JAVA BLEND
with Ben Kieffer
from Iowa Public Radio
Fresh-brewed performances
by homegrown and nationally known artists since 2001!

Every week Iowa Public Radio’s Java Blend serves up fresh-brewed performances and conversation with musicians from around the state and around the country. Recorded before a live audience at The Java House in downtown Iowa City, the one-hour show offers an eclectic mix of live tunes from the vibrant independent music scene. Ben Kieffer infuses the performances with lively chats to find out about the artists’ music and lives.
To find out about upcoming shows click on Java Blend

The show is taped (Friday afternoons at 2pm) before a live audience at the café.
Then the hour is broadcast statewide multiple times on a future weekend to be enjoyed by an estimated 50,000 Iowa Public Radio listeners.

Java Blend is also videotaped for several later broadcasts on the UITV channel to thousands of cable TV viewers statewide.
The audio version also can be heard worldwide on the internet via IPR’s website at Iowa Public Radio

The Java House is located at 211 E. Washington St. in downtown Iowa City. Occasionally, the show is taken on the road to record at other venues around the state. All the performance tapings are free and open to the public on a first come seating basis.