KRUI’s Logan Melia talks with Sierra Hull ahead of her stop at The Englert Theatre on February 12th with The Milk Carton Kids.
There were many tours in 2025, but one stood out. On a weekend that housed five shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field, Oasis Live ’25 was the standout of the weekend, and of a lifetime.
Portland indie-pop duo Joseph made their way to The Englert Theatre as they tour their new record “Closer to Happy”
KRUI’s Logan Melia chats with Jaret Reddick, frontman of Bowling for Soup. Jaret talks about Warped Tour’s return, diving into setlist creation, and their biggest headlining gig ever at Wembley Arena.
KRUI’s Logan Melia talks with Brendan Brown of Wheatus discussing their historic gigs, the joy of live shows, and what’s next for the band
With over three decades of calling hockey games under his belt, Jason Shaver is considered one of the most respected sports broadcasters in the American Hockey League. While his path to the Chicago Wolves was anything but conventional, he will never put a price tag on the journey.
The Englert Theatre will host the inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival, headlined by Jeff Tweedy and Joy Oladokun, this weekend from September 4-6. Sprawling across many of Iowa City’s favorite venues, this town wide event is bound to be memorable.
From August 1-3, Hinterland Festival returned to the fields of St Charles, Iowa, as a resounding success. After a sweltering-hot 2024, Hinterland rebounded and restored fanbase trust for many years to come.
Hinterland Music Festival comes back to St. Charles, Iowa, featuring over two dozen artists this weekend from August 1-3.
Every time you go through a bad breakup, every time you think about your ex, and every time you dream about escaping, you can peace in Ghost Town.
On a beautiful weekend in the famous Millennium Park, Chicago hosted its annual Blues Festival, sprawling across four stages and four days. Here’s what I saw:
Ignore the name. Or don’t, because truthfully the heart of Mannequin Pussy’s art lies in its name. Mannequin Pussy, of Philadelphia origin, gracefully blessed the hall of the Englert Theater for Iowa City’s annual Mission Creek Festival in April.
Angry Blackmen delivered energy and intensity to Mission Creek, but were let down by a thin crowd.
Iowa City locals Sun Centauri transported us to outer space during their otherworldly set at Mission Creek 2025.
Closing out Mission Creek Festival 2025, Cabeza De Chivo dealt out an infectious psychotropical groove for us all to dance with, what choice did we have but to obey?
Attending a festival that was hosting star acts like Mannequin Pussy, Raekwon, and Kim Gordon, some concertgoers that weekend might have written off Nat Baldwin entirely–but those in the room knew better.
