Your Arms Are My Cocoon: birth/rabbit/death in Iowa City

March 14, 2025

In wedding gowns and emo hair, Chicago screamo band Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought their own miserable bedroom of glittery teen angst back to Gabe’s in Iowa City.

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A Message From the Void with Glixen’s “Quiet Pleasures” EP

February 22, 2025

By Evan Raefield

Phoenix, Arizona shoegaze band Glixen returns more punishing than ever on their newest EP, the loud and heavy “Quiet Pleasures”.

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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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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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Origami Angel Feels 21st Century Anxiety in “Feeling Not Found”

December 29, 2024

By Harry Ginsberg

Origami Angel’s most recent album “Feeling Not Found” affirms their chops as emo, pop-punk stars and offers some jams for the internet age.

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Seeing Double with Two Words’ Debut Album “Double Vision”

December 20, 2024

By Lee Nienhaus

Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.

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Interview: Zookraught on the Power of Dance Punk and Imaginary Friends

November 15, 2024

By Jillian Abreu

Seattle based dance punk band Zookraught talks about their new album “VIDA VIOLET”, touring, and the importance of the DIY community in punk.

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Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh

November 9, 2024

By Maurice Crawford

On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.

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Controlled Demolition on Her New Knife’s “chrome is lullaby”

October 24, 2024

By Evan Raefield

Philadelphia band Her New Knife’s new EP “chrome is lullaby” continues their blasted out odyssey as standard bearers of modern shoegaze.

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Rediscovery in “swanlike” by They Are Gutting a Body of Water

October 17, 2024

By John Glab

“swanlike” from They Are Gutting a Body of Water rediscovers old demo tracks put up on their SoundCloud over the last few years. All of them perfect for reflecting on the state of things in the endless drift.

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Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

In the crowded gallery of rising bands, few make as bold a splash as Iowa’s own prog pop-punks Spin Art, performing live at Lefty’s in Des Moines this weekend.

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Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

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.

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Between Silicon and Soil: AI’s Impact on Iowa’s Academic Landscape

Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.

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Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.

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Sports →

Chicago Bears Extend Win Streak to Four with 26-14 Victory Over Saints

Soldier Field finally had something to celebrate again, as the Chicago Bears snapped their eight-game losing streak to the New Orleans Saints with a 26-14 win. Powered by a dominant defense and resurgent run game, the Bears overcame offensive struggles to notch their fourth straight win and move to 4-2 on the season.

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Heartland Domination: All Iowa as the Hawkeyes shutout Wisconsin, 37-0

Iowa silenced Camp Randall with a statement 37-0 shutout over Wisconsin, reclaiming the Heartland Trophy for a fourth straight year and notching their first road shutout against the Badgers since 1929. Behind Kamari Moulton’s breakout performance and a smothering defense that snagged two interceptions from defensive linemen, the Hawkeyes looked every bit like Big Ten contenders.

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Chicago Bears Extend Win Streak to Four with 26-14 Victory Over Saints

Father John Misty played “I Love You, Honeybear” for the 602nd time in Des Moines at Val Air Ballroom, October 1.

Between Silicon and Soil: AI’s Impact on Iowa’s Academic Landscape

When We Were Young in Las Vegas, 2025 Festival Preview

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!

Indie

‘Bluff Street: From the Vault’ preview

On Speaking Aloud and Breaking Boundaries: Mannequin Pussy Mission Creek Festival

Mission Creek 2025: The Caring Nurture of Nat Baldwin

Your Arms Are My Cocoon: birth/rabbit/death in Iowa City

A Message From the Void with Glixen’s “Quiet Pleasures” EP

Show Preview: urika’s bedroom at Gabe’s

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

Origami Angel Feels 21st Century Anxiety in “Feeling Not Found”

Seeing Double with Two Words’ Debut Album “Double Vision”

Interview: Zookraught on the Power of Dance Punk and Imaginary Friends

Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh

Controlled Demolition on Her New Knife’s “chrome is lullaby”

Rediscovery in “swanlike” by They Are Gutting a Body of Water

Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

Between Silicon and Soil: AI’s Impact on Iowa’s Academic Landscape

Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Chicago Bears Extend Win Streak to Four with 26-14 Victory Over Saints

Heartland Domination: All Iowa as the Hawkeyes shutout Wisconsin, 37-0

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