Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.
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.
Avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham performed in the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge on Tuesday, March 27.
Wednesday has an all-star lineup, with Utopia Park, The Magnetic Fields, Erase Errata, William Fitzsimmons, and more!
Iowa rock royalty Poison Control Center performed in the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge on 3/27.
KRUI is your one-stop shop for Mission Creek Festival coverage. From exclusive interviews and performances at the PS1 Lounge to show previews and more, we’ve got you covered!
Check out our previews of the Mission Creek Festival’s Tuesday shows. Between the avant-garde compositions of Rhys Chatham at Gabe’s and the energetic indie rock of Poison Control Center at The Mill, there’s tons of variety.
In anticipation of 2012 Mission Creek Festival, check out some of KRUI’s hand-picked highlights from 2011’s fest.
KRUI music reporter Mike Kadziulis reviews the Doomtree concert at the Blue Moose Tap House.
Can’t wait till Mission Creek Week? Listen to KRUI’s exclusive Mission Creek Mixtape for 2012 and get a preview of some of the bands that will be playing in Iowa City during the fest from March 27-April 1.
Sometimes an indie folk band has the ability to get a crowd thinking they are at a much bigger, louder show. That is exactly what Blind Pilot did on February 2, 2012. Check out KRUI’s review of the show!
Postfontaine, Little Ruckus, and The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt tore it up at Public Space One on Sunday, January 29. Check out our pictures of the show!
