Album Review: Nate Currin’s Ghost Town

July 30, 2025

Every time you go through a bad breakup, every time you think about your ex, and every time you dream about escaping, you can peace in Ghost Town.

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Over and Over Again on Frog’s “1000 Variations on the Same Song”

February 16, 2025

By Benjamin Romero

On their new album, New York alt country band Frog purposefully give into the mundane writing “1000 Variations on the Same Song” while still exploring depths of Americana.

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Hurray for the Riff Raff @ The Englert Theatre 4/6/2019

April 7, 2019

By Lauren Arzbaecher

Hurray for the Riff Raff brought a powerful political voice to The Englert Theatre on Saturday, taking a stance through music. (Featured image via Reddit)

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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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Mission Creek: Marisa Anderson @ Trumpet Blossom Café 4/6/17

April 7, 2017

By Elaine Irvine

Marisa Anderson performed at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe with Sarah Louise and Liv Carrow for Mission Creek. Read about it here! (Image via: marisaandersonmusic.com)

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Concert Review: Dawes @ The Englert 2/4/2017

February 9, 2017

By Landon Kuhlmann

Dawes returned to the Englert on their own, playing classic cuts and tracks from their new album. (photo via: JamBase.com)

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Album Review: I Will Not Be Afraid by Caroline Rose

November 20, 2014

By Alex Kolker

Check out Caroline Rose’s brave new american album, I Will Not Be Afraid.

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Track of the Week: “America Religious” by Caroline Rose

October 26, 2014

By Alex Kolker

Check out KRUI’s track of the week, “America Religious” by Caroline Rose

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

Interview: Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers

Interview & Concert Preview: Molly Tuttle at the Englert, Nov. 16

Album Review: Nate Currin’s Ghost Town

Over and Over Again on Frog’s “1000 Variations on the Same Song”

Hurray for the Riff Raff @ The Englert Theatre 4/6/2019

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

Mission Creek: Marisa Anderson @ Trumpet Blossom Café 4/6/17

Concert Review: Dawes @ The Englert 2/4/2017

Album Review: I Will Not Be Afraid by Caroline Rose

Track of the Week: “America Religious” by Caroline Rose

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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