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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

Online Content
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

Rank Artist Recording Label User Supplied Version 1 IRON AND WINE Kiss Each Other Clean Warner Bros. 2 SMITH WESTERNS Dye It Blond Fat Possum 3 TENNIS Cape Dory Fat Possum 4 NO JOY Ghost Blonde Mexican Summer 5 DESTROYER Kaputt Merge 6 ELVIS COSTELLO National Ransom Hear 7 DEERHOOF Deerhoof Vs. Evil Polyvinyl 8 MATT AND KIM Sidewalks Fader 9 BLANK DOGS Land And Fixed Captured Tracks 10 BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Write About Love Matador 11 DELICATE STEVE Wondervisions Luaka Bop 12 GOSPEL CLAWS C-L-A-W-S Common Wal 13 AKRON/FAMILY S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of Shinju TNT … Continued

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Fitz and the Tantrums are kicking off our Low Frequency Series tomorrow night at Blue Moose.
Find out why we think this show will be the best $3 you’ve spent in a long time.

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1 MATT AND KIM Sidewalks Fader 2 DUCKTAILS Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics Woodsist 3 MENOMENA Mines Barsuk 4 KLAXONS Surfing The Void Modular 5 HUNDRED IN THE HANDS Hundred In The Hands Warp 6 SMITH WESTERNS Dye It Blonde Fat Possum 7 EXTRA LENS Undercard Merge 8 BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Write About Love Matador 9 BLACK ANGELS Phosphene Dream BLUE HORIZON 10 CLOUD NOTHINGS Turning On Carpark 11 DUKE SPIRIT Kusama [EP] Shangri-La 12 SUPERCHUNK Majesty Shredding Merge 13 GOLD PANDA Lucky Shiner Ghostly International 14 SUN AIRWAY Nocturne Of Exploded Crystal Chandelier Dead Oceans 15 RUSSIAN FUTURISTS The Weight’s … Continued

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By Kendall McCabe Tim Kasher might be best known as the front man of Cursive, the band that safely guided many of us through our teenage angst. A product of the iconic Omaha, Nebraska music scene, Tim also played in the bands The Good Life, Slowdown Virginia, and Commander Venus. He has contributed to musical projects with the likes of Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes), Todd Fink and Matt Bowen (of The Faint), Joe Knapp (of Son, Ambulance), and many others in the revolving cast of characters that makes up Saddle Creek Records. Today, Tim’s hair is just starting to … Continued

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Back in September of last year, Colour Revolt stopped by the KRUI studios to play a few songs. They’ll be coming back for Mission Creek, as part of our Low Frequency Series! Video from last year’s in-studio is below. “Our Names” “The Cradle” “Brought to Life”

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