This week, we’re chatting with Kelso Messerschmitt about their burgeoning career as a tattoo artist. Then we’ll talk with longtime Iowa City artist, activist, and business owner Karen Kubby about her career and her two best shows ever.
The episode features music by Gossip Cult, Alex Body, and “Autographs in Hell” by The Eleanors for our Song of the Week.
Thank you to MidAmerica Securities, Taxes Plus, and MidWestOne Bank for sponsoring this episode.
Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.
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Host: Elly Hofmaier
Line Producer: Savannah Lane
Audio Engineers: Gabi Vanek & Ioannis Alexakis
Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry
