IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 1: Iowa Pride

Well, this is the first podcast. As such, I thought it appropriate to show some Iowa pride! So here are a few songs about our beloved state from artists of our beloved state!

If you want to know about the song or the artist, just click on the name...

Intro - Iowa Music Showcase Opening - Dylan Boyle
Song 1 - "I-O-W-A" by Demigod
Song 2 - "We're So Lonely" by Christopher the Conquered
Song 3 - "Fairfield" by Jefferson County Green Band
Song 4 - "Des Moines River Conference" by North of Grand
Song 5 - "Des Moines" by Stuck with Arthur
Song 6 - "Iowa Waltz" by Greg Brown
Song 7 - "Iowa" by Joseph David Soukop
Closing - Iowa Music Showcase Closing - Dylan Boyle

To download: https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode1/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode1_vbr_mp3.zip

Here are some songs I considered putting on the podcast, but I wasn't able to get permission or just decided they didn't fit. But they're good songs and worth checking out! They're mostly rap songs because I was trying to get a rap song to put on the podcast!

"I.O.W.A. Nigga" by B-Rok
"Cedar Rapids (Won't Let You Down)" by Big Band DBT
"Hooray for Ames" by Smiling Stone Soup
"Hawkeye Yellow 1iA Remix" by Pzy feat Venomisc & Lexcano
"Middle of the Map (Iowa Cypher)" by The Teknitions
Comin Thru" by 816 Boyz feat Jake McDonough
"Vodka Sam" by Big Band DBT
"Iowa State Fair Rap" by Eva Anderson
"Iowa Majors Rap" by Paul Beckman

Added June 10, 2016...

Realized I could a YouTube playlist with most of these songs! So find it below!

And since I couldn't find B-Rok's "I.O.W.A. Nigga" on YouTube, I put up it's Spotify embed.

Also, I present with a video of "Hooray for Ames" that doesn't fit in with the hip hop!
http://videos.sapo.pt/E995A3WYMazet3ejVIFL






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IMSC Ep 1 - Song 1: "I O W A" by Demigod

Don't know much about this band. A friend gave me a couple of their tracks. They're from Des Moines.

UPDATE Feb 18, 2017

The Des Moines Register had a recent article by Mike Kilen on Mr Randy Kong, providing a lot more information on this mystery man - http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2017/02/17/des-moines-street-musician-has-played-years-passersby-one-day-crowd-stopped-thank-him/98047268/

"Randy Kong is the Des Moines skywalk musician with the booming voice, rattling the glass windows with cover tunes such as the Monkee’s “Daydream Believer.” He has long black hair and wide-set eyes. Many assume he’s a homeless Native American. He’s not.

"Kong is a 61-year-old bachelor who got some songs and a tattoo out of broken engagements and instead spent his years working by day and playing rock music at night. The half Chinese, half Hispanic guitar player just loved playing music...

“'He used to be in these crazy shock metal bands, and clubs wouldn’t let him play because it was too vulgar. Now, he’s in the skywalk doing John Denver covers,' said (Kasey) McCurdy, who finally came to know him a year ago...

"'I’ve learned so many lessons about life from him. Being kind to people. Being content,' McCurdy said. 'My entire life, so many people around me are chasing a career path, and they get there and are no happier. Here’s Randy. Is he world famous? No. He just wants to play music.'...

"'I’m going to do this until I die,' he said. 'If I have to play with a machine hooked up to me.'"

End update

Lineup
Randy Kong
Steve Morrow

Labels: 2010s, blues, blues rock, Demigod (band), Des Moines, Des Moines area, electric blues, Ep 001, I-O-W-A (song), Iowa Pride, Randy Kong, Steve Morrow