Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more
Mayday Parade took on Gallagher Way with the help of The Summer Set on May 17th.
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.
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.
