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.
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.
