Seattle based drone metal band sunn O))) performed at Iowa City’s Englert Theater last week, April 18th.
During the new Stop/Time Festival on April 4th, I had the pleasure of attending a reading by acclaimed poet Danez Smith at the Englert Theatre.
Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.
Logan Melia sits down with Eve 6 at Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona. Eve 6 took some time after their slot to discuss their early days playing gigs at small cafes all the way to a racetrack.
Luke Combs came to Ames, Iowa with his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour on April 11th, 2026
After listening to a lot of jazz over the past week, culminating in an amazing performance by renowned trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and the PUBLIQuartet last Friday at the Stop/Time Festival presented by Hancher Auditorium, I’ve come to the conclusion that most jazz isn’t meant for an audience at all.
KRUI Marketing Director Pat Quinn wrote a guest editorial for the Daily Iowan on why he feels college radio is important.
Fitz and the Tantrums killed it last night at Blue Moose. Check out our photos from the inaugural show in the Low Frequency Series.
April 18th, with special guest Justin Townes Earle
1 MATT AND KIM Sidewalks Fader 2 DUCKTAILS Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics Woodsist 3 MENOMENA Mines Barsuk 4 KLAXONS Surfing The Void Modular 5 HUNDRED IN THE HANDS Hundred In The Hands Warp 6 SMITH WESTERNS Dye It Blonde Fat Possum 7 EXTRA LENS Undercard Merge 8 BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Write About Love Matador 9 BLACK ANGELS Phosphene Dream BLUE HORIZON 10 CLOUD NOTHINGS Turning On Carpark 11 DUKE SPIRIT Kusama [EP] Shangri-La 12 SUPERCHUNK Majesty Shredding Merge 13 GOLD PANDA Lucky Shiner Ghostly International 14 SUN AIRWAY Nocturne Of Exploded Crystal Chandelier Dead Oceans 15 RUSSIAN FUTURISTS The Weight’s … Continued
Mission Creek Music Festival will return to Iowa City this March/April. This year’s festival is looking to be bigger than ever before.
Back in September of last year, Colour Revolt stopped by the KRUI studios to play a few songs. They’ll be coming back for Mission Creek, as part of our Low Frequency Series! Video from last year’s in-studio is below. “Our Names” “The Cradle” “Brought to Life”
The Legacy campaign was a success. Now we have one last VERY special prize to give away…
KRUI is always hiring, but right now we’re especially interested in writers, photographers and film crew. Think you have what it takes?
Learn about KRUI’s top 5 master, James McDonald, and his crew.
Iowa Wrestling coaches Tom and Terry Brands stopped by KRUI last month for a very special interview.
