Mission Creek 2025: Cabeza De Chivo vs. Gabe’s Load-Bearing Capacity

May 9, 2025

Closing out Mission Creek Festival 2025, Cabeza De Chivo dealt out an infectious psychotropical groove for us all to dance with, what choice did we have but to obey?

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Mission Creek 2025: The Caring Nurture of Nat Baldwin

May 2, 2025

By Evan Raefield

Attending a festival that was hosting star acts like Mannequin Pussy, Raekwon, and Kim Gordon, some concertgoers that weekend might have written off Nat Baldwin entirely–but those in the room knew better.

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From Piano to Punk: St. Patrick’s Day rocks at Gabe’s

March 20, 2025

By Amanda Moy

KRUI reviews eight local acts from Gabe’s St. Patrick’s Day show.

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Your Arms Are My Cocoon: birth/rabbit/death in Iowa City

March 14, 2025

By Pauly

In wedding gowns and emo hair, Chicago screamo band Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought their own miserable bedroom of glittery teen angst back to Gabe’s in Iowa City.

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Interview: Zookraught on the Power of Dance Punk and Imaginary Friends

November 15, 2024

By Jillian Abreu

Seattle based dance punk band Zookraught talks about their new album “VIDA VIOLET”, touring, and the importance of the DIY community in punk.

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Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh

November 9, 2024

By Maurice Crawford

On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.

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Fuck the Patriarchy: An Interview with The Crane Wives

July 31, 2024

By Harry Epstein

The Crane Wives sat down to talk about their inspiration, their process, their community of fans, and how far they’ve come together ahead of their performance at The Englert Theater in Iowa City.

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Fête de la Musique Doesn’t Insist on a Single Penny

July 26, 2024

By Anika Maculangan

Fête de la Musique is an annual music festival celebrated in 120 countries to commemorate World Music Day. Manila in the Philippines was one of the cities that celebrated in 2024. It’s free music for everyone and anyone.

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Magical Music, Lackluster Location at 80/35 2024

July 19, 2024

By Glenn Houlihan

The music at 80/35 was excellent as usual, but the festival’s new location at Water Works Park was deeply disappointing.

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Zmar Brings a Beautiful World to Wild Culture

May 24, 2024

By John Glab

Prague screamo band Zmar unearth a core beauty from the wreckage of the world in their performance at Wild Culture Kombucha in Iowa City.

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Concert Review: Bladee Brings Dynamic Energy to His First-Time Performance in the Twin Cities

Stockholm cloud rap sensation Bladee performed in Minneapolis for the first time ever on November 10th, 2025. During his set, he played many of his own beloved songs and collaborations he’s made with members of his rap collective, Drain Gang.

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Review: Twin River Revivalist at Elray’s November 1st

Local Iowa City band Twin River Revivalist put on a great show last Halloweekend. With songs that can charge up any crowd, their next show at Elray’s this Friday, Dec. 5th is sure to be a good one.

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Democrats Tour Campus to Connect with Youth Voters, KRUI Talks with Clara Reynen

This month, Johnson County Democrats are conducting “listening tours” to connect with students at the University of Iowa, consisting of various extracurricular and undergraduate-based organizations and events. The listening tour works as an open forum for students to describe their needs, goals, and priorities when it comes to both elected officials and the Democratic Party.

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Iowa City Passes (LOST) Sales Tax

The vast majority of Voters in Iowa City turned out on Nov 4th to adopt a 1 % local-option sales tax (LOST), setting the stage for a shift in how the city will raise and allocate funds beginning next summer.

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Wish It Was Colder: Bears cruise past Browns, 31-3

Interview: KRUI With The Plain White T’s

The Iowa Heartlanders Field Trip Experience

Same Old Story: Bears lose to Packers, 28-21

Concert Review: Nuovo Testamento sparks infectious dancing at The James

Concert Review

Mission Creek 2025: Cabeza De Chivo vs. Gabe’s Load-Bearing Capacity

Mission Creek 2025: The Caring Nurture of Nat Baldwin

From Piano to Punk: St. Patrick’s Day rocks at Gabe’s

Your Arms Are My Cocoon: birth/rabbit/death in Iowa City

Interview: Zookraught on the Power of Dance Punk and Imaginary Friends

Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh

Fuck the Patriarchy: An Interview with The Crane Wives

Fête de la Musique Doesn’t Insist on a Single Penny

Magical Music, Lackluster Location at 80/35 2024

Zmar Brings a Beautiful World to Wild Culture

Review: Twin River Revivalist at Elray’s November 1st

Democrats Tour Campus to Connect with Youth Voters, KRUI Talks with Clara Reynen

Iowa City Passes (LOST) Sales Tax

Wish It Was Colder: Bears cruise past Browns, 31-3

The Iowa Heartlanders Field Trip Experience

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