Dan Soder visited the Englert last week. Through him, KRUI’s Bodhi and Bailey examine what makes a comedian special, or at least what makes one affably stupid.
Bjork’s latest “Cornucopia: Live” album is a near spiritual experience with her haunting vocals and eclectic melodies capturing the essence of the original songs, magnifying their impact.
Good. Better. Best. The Chicago Bears hung on once again to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, taking sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
It happened again. Another extremely close loss for Iowa, this time to USC, that left fans slamming TV remotes and flipping couch cushions. Again.
I had the chance to talk with 2-time Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle ahead of her performance at The Englert on November 16th.
I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.
Utopia Park records a Mission Creek confessional video at the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge. See more pictures from the week right here.
Check out photos of DeVotchKa’s majestic performance at First United Methodist on Saturday, April 2.
Photos and interview by Max Johnson [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/lonelyhearts.mp3] The Lonelyhearts, a duo made up of Mission Creek founder and producer Andre Perry and John Lindenbaum, was formed in San Francisco. Though the two now live apart—Andre lives in Iowa City and John lives in Colorado—they opened for Kurt Vile on Sunday, April 3 and stopped by KRUI to perform several songs in the studio beforehand.
See photos of Ames, Iowa band Poison Control Center’s visit to the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge.
Folk group Pillars and Tongues dropped by the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge on Friday.
Listen to KRUI’s exclusive interview with the parents of modern underground music and view photos of their visit.
On Friday, Iowa City violinist and songstress Skye Carrasco performed at the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge in PS1.
Das Racist did a guest DJ set on KRUI before their March 31st Yacht Club show.
Peter Wolf Crier talked about creating “northern”-sounding music at the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge.
Nathaniel Rateliff and his band performed two stripped down tracks at the KRUI Artist Lounge.
