Iowa City author Garth Greenwell spoke about art in the time of isolation as part of Mission Creek Underground. Mission Creek Underground is a six performance series with local musicians and authors provided virtually. Featured image by Oriette D’Angelo for The Nation.
Mission Creek Festival Underground, a virtual experience, kicks off with a bewitching performance from Iowa City darling Elizabeth Moen.
Hailey Whitters showcases in her latest album, how hard it was to be recognized in country music.
As we continue to grapple with the unknowns of COVID-19, music is a free and necessary medication. Our world is a tense place currently, and expressions of creativity like music provide with a means of mental escape. (Featured photo via deadline.com)
Grace Waccholz reviews the surprisingly muscular Summer Salt concert at Gabe’s on 3/9.
As a young artist at the beginning of her career with such success, Benee is one to watch in the years to come. (image via NicheMusic)
KRUI-FM
On March 28, 1984 at 7:18pm CST, KRUI hit the airwaves at 89.7 FM as “Iowa City’s sound alternative.” After a sign on including congratulations by numerous University, student, and state officials, the tradition of an FM broadcast facility begun. We have since had the likes of: Fun., Sharon Van Etten, Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Seth Meyers, Neil Degrasse Tyson, and Jeffery Tambor in the studio.
Below you’ll find multimedia posts of KRUI’s impressive history.
