A celebration took place in Chicago this September. The 20th edition of Riot Fest has come and passed, and while still covered in a layer of dirt and sweat, next year’s edition can’t come soon enough.
Soldier Field finally had something to celebrate again, as the Chicago Bears snapped their eight-game losing streak to the New Orleans Saints with a 26-14 win. Powered by a dominant defense and resurgent run game, the Bears overcame offensive struggles to notch their fourth straight win and move to 4-2 on the season.
On October 1, 2025, I journeyed to Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines to see a performance from Father John Misty, and left with a disappointment most bitter and foul, great show though!
Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.
This weekend, Las Vegas will host the fourth edition of When We Were Young. A festival celebrating the scene out in the desert holds more than you’ve bargained for as 53 bands take on 4 stages in 1 day. A whirlwind for every pair of vans and fishnets in the pit, it’s Christmas in October for many. Here is your stage by stage preview of When We Were Young 2025.
Reviewing White Reaper, World’s Worst and Lip Critic at Gabe’s on Oct. 4th. The Englert’s Track Zero series continues to expose exciting up-and-coming artists in the electronic and alternative rock scene.
On March 2nd, Sup Pop recording artists Memoryhouse stopped by the KRUI studios. Listen to the audio here!
Zoe Keating visited KRUI before her show at the Englert Theatre to perform her unique avant-garde cello music on Monday, February 13, 2012.
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.
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!
The Brooklyn-based indie/dance/funk band Rubblebucket returned to KRUI for an exclusive interview on October 17th with Yale Cohn. Listen here!
Check out KRUI’s exclusive interview with New York City-based indie pop band Fun. and view videos from their acoustic afternoon performance in the Iowa Memorial Union!
Click here to see pictures and listen to Brass Bed discuss French music, their recent performance at the Maximum Ames Music Festival, and band names that start with the letter “B.”
Caroline Smith and her band of Good Night Sleeps visited our studio on Saturday 24th.
Jill Andrews, a member of the folk outfit The Everybodyfields, visited KRUI on September 22.
Washington D.C. based indie rock quartet Deleted Scenes visited KRUI on September 17, 2011 before playing later that night at The Mill. Check out their exclusive performance of “Ordination Day,” live in the KRUI Studio.
