Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.
Owen Raefield recaps the Iowa Hawkeyes’ season opening 40-0 shutout victory against the Northern Illinois Huskies and breaks down what we learned.
College Football is officially back. As teams kick off their seasons around the Big Ten conference, there are already multiple storylines to catch up on.
Logan Melia recaps Hinterland 2026 with headliners Katseye, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis
89.7 KRUI’s preview of the eleventh Hinterland in St. Charles, Iowa with headliners KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford and Sons, and Kali Uchis
The third edition of Minnesota Yacht Club has wrapped was a resounding success. Through sweltering temperatures, heat lightning, and rain drops, none of it phased the over 35,000 fans who came each day to Harriet Regional Park. Celebrating music and summer on the water, it continues to be a highlight for the thousands of Minnesotans and the travelers. Friday Pat Kennedy is a name will be known far and wide very soon. Hailing from Boston, and a recent graduate of Berklee, Kennedy dances the oh so fine line of bringing classic cassette rock and roll with a modern push. Through … Continued
Phoenix, Arizona shoegaze band Glixen returns more punishing than ever on their newest EP, the loud and heavy “Quiet Pleasures”.
Philadelphia band Her New Knife’s new EP “chrome is lullaby” continues their blasted out odyssey as standard bearers of modern shoegaze.
On their latest release, Vampire Weekend manages to reach new musical highs and make a case for album of the year with their fifth record “Only God Was Above Us”.
Water From Your Eyes, Friko, and Lou Sherry all sent audiences drifting on a wide assortment of sonic vibes for their Track Zero performance. The show brought forth a valuable lesson in letting your consciousness take the back seat, allowing the wave of music pass you by.
All time Kim Gordon fan, Anika Maculangan, reviews “The Collection” album freshly released under a light of revolution.
A review of Careen’s newly-released EP entitled “Cycle 3”. A haunting, searing journey through different facets of time.
Frequently, the most earnest and sentimental works of music and art can be found milling around the bottom of a list. A small point of data. A needle in a haystack.
Minneapolis based artist Zora, along with Iowa City locals YXNG RASCAL and Sarahann Kolder, close out Track Zero’s inaugural series to a warm, thunderous atmosphere.
For the International Music Spotlight’s first edition, KRUI provides a starter guide to Asian-based shoegaze bands.
Bandcamp’s recent acquisition to Songtradr sees half of its staff laid off, and likely changes that would greatly change the music service.
