The original Steam Boars are back. Founded in the dungeon-like basement of an Italianate Victorian home in Iowa City where novelist Kurt Vonnegut once resided, The Steam Boars pioneered the 1990s jam-band movement in the area and developed a devoted following. After a successful, albeit brief, two-year run, the band members went their own ways after graduation. In the fall of 2025, original members Terry Luther, Erich Gaukel, and Skip Lowe decided it was time to get the band back together.

With backgrounds in jazz, blues, funk, and prog rock, these Iowa natives create expansive grooves, elastic rhythms, and exploratory harmony. Their sound shifts between atmospheric textures and tightly locked pockets, allowing songs to evolve organically in real time, with each performance unfolding as a unique, futuristic journey driven by curiosity, connection, and momentum.

Terry Luther (guitar and vocals)
Erich Gaukel (bass)
Skip Lowe (drums) 

For booking, PR, and other requests:
515-371-0200 
gaukel@gmail.com
@steamboars