In the crowded gallery of rising bands, few make as bold a splash as Iowa’s own prog pop-punks Spin Art, performing live at Lefty’s in Des Moines this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
KRUI’s Track of the Week is “Break My Heart” by La Sera, a new project of The Vivian Girls’ “Kickball” Katy Goodman. Check out music director Max Johnson’s write-up and listen to the track here!
Check out our pictures of Childish Gambino performing on April 16 at the IMU Main Lounge!
Check out our sweet new track of the week, “Arrow”, from the New York-based band Ravens and Chimes!
Check out KRUI photographer Ellen Cyrier’s photos of the Mission Beat Dance Party at Old Brick on March 31.
Check out KRUI photographer Ellen Cyrier’s photos of William Elliott Whitmore, Justin Townes Earle, and Grand Tetons performing to a sold-out crowd at the Blue Moose Tap House on Friday, March 30.
Check out KRUI photographer Ellen Cyrier’s photos of Kimya Dawson, Leslie & The Ly’s, Christopher the Conquered, and Weed Wolf performing at the Blue Moose Tap House on Thursday, March 29.
Listen to KRUI’s exclusive interview with The Antlers and view pictures from the band’s visit to the 2012 KRUI Mission Creek Lounge in Public Space One!
The founder of the original Mission Creek Festival in California, Jeff Ray, joined us at the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge in Public Space One for an interview.
Check out Christopher the Conquered’s performance in the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge!
Frontman Nate Logsdon, of Ames, Iowa band Mumfords, performed in the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge last week!
