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.
Canadian duo Snowblink stopped by the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge on Thursday morning and performed.
Check out photos of Utopia Park’s live performance at Public Space One on Wednesday.
[audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/Benediction.mp3] Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released this new ballad for download on NPR on March 22. The song is part of his forthcoming solo album, which is being produced by Beck. Moore, who is married to his Sonic Youth bandmate Kim Gordon, will visit the KRUI Artist Lounge on Thursday, March 31 along with Gordon for an on air interview at 2 PM.
See pictures from Christopher the Conquered’s live performance at Public Space One in the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge on Wednesday, March 30.
KRUI aired the one and only performance of Zomes playing with Swedish band Skull Defekts on Tuesday, March 29. The groups performed a twenty-minute long improvised drone piece.
Brooklyn group Ravens & Chimes came into KRUI’s Mission Creek Artist Lounge at PS1, 129 E. Washington, on Tuesday, March 29.
Colour Revolt will be performing tonight, Tuesday, March 29, at The Mill as part of KRUI’s Pizza Party. There will be free pizza at 7 PM and the show will start at 8 PM. By Rob Rodriguez After losing three members and a record label since the release of their debut album, Colour Revolt has made quite the comeback. The Mississippi five-piece now features a new drummer (Daniel Davis of Norma Jean), a new bassist (Hank Sullivant of The Whigs), and of course a second album courtesy of a New Fear/Dualtone records. The Cradle dropped this past August, and at … Continued
Birds & Batteries performed an acoustic set at the Mission Creek Artist Lounge in Public Space One before playing KRUI’s 27th Birthday Show with The Wandering Bears and Rubblebucket at Gabe’s.
Caroline Smith visited the Mission Creek Artist Lounge in Public Space One on Monday, March 28. Smith will be playing, along with her backing band the Goodnight Sleeps, at The Mill on Tuesday, March 29 as part of the fifth installment of KRUI’s Low Frequency Series
Listen to Baths cover LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” over at the A.V. Club. Will Wisenfeld, better known as Baths, performed in Iowa City in February as part of KRUI’s Low Frequency Series. Baths’ dreamy, maximalist debut album Cerulean was released on Anticon in 2010.
