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Iowa City Takes Down Street Kiosks And Plans to Take Another

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Music

Thurston Moore – Benediction

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[audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/Benediction.mp3] Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released this new ballad for download on NPR on March 22. The song is part of his forthcoming solo album, which is being produced by Beck. Moore, who is married to his Sonic Youth bandmate Kim Gordon, will visit the KRUI Artist Lounge on Thursday, March 31 along with Gordon for an on air interview at 2 PM.

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Review: Colour Revolt – The Cradle

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Colour Revolt will be performing tonight, Tuesday, March 29, at The Mill as part of KRUI’s Pizza Party. There will be free pizza at 7 PM and the show will start at 8 PM. By Rob Rodriguez After losing three members and a record label since the release of their debut album, Colour Revolt has made quite the comeback. The Mississippi five-piece now features a new drummer (Daniel Davis of Norma Jean), a new bassist (Hank Sullivant of The Whigs), and of course a second album courtesy of a New Fear/Dualtone records. The Cradle dropped this past August, and at … Continued

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Caroline Smith – 3/28/11

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Caroline Smith visited the Mission Creek Artist Lounge in Public Space One on Monday, March 28. Smith will be playing, along with her backing band the Goodnight Sleeps, at The Mill on Tuesday, March 29 as part of the fifth installment of KRUI’s Low Frequency Series

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Baths covers LCD Soundsystem

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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.

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