Mission Creek Festival Promo: Cakes Da Killa

March 18, 2018

By Isabel Zuppa

Promo for Mission Creek Festival, Cakes Da Killa performing at Gabe’s on April 5th. (Image via HighClouds)

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Mood Ring: Spring

March 12, 2018

By Isabel Zuppa

The Mood Ring is Spring being shone through with lyrics, sound, and overall feeling. (image via Framepool)

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Mood Ring: Love at First Sight

March 2, 2018

By Isabel Zuppa

The Mood Ring is love at first sight captured through lyrics, sound, and overall feeling. (Image via MrPorter)

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Stella: “Baduizm” by Erykah Badu

March 1, 2018

By Elaine Irvine

Read about Erykah Badu and her album “Baduizm” here! (Image via True Too)

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Music Matters (Valentines Day Edition): Best Indie Love Songs

February 23, 2018

By Matthew Kinney

Here’s a look at some of the best indie love songs that are perfect for Valentine’s Day season. (Image via: Market Watch)

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Album Review: And the Horse He Rode in On by Shakey Graves

February 14, 2018

By Haley Bean

An album review of the folksy singer Shakey Graves and his latest album.
Photo VIA: The Des Moines Register

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Show Review : Postmodern Jukebox at the Englert 2/11/2018

February 14, 2018

By Jack Lutkus

Read the review for the Postmodern Jukebox show this past weekend. (image via: silver legacy)

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My Forgotten Favorite: American Shoegaze

February 13, 2018

By Emma Sailor

The American shoegaze bands of the late 80s and early 90s took the sound of their British and Irish progenitors and infused it with a creative energy that was entirely their own. (image via user Morganfitzp on commons.wikimedia.org)

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KRUI Album Review: The Echo of Pleasure by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

February 2, 2018

By Amanda Bartlett

“It doesn’t look like a lot on paper, but the sentiment is the underpinning of what love is.” The Pains of Being Pure of Heart’s “Echo of Pleasure” is now available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Titanic Still Holds Up 20 Years Later

December 9, 2017

By Michael McCurdy

Breaking the Fourth Wall, a term in cinema described for when characters grasp their fictional nature and directly approach the audience. For this column, I will be breaking the fourth wall by conveying to anyone with a passion for movies and television the next best flick, or recent trend in this entertainment medium. (Image via: IMDb)

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

A new festival produced by Hancher Auditorium is taking place in Iowa City this weekend. Stop/Time Festival celebrates contemporary musicians and interdisciplinary arts this Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

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Film still from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival footage, filmed by Murray Lerner

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

KRUI’s Logan Melia reviews Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour as it stopped in Iowa City on March 25th, 2026.

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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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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Dead to Me, reminiscing on Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

Jason Isbell’s Loud Return to Hancher, and His Bronze Medal in Trivia

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Mission Creek Festival Promo: Cakes Da Killa

Mood Ring: Spring

Mood Ring: Love at First Sight

Stella: “Baduizm” by Erykah Badu

Music Matters (Valentines Day Edition): Best Indie Love Songs

Album Review: And the Horse He Rode in On by Shakey Graves

Show Review : Postmodern Jukebox at the Englert 2/11/2018

My Forgotten Favorite: American Shoegaze

KRUI Album Review: The Echo of Pleasure by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Titanic Still Holds Up 20 Years Later

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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