Down at Tempe Beach Park, they’re throwing a party. From February 20th-22nd, a barrage of bands and baseball players will descend on the sunny banks of the Salt River. KRUI’s Logan Melia is there to cover it all.
KRUI sports broadcaster Ryan Paris channels his inner Kevin Harlan, calling both a baseball and basketball game on the same day last Tuesday.
After eight years of radio silence, rapper, producer, model and fashion designer ASAP Rocky finally released his latest studio album “Don’t be Dumb”. After a couple of listens, the album certainly demonstrated its charm and charisma. While it wasn’t quite up to par with his earlier records, it’s still a great listen on its own.
RGBdatamoshchaosinformercialblownouttattoocontentawaredistortpopupad band Lip Critic returns to Iowa City at Gabe’s this Thursday, February 19th, as part of The Englert’s Track Zero x SCOPE collaboration. They are supported by Iowa City’s Recess and Cincinatti metal Ascended Master.
Free Week returns to Iowa City from February 16-22, 2026! An expansive and sprawling celebration of the arts here in our town, with performances, workshops, screenings, and more, free for all! Here are our day-by-day highlights.
Tom Arnold hosted a show at The Englert Theatre on February 6th. Though Tom Arnold is an undoubtedly adept comedian, I found myself at odds with his material.
The King of Comedy is one of Martin Scorsese’s most sorely under appreciated films (Image via: TVsFault.wordpress.com)
Double Indemnity is a classic example of film noir, and is a defining piece of American cinema.
Bloc Party embrace their love of dance and electronic music in their latest album Hymns (Photo via: NME.com)
“Welcome to Leith” tells the story of an attempted neo-Nazi take over of a small town (Photo via: WelcomeToLeithFilm.com)
Anomalisa is a stop-motion sex drama from famed writer/director Charlie Kaufman (Photo via: SlashFilm.com)
Bloody and brutal, The Revenant looks to make waves during award season (Photo via: Iamage.co)
The Hateful Eight is Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, and it’s filled to the brim with … lots and lots of talking (Photo Credit: Independent.com)
Wander, the newest record for PA’s Infinity Tree is a small collection of pure joy indie rock. (Photo credit: Alison Schwebach)
In this Cinema Spotlight article, I review the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens.
The new album by Archy Marshall (also known as King Krule) entitled “A New Place 2 Drown” is dark, electronic, and awesome.
