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Iowa City Takes Down Street Kiosks And Plans to Take Another

Article By Myles Ackman and Kade Grierson Two weeks ago—on September 22—city workers were seen across town extracting kiosk poles from the ground—the boards that you generally see around town crowded with posters—including one that previously stood outside China Star on South Clinton Street. People took to social media platforms such as Reddit to voice their concerns, with one post receiving 79 comments. Although local events can be found online, not all are promoted digitally. Some communities and event organizers rely on flyer displays to reach Iowa City residents. KRUI received the following response after reaching out to the city … Continued

Music
Phoebe Bridgers Live in Chicago

After three years of hibernation, Phoebe Bridgers returned to the stage this fall for The Lost Tour spanning across North America and Europe. On Saturday, September 19th there was a sold out crowd awaiting the four time Grammy winner at United Center without a phone in sight.

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Opinion: The University of Iowa must do more to protect its marching band and performers

When a student dies under the university’s watch, it should become the concern of the entire student body. That is why, despite not being a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band or a student-athlete, I write today to call for more robust protocols and protections in the future to safeguard the health of some of the most dedicated and hardworking student-athletes on campus: the Hawkeye Marching Band.  It’s worth comparing what happened on September 5th to a similar tragedy that happened recently at Arizona State. This involved a draft pick, Matthew Mayich, who collapsed from heat exhaustion during an intense … Continued

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September 14, No New Jail Show

As far back as my first punk show as an Iowa City resident, I would continue to hear calls to action to vote against a bill being proposed to spend $125 million on building a new jail within Johnson County. It seemed like a persistent issue with little in the way of progress, as those with any power to stop it were refusing to listen to the pleas of concerned citizens. So when I saw the announcement of a show to protest this very bill, I knew it was something I couldn’t miss out on.  In collaboration with Johnson County … Continued

[audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/stare%20case%20winters%20ruby.mp3] Stare Case and Winter’s Ruby visited the KRUI Mission Creek Artist Lounge at PS1, 129 E. Washington, on Thursday, March 31. Check out the audio of their exclusive live performances here.

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By Alexa Squire At a music festival last summer, I found myself stuck listening to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion while waiting to hear Panda Bear. When Jon Spencer and his sweaty leather pants left the stage, nearly the entire crowd left with him, one man shouting, “Let’s get away from the kid with the laptop!” In a weird way he was speaking the truth – at first listen, Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) might sound simply like a guy creating some loops on his computer, an easy task with today’s technology. His previous album, 2007’s Person Pitch, can sound at … Continued

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One of the free downloads today at RCRD LBL is a Dale Eearnhardt Jr. Jr. remix done by Junip. Get it here! Junip (featuring Jose Gonzalez) will be playing at the Blue Moose on April 26th as part of KRUI’s 6th Low Frequency Series Show.

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Photos and interview by Max Johnson [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/lonelyhearts.mp3] The Lonelyhearts, a duo made up of Mission Creek founder and producer Andre Perry and John Lindenbaum, was formed in San Francisco. Though the two now live apart—Andre lives in Iowa City and John lives in Colorado—they opened for Kurt Vile on Sunday, April 3 and stopped by KRUI to perform several songs in the studio beforehand.

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Hopefully Mission Creek has gotten you excited for Iowa’s summer music festival, 80/35, because they just released the first round of their lineup today! Check it out here. The festival will take place July 2-3 in Des Moines.

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