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KRUI Sports staffer Sam Kienzle brings readers up to speed on the state of Minnesota football and tidbits on Saturday’s Floyd of Rosedale contest.
Jordan Kabialis recaps the madness and excitement that was Game 6 of the 2011 World Series.
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Sighting by Vito’s in October, but it’s been moving around ever since. Where will it be next? [Photo Courtesy of Julie Staub]
Vice President for Communications and Public Relations at United Nations Foundation, Aaron Sherinian, gave a speech at the University of Iowa’s United Nations Day Fair Oct. 26. His passionate speech included the goals of getting to the root of current national and international issues. The United Nations Day Fair is a milestone for our nation as countries across the world not only celebrate the accomplishments and innovative hard work involved in solving important issues, but develop new solutions to current issues. A bipartisan poll concluded that 86% of Americans are convinced that in order to solve issues such as hunger, … Continued
By Alina Perez Gomez Dare to Care presents the fourth album by Canada’s indie rock heroes, Malajube. Hailing from Montreal, Malajube is a quartet led by Julien Mineau on vocals and guitar. Their first album, Le Compte Complet, in 2004 gained them instant fame in Quebec. By their second album release in 2006, Malajube began to tour the US and gain international recognition. While many bands that gain international fame turn to English to propel them to a wider stage, Malajube faithfully continues singing French lyrics. Don’t speak French? Not to worry. Dubbed the language of romance, French is beautiful to … Continued
Skye Carrasco, a local songstress and violinist, graced the KRUI airwaves with gorgeous new songs before playing a record release show for her debut album “Dark Pines” at The Mill. Listen to her interview here!
Rank Artist Recording Label 1 GIRLS Father, Son, Holy Ghost True Panther 2 WILD FLAG Wild Flag Merge 3 WILCO The Whole Love Anti 4 ZOLA JESUS Conatus Sacred Bones 5 TWIN SISTER In Heaven Domino 6 TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread Drag City 7 DRUMS Portamento Frenchkiss 8 DJ SHADOW The Less You Know The Better Verve 9 DUM DUM GIRLS Only In Dreams Sub Pop 10 PORTUGAL. THE MAN In The Mountain In The Cloud Approaching AIRballoons-Atlantic 11 SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY You And Me, Ghost Science Of Sound 12 NEON INDIAN Era Extrana Mom And Pop 13 TALLAHASSEE … Continued
By Kendall McCabe Darling Specimens by Zoe Boekbinder “Zoe was born somewhere, sometime, and there are some interesting things to say about her.” Or so goes the curt biography on her Facebook fan page. Whether or not there are any interesting things to say about Zoe Boekbinder, Zoe Boekbinder definitely has some interesting things to say. This autumn, Boekbinder released her second full-length album, Darling Specimens. It’s a collection of doe-eyed songs that are full of heartbreak and the songstress’s glowing, old soul vocals. (Some of the songs are even backed by beats from Iowa native Philip Rabalais, who makes … Continued
