Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more
Mayday Parade took on Gallagher Way with the help of The Summer Set on May 17th.
Seattle based drone metal band sunn O))) performed at Iowa City’s Englert Theater last week, April 18th.
During the new Stop/Time Festival on April 4th, I had the pleasure of attending a reading by acclaimed poet Danez Smith at the Englert Theatre.
Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.
Logan Melia sits down with Eve 6 at Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona. Eve 6 took some time after their slot to discuss their early days playing gigs at small cafes all the way to a racetrack.
See pictures from Christopher the Conquered’s live performance at Public Space One in the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge on Wednesday, March 30.
Rubblebucket, Birds & Batteries, and The Wandering Bears played for an energetic crowd at Gabe’s this Monday, March 28 as part of KRUI’s 27th Birthday Bash.
KRUI aired the one and only performance of Zomes playing with Swedish band Skull Defekts on Tuesday, March 29. The groups performed a twenty-minute long improvised drone piece.
Brooklyn group Ravens & Chimes came into KRUI’s Mission Creek Artist Lounge at PS1, 129 E. Washington, on Tuesday, March 29.
Listen to Baths cover LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” over at the A.V. Club. Will Wisenfeld, better known as Baths, performed in Iowa City in February as part of KRUI’s Low Frequency Series. Baths’ dreamy, maximalist debut album Cerulean was released on Anticon in 2010.
We’ve got daily guides and coverage all week, both on-air and online. KRUI is your one-stop shop for Mission Creek 2011!
Cotton Jones played at the Blue Moose Tap House on Thursday, March 3rd. Check out pictures here!
Photos from the KRUI Launch Party at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington, on Saturday, February 12, 2011 with Dan Deacon, Wet Hair, Utopia Park, and Golden Dust.
The King of Limbs, now available for immediate download
Stream DeVotchKa’s new album, 100 Lovers, in its entirety at NPR. The group will be performing in Iowa City on April 2, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, 214 E. Jefferson.
