Yee-haw! This week Cowboy Dan and Erik round up five local releases! We talk about music from Matryoshka Ghost, Grandfather Confusion, William Elliot Whitmore, Good Morning Midnight, and Mad Dad Records.

129. Steve Albini Retrospective

25 days ago 1h 29m

Dan and Erik talk about thier favorite Steve Albini records and the impact he had on thier musical lives.

128. Pop Star Celebrity Burnout (Cheekface, Northern Liberties, Soup Riot)

Apr 17th, 2024 1h

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Cheekface, Northern Liberties and Iowa City's Soup Riot. We also drone on and on about how the 90's were different or some other boomer stuff.

127. We're on a Mission from Creek 2 (Osees, Armand Hammer, Anthony Worden, 24thankyou)

Mar 27th, 2024 1h 4m

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from some of the acts coming to the Mission Creek festival in Iowa City!

126. Groundhog Dan (Brandon Seabrook, Slift, Maul of America)

Mar 12th, 2024 57m 52s

This time Dan and Erik talk about music from Brandon Seabrook, Slift and Iowa City's Maul of America. Also, for some reason, Dan time travels back to the 90's.

125. A Conversation with Ten Tigers AC

Feb 28th, 2024 53m 57s

Dan and Erik have a fun converstion with Muscatine Iowa's own Ten Tigers AC!

124. Johnny Fresh Productions (Evil Sword, Squeeze, TV Cop)

Feb 14th, 2024 52m 33s

This time Dan and Erik talk about music from Evil Sword, Squeeze and Iowa power pop punkers TV Cop! We also talk about a sweet Miami Vice reboot that we are totally going to make happen.

123. A Conversation with Alex Crist (Closet Witch)

Jan 30th, 2024 1h 1m

This episode Dan and Erik talk to Alex Crist of Closet Witch about the new record and lots of other stuff. A super fun and in-depth talk!

122. A Real Life Grim Reaper Vibe (Squid, Full of Hell/Nothing, Ten Tigers AC)

Jan 17th, 2024 57m 16s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Squid, Full of Hell/Nothing and Muscatine's Ten Tigers AC! Erik also goes the heck off about media that glorifies being a big ol' creep. Like seriously, if you're a creep, you are probably going t

121. The Best Dang Records of 2023

Jan 1st, 2024 1h 6m

Dan and Erik talk about thier favorite releases of 2023, and a little bit about ice cream and Ministry.

120. A Conversation with New Standards Men

Dec 14th, 2023 1h 6m

Dan and Erik talk to Drew, Jeremy, Bob and Ike of New Standards Men!

119. Green Apples on the Moon (Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, Zeal & Ardor, Closet Witch)

Nov 29th, 2023 54m 9s

Dan and Erik talk about music from Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, Zeal & Ardor and Closet Witch! We also talk so much about food it's like a problem.

118. A Conversation with Kevin Erhardt-Hansen and Frank Carroll (Dirt Chamber, Opt-Out)

Nov 14th, 2023 1h 7m

Dan and Erik talk to Kevin Erhardt-Hansen and Frank Carroll about thier latest collab Bedlam and upcoming releases.

117. Local Round Up 6! (Phantom Threat, SLWccWatt, Bodiah, Brooks Strause, Death Kill Overdrive)

Nov 2nd, 2023 1h 7m

Local Round up! This time Dan and Erik talk about music from Phantom Threat, SLWccWatt, Bodiah, Brooks Strause, Death Kill Overdrive. We also discuss the music videos that scared us as kids.

116. Long John Cougars (Savoy Motel, Cruelster, Dave Helmer)

Oct 17th, 2023 55m 51s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Savoy Motel, Cruelster and Iowa City's Dave Helmer. We also talk about a zombie virus and Long Johns Silver's. Also, this is unrelated, but you may want to start trying to remember the exact date

115. Project Blue Blink 182 (Nadja, Snooper, Lou Sherry)

Oct 3rd, 2023 54m 57s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Nadja, Snooper and Iowa City's Lou Sherry. We also talk abouut pretty much everything in the universe, including aliens.

114. Jimmy Chicken Dick (Marina Herlop, Geese, The Unsettled Serenade)

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 2m

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Marina Herlop, Geese and Cedar Rapids' The Unsettled Serenade. We also talk about the Creed Cruise and the Titanic, which surely have nothing on common.

113. Delta Greens and Blues (Pagan Athletes, Water From Your Eyes, Frank Carroll and Dirt Chamber)

Sep 5th, 2023 1h 1m

This episode Dan and Eirk talk about music from Pagan Athletes, Water From Your Eyes and the Ohio/Iowa industrial callab between Frank Carroll and Dirt Chamber. We also ask some impossibe questions about some very deep music mysteries.

112. Into the Spiderland (Jeff Rosenstock, Hot Graves, New Standards Men)

Aug 22nd, 2023 56m 42s

Dan and Erik talk about music from Jeff Rosenstock, Hot Graves and Colorado/Iowa post rock outift New Standards Men. We also just ramble about nothing, like usual, but it's somehow even worse.

111. Sucks To Be Cool (Apathy, Sparks, The Night Lights)

Jul 19th, 2023 59m 22s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Apathy, Sparks and Iowa folksters The Night Lights. We also talk about party lakes and wishing we could be geekier.

110. Billy Cobrain Drain (Quasi, The C.I.A, Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops)

Jul 11th, 2023 55m 57s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from Quasi, The C.I.A and Des Moines' Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops. Also, Erik goes the heck off about Kurt Cobain, like too far, like he really hopes you can still like him after this episode.

109. A Conversation with Travis Austin (FKA Climate)

Jul 4th, 2023 1h 1m

This episode we have a super fun and inspirational conversation with the Quad Cities' Travis Austin about his project FKA Climate.

108. Operation Dokken Freedom (The Murder Capital, Mandy Indiana, TANG)

Jun 27th, 2023 46m 11s

This episode Dan and Erik talk about music from The Murder Capital, Mandy Indiana, and Iowa band TANG. We also talk waaaay too much about Dokken and our hometown, Muscatine.

107. A Conversation with Luke Tweedy (Sinner Frenz, Flat Black Studios)

Jun 7th, 2023 1h 8m

Dan and Erik Talk to Luke Tweedy about his music with Sinner Frenz and running Flat Black Studios in Lone Tree, Iowa. It's an awesome conversation, even if we talk way too much about synthesizers.

106. Hacker, Whacker, Robot Smacker (Muele, Crime of Passing, FKA Climate)

May 30th, 2023 52m 58s

Dan and Erik talk about music from Muele, Crime of Passing and Quad Cities artist FKA Climate. Dan also invents a robot to fact check the show. I know it sounds crazy, because it is.