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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Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

October 7, 2025

By Logan Melia

On Saturday October 4th, World’s Worst took the stage at Gabe’s. The band took some time after sound check to chat with me, discussing their latest record “American Muscle”, how they got started playing music, and The Real Housewives of SLC.

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Concert Preview: White Reaper w/ Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s Oct. 4. An open-eyed look into the new record Only Slightly Empty

October 3, 2025

By Will Clair

This Saturday, October 4th, Louisville rock group White Reaper will be performing with Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s, presented by the Englert Theater’s Track Zero series. This show will be one of the band’s first since the release of their 5th studio album, Only Slightly Empty.

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Mission Creek 2025: Angry Blackmen

May 22, 2025

By Glenn Houlihan

Angry Blackmen delivered energy and intensity to Mission Creek, but were let down by a thin crowd.

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Mission Creek 2025: Cabeza De Chivo vs. Gabe’s Load-Bearing Capacity

May 9, 2025

By Pauly

Closing out Mission Creek Festival 2025, Cabeza De Chivo dealt out an infectious psychotropical groove for us all to dance with, what choice did we have but to obey?

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Show Preview: urika’s bedroom at Gabe’s

February 20, 2025

By John Glab

urika’s bedroom has a constructed sense of intrigue to their image and presentation. Not much information is given, but something will reveal itself at the free show their playing presented by SCOPE and KRUI on February 25th.

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Illiterati Fest 3 Preview

August 20, 2024

By Glenn Houlihan

Gabe’s in Iowa City hosts the third edition of Illiterati Fest, which will raise money for the local charity organization United Action For Youth. The event has six bands playing, all from a wide range of sound.

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Mission Creek Preview: Thursday & Friday

April 1, 2024

By Evan Raefield

KRUI Staffers give a preview look for what’s to come on Thursday and Friday for the 2024 Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City.

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Long Live the Preacher: Model/Actriz and KL!NG Show Review

November 3, 2023

By Evan Raefield

Model/Actriz and KL!NG bring down the house at Gabe’s in Iowa City, in a phenomenal rocker of a performance, Hancher Auditorium’s Infinite Dream Festival.

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“Does anyone here know TEKE::TEKE?” Mission Creek’s closing act

April 11, 2023

By Benjamin Romero

Review of TEKE::TEKE’s performance at Gabe’s April 8, 10:45 PM. Image via Ben Romero

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

Show Preview: Lip Critic with Recess and Ascended Master at Gabe’s, February 19th

October 4th: White Reaper, World’s Worst & Lip Critic at Gabe’s. Lip Critic’s Hex Dealer Album & Show Review.

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

Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

Concert Preview: White Reaper w/ Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s Oct. 4. An open-eyed look into the new record Only Slightly Empty

Mission Creek 2025: Angry Blackmen

Mission Creek 2025: Cabeza De Chivo vs. Gabe’s Load-Bearing Capacity

Show Preview: urika’s bedroom at Gabe’s

Illiterati Fest 3 Preview

Mission Creek Preview: Thursday & Friday

Long Live the Preacher: Model/Actriz and KL!NG Show Review

“Does anyone here know TEKE::TEKE?” Mission Creek’s closing act

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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