University of Iowa graduate with BAs in English and Cinema Studies. John bides his time as a staff writer for www.missionfreak.com and with contributions to Little Village Magazine (littlevillagemag.com). John hosts an hour-long show on Monday's at 5 pm through the University of Iowa's radio station 89.7 FM KRUI (kruiradio.org) dedicated to Iowa music. "Corn Fed Music" is a showcase for Iowa artists, musicians formerly from Iowa, and acts visiting Iowa. This is a forum open for guest DJs, in studio performances, interviews, and new material offered to those who may not have access to larger media outlets. If you're interested in getting a song played, an interview, or performing a short set (20-45 min) in studio you can contact John at cornfed.dj@gmail.com

Just because we’re planning a festival which begins on Monday the 29th, doesn’t mean the  relatively small market that is Iowa City holds it’s breath in anticipation. In fact, it appears the contrary is true. If one solid week of readings, live music, and talks isn’t enough for you, get started a few days early. [...]

Booker T. has a storied career, Meat Puppets had several roundabout run-ins with popular culture, Greg Brown is the biggest thing from Iowa after Slipknot, but there are few acts on this year’s (stacked) Mission Creek Festival bill as hard to write about…or even describe as Acid Mothers Temple. Let’s start with the few things [...]

While my co-host and I were busy compiling a mix of Iowa City stalwarts on the Mission Creek bill for our show Corn-Fed Music, KRUI was putting together a pretty righteous Mission Creek mix of their own. The mix includes a healthy mix of local talent (most of whom we missed) and national acts and [...]

My co-host, Ben, and I have culled together an hour of music from many of the finest musicians in Iowa City. They have more than location in common though: they’re all taking part in this year’s Mission Creek Festival. We broke you off with a preview of the mixtape this evening on our show, Corn-Fed [...]

A personal essay from Brian Johannesen about drinking buddies Brighton, MA. Brighton, MA is one of those bands that I will always go see. This mostly because of a somewhat special relationship I have developed with their shows over the past couple years. The first time I saw them was at one of the first [...]

Yet another dispatch from Brian Johannesen. On most days, the first thing I do when I wake up is roll around, moan, whine, bitch, eventually get out of bed, scratch my belly, stretch, yawn, sit down at my computer and then turn on the song “Good Morning Coffee,” the sixth track on Greg Brown’s 1985 [...]

Tim Hecker is a music critic’s wet dream. Every dripping piece of poetic hyperbole that can be lavished upon Hecker’s latest offering will be. When the New York Times characterizes your work as “foreboding, abstract pieces in which static and sub-bass rumbles open up around slow moving notes and chords, like fissures in the earth [...]

We didn’t mean to, but Todd and I seem to have been on the same wavelength regarding this week’s Tuesday Night Social Club at the Mill. Yesterday, Todd dropped some sweet tunes from Annie Palmer and Anna Vogelzang on ya, today, I have a podcast from Grand Tetons‘ appearance on Corn-Fed Music. I’m still tinkering [...]

Today, to help you celebrate this Super-est of Sundays, we begin our exhaustive preview of the imminent Mission Creek Festival. Check the blog every Sunday and Wednesday (and more often as March 30th draws closer) for artist bios and personal essays about the stunning cache of talent we have slated for the 5th installment of [...]

Alex Body (of Twelve Canons fame) stopped by the KRUI studios last Monday for an interview and performance with me and my co-host Ben on Corn-Fed Music. We have the podcast of our conversation and his music below and you can anticipate his show tonight at White Lightning Warehouse. [Audio clip: view full post to [...]