KRUI Big Room Show & Concert Preview: Night Moves at Gabe’s this Wednesday, Oct. 15th!

October 14, 2025

Minneapolis alt-rock band Night Moves is heading all the way to Gabe’s in Iowa City this Wednesday night, October 15th. Opening acts will be performed by Dearborn, a four piece alt-rock band straight out of Iowa City, and pianist Sam Blasucci, a founding member of California-based indie band Mapache.

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Concert Preview: Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, October 9

October 9, 2025

By Pauly

San Diego’s iconic blackgaze band, Deafheaven will be performing tonight at the Capitol Theater as part of their tour following the release of their most recent album, Lonely People With Power.

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Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, September 21st

October 6, 2025

By Carson Chittick

Jefferson Starship landed in Iowa City’s Englert Theater on Sunday the 21st of September for a spectacular show. As the show began, the projector took us through time, introducing the band’s long history and members that shaped their legacy, with pictures and videos eliciting our minds’ imagination to the past lives of the other 99% of the room. It. Was. AWESOME.

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Concert Review: Iowa City Songwriters Festival, Friday, September 5th

September 23, 2025

By Tobi Naylor

It is crucial to preface this article with a warning. Without fail, every single set that I saw during ICSF left me in tears. Both Sunny War and Courtney Andrews’ ability to be completely and wholly open in their art showed in every single second of their performances.

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On Speaking Aloud and Breaking Boundaries: Mannequin Pussy Mission Creek Festival

June 6, 2025

By Lee Nienhaus

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.

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The Heavy Heavy: Mission Creek Festival 2023

April 10, 2023

By Anna Ottavi

The Heavy Heavy took to the stage at Big Grove Brewery last night to deliver one of the standout performances from this weekend’s Mission Creek Festival. All photos by Anna Ottavi.

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Sudan Archives is loud, bold, and phenomenal at Mission Creek 2023

April 9, 2023

By Robert Rysz

A review of Sudan Archives’ performance on April 7th at The Englert Theatre.
Image via nme.com

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Robert’s Reviews: JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown are a force to be reckoned with on “SCARING THE HOES”

March 27, 2023

By Robert Rysz

Two of hip-hop’s most prolific weirdos release their long-awaited collaborative album.
Image via JPEGMAFIA on Twitter.

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Robert’s Reviews: Kali Uchis’ “Red Moon In Venus” is Endlessly Stunning

March 6, 2023

By Robert Rysz

Kali Uchis returns with her first project since 2020’s “Sin Miedo.”
Image via Pitchfork.com

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Robert’s Reviews: Don Toliver returns with “Love Sick”

February 28, 2023

By Robert Rysz

The Houston native returns with his 4th full length project.
Image via Complex.com

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It’s Laundry Day at Gabe’s. Concert Review. 2/13/2026.

Laundry Day performed at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Friday Feb. 13. Leaving the crowd in tears, they put on an amazing performance.

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Concert Review: Lip Critic, Ascended Master, Recess, and why you should go to local shows. February 19th at Gabe’s.

Scope Productions x Track Zero brought Lip Critic back to Iowa City. With the band’s unique and unconventional blend of music styles, it’s no surprise that they’ve quickly gained the cult following of punks, raver’s, alt kids, hip hop heads and music lovers alike all across Iowa.

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Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.

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First Person POV of NASW “Legislative Day on the Hill,” February 24, 2026

Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.

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It’s Laundry Day at Gabe’s. Concert Review. 2/13/2026.

Powerless in Indianapolis: UCLA Dismantles Iowa in Big Ten Tournament

Interview: Peach Pit on Tattoos, The Simpsons in Fortnite, and Norm MacDonald

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

Concert Review: Lip Critic, Ascended Master, Recess, and why you should go to local shows. February 19th at Gabe’s.

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Concert Preview: New Wave Glamour with Nuovo Testamento at the James, Nov. 12

Under the Table: George’s Buffet

Father John Misty played “I Love You, Honeybear” for the 602nd time in Des Moines at Val Air Ballroom, October 1.

KRUI Big Room Show & Concert Preview: Night Moves at Gabe’s this Wednesday, Oct. 15th!

Concert Preview: Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, October 9

Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, September 21st

Concert Review: Iowa City Songwriters Festival, Friday, September 5th

On Speaking Aloud and Breaking Boundaries: Mannequin Pussy Mission Creek Festival

The Heavy Heavy: Mission Creek Festival 2023

Sudan Archives is loud, bold, and phenomenal at Mission Creek 2023

Robert’s Reviews: JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown are a force to be reckoned with on “SCARING THE HOES”

Robert’s Reviews: Kali Uchis’ “Red Moon In Venus” is Endlessly Stunning

Robert’s Reviews: Don Toliver returns with “Love Sick”

It’s Laundry Day at Gabe’s. Concert Review. 2/13/2026.

Concert Review: Lip Critic, Ascended Master, Recess, and why you should go to local shows. February 19th at Gabe’s.

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

Powerless in Indianapolis: UCLA Dismantles Iowa in Big Ten Tournament

I’m Calling Both Games

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