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.
Lucky Science, along with Minneapolis bands Tarlton and Zoo Animal totally slayed at PS1 on Saturday, January 28. Take a look at some sweet photos of the event!
Listen to “Chestnut Trees,” an acoustic song by Jeffrey Roalson of The Olympics, as performed live in the KRUI Studios on January 29! This is KRUI’s first in-studio performance of 2012.
It’s that time of year! We’re hiring for Spring 2012, and it’s high time you join us. Click through for information on how to apply! We look forward to creating radio magic with you.
Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival returns March 27-April 1, 2012. Check out the festival’s stellar second lineup announcement!
Now through Christmas, KRUI.FM will publish a series of articles which aim to highlight different music scenes in Iowa and illustrate how you can support them this holiday season. Our first stop: Fairfield, Iowa.
Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival Returns March 27-April 1, 2012, and KRUI has the scoop on the star-studded line-up…and this is just the first announcement!
Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit released “The Lion’s Roar” video earlier this month. The song also serves as the title track of their forthcoming album, due out January 24, 2012. First Aid Kit originally became popular through their skillful cover of Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song.” But, on this track, the girls have taken their soaring harmonies to new heights with the help of producer Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes.
Grant Jackson, host of The Basement Show on The Lab, interviews Lindsey Robinson, a former University of Iowa student now living in Oakland, California. Robinson got involved after the police brutality occurred.
The tenth installment of the KRUI Low Frequency Series saw Brooklyn-based band They Might Be Giants playing to a sold out crowd at The Englert Theatre. Check out photos right here!
Skye Carrasco, a local songstress and violinist, graced the KRUI airwaves with gorgeous new songs before playing a record release show for her debut album “Dark Pines” at The Mill. Listen to her interview here!
