Join us for The Thursday Jam featuring House Band: Davis Coover, Evan Stock, and Greg Taylor for an Open Jam & Party!

Iowa Metal Underground Fest 2025.

Another year, another Iowa Metal Underground Fest. This year is yet again our biggest and best lineup ever. Come see some of the USA’s best underground death, thrash, speed, and black metal bands play in Cedar Rapids. The Olympic Theater will once again be home to the best underground metal show in Iowa on Saturday August 9th, 2025.

Doors: 3:00pm
Start: 3:30pm
ALL AGES
At the Olympic Theater
1202 3rd St SE Suite 200
Cedar Rapids, IA

Tickets are on sale at iowametalunderground.bandcamp.com

Thank you to our sponsors that we could not do this without: Eduskate Board Shop, Accelerativ Thrust Podcast, Grimtooth’s Very Metal Things, @thejeanjunkie_, Neon Dragon Tattoo, and the Iowa Basement Tapes Radio Show.

Featuring performances from:
Wraith
Void
Gorgatron
Frontal Assault
ILL OMEN
Casket Robbery
Pit Lord
Bloodletter
Gaunt
Phantom Threat
Illusion of Fate
Takacs
Fungal Mass
Salivus

Don't miss Caskey: Black Sheep 5 Tour w/ ClicKlak at The Olympic!

Doors: 7:00 PM

Show: 8:00 PM

Meet and Greet comes with the following:

1 GA ticket

Early Entry to Venue

Early access to Merch

Photo w/ Caskey

Autograph by Caskey

Meet and Greet to take place at 6:00 PM. You will recieve an email the day before the show with additional information.

Doors: 6:30pm

Show: 7:30pm

One of YouTube's most popular comics with over 225 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of Laughs (FOX) and he has been on CBS’ The Late Late Show, E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, and more. He’s sold out shows in hundreds of cities and dozens of countries. Now is your chance to find out what the fuss is about during this no-holds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life.

Doors: 6:30pm

Show: 7:30pm

Jimmy Pardo, called “The fastest mind in comedy,” is a seasoned stand-up comedian and host of the award-winning podcast Never Not Funny. In addition to being featured on such seminal shows as The Tonight Show, Conan, The Late Late Show, and his own half-hour special on Comedy Central, Jimmy is also known as a podcasting pioneer for being one of the first comedians to start one in 2006.

A lifelong dream of hosting a radio show similar to the ones he listened to while growing up in the Chicago suburbs is the inspiration behind his success as a host of his podcast Never Not Funny and hosting such TV shows as Science Channel’s critically acclaimed “Race To Escape“, National Lampoon’s “Funny Money” for Game Show Network, five seasons of AMC’s “Movies at Our House,” and episodes of NBC’s Late Friday, VH1’s “The Surreal Life” and “The Playboy Morning Show.”

Pardo’s love for music (he has attended close to 500 rock concerts) and many years in the music business come in handy for his web series Jimmy’s Records & Tapes, currently in its fourth season on YouTube.

Renowned for his quick-witted, improvisational style, Pardo uses his material as the jumping-off point of his act, with the ultimate goal being to have a conversation with the audience. This makes his performances a whirlwind of crowd work, top-of-the-head references, stories, and asides, making each show a one-of-one, inimitable experience – which can be heard in his three comedy albums: Uno, Pompous Clown and Sprezzatura, which landed on many year-end ‘best of” lists.

Currently, Pardo continues to host the Never Not Funny podcast and Jimmy’s Records & Tapes from the cozy confines of his Sherman Oaks studio. When he’s not in the studio, you can catch him at one of his road gigs, and or in and around Los Angeles.

Doors: 6:30pm

Show: 8:00pm

THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU.....”
From the graveyard to the stage comes an
unforgettable music experience known as
“The Rocking Dead”.
Six talented musicians from beyond the grave
(Including 3 members of the Iowa R&R Hall of
Fame) will take you on a trip to celebrate the music
and memories of many late, great singers
and their songs.
In what can only be described as a “Bombastic
Tribute Show” these boys and ghouls will raise the
dead by playing your favorite songs from the
legendary singers that have passed on to
Rock & Roll Heaven.
With an ever growing list of artists to honor, be sure
to catch “The Rocking Dead” on a stage near you.

RIP, but the MUSIC NEVER DIES!

Dress your best for the Costume Contest!

Doors: 6:00pm

Show: 7:30pm

Come spend the night with us dancing, singing, and enjoying a few drinks with your friends while listening to Dueling Pianos. These shows sell out early so get your tix soon. See you there!

Doors: 6:00pm

Show: 7:00pm

Unless you’ve experienced it firsthand, there’s no way to understand just how dramatically instant fame
can mess with your head. In winning American Idol in 2018, Maddie Poppe experienced all types of
emotions — from elation to self-doubt. In these last four years, Maddie has grown tremendously, as both
a person and an artist. The Iowa native has evolved from folksy singer-songwriter into a multi-faceted
powerhouse artist and musician. Maddie, now 25, can still very much bowl over a crowd with only her
honeyed voice and acoustic guitar. But she’s upped her game by tapping into a modern sound that blends
R&B, pop, and Americana, and by committing herself to writing her own songs.
In Spring 2019, following Maddie’s coronation on American Idol, her debut album Whirlwind released.
By summer, the record hit #2 on the charts. Whirlwind featured four radio singles, including two
top-25s – “Made You Miss” and “Not Losing You”. The year saw Maddie win a People’s Choice Award,
guest-star on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Live With Kelly & Ryan and Good Morning
America, and tour in support of Ingrid Michaelson. During the height of the pandemic, Maddie released a
holiday EP titled Christmas From Home. In Fall 2021, Maddie hit the road for her first headline tour
dates. This year, Maddie has been constantly creating, both lyrically and musically. She is joined by an
all-star team, including Nashville’s Adam Sickler, and hit songwriters like Willie Morrison,
Fraser Churchill, and Thomas Finchum.
This Spring, Maddie released her irresistible new single “One That Got Away”. The song focuses on the
dissolution of a friend’s longtime relationship, predicting that the guy who foolishly dumped her will
realize he threw away something great. But the track — a soulful jam with shades of Bruno Mars and
Maroon 5 — can also be seen as a commentary on Maddie’s own experience in the music industry.
Unlike the tracks selected for Maddie on her debut record, each new song on Maddie’s upcoming EP will
be rich in her own voice. “I'm very proud of Whirlwind, but I feel like this new project speaks truer to me
and my story,” she says. “When you’re just starting out like I was then, it can feel like 100 different
people are trying to tell your story. Now, I’m finally telling it in my own voice.”
For 2025, Maddie is gearing up for a national tour featuring her new music and biggest hits. She’s excited
to introduce her fans to the special sound she’s created, shaped by the diversity of her favorite artists (Lily
Allen, Sheryl Crow, and Corinne Bailey Rae are all in rotation on Maddie’s Spotify).
“I'm thrilled to release new music, but even more excited to play these songs live,” Maddie says. “Almost
everything I'm writing is upbeat and will be so much fun to perform with the energy of a live audience.
For a long time, I simply thought of myself as the singer-songwriter, hometown girl from Iowa. Along the
way I learned to spread my wings and branch out. I truly feel I've become the artist I was meant to be.”

Doors: 6:30pm

Show: 7:30pm

Not afraid to confront any topic and never singling anyone out. Tim’s show is made for the people. After a long week of work Tim will make you laugh combining a sort of hyper attention deficit disorder with a weirdly acute take on the world and its events for one of the highest intensity comedy shows around. Tim uses his upbringing, in a family of twelve, with eight sisters to offer a unique perspective on women. Add to that his strange job experience’s such as working at nuclear power plants during various times in his life. Wanting to grow up and either be a Country Singer due to his love of Glenn Campbell‘s “Rhinestone Cowboy” as a child or dreaming of being a Professional Wrestler like his hero The Macho Man Randy Savage. With inspirations like Johnny Carson and Eddie Murphy his love for comedy and ability to make people laugh at a young age won out. Tim started writing jokes at age 12 before he hit the road at age twenty pursuing a career in comedy that has spanned over twenty some years. Tim has Opened for comedy great such as Dave Chappelle, Theo Von, Bob Saget, Rob Schneider, Bobcat Goldthwait, Louie Anderson, Tom Arnold, Kevin Pollack, Jim Bruer, Harland Williams, Gary Gullman and Joe Torry. Be sure to catch Tim’s show if he is near you.