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.
Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.
Iowa punks BOOTCAMP record release show exemplified the huge impact that even small music communities can bring.
Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere.
Bluff Street, a new band from Cedar Falls is bringing their heartfelt indie rock and to Iowa City, only at the James this Saturday.
Iona Zajac made her way across the pond from Glasgow with The Pogues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their record “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash”. We discussed touring with this historic band, the best music coming out of Ireland, and her debut album “Bang” releasing this November.
Puzzle game series “Rusty Lake” provides unique insights on nature, humanity, and mental health with a dash of surrealist horror fun.
Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Ross Nusser, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.
Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Oliver Weilein, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.
The Iowa State Legislature has attacked its trans residents by writing laws that attack their existence, including removing their civil rights protections. Iowans from across the state have voiced their opposition to this bill.
Phoenix, Arizona shoegaze band Glixen returns more punishing than ever on their newest EP, the loud and heavy “Quiet Pleasures”.
urika’s bedroom has a constructed sense of intrigue to their image and presentation. Not much information is given, but something will reveal itself at the free show their playing presented by SCOPE and KRUI on February 25th.
The First Annual Free Week in Iowa City’s Downtown District has officially begun. Here’s some of the biggest names, local and visiting, performing.
On their new album, New York alt country band Frog purposefully give into the mundane writing “1000 Variations on the Same Song” while still exploring depths of Americana.
A masterpiece of a game intricately crafted with gothic and cosmic inspirations, Bloodborne holds up well almost a decade later.
Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat sits down with KRUI’s Julia Anderson to talk about authoritarianism. She talks about the rise of authoritarianism with Donald Trump, compares what’s going on in America to Europe, and suggests ways to curb its rise.
