Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more
Mayday Parade took on Gallagher Way with the help of The Summer Set on May 17th.
Seattle based drone metal band sunn O))) performed at Iowa City’s Englert Theater last week, April 18th.
During the new Stop/Time Festival on April 4th, I had the pleasure of attending a reading by acclaimed poet Danez Smith at the Englert Theatre.
Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.
Logan Melia sits down with Eve 6 at Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona. Eve 6 took some time after their slot to discuss their early days playing gigs at small cafes all the way to a racetrack.
Brad Gaspelin interviews Katie Crouch about how her life shaped her writing style and what its like to be a best-selling author.
Before they spoke at the Mill, they sat down with us at the Mission Creek Lounge and told us what it takes to be a music critic.
Iowa City’s own magician talks to us about the art of astounding.
by Emily Woodbury and Brad Gaspelin [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/JakobsenConference.mp3] KRUI News sits down with Kyle Moody and Stef Shuster, the publicity and event planning co-chairs of the Jakobsen Conference. The Jakobsen Conference gives graduate students a chance to present their work, whether it is a video, piece of music, or science experiment. Kyle and Stef describe what the conference is like, how it is organized, and the diversity of projects each graduate student showcases. Artist: Andrea Ferrigno – University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, “Space Squashed,” 2010
KRUI News talks with Mr. Murthy on his teaching, his travels, and the Kuchipudi form.
The founder of Wikipedia joined us for a panel discussion prior to his lecture in the IMU. Find out what he has to say about Wikipedia as an academic source, and more.
Emily Woodbury reports on the “No Cuts, No Hikes” rally that occurred on the steps of the Old Capitol.
Brad Gaspelin and Claire Diver talk to the playwright about her writing process, inspiration, her plays, and her live writing workshop. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/SuzanLoriParkInStudio.mp3] Here is a link to her live streaming workshop. http://www.livestream.com/newplay
Chuck Grassley talks about the Chamber of Commerce meeting on flood funding and the new rail line from Iowa City to Chicago. At the end of the interview the senator fields questions on a variety of topics. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/Senator%20Grassley%20Interview.mp3]
University of Iowa Freshman Zach Wahls, who made an appeal to the Iowa House of Representatives during a hearing on same-sex marriage equality, talks with us about his speech, the proposed amendment, and the media reaction to his speech. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/Zachwahls.mp3]
