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Onward to Iowa

About Me

Onward to Iowa is a three person mostly acoustic band from Loogootee/Bloomington, Indiana.

If you have facebook and like what you hear here you should check out our Facebook page.

You can e-mail us or talk to us on Windows Live Messenger at [email protected]

Please check out Jake's Solo Page .

Much love and thanks to Travis Puntarelli and Kyle Lener & Vincennes University . They are the ones bringing you the songs that are playing up above.

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Profile by Mathew New.

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Member Since: 14/11/2005
Band Website: www.onwardtoiowa.tumblr.com
Band Members:Jake New (Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica)
Katy New (Vocals, Keys, Tambourine)
Jay Lingo (Drums and other Percussion, Guitar, Banjo)

Influences:Steve Wagler.John Lennon.Neutral Milk Hotel.Elliott Smith.Eels.Bob Dylan.Broc Stanage.Nick Drake.Sufjan Stevens.Johnny Cash.Bright Eyes.The Shins.Something Corporate.Nada Surf.Unbunny.Beck.Fruit Bats.Naked- (mainly just because they've been so cool to us and have pushed us to actually do shows).Thomas Newman.James Horner.Steve Lagree is a pretty big influence, also.Steven and Tricia Zdrenka.Paul Sarlo, as it was on his guitar that jake first played in front of a crowd.Muffin, as it was his guitar that jake played many of his first Onward to Iowa sets.Intentions to Break, as they always help us out it seems like.Jay Lingo- Because he's Jay Lingo.Darren Johnson because he told us to cover Such Great Heights.Mathew New.Our parents.Zach New.Our big sister Anna.And so many more.

Sounds Like: us, playing music.
Record Label: None

My Blog

Lyrics!

Lyrics!When There's No TimeI opened up the blinds to see that sun but found it already to be gone. It was hiding somewhere in the clouds so I yelled come back out. When it listened I went on my way do...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:03:00 GMT

Goodbye USI and Evansville!

I wrote this as a bulletin a couple of days ago but I meant to post it in here as well: I'm about to take my last final here at USI and then I'm leaving Evansville. I'll be heading back home to Loogoo...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT

One More Thing...(some bands already get this so Im not talking to everybody)

I always hear talk of the "scene" (I’ve always never liked this word for some reason) dying. I think thats because of all the hate in it. Hate kills. Its been proven over and over again in histo...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:28:00 GMT

Hm....

I just don’t know what to make of all shenangians going on in the local music scene. I don’t know what’s worse: someone hacking a band’s website or a band pretending like they ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Youre as close as I can get

I would not have known it was cold, if not for my runny nose because I can only keep one thought at a time-- and you have booked by thoughts for the night. Its not like I've known you for real lo...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:21:00 GMT

New Song and Updates and Stuff (same as bulletin)

I'm still home for the holidays from USI and I've just been rooting around on the old home computer and came across a few songs I never really finished. There's quite a few Onward to Iowa songs none o...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:18:00 GMT

A song is up

Hey all, Jake here. The first 60 seconds of the song "Smiling Face" is up. For technial reasons I was unable to get any more uploaded other than that first minute. I wrote this song rather quickly whe...
Posted by on Mon, 29 May 2006 19:51:00 GMT