Concert Preview: Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, October 9

October 9, 2025

San Diego’s iconic blackgaze band, Deafheaven will be performing tonight at the Capitol Theater as part of their tour following the release of their most recent album, Lonely People With Power.

Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

October 7, 2025

By Logan Melia

On Saturday October 4th, World’s Worst took the stage at Gabe’s. The band took some time after sound check to chat with me, discussing their latest record “American Muscle”, how they got started playing music, and The Real Housewives of SLC.

Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, September 21st

October 6, 2025

By Carson Chittick

Jefferson Starship landed in Iowa City’s Englert Theater on Sunday the 21st of September for a spectacular show. As the show began, the projector took us through time, introducing the band’s long history and members that shaped their legacy, with pictures and videos eliciting our minds’ imagination to the past lives of the other 99% of the room. It. Was. AWESOME.

Concert Preview: White Reaper w/ Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s Oct. 4. An open-eyed look into the new record Only Slightly Empty

October 3, 2025

By Will Clair

This Saturday, October 4th, Louisville rock group White Reaper will be performing with Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s, presented by the Englert Theater’s Track Zero series. This show will be one of the band’s first since the release of their 5th studio album, Only Slightly Empty.

Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

October 1, 2025

By Pauly

Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.

Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

October 1, 2025

By Chase Haydock

Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.

Dimensions @ Englert Theatre 11/2/19

November 3, 2019

By Elisabeth Oster

Musicians Nicholas Naioti and Ryan Stier brought the ultimate atmospheric yoga experience to the Englert Theatre for the this year’s Witching Hour festival.

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Album Review: “Old Man’s Pop” by The Replacements

October 28, 2019

By Elisabeth Oster

The Replacements reimagined their controversial album Don’t Tell a Soul trading a commercial version for their grunge roots. This time around, The Replacements prove why they were essential to the 80s punk rock scene.

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Today's 89.7FM Program

	Friday
12:00 AM	12:00 AM 1:00 AM freemusicnow.net
10:00 AM	10:00 AM 11:00 AM KRUI Spins
12:00 PM	12:00 PM 1:00 PM Dragon Town: VII Deluxe Generations Special Mode Featuring Crazy Kong
1:00 PM	1:00 PM 2:00 PM KRUI Spins
2:00 PM	2:00 PM 3:00 PM KRUI Spins
3:00 PM	3:00 PM 4:00 PM MUSIC 4 BUGS
4:00 PM	4:00 PM 6:00 PM Jimmy Cox Talks
5:00 PM	4:00 PM 6:00 PM Jimmy Cox Talks
6:00 PM	6:00 PM 7:00 PM Outbound
7:00 PM	7:00 PM 8:00 PM Radio Vostok
8:00 PM	8:00 PM 9:00 PM The Bodhi Brent Show
10:00 PM	10:00 PM 11:00 PM Riffs & Ruin
11:00 PM	11:00 PM 12:00 AM Metal Mayhem

Friday

freemusicnow.net
12:00 AM - 1:00 AM
KRUI Spins
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Dragon Town: VII Deluxe Generations Special Mode Featuring Crazy Kong
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
KRUI Spins
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
KRUI Spins
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MUSIC 4 BUGS
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Jimmy Cox Talks
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Outbound
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Radio Vostok
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Bodhi Brent Show
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Riffs & Ruin
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Metal Mayhem
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

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Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.

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Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.

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Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Des Moines is facing the culmination of multiple long-standing budgetary crises resulting in its present $17 million annual deficit. Without room in the general fund, transportation is facing cuts, utility rates have been hiked, and agencies reorganized…

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The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

Iowa unveiled a far more dynamic offense at Rutgers, mixing creativity with big-play confidence behind Mark Gronowski’s command. The result was a 38-28 road win that felt like a turning point for the Hawkeyes’ attack.

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Alone at the Top

As the final seconds drained away at Kinnick Stadium, Kirk Ferentz was doused in orange Gatorade and handed his place in history. With win No. 206, Ferentz passed Woody Hayes to become the winningest coach in Big Ten history, his understated Midwestern legacy built less on titles than on the thousands of players who call him their coach.

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