On his first ever theater tour, Sheng Wang stopped by Iowa City’s Englert Theater, where he delighted the packed crowd with jokes and stories about how he makes the best of life as an adult.
The MySpace teenage emo dream is reborn, as pop punk icons All Time Low bring their “Everyone’s Talking” tour to feature at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, IA this Wednesday, October 29th. They are supported by historic legends Mayday Parade, The Cab, and The Paradox during this tour.
In a game that was never close, Iowa crushed Minnesota 41-3. The Floyd of Rosedale trophy stays in Iowa City.
After winning four straight, the Chicago Bears returned to earth in a poor effort loss against the Ravens.
A gray T-shirt. A haunting call. And a fan base that finally found payback.
KRUI’s recap of When We Were Young Festival 2025 in Las Vegas. Throughout 4 stages, 53 bands tore through their sets across a 13 hour day. Here is how I spent my day at When We Were Young.
KRUI’s music director and website editor recently ventured to New York City to attend the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon and to participate in the CMJ’s legendary College Radio Day. Read all about their adventures here!
Pennyhawk’s Kate Kennedy shines in this beautifully Blues Clues-esque music video about gracefully moving on.
The Heligoats snuck into the KRUI studios on September 1st after recording a Daytrotter session but before playing a show at Gabe’s in Iowa City. The group has an album due out at the end of October.
On September 7th, Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of about 8,000 on the Jessup Hall Lawn at the University of Iowa. Check out our coverage of the event!
Did you miss SNL’s Seth Meyers visit to the IMU Main Lounge as part of the UI Lecture Series? KRUI’s got a recap and exclusive interview for you!
Somewhere on the spectrum between Bjork and Braids lies Purity Ring, whose debut album “Shrines” was released on July 24. Give a listen to our track of the week, “Fineshrine.”
Ramona and the Swimsuits will perform this Thursday, May 24 at The Mill at 9 PM. But before you go, make sure to check out their summery song “Grown Ups” as KRUI’s Track of the Week!
Iowa City folk favorite, Joe Pug, released his new album “The Great Despiser” this week, and KRUI is already digging title track.
Check out our pictures of Childish Gambino performing on April 16 at the IMU Main Lounge!
KRUI guides you through Friday, which brings a bundle of fantastic free shows for the broke college student, as well as David Cross, Sharon Van Etten, Lulacruza, The War On Drugs, and more!
Folk singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons visited the KRUI Mission Creek Lounge on March 28. He performed three songs acoustically with his bandmates and had a brief interview. Check out the audio and photos here!
