JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS - Ankeny Community Chorus performs for The Epiphany at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church in Ankeny on Jan 6, 2018

"The Ankeny Community Chorus is a choir of 80+ singers dedicated to sharing rich and diverse musical selections. Founded in June of 2001 by Ankeny Resident Bill Konnath, the choir sings a full range of classical and contemporary music...

"In June of 2001, Ankeny resident Bill Konnath approached Steve Carstenson, Ankeny High School Choral Music Director, about interest in a community chorus in Ankeny. Carstenson was a little skeptical, but with Konnath's encouragement, agreed to consider directing if Konnath could pull enough singers together to make it worthwile. Eighty-two Ankeny area residents showed up for the group's first gathering, and the Ankeny Community Chorus was born...."
- from their home page

Jazzman Joe on the YouTube page: MEMBERS OF THE ANKENY COMMUNITY CHORUS PERFORMED FOR CATHOLIC MASS AT OUR LADY'S IMMACULATE HEART CHURCH IN ANKENY, IOWA 1/6/18



Jazzman Joe's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jazzmanjoe100

Ankeny Community Chorus's home page:
http://www.ankenycommunitychorus.com/

Ankeny Community Chorus on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/AnkenyCommunityChorus/


PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:

CULTURE MYTH - Day 1: Des Moines
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/culture-myth-day-1-des-moines.html

YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 16: Sisko Diq
https://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/your-own-private-iowa-episode-16-sisko.html

EPISODE 59: Favorites of 2017 (and The State of The Website Speech) -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/episode-59-favorites-of-2017-and-state.html

A Whole Bunch of Boring Statistics on Favorites of 2016 and the Favorite Posts of the Year -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-whole-bunch-of-boring-statistics-on.html

YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 15: Morning Sex and The Good Weed -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/your-own-private-iowa-episode-15.html

Two weeks ago...
JAZZMAN JOE VIDEO - DMACC Chorus Ensemble with Simon Estes on Dec 8, 2017 -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/jazzman-joe-video-dmacc-chorus-ensemble.html

Three weeks ago...
JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Sounds of the Season with Soprano Chelsea Smith at Our Lady's Immaculate Church in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec 10, 2017 -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/jazzman-joe-videos-sounds-of-season.html

One month ago...
Iowa Music NEEDS Net Neutrality - and So Does Iowa Music Showcase! -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/iowa-music-needs-net-neutrality-and-so.html

Three months ago...
EPISODE 53: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 2 of 4 - Monster Turtle of Big Blue Lake and Other Iowa Sea Creatures -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-53-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on Spotify 1 -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/07/playlists-new-iowa-music-on-spotify-1.html

One year ago...
Episode 42: The Acts of Iowa Music Showcase Live -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/01/episode-42-acts-of-iowa-music-showcase.html

Two years ago...
Episode 24: Favorites of 2015 -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/01/episode-24-favorites-of-2015.html

Three years ago...
Episode 2: My Board of Trustees -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/01/episode-2-my-board-of-trustees.html


OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

Labels: 2010s, 2018, Ankeny Community Chorus (band), Christian music, Christmas, Christmas 2017,Christmas music, Epiphany, Holiday music, Holidays, Holidays 2017, Jazzman Joe, JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS,videos, YouTube

It's Christmas! I got nothing!

It's Christmas! And I already put up all the podcasts and playlists for this year! So there's really nothing to do at this point.

If you want Christmassy stuff, here's a link to all the Christmassy stuff we have - http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas

Labels: Christmas, Christmas 2017, Christmas music, Holiday music, Holidays, Holidays 2017

JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Sounds of the Season with Soprano Chelsea Smith at Our Lady"s Immaculate Church in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec 10, 2017

From Jazzman Joe's YouTube page: THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL SOUNDS OF THE SEASON GALA AT OUR LADY'S IMMACULATE HEART CHURCH, ANKENY, IOWA, PRESENTED CHELSEA SMITH, SOPRANO, WITH HOLIDAY SONGS INCLUDING HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR, JINGLE BELLS, I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, OH CHRISTMAS TREE, DECK THE HALLS, HAVE YOURSELF A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, SILENT NIGHT, OH HOLY NIGHT, & JOY TO THE WORLD....



Jazzman Joe's YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jazzmanjoe100


PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
One week ago...
FESTER RAGE VIDEOS: A Testament of Youth (ATOY) at The Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines on August 31, 2007 -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/fester-rage-videos-testament-of-youth.html)

Two weeks ago...
JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS - Soya Vista Jazz Orchestra With Gina Gedler at Noce on November 18, 2017 -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/jazzman-joe-videos-soya-vista-jazz.html)

Three weeks ago...
JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Home for the Holidays with Max Wellman and Tina Findlay Haase at The Bridge in Johnston on December 20, 2015 -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/jazzman-joe-videos-home-for-holidays.html)

One month ago...
YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 2: Nate Logsdon -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/your-own-private-iowa-episode-2-nate.html

Three months ago...
PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on YouTube 2 -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/09/playlists-new-iowa-music-on-youtube-2.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: A Father's Day Playlist -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/06/playlists-fathers-day-playlist.html

One year ago...
Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/12/episode-40-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2016.html

Two years ago...
Episode 22: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, The Snow Edition -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/12/episode-22-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2015.html


OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

Labels: Chelsea Smith, Christmas, Christmas music, classical, classical music, Holiday music, Holidays,Jazzman Joe, JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS, Our Lady's Immaculate Church (Ankeny), sopranos, Sounds of the Season

PLAYLISTS: Iowa Holiday Music on Various Websites

Ho ho ho! Although we presented now with NINE different podcast episodes of Iowa Holiday music, we still have plenty of other music for you.

So we present playlists from SoundCloud, YouTube, Spotify, and BandCamp!

Some we have presented in the previous year, but all have been updated with new music I've found. If you know of any I miss, then let me know iowamusicshowcase@gmail.com.

You should also check out "A Conquered Christmas" featuring Christopher the Conquered and various central Iowa and Iowa in general music acts!

2015 - http://iowapublicradio.org/post/hear-conquered-christmas-studio-one-live-set

2016 - http://iowapublicradio.org/post/hear-conquered-christmas-2016-studio-one-live-set

So have yourself a corny Christmas! (Get it, cus Iowa grows corn?)













PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
One week ago...
EPISODE 58: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 3 of 3 - Scrooge -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/episode-58-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

Two weeks ago...
EPISODE 57: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 2 of 3 - The Snowman -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/episode-57-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

Three weeks ago...
EPISODE 56: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 1 of 3: Nestor -
(http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/episode-56-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2017.html)

One month ago...
PLAYLISTS: Thanksgiving - Iowa Style -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/playlists-thanksgiving-iowa-style.html

Three months ago...
EPISODE 51: Iowa Hip-Hop and Rap 2 (and 3 episodes of the Iowa Block Radio rap podcast) -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/09/episode-51-iowa-hip-hop-and-rap-2-and-3.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: A Father's Day Playlist -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/06/playlists-fathers-day-playlist.html

One year ago...
Episode 40: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2016, Part 3 of 3 - The Spiked Eggnog Edition -
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/12/episode-40-happy-hawkeye-holidays-2016.html

Two years ago...
Episode 21: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2015, the Flurries Edition -
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase


OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcase
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase

Labels: BandCamp, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Christmas music, Christmas playlist, Conquered Christmas,Holiday music, Holiday playlist, Holidays, Holidays 2017, playlists, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube

Ep 58 - Song 1: "A Collage of Impressions" by The Poison Control Center

"The band's indie rock sound is strongly influenced by bands of the 1960s, such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys, but they have also touched upon more unrelated genres since their inception. Their earlier recordings show influence of the lo-fi sound and pop sensibilities of indie rock bands of the 1990s, such as Guided by Voices and Pavement, although recent albums have featured more polished production."
- from their Wikipedia entry

"The Poison Control Center have long been considered one of Iowa's personal favorite local bands. The creation of Patrick Tape Fleming and many of his friends, the band's inspiration has stood as one of Iowa's music scene's key ideals: community and friendship. Though the numbers and band members have changed throughout the years, the band has continued to release music in a more condensed version... The band is best known nowadays to consist of Patrick Tape Fleming on guitar and vocals as well as Devin Frank, who also plays guitar and sings, Joe Terry, who plays bass and sings (and does a cool thing with a trumpet and some swingin' hips), and Dave Olson, who plays drums (... and he sings, too). Though some of the members have moved away, the band still likes to get together to entertain the masses, doing cartwheels, standing on their heads while shredding through guitar solos, dancing in the crowd, and leading many a sing-a-long with the crowd (basically, putting on legendary rock shows)."
- from their DMMC music directory entry

"From the Ames/Des Moines/Iowa state capital corridor, there's been a rattling for what seems to be decades, a great disturbance that became a lesser disturbance, that became a puzzlement, that was fleshed out, that was refined, that was commandeered by four principal songwriters all of distinguishably different persuasions, that was made into an operable quartet that has come to this day embracing all of its idiosyncrasies in a more controlled environment. The Poison Control Center, if it's appropriate in its syntax to claim the multi-headed project as a single being, was a madman in its earlier days of playing in green jump suits a la the yellow ones Dignan wore in 'Bottle Rocket.'

"It was an unhinged variation on the simple pop structure that spawned all of the Beatles crazies who made all of the fuzzed out, drugged up psychedelic indie rock for The Elephant Six Collective and Kindercore Records. They were and still are a group that bows to hermetic Jeff Mangum, hyper-kinetic Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo (lead singer Patrick Fleming would probably list being an invited guest to the Apples front man's wedding as a life highlight), Elf Power, Masters of the Hemisphere and all of the other various off-shoots and denominations of these incestuous bands. They've helmed in their more reckless leanings and stand before us with the tassel flipped over to the left side of their caps, signifying a graduation of sorts into the kind of rock and roll world that they always knew was out there waiting for them if they could just get there - surviving personal losses and creative differences and growing up (the biggest detriment to a band that lives and dines on doing things the hard and ambitious way).

"The PCC now - with its forthcoming new record A Collage of Impressions -- is going after legitimacy. It already has legacy and relative longevity, as well as experience playing ice cream parlors and Patrick Fleming and Devin Frank staging live battles with their bodies and guitars, like two feral bighorns clacking their bones together for the appealing hand of the lady bighorn. The record makes the most of their multi-dimensions and individual voices and egos. All four voices get their crack and the barnburning, waylaying is an attractive version of the closest this band will get to giving us a straight answer. It's still pop, via the weirder, non-cerebral form of the word, but it's an expansion of on the many years of trying and a testament to what plugging away at a sound burning a hole in your head can lead to. Poison Control Center sings that love is the answer, but the reason they're even able to repeat what was just said is by way of supreme companionship - which gets a lot of face time on the new album. It's a full developed friendship of mostly brothers that has taken their love of weird but simple music courting."
- from their entry on Daytrotter

Lineup:
Patrick Tape Fleming - vocals, guitar
Devin Frank - vocals, guitar
Joey Terry - bass, vocals
David Olson - drums, vocals

Home page:
http://thepoisoncontrolcenter.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/The-Poison-Control-Center-98639736292

BandCamp:
https://thepoisoncontrolcenter.bandcamp.com

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2000s, 2007, A Collage of Impressions (song), Ames, Ames area, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Collage of Impressions (song), Ep 058, Holidays, Holidays 2017, Indie Rock, Poison Control Center (band)

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 2: "Eggnog and Beer" by Less Poetry and Pizza Babe

Less Poetry used to go by Lesbian Poetry.

"my feelings about these songs are best summed up by 1000 multi-colored heart emojis" - katie b

"Rice-a-roni. Butts. Kissing. Lesbian Poetry is hard to define because Lesbian Poetry means a little something different to everyone.

"I’ve seen Elliot play more times than I can probably count. The first time I ever listened to Elliot’s music was on his couch in 2009, and he offered me some cereal and we didn’t talk at all. Later, I watched Elliot sing songs a cappella in his backyard with hunnies and fellas floating in the pool behind him. I’ve seen Elliot on a 625-acre farm in Eastern Iowa, unblinkingly rejecting the stage and sound system. With his voice out-loud and arms tied awkwardly behind his back, he stopped hearts with his even-paced drawl against the Iowa countryside. Aided by bare instrumentation, Elliot’s songs read as poems or folk tales. His songs have an amazing sense of humor and life that the listener feels like they’re chatting with an old friend or maybe even someone they kissed at a party once. And sometimes they’re profoundly sad. And that’s okay.

"Many of us know and love Elliot Burke, the main brains behind the operation that is Lesbian Poetry, but he’s very earnest about involving other Iowa musicians in his musical efforts. He’s currently playing with Luke and Wesley Belknap, who are both involved in their own musical pursuits in Iowa. He toured last summer with Little Ruckus, playing solo stuff but always excited to strum along to Dom’s tunes with his acoustic guitar and sweat-power grin. In the past, he’s been so down for whatever that he picked up his trumpet and toured the country with Mumford’s. Something about Elliot’s spirit makes him a natural third or twelfth member to any band.

"Please please please, listen to Elliot’s stories. There’s nothing but hits in his discography. From the oldies but goodies like “You Want to Fuck Her Again” and “Wine and Cheese” to literally any song on Lo-Fi Country for the Whole Family, you will find something – a single line or a chorus – that will resonate with you as entirely true. And if you drop him a line, Elliot will definitely play a show in your backyard or local pizza parlor or jungle gym. That’s what Lesbian Poetry is to me."
- from the article, "GDP Hype: Lesbian Poetry", by Zooey Miller on the DMMC website

"Pizza Babe is happy-cozy-wonder-pop made by Eva Lewin, revolving mostly around magick, wonder parties, friendshipz, and cute animals. meow meow meow meow moo oink giggle giggle yo yoyo pajamas"
- from their Facebook page

Lineup:
Elliott Burke - vocals, ukulele
Eva Lewin - vocals

Less Poetry on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/lpoetryxo/

Less Poetry on BandCamp:
https://lesbianpoetry.bandcamp.com/

Pizza Babe on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/evalewinmusic/

Pizza Babe on BandCamp:
https://pizzababe.bandcamp.com/

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2010s, 2012, acoustic, Ames, Ames area, Christmas, Des Moines, Des Moines area, Eggnog and Beer (song), Elliot Burke, Ep 058, Eva Lewin, Holidays, Lesbian Poetry (band), Less Poetry (band), Pizza Babe (band)

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 3: "High on Christmas" by Dan Bee

"Dan Bee started off life stillborn in Evanston IL in the mid 1970's. After his revival he did the normal baby thing, then the toddler thing. After going through some torturous years being picked on and ostracized as a teenager the pure isolation led him to lock up in a room with a guitar becoming a musician. Today he is an adult man child making music which aids him to bypass the crippling nature of his normal reclusiveness.

"Dan Bee is a songwriter who marches to the beat of his own drum. He does what he does and does it as well as he can. Some people will like it and some people will not. The music isn't trying to be anything in particular other than an expression of the emotion the songwriter is going through at the time of creation.

"Dan Bee is one of those weird musicians who doesn't really care about what guitar they are playing on or playing with technical skill. While those things do have their merits, Dan feels as long as what you do has passion and you have passion for it then that is enough.

"The music on this page can and will be anything from a rough acoustic demo recorded on a cell phone in a bedroom, to a full band of friends recorded in a lush studio.

"Here you go, have a listen and enjoy your life. :)"
- from his Facebook page

Lineup:
Dan Bobek - vocals, instruments

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 4: "Distracted When You Kiss" by Gloom Balloon

"Songs for a baroque heart."
- from their BandCamp page

"Gloom Balloon is full of surprises!'
- Spin Magazine

“Gloom Balloon is energizing, hilarious, heartbreaking, depressing, and sometimes it’s all of those things at the exact same instant. Gloom Balloon physically or emotionally grabs you by the head; there can be no doubt that Fleming will continue to be one of the best lyricists and one of the best performers you’ll ever see."
- themilkcarton.com

“One of the best records I’ve heard all year. […] Albums like this don’t come around every day, and we need to cherish them when they do."
– Josh Terzino, Music-Defined.com (#6 Top Album of 2013)

Lineup:
Pat Fleming - vocals, guitar

Home page:
http://gloomballoon.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/gloomballoon/

BandCamp:
https://gloomballoon.bandcamp.com/

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2010s, 2017, acoustic, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Des Moines, Des Moines area, Distracted When You Kiss (song), Ep 058, folk music, Gloom Balloon (band), Holidays, Holidays 2017, indie music, Pat Fleming

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 5: "Happy Holidays" by Bryan Baker

"Singer / Songwriter, Geek Werewolves howling for lost love and regret, robots enslaving and destroying humanity, lost love returning in the zombiepocalypse, and that's just the first three songs!"
- from his ReverbNation page

"Bryan Baker (Kaklick Martin) is a metaverse musician: A singer/songwriter performing in, and writing songs about, the virtual world known as Second Life®. Bryan’s avatar Kaklick took the stage in Second Life® for the first time back in late 2005, so he is among the longest running performers in Second Life® and was an early evangelist for the live music scene there...

"Bryan has been writing music since his childhood, but got serious in high school. Originally intending on a path that would have taken him to Berklee School of Music in the early 80s as a bassist, he was offered the chance to try out a musician's life straight out of high school and he hired on as a bass player in a lounge outfit of no consequence in the twin cities area. When this came to an end a few months later he returned to Iowa and joined a new-wave outfit called 'The Keyz' based in Ames. They played some great shows to appreciative fans, but this didn't last either. By this time he'd started studying at Iowa State, initially in music, then migrating to theatre and eventually graduating in that field...

"For several years he concentrated on other aspects of his life, and his career path led him to work on show control for many high profile entertainment venues, but he kept writing and playing music. In 2004 he started seriously recording and writing again and has been going full steam since."
- from his Facebook page

Lineup:
Bryan Baker - vocals, instruments

Home page:
http://ka-klick.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Bryan-Baker-54790471441/

ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/bryanbaker

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2010s, 2017, Bryan Baker, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Christmas music, Des Moines area, Ep 058, folk music, Happy Holidays (song), Holiday music, Holidays, Holidays 2017, pop music, West Des Moines

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 6: "Christmas Makes Pants Happy" by Keepers of the Carpet

"Active 1996-2008 Originated in Buffalo Center, Iowa. Later involved in Bi-Fi Records in Ames, Iowa. Later self-released "Just Set Fire To The Prize." Members: Jordan Mayland, Jason Holland, Zack Smith, Pete Smith, Tyler Smith, Eric Moffitt, Rano LoVan, Paul Friemel, Dan Shea, Jacob Tyler Wolfgang."
- from their BandCamp page

"Iowa Rock Music. Hailing originally from Buffalo Center, Iowa, Keepers were well known for their exciting live shows & poppy rock music.

"Started in 1997 practicing in barns. We came to Ames and met Bi-Fi Records. We recorded an album. We got on the radio. We played shows. We went on tour. We broke up. We got back together. We changed members a lot. We put out another album. We got on the radio again. We have awesome fans."
- from their Facebook page

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KeepersoftheCarpet/

BandCamp:
https://keepersofthecarpet.bandcamp.com/

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2000s, 2006, Ames, Ames area, Christmas, Christmas Makes Pants Happy (song), Ep 058, Eric Moffitt. Christmas music, Holiday music, Holidays, indie music, Indie Rock, Jordan Mayland, Keepers of the Carpet (band)

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 7: "When No One Calls on Christmas" by Tuff Jerks

"This is Jason Hennesy. I'm a songwriter and sales professional in southeast Iowa. I'm interested in failure."
- from their BandCamp page

IMSC Ep 58 - Song 8: "Part of the Party" by Karen Meat

"Karen Meat is a pop rock project of Arin Eaton based between Des Moines and Iowa City. The band itself is a moody character, a sequined oversized sweater, crooning melodies and lyrics of a bored generation. She’s Drunk Like The Rest Of Us, Karen Meat’s recent November 2016 tape release, steers away from her DSM band (Brad Turk, John Huffman) as Eaton collaborates with her business partner Dana Telsrow. Karen Meat glitters with memorable beats, 60s-girl-pop inspired vocals, guitar solos by Dana, and coordinated outfits. Full band Karen Meat includes releases such as On The Couch (2016), and self-titled Karen Meat & The Computer (2015) – grumpy rock n’ roll songs with a tinge of partying and omnicord, with titles like “Who Cares?” and “Pizza and Beer”. Realistically, pop songs should be fun AND sad. Karen Meat embraces the power of rejection and depression as themes for her music, and her upbeat tunes are gems of sarcasm and truth. Follow Karen Meat on Twitter at @K_Meat for more declarations on how weird the world can seem."
- from their Facebook pag

Ep 58 - Song 9: "Merry Christmas, Bats" by Personal Vendetta

"we play awesome punk songs"
- from their Facebook page

Lineup:
Joshua Mutant - guitar/lead vocals
Danny Anderson - Bass
Kernan, the Korean Nun - drums/vocals

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/vendettapunk801/

BandCamp:
https://personalvendetta.bandcamp.com/

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode58/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2058_.mp3

Labels: 2010s, 2016, Ames, Ames area, Christmas, Christmas music, Danny Anderson, Ep 058, Holiday music,Holidays, Joshua Mutant, Kernan, Korean Nun, Merry Christmas Bats (song), Personal Vendetta (band), punk,punk rock