The station will now serve host to “The Morning Drive,” broadcast live weekdays from 8-9 CST beginning on Thursday, October 4. Jordan Kabialis and Matt Cozzi will co-host the show, which can be accessed by tuning in to 89.7 FM in Iowa City or anywhere and everywhere via krui.fm.

The show will cover the latest in sports and beyond, and allow for call-ins at 319-335-8970.

Kabialis is the sports director at KRUI and is in his fourth year at the station. He’s also the host of the station’s baseball show, “You Can Put it on the Board,” and “Sports Squawk.” Additionally, he contributes to “College Football Preview” on Friday afternoons.

Cozzi is in his third year at the station. He is the co-host of “The DJK and Cozzi Show” podcast and contributes to various other programs. For his efforts over the first portion of the semester, Cozzi was recently named station-wide KRUI Staffer of the Month.

For more information or to get connected with the show, e-mail the show at kruimorningdrive@gmail.com and ‘LIKE’ The Morning Drive’s page on Facebook.

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If you are a University of Iowa student looking for an exciting new challenge, we have just the thing for you!

Student Broadcasters Incorporated is currently accepting applications for all KRUI director positions for the 2012-13 academic year. The deadline for applying is Sunday, April 8th at Midnight.

GO HERE for information about the positions, and to apply. Before you submit your application, upload your resume HERE.

Being on KRUI’s Board of Directors is a great way to get more involved with the station, and to contribute to KRUI’s impact in the local community. It is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of the greatest student organization on campus in a large way. Many KRUI directors move on to bigger and better things when they’re done at the station — just in the last two years, graduates have gone on to work at ESPN, WGN, 93 XRT, and other great companies.

About the Interview Process

Interviews will last roughly 15 minutes, and will include SBI members and the applicant. Following the hiring procedure used in previous years, SBI as a group which decide which people will be appointed as directors. These positions will start May 1st, and will run through April of 2013.

About the Application Process

Any and all students are encouraged to apply for a director position, but in order to be considered for a position the applicant must be enrolled as full or part time student at the University of Iowa for the Fall 2012 semester. Directors are expected to commit 10 hours per week to the station, and a small monthly stipend is offered to offset the cost of spending your time working at the KRUI.

About SBI

Student Broadcasters Inc, a nonprofit group incorporated through the State of Iowa, is composed of graduate students, professors, and stake-holders from across campus and acts as an advisory board to the KRUI Board of Directors. SBI holds the station’s FCC license to broadcast, is tasked with interviewing and hiring department directors, and works to ensure long-term station continuity. For more information about KRUI’s mission and goals, visit the About page.

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Chasing Shade, a local Iowa City band that is also quickly establishing itself in the local music scene, opened for the night and was warmly acknowledged and received. Their rendition of Justin Timberlake’s ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ managed to set a fun mood as the crowd of students, grateful to be out celebrating life on a Friday, cheered and danced, buzzed by the prospect of a night of exciting live music.

However, the real winners of the night would no doubt be KTD. Being a young band in the same age group as the most of us, these kids reflect an impressive amount of gait as a collective whole and one wonders how they manage to weave together such a dynamic group in an oftentimes-fluid manner without any major hiccups along the way. With two horns, a blues-rock trio, a soulful female voice and a rapper, the possibility of evenly distributing parts and making it sound even is definitely worth a salute, impressive a feat as it is. Doubtless, a lot of practice has been invested; at times, the patchiness of the large number of people in the band is apparent but the end work, nevertheless, always manages to shine and is heavily appreciated by all listeners, allowing any minor glitches to pass for a band that’s achieved a lot (remember them from performing at Lollapalooza, anyone?) for its age.

Crowd-pleasers such as “Hard Times”. “Summerscent” and “Darling” were performed by the band. In a surprising turn, the band even sampled the music from The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” as rapper Vic Mensa rapped to it. The crowd responded by enthusiastically waving their hands and singing parts they knew to the song.

The band’s strongest appeal is in managing to invoke a contagious amount of energy throughout the crowd. As everybody broke out dancing amidst the sound of blaring horns and Liam Cunningham’s blues-y singing, you can’t help but notice the big smiles and energy as sweaty strangers giddily acknowledged each other. The energy was pulsating, leading to the point of even crowdsurfing at one part.

Good company, good music, and good smiles were all abound as the strange concoction of jazz, blues, rap and youthful energy proved to be the chosen accompaniment of the night. it was certain that the overall mood of the night was sealed, and sealed by KTD it was, as everybody realized that got all they wanted for from a Friday night at the full worth of the affordable ticket price.

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Facebook is too powerful. First I need a Facebook account to use Turntable.fm, then Spotify, and now I need one to see Neon Indian and Kreayshawn for free? To me, that seems to give a little too much power to a company with such a spotty privacy record. And, like everyone else who has seen The Social Network, Zuckerberg creeps me out. That said, let me take off my tin foil hat for a moment and talk about the show that brought you here.

Kreayshawn is most famous (well, really only famous) for “Gucci Gucci”, an addicting, M.I.A.-esque pop gem that earned her an MTV VMA nomination for Best New Artist. The video is up to 22 million views on Youtube, and the song has permeated both mainstream and alt culture in a short amount of time. It remains to be seen whether or not she’s a one-hit wonder, but Sony’s set to find out, after they signed Kreayshawn to a million-dollar deal earlier this year. The track also prompted Lil’ Wayne to release a freestyle over the track, in which he lobs a few gentle disses at Kreayshawn.

Neon Indian is arguably the most successful chillwave project to date, but still a Yeti-sized step from the mainstream. Mexican-born Alan Palomo put the Texas band together in 2008, and Neon Indian found blogospheric success quickly with an excellent EP and, later, LP, both called Psychic Chasms. They picked up steam in 2010, touring with Phoenix, hitting a series of summer festivals, and earning a “Best New Bands” nod from Rolling Stone. And they’ve had a busy 2011, too — first with a Flaming Lips collaboration, then with their second proper full-length, Era Extraña. They’ll kick off a college tour on the heels of Extraña on October 24th, here in Iowa City at Union Bar. Expect the crowd to be split between “Gucci Gucci” fans and Neon Indian fans.

Whether you’re a Neon Indian fan, Kreayshawn fan, or just a warmonger, this show is not to be missed. But to put the tin foil hat back on, the show is free for students if you have a Facebook account, are willing to “like” Dell Lounge on Facebook and sign up for their email list, and haven’t misplaced your student ID. If that’s you, get the process started HERE. Otherwise, you can pay $10 at the door (with your student ID), or pay for a $15-plus-fees GA ticket HERE. So, now you know. Your Facebook ‘like’ and email address are worth $10.

Vice, Dell, Intel, and Prime Social Group present:
Noisey U College Tour Ft. Kreayshawn & Neon Indian
Monday, October 24, 2011
Union Bar | 7PM | All ages

For Your Consumption

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KRUI is proud to announce the ninth installment in the Low Frequency Series: the Night-People Records Showcase featuring Wet Hair and Peaking Lights, which will be held on Tuesday, October 18^th at 9:00 PM at The Mill.  This FREE show will showcase the work of the Iowa City-based record label, and will feature the sounds of some of Iowa City’s finest local talent.

Since 2003, Night-People Records has catered to the underground music connoisseurs of Iowa City and beyond.  The label has released albums by everyone from the Washington-based band Lazer Zeppelin to rising South Dakota artist EMA, as well as some from international acts like the Australian noise-rock band Naked on the Vague and the minimalistic Danish group Eklin.  The Night-People Records Showcase, however, will feature some of the label’s most promising local and regional acts.  The show will be co-headlined by Peaking Lights, a lo-fi, electronic duo from Madison, Wisconsin, and Iowa City’s own Wet Hair, whose psychedelic sound has garnered its fair share of critical acclaim in recent years.  The Showcase will also feature DJ sets by both Aaron Coyes, lead singer of Peaking Lights, and Shawn Reed, Wet Hair front man and Night-People founder, rounding out a night full of diverse, up-and-coming local sounds.

Aside from its diverse musical catalogue, one of the reasons for Night-People’s uniqueness is Reed’s ability to combine music and art into one very visually-appealing package.  Each album or cassette tape the label sends out comes with a custom-made, hand-assembled label or cover, and Reed’s screen-printed T-shirts and prints are hot commodities on the label’s website.  While the vast majority of its affordable merchandise is sold online, all of the vinyl and tapes the label currently stocks, as well as a variety of apparel items and screen-prints, will be available for sale at the Showcase.

Check out the Night-People Records Showcase at The Mill on October 18^th for a free sampling of some of Iowa City’s finest musical acts, as well as an excellent opportunity to support the local music scene.  Don’t miss this!

KRUI’s Low Frequency Series: 09
Night-People Records Showcase
featuring Wet Hair and Peaking Lights
– DJ set by Shawn Reed and Aaron Coyes
– plethora of Night-People albums, shirts and prints
The Mill | 19+ | 9pm | FREE!

For Your Consumption

Read Altered Zones’ spotlight on Night-People Records!

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One of KRUI’s new shows this semester, The Rastafarian explores Jamaican culture and reggae music from 3-4pm every Tuesday on KRUI 89.7 FM.

This week’s episode was an exploration of the foundation on which Roots reggae was built – a little bit of ska, a little bit of rocksteady, and some skinhead reggae. Here’s the playlist:

1. Jimmy Cliff, “Miss Jamaica”
2. Toots & the Maytals, “A.B.C.”
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3. Prince Buster & the Skatalites, “It’s Burke’s Law”
4. Clancy Eccles, “Fattie Fattie”
5. The Silvertones, “Old Man Say”
interview excerpt – Derrick Harriott
6. Derrick Harriott, “Sock-it-to-me”
7. Busty Brown, “Don’t Look Back”
8. The Skatalites, “Guns of Navarone”
9. Symarip, “Skinhead Moonstomp”
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10. Derrick Harriott, “Long Time”
11. Desmond Dekker, “Unity”
12. Cynthia Richards, “Foolish Fool”
13. Jimmy Cliff, “King of Kings”
14. Prince Buster, “Johnny Cool”
15. Prince Buster & The Maytals, “Dog War” (a.k.a. “Broadway Jungle”)
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16. Toots & the Maytals, “Desmond Dekker Came First”
17. Desmond Dekker, “Israelites”

If this episode interested you, you might want to start at the very beginning by reading Walter Jekyll’s 1907 classic Jamaican Song and Story.

Thanks for listening, see you next week!

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We are now ready to start the recruitment process to help create content for our website. We’re looking to hire photographers, writers and video producers to cover music, news and sports. We’re also looking for admin help, staffers, and developers for our website and staff software.

Existing DJs and Staffers
Don’t forget! Applications for the Fall 2011 schedule are due by this Saturday, August 13th, at Midnight! Please take a moment to login to staff files and fill out your application. Email Dolan with any issues. Thanks!

Prospective Staffers
If you’re interested in joining our team, please take a moment to join our mailing list for prospective staffers. We will be holding Fall Introductory Meetings for all new staff on the evenings of Monday, August 22nd and Tuesday, August 23rd, both in the IMU Illinois Room (348 IMU) at 7pm. We encourage all new staff to attend one of these meetings. Feel free to bring a friend as well, anyone is free to attend!

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How many times has a band’s 15th album been one of their best? The answer is four. And one of them is Join Us, the new album by They Might Be Giants. Join Us finds John Flansburgh and John Linnell on a creative roll, making music that positively swarms with energy, invention, and an impeccable grasp of the miraculous synergy of words and music.

To understand where this artistry comes from, it helps to remember They Might Be Giants’ beginnings: as a key part of the early ’80s explosion of visual art, music, and performance art that put New York’s East Village on the cultural map. But while most cutting-edge rock at the time was bruising and nihilistic, the two Johns were making Dadaist, truly post-modern pop, forming a branch of underground music whose membership consisted entirely of themselves. “We’re fully aware of the musical worlds both to the left of us and to the right of us — we’ve heard avant garde music, we’ve heard popular music,” says Flansburgh. “That’s given us the notion that we can be as original as we can be and still make worthwhile songs.”

In 1990, They Might Be Giants created some of their greatest work just as alternative rock was cresting — and went platinum with the classic Flood. In the ensuing 20 years, they’ve become a beloved and fully diversified institution, conquering all media throughout the known universe, contributing to film and TV soundtracks, making hit DVDs, winning two Grammy awards, becoming Musical Ambassadors for International Space Year, appearing as cartoon characters, writing music for a robot ballet, topping the iTunes podcast charts, and being the subject of the acclaimed documentary Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns. And now the very aptly titled Join Us.

They’ll be joining us on Sunday, October 30th as part of our Low Frequency Series. We hope to see you there!

KRUI’s Low Frequency Series w/ They Might Be Giants
Presented by The Englert
Date: October 30th, 2011
Time: 7pm
Ages: All-ages
Tickets: $22 adv/$25 door

Tickets on sale now: HERE
Englert Box Office: 319/688-2653

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Visit Coverage Central at krui.fm/missioncreek.

Check out our Mission Creek Mixtape.
Listen to our interview with the festival creators and staff.
Stop by the Mission Creek Lounge from 12-6pm Monday through Saturday to meet KRUIers.
Listen to KRUI all week to hear dozens of in-studio performances and interviews.

Mission Creek is finally here! Ahhhh!!

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MILLIONYOUNG is Mike Diaz, from the burgeoning southern chillwave/balearic scene. He has released two EPs, and his debut full length entitled Replicants is out on Old Flame Records. If you’re into Neon Indian or Washed Out, this should be right up your alley. He’s on his way back from SXSW as well. Chill yourself out with some Wednesday night chillwave.

BODY is Alex Body, local psychedelia Night-Person. Body released no less than four records in 2010, and the last, Chief of Time and Frequency, was called “the best Iowa City has seen this year” by former KRUIer John Schlotfelt. He’s one of the best local musicians around, so get to Gabe’s early if you’ve never seen him before!

KRUI Low Frequency Series 04: Class Actress, MillionYoung and BODY
Wednesday, March 23rd
19+ | $8 | Doors at 8:30
Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/krui04lfs

http://www.myspace.com/elizabethharper
http://www.millionyoung.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bodyislove

For Your Consumption

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