Iowa City Yacht Club: Bio
Scott and Thane Kading
Scott and Thane Kading are the proud owners of this fine establishment. Both are from the small Iowa town of Knoxville - more appropriately known as the Sprint Car Capitol of the World. Scott had a fairly mischievous youth but went on the local prominence as the Mayor of Flagler (population 5). After being caught in a in a ruckus with a friend over his last beer, he became a part of the Jehovah's Witness Protection Program. Now on the lam, he is going back to his roots of entertainment. Porn name: Chubby Patrick
Pete McCarthy
Pete (Party) McCarthy, the concierge of Iowa City, will be managing your festivities. Pete was a rock star at the age of 7, played in a band of 18 year olds when he was 13, and was a staple in the Iowa City rock scene in the 90's with Brutus and the Magical 7. Unfortunately, he has given up his life of limousines and women, but fortunately he will take great care of you at the Yacht Club. Porn name: Percy Springfield
Tunis
Only really cool people can go by one name. Madonna, Michael, Jesus, John Wayne Gacy, Twiggy, Tunis, etc. We are not even sure if that is his first name, last name, or stage name, but this guy is cool. He takes better care of the bands than any person on the planet and treats us pretty darn good too. Porn name: Buster Van Buren
Cami Pettit
Camille is now straddling the real world where she helps with the betterment of the youth of this country and the Yacht Club where she helps with the betterment of you. Be careful though - her fiance is willing to go to the pokey.
Sarah Cretzmeyer
We first got to know Sarah as the sister of famed Jensen Connection/Gglitch keyboardist Brian Cretzmeyer. Well, actually, we first noticed that this very attractive young lady liked the Jensen Connection as much as we did - and if you come down here enough, eventually we make you work here. Must make sure not to let her get near a microphone.
Richard H Layton
Richie has been one of our most fun additions ever. Much like Tom Waits and Godzilla, he's is big in Japan and weighs in at 140 lbs if dripping wet and carrying a 20 lb weight. Also known as Rich Rok, he is a flat out rock star and can spin the tunes like no other. We can't wait for him to get his drivers license so he can drive us around. Porn name: Bob Alpine
Matt Skinner
Matt is your typical long haired, bearded, music lovin' conservative Republican. He really helps this place run smoothly and has gone from a complete novice on the soundboard to one of the best that we have.
Joelle Coons
Joelle has been on of our favorite recent additions because it's like she's been here forever. Great bartender, likes live music, drinks lots of whiskey etc, etc. And even though she weighs about 88lbs soaking wet, we're pretty sure she could beat up all of us.
Kylie Horras
Kylie is the first person we have hired that officially makes us feel old. For all you other bars out there, she is only 20 but acts like a mature 16. And even though she hasn't worked here very long, she's been fired multiple times - mostly for violating our very obvious kitchen rules. She too likes long walks one the beach, dance parties, and cheese balls.
Ben Franklin
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: C-Note is another excellent addition that we hired simply because he was always here anyway. The first amongst the many wookie gingers we have hired, Ben is a hard worker and an even better drummer. When not making huge tips at Dance Party USA, check out Ben playing the skins for Public Property. Porn name: Tiger Mt. Vernon
Molly Ehm
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: M is awesome. She's witty, charming, a good worker and a lot of fun. Plus she gets hit on by more girls than any of the guys here.
Tip Holloman
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Tip is flat out awesome. He first worked here four years ago and is now back with a vengence to make our kitchen kick ass once again. While Tip is quite tough, his brother can still take him so be careful. Porn name: Beefcake 4th Street
Ty Byerly
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Ty from the double G is all fun and games and probably never serious about anything except for folks putting us out of business. He doubles as one of our door guys and as the lead singer of one of our favorite bands of Iowa City - The Gglitch. He also loves to give mustache rides, go on long walks on the beach and make fun of you.
Jillian Rimmey
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Jill is a friggin' blast - be careful though, with those eyes she can mesmerize you like Medusa (sans the snakes). She too likes long walks on the beach, live music, Quintons, and boys from Des Moines. Porn name: Big Kitty Woodruff.
Laura Nunn
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Every day we thank someone for Laura. She is an awesome addition to this fine live music establishment. Complete with tattoos and an attitude and a great smile, she fits right in here. Porn name: Missy Butternut
A special congratulations is in order to Laura. She won our online survey of which Yacht Club employee has the best porn name. She now has the power of 5 penises in 1 penis!
Jess Waldmann
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Trying to always be crazier than here crazy sister, Jess keeps us on our toes with here escapades. She is never fearfull to chuck a glass at you if you are out of line or are here too late, but if you happen to catch her in a good mood (which is 97% of the time), then she will make your experience here much more enjoyable.
Carolyn A'hearn
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Carolyn is a very important piece of your Yacht Club entertainment - mostly because we have never had a gypsy work down here. One minute she will trade you for a coffee pot for the clothes she has out of the trunk of her car, the next she will fix a leaky pipe in your bathroom and then shrink your head. Plus she has her own website, how cool is that. Porn name: Cocoa Winsdor
Zach Lanning
Yacht Clubus Emeritus: Zach is one of our heroes because he loves you one minute and hates you the next. Actually Zach used to resemble one of those mythical creatures that lives beneath the stairs here but his mom made him shave his beard so we think he has lost all his powers. Porn name: Clay Ingleside
Band/ICYC info
Please contact us if you wish to perform here. As far as promotion goes, we advertise and have our listings in all local papers, and market and promote the show heavily throughout the city. If you are not able to create a flyer, for a fee we will create one and hang it throughout the city for you as promotion is key to every shows success. Any press releases need to be forwarded to us or to the proper contacts at the publications. If you need this or any other contact information, let us know. We also have the ability to record live shows or make high quality demo CD's for a small fee - which is almost always $0.
Iowa City Yacht Club Booking Information
Contact us via:
Telephone
(319)337-6464
or email (preferred)
iwannarock@iowacityyachtclub.org
please include website
Technical Specifications:
Soundcraft Spirit Lx7 24 Channel Console
dbx Driverack PA - compressor, crossover, eq
dbx iEQ 2x31 band graphic equalizer and limiter with feedback suppression (Front of House, stereo)
3 dbx 31 band graphic equalizers (monitor mixes)
Lexicon MPX 110 Effects Processor
2 Furman PS-PRO line conditioners
4 Channels of Insertable Compression
1 Channel System Compression/Limiting
Front of House:
Tri-Amped system comprised of two JBL 2x12 & 2" hf horn trap cabinets (1 per side) 925 watts
Subs: Cerwin Vega Earthquake 18" folded horn cabinets (1 per side) 925 watts
Monitors: 4 Yamaha SM15IV 15 Inch 2-Way Club Series. (four mixes run from front of house mixing position)
4 Crown CE 2000 Amplifiers 975 Watts/channel each (front of house, monitor mix 1,2)
1 Crown CE 1000 Amplifier 1100 Watts (monitor mix 3,4)
Microphones::
6 Shure SM57's microphones
6 Shure SM58's microphones
3 Shure PG56 snare/tom microphones
2 Shure PG81 Condenser microphones
1 AKG D112 kick drum microphone
4 Behringer GI100 Ultra-G DI boxes
Cables/Stands
4 swirlygigs - that have all been stolen by bands :(
Lighting: 3 Chauvet LED Colorstrips