs from the previous episode.

So grab your eggnog, sit back - or dance - and have yourself a corny Christmas with Iowa grown holiday tunes!

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Episode 21: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, the Flurries Edition

I know some folks don't like Christmas music. Well too bad! Cus I do!

So I presenting THREE whole episodes of holiday tunes!

The first features lighter and more traditional fare. The second features a little rougher, rockier fare. And the last features Chrstmas tunes with adult situations and language.

I want to thank all the artists who sent me works to use or gave me permission to use their work.

And a big thank you to the artists who sent me work that hadn't been released or who recorded something just for these episodes.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication

For those of you who don't know, Jimi was head chef at The House of Bricks, which later became Streetcar 209. He has also been a regular part and supporter of the Des Moines music scene, especially the metal/hard rock scene.

I have to admit that before I started this podcast episode, I did not know who Jimi Strychnine Scribner was. But since I've worked on it, I've come to realize that this is my lost.

Jimi does seem to rub some people the wrong way, but he is cared for and beloved by a great many more.

To contribute, go to
https://www.gofundme.com/3r6jkbss

Unfortunately, that hasn't prevented him from getting cancer. But the Des Moines scene has come to his rescue with a GoFundMe project and a benefit show at Lefty's at 5 pm and 9 pm on Sat, Nov 21.

And to help promote these benefits, I present a podcast of artists who know Jimi and/or performing on the show. I also have people who have written about Jimi and what he means to them and the Des Moines music scene.

You can read those here - The Jimi Strychnine Written Dedications

The GoFundMe project to help Jimi:
https://www.gofundme.com/3r6jkbss

Info on the benefit at Lefty's:
http://www.leftyslivemusic.com/?cpt_event=jimmy-scribner-benefit

To download (right click and hit "Save as..."):
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode20/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2020_.mp3

For more information, click on the song or artists....

Opening - Iowa Music Showcase opening by Dylan Boyle
Extra 1 - Joe Lawler on Jimi
Song 1 - "Where Do I Go" by Dubwitch
Song 2 - "To: You" by Madam Jules
Song 3 - "Inside" by As For You / Brian Ickowitz on Jimi
Song 4 - "All Truckered Out" by Wrestling with Wolves / Danny Wolf on Jimi
Extra 2 - Chad Taylor on Jimi
Song 5 - "Deign" by Odium
Song 6 - "Building a Better Mars" by Calous / Joe Corigliano on Jimi
Song 7 - "I'll Be Alright" by Cirrus Minor / Aaron Lea on Jimi
Extra 3 - Julia Mahlstadt on Jimi
Extra 4 - An interview with Jimi by Joe Lawler that I stole from Juice
Closing - Iowa Music Showcase closing by Dylan Boyle

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

Next episode: The first of our Christmas episodes.

The Peace, Love, and Stuff episode has been postponed until mid-January.

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Labels: benefit shows, Calous, Cirrus Minor, dedications, electronic music, folk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, Jimi Strychnine Scribner, metal (genre), metal music, podcast episodes, podcasts, Wrestling with Wolves

Saturday, October 24, 2015

iOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 19: Happy Hawkeye Halloween! 2015, The Terrifying Version

So you were foolhardy enough to come back for more?! Or don't you know about the first incident?

If not, then you may with to go here first - http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/10/episode-18-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2015.html

Still here? You are impetuous, aren't you?

Fine! Then take your punishment as you bring a second dose of horrors beyond your wildest dream from Iowa rock, punk, alternative, and metal artists!

Just don't say I didn't warn you!

Bwahahaha!

For more information, click on the song or artists....

Opening - "Iowa Music Showcase theme (Halloween edition)" by Ross Kendall
Song 1 - "The Monster" by Soul Phlegm
Song 2 - "Monster" by Austin Taft
Song 3 - "Space Demon Theme" by Mr Nasti
Song 4 - "Vampire Club" by Lipstick Homicide
Song 5 - "Zombies!" by Peace, Love, and Stuff
Song 6 - "Dracula's Casket" by The Poison Control Center
Song 7 - "No Escape" by Every Days Rain
Song 8 - "Dissection Torture" by Neutral Red
Closing - "Iowa Music Showcase theme (Halloween edition)" by Ross Kendall

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

To download (just right click and hit "Save as..."):
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode19/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2019_.mp3

Friday, October 23, 2015

IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 18: Happy Hawkeye Halloween! 2015, The Eerie Version

To download (just right click and hit "Save as..."):
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode18/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2018_.mp3

Bwahahaha! Welcome to my abode...

Tonight, we have the first of the two parts for our chilling soundtrack of Halloween music from Iowa artists!

The first part is for you of a, shall we say, more sensitive sensibility.

For you more timid lot, we bring tales of fear and dread from Iowa's county, folk, and pop artists.

For the more foolhardy, next episode, we bring the tales of terror from Iowa's rock, punk, and metal musicians!

So listen, if you dare, bwahahahaha! Bwahahahaha! Bwahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!

For more information, click on the song or artists....

Opening - "Iowa Music Showcase theme (Halloween edition)" by Ross Kendall
Song 1 - "Creek Creek" by Pumptown
Song 2 - "Caroline" by The Mayflies
Song 3 - "Lament #4" by Ryan O'Rien
Song 4 - "Sing My Funeral Song" by Old Scratch Revival Singers
Song 5 - "So Still" by The Parlours
Song 6 - "Revenge" by Nuclear Rodeo
Closing - "Iowa Music Showcase theme (Halloween edition)" by Ross Kendall

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Episode 17 - A Joe Lawler Dedication

If you don't know who Joe Lawler is, you're either not part of the central Iowa music scene or extremely out of it.

Joe recently quit, after 10 years, as the music reporter for Juice and The Des Moines Register, to concentrate on raising his family.

Many, on Facebook and elsewhere, have said their good byes and wished him well. But I felt he needed a little more.

So I put together this episode, using an article he wrote as a farewell, Joe Lawler's 12 favorite music moments with Juice, as inspiration, as well as asking a few folks from the Des Moines music scene to write a few words and choose a song to dedicate to Joe.

I couldn't get the rights to a few of the songs, so they aren't on the podcast. But I did include a video or audio embed in the blog post.

To read what everyone had to say about Joe and his Iowa-related favorite moments, go here - http://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/search/label/Joe%20Lawler%20Dedication

So, Joe, my fellow family man, comic book nerd, and music geek, this is for you...

For more information, click on the song or artists....

Opening - Juice song
Extra 1 - "Golddigger" by Murder Earth (Chad Taylor's dedication)
Song 1 - "Rhinemaidens" by The Envy Corps
Song 2 - "Infestation" by Dead Horse Trauma
Song 3 - "The Greatest Record Ever In The History of Pop Music" by Christopher the Conquered (Patrick Fleming's dedication)
Song 4 - "Pain" by La Strange
Song 5 - "Anthem" by The Maytags (Brian Campos's dedication)
Extra 2 - "Disconnect the Dots" by Of Montreal (Amedeo Rossi's dedication)
Song 6 - "Fuck Joe Lawler" by $trick9 / Song 7 - "Joe vs $trick9" by Joe Lawler
Closing - Juice song 2

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

To download (just right click and hit "Save as..."):
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode17/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2017_.mp3

Next episode: An all Iowa Halloween special

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Labels: alternative music, alternative rock, dedications, Envy Corps, hard rock, heavy metal, Joe Lawler, Joe Lawler Dedication, podcast episodes, podcasts, rock (genre), rock music, soul (genre), soul music, SoundCloud

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Episode 16 - Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 3 of 3

And here, at last, is the long awaited conclusion of our ongoing saga of three high school friends from the small town of Coralville, Iowa, trying to hit the big times in the turbulent world of pop punk...

For Part One, go here. And for Part Two, go there.

When we last left, our intrepid trio, they had become North American superstars, bringing their feisty brand of pop punk to The Ottawa Explosion in Canada!

They also met their HUGE fan and supporter, Dan OlderMusicGeek, who would play a bit of a role in their lives.

And they reached a pinnacle hard to beat, by opening up for their idols, Green Day!

Where do they go from there?

Well, Europe, actually. Unfortunately, after months of hunting, asking, and begging, I have found no video or audio of that time!

But they also did a great and wonderful show, OlderMusicGeek's 50th Birthday Bash! Unfortunately, there is also no video or audio of this event!

But we do have some music from various side projects, including on from Luke! Yes, for once, in this whole retrospective, we actually have a side project of Luke's!

We do, also, have some live Lipstick Homicide music from a few festivals including an acoustic set they did!

So sit back, listen, and enjoy, as in Part 3, we cover, for the most parts, their activities from 2013, 2014, and 2015.

To read more about each song and what others had to say about them, you can go here.

For more information, click on the song or artists....

Opening - Lipstick Homicide live at The Lyric Room in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on 7-5-14

Song 1 - "What I'm Searchin For" by Lipstick Homicide

Song 2 - "Get Protection" by Good Habits

Song 3 - "Get Low" by Plow United feat Rachel Feldmann

Song 4 - "I'm So Happy for You" by Lipstick Homicide (live at Insubordination Fest 2013)

Song 5 - "Poop Song" by Grath and Kate

Song 6 - "We'll Be Okay" by Lipstick Homicide (live at Maximum Ames Festival 2013)

Song 7 - "Icky" by Lipstick Homicide

Song 8 - "Ode to Ellen" by Kate Kane

Bonus - "Batwoman Goes Emo" by Batwoman

Song 9 - "Bite My Tongue" by Lipstick Homicide (Rachel Feldmann and Kate Kane) (acoustic live at Fest 13)

Song 10 - "Graveyard Date" by The Starry Nights

Song 11 - "Sunday Skool" by Boys

Song 12 - "Mouser" by Maiden Mars

Song 13 - "Better than This" by 83 Wolfpack

Song 14 - "Isn't It Glorious" by Lipstick Homicide

Closing - Rachel and Kate from Lipstick Homicide after playing the last PS1 Show

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

To download:
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode16/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2016_.mp3

Next episode: A dedication to former Des Moines Register music reporter, Joe Lawler.

Iowa Music Showcase can be listened to and/or downloaded on the following sites:
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Labels: acoustic, alternative music, alternative rock, Boys, Good Habits, Grath and Kate, Kate Kane, Lipstick Homicide, Maiden Mars, Plow United, podcast episodes, podcasts, pop punk, punk, punk rock, Starry Nights

Monday, September 7, 2015

Episode 15 - Iowa Metal and Hard Rock

This is actually the second show to feature metal music. And I have more than enough material and suggestions to do another show. And I'm okay with that.

If other music sites willfully and thoughtlessly ignore a whole genre that has quite a big following, Iowa Music Showcase is ready to take up the slack.

That being said, if anyone is thinking about it, I highly recommend you start up a Iowa metal/hard rock podcast. The listeners are there. The last metal show I did is still my most listened to episode,

And as I said, I have plenty of metal and hard rock bands that want me to play their music!

So the supply and demand is both out there! And I'd be more than willing to lend a hand! So some intrepid metalhead, go show the world and internet what Iowa has on this front!

So, anyway, at least for another episode, here once again is some of Iowa's current crop of metal and hard rock.

For more information, click on the song or artist...

Opening - Iowa Music Showcase opening by Dylan Boyle
Song 1 - "Manufacturing Evil" by Green Death
Song 2 - "In Your Head" by Fetal Pig
Song 3 - "Blind Eyes" by Apathy Syndrome
Song 4 - "Glass Ghost" by Devil in the Details
Song 5 - "Motives" by Saul
Song 6 - "Patriot" by Dead Horse Trauma Closing - Iowa Music Showcase closing by Dylan Boyle

All rights reserved by the composers and performers. Used by their kind permission.

To download:
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode15/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2015_.mp3

Next episode: The last and final part of the Lipstick Homicide retrospective.

Iowa Music Showcase can be listened to and/or downloaded on the following sites:
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Labels: Dead Horse Trauma, Devil in the Details, experimental, Green Death, hard rock, industrial metal, Iowa Metal and Hard Rock, metal (genre), metal music, podcast episodes, podcasts, progressive, thrash metal