Alex Izienicki breaks down the wild ride that was the Chicago Bears’ 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.
Owen Raefield covers the standout players who powered the Iowa Hawkeyes to a 24-10 win against the Northwestern Wildcats.
It’s been a minute since we last checked in on the Big Ten, but a few general trends have continued over the past couple of weeks. Michigan and Oregon keep spiraling, UCLA and Indiana keep winning, and here in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes seem to be more of a week-to-week thing. Let’s check out some of the biggest games coming up in this first weekend of November.
KRUI In The Homecoming Parade By Kade Grierson | Photos by Cael Ferguson It was the night before Halloween, which is the day before the national college student hangover day known as All Saints’ Day. I’d been walking out the door talking to a friend on the phone who told me to “break a leg” when I told them I was going to march in a parade. According to OurIowaHeritage the first homecoming parade was in 1917 with horse-drawn floats. Which would make this homecoming parade a hundred and something—it’s difficult to track down which homecoming parades were canceled due … Continued
Logan Melia talks with Willis Alan Ramsey ahead of his performance at the Iowa City Songwriter’s kickoff show at The James Theater
Your guide to the second edition of the Iowa City Songwriter’s Festival from November 5-7 across the city.
Riot Fest just wrapped a successful, yet muddy weekend in Chicago. From September 18-20, over a hundred thousand people graced the grounds, later mud pit, of Douglass Park. Here are some of my favorite selects from the weekend.
Evan Honer brings his It’s A Long Road Tour to The Vic Theatre in Chicago with support form Michal Leah on March 20th, 2026
KRUI’s Logan Melia talks with Sierra Hull ahead of her stop at The Englert Theatre on February 12th with The Milk Carton Kids.
There were many tours in 2025, but one stood out. On a weekend that housed five shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field, Oasis Live ’25 was the standout of the weekend, and of a lifetime.
Cursive and a duo AJJ regale us with the pride, waste, and consuming everything until the very end, finishing out their 2025 tour at The Raccoon Motel in Davenport.
Stockholm cloud rap sensation Bladee performed in Minneapolis for the first time ever on November 10th, 2025. During his set, he played many of his own beloved songs and collaborations he’s made with members of his rap collective, Drain Gang.
Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.
KRUI reviews eight local acts from Gabe’s St. Patrick’s Day show.
Artists Tengger and Birdlabs deliver an one-two punch of electronic bliss in a lowkey concert at the Trumpet blossom.
Experimental pop duo Water From Your Eyes perform at Gabe’s during the Mission Creek Festival. Photo via John Glab.
A review of Sudan Archives’ performance on April 7th at The Englert Theatre.
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