Free Week returns to Iowa City from February 16-22, 2026! An expansive and sprawling celebration of the arts here in our town, with performances, workshops, screenings, and more, free for all! Here are our day-by-day highlights.
Tom Arnold hosted a show at The Englert Theatre on February 6th. Though Tom Arnold is an undoubtedly adept comedian, I found myself at odds with his material.
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.
Portland indie-pop duo Joseph made their way to The Englert Theatre as they tour their new record “Closer to Happy”
KRUI’s Logan Melia chats with Jaret Reddick, frontman of Bowling for Soup. Jaret talks about Warped Tour’s return, diving into setlist creation, and their biggest headlining gig ever at Wembley Arena.
It’s November, so you know what that means: midterm elections are here! Time to get out & vote, & what better way than listening to some political songs!
In this edition of Jen’s Top Ten’s, I will be talking about my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands, Mayday Parade. (Image via: substreammagazine.com)
Julien Baker came to The Englert during the Mission Creek Festival in 2018 and put on a hell of a performance. Read all about it here (Image via The New Yorker)!
Ugh. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the lineup release for the final cross-country tour for the Vans Warped Tour. Image via: Pexels.com
There was no better Valentine’s date than seeing The Second City roll through Iowa City with their political satire, sketch comedy, and improvisational comedy prompted by the none other than the show-goers. Image via: facebook.com
Fall Out Boy released their latest album “MANIA” in January of 2018, which was a flop IMO. Here are some of their best, most underrated songs. Image via: pexels.com
I Prevail, We Came as Romans, The Word Alive, and Escape The Fate came to the Seven Flags Event Center on 12/2/17 for a killer rock show. photo: iprevailband.com
Warped Tour will be making its last cross-country tour next summer. In 2019, there will be an anniversary thing, and then Warped Tour will be dead.
With the release of Neck Deep’s newest album “The Peace and The Panic” earlier this year, I thought it was time to do a list of my favorite Neck Deep songs.
Movements released their debut album “Feel Something” on October 20th, 2017. This record kicks ass in so many ways, living up to their EP “Outgrown Things.” (Image via: twitter.com)
Chicago-based pop punk band Knuckle Puck are at it again with their sophomore full length, “Shapeshifter”. After their debut album dropped in 2015, I have been dying for new KP music. photo: knucklepuckil.com
