Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.
Owen Raefield recaps the Iowa Hawkeyes’ season opening 40-0 shutout victory against the Northern Illinois Huskies and breaks down what we learned.
College Football is officially back. As teams kick off their seasons around the Big Ten conference, there are already multiple storylines to catch up on.
Logan Melia recaps Hinterland 2026 with headliners Katseye, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis
89.7 KRUI’s preview of the eleventh Hinterland in St. Charles, Iowa with headliners KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis
The third edition of Minnesota Yacht Club has wrapped was a resounding success. Through sweltering temperatures, heat lightning, and rain drops, none of it phased the over 35,000 fans who came each day to Harriet Regional Park. Celebrating music and summer on the water, it continues to be a highlight for the thousands of Minnesotans and the travelers. Friday Pat Kennedy is a name will be known far and wide very soon. Hailing from Boston, and a recent graduate of Berklee, Kennedy dances the oh so fine line of bringing classic cassette rock and roll with a modern push. Through … Continued
The first Low Frequency Series announcement for the Fall – They Might Be Giants!
Rank Artist Recording Label 1 Battles Gloss Drop Warp 2 Sebadoh Bake Sale Sub Pop 3 Black Lips Arabia Mountain Vice 4 Paleo Fruit of the Spirit Partisan 5 Woods Sun and Shade Woodsist 6 Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche Mona 7 Art Brut Brilliant! Tragic! The End/Cooking Vinyl 8 Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues Sub Pop 9 Making Friendz Social Life Last Bummer 10 Balkans Balkans Double Phantom 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. It’s A Corporate World Quite Scientific 12 EMA Past Life Martyred Saints Souterrain Transmissions 13 Rosebuds Loud Planes Fly Low Merge 14 Reatards Teenage Hate Goner 15 Vetiver … Continued
Iowa native William Elliot Whitmore will release his latest effort, Field Songs, on July 12. That same day, he will give an in-store performance in Iowa City at Record Collector. Preview the raw, folk ballad “Everything Gets Gone” from his forthcoming release right here on KRUI. William Elliott Whitmore – Everything Gets Gone by antirecords
Yo La Tengo’s “Spinning Wheel” tour will visit Iowa City on June 21. Find out what all the fuss is about right here!
Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. released their debut LP, It’s A Corporate World on June 3, 2011. Stream their Flaming Lips-esque single “Morning Thought” right here. (If you like it, the track is available for free download through the band’s MySpace for a limited time.) The group will play in Iowa City on June 14, 2011 at The Mill. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
By Betsey Richard In daring to make another record after the heart-wrenching album, Hospice (released August 2009), it is an understatement to say that the Brooklyn band, The Antlers, had a challenging task ahead of them. It is safe to say, however, that their newest album, Burst Apart (released May 10, 2011) will meet most fans’ desires. Though lead singer Peter Silberman has stated in interviews that he does not want his band to be pigeonholed under the label “sad,” there can be no denying that this album’s beginning is quite cynical, anxious, and overtly negative. In fact, most of … Continued
Poison Control Center performed a live in-studio at RayGun on Saturday, May 7 before opening for Ted Leo for the final installment of KRUI’s Low Frequency Series. See videos and pictures here!
Ted Leo visited our studio on Saturday, May 7th for an in-studio before his solo show at Gabe’s for the finale to KRUI’s Low Frequency Series. Check out the interview here!
Help us celebrate a great year at KRUI with our last Low Frequency Show of the year this Saturday, featuring Ted Leo, Poison Control Center, and The Color Pharmacy!
John Vanderslice, who is on tour with Damien Jurado, recently performed in the KRUI studio. Check out our coverage here!
