Iowa City native Kelly Pardekooper is a singer/songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. He has toured all over the United States and Europe. He has showcased at SXSW in Austin. Jim Beam Whiskey gave him an emerging artist grant....blah blah blah. Kelly Pardekooper writes songs and tries to treat people well....the golden rule rules! He began writing haiku poetry with the Wisconsin snowfall when his wife became obsessed with bad TV. He continues to try to gain her attention….

“Not in Iowa suggests a sinuous atmospheric spaghetti-western shootout between Dire Straits and Calexico.” -No Depression

“Loaded with hooks, high energy, and hummable melodies. Pardekooper is a first-rate vocalist.” -All Music Guide

“Haymaker Heart is a jaw-dropping album of hook-laden pop, folk-rock and raucous paint-strippers.” -Iowa City Press Citizen

“The sleeper could be the catchy and to-the-point ditty ‘21st Century Trailer Park’ that is a toe-tapper, as is the Blue Rodeo-ish ‘Down’.” -PopMatters

“Memo to Tim McGraw: Pardekooper's ‘Draw the Line’ is a hit just waiting to happen. And there's even a harmony part for Faith.” -No Depression

“Haymaker Heart is not just the best album released in a 120-mile radius; it’s one of the best things I’ve heard all year. Iowa City native Pardekooper fares well compared to virtually any singer-songwriter out there.” -River Cities' Reader

“Folk This is a hilarious, name-dropping snipe at Alt-Country, No Depression-style posers.” -MusicEmissions

“Forced to pick favorites for the year, ‘House of Mud’ is all grit and guts in the best possibe sense!” -Des Moines Register

“Haymaker Heart moves from Steve Earle to Beatles to Buzzcocks.” -Rockzilla

“A moody alt-country original.” -Nashville Scene