Album Review: An exploration of nature, music, and technology with Björk’s “Cornucopia: Live”

November 18, 2025

Bjork’s latest “Cornucopia: Live” album is a near spiritual experience with her haunting vocals and eclectic melodies capturing the essence of the original songs, magnifying their impact.

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Concert Preview: New Wave Glamour with Nuovo Testamento at the James, Nov. 12

November 11, 2025

By Lee Nienhaus

This Wednesday on November 12th, Iowa City embraces the New Wave revival as the trailblazing band, Nuovo Testamento performs at The James Theater as part of The Englert’s Track Zero Series.

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Concert Preview: All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Cab, & The Paradox at Vibrant Music Hall on Oct. 29

October 28, 2025

By Pauly

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.

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Iowa City Songwriters Festival 2025, Saturday in Review

October 24, 2025

By Tobi Naylor

Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.

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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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NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

September 29, 2025

By Clara Carrion

Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere.

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Interview: Iona Zajac on The Pogues, “Bang”, and the Lash

September 25, 2025

By Logan Melia

Iona Zajac made her way across the pond from Glasgow with The Pogues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their record “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash”. We discussed touring with this historic band, the best music coming out of Ireland, and her debut album “Bang” releasing this November.

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The Perfect Beginning to Iowa City Songwriters Festival: Aaron Longoria, Sophie Mitchell, and Penny Peach

September 16, 2025

By Pauly

The Englert Theatre’s inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival began September 4th with a beautiful intimate set at The Black Angel, featuring local artists Aaron Longoria (of Early Girl), Sophie Mitchell, and Penny Peach.

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Iowa City Songwriters Festival Preview

September 2, 2025

By Logan Melia

The Englert Theatre will host the inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival, headlined by Jeff Tweedy and Joy Oladokun, this weekend from September 4-6. Sprawling across many of Iowa City’s favorite venues, this town wide event is bound to be memorable.

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Album Review: Nate Currin’s Ghost Town

July 30, 2025

By Elizander Espenschied

Every time you go through a bad breakup, every time you think about your ex, and every time you dream about escaping, you can peace in Ghost Town.

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KRUI Staff Picks: Best Releases of April 2026

Following a harrowing finals week, KRUI pulls through the other side to bring you our April picks, from rappers out of 14-year sentences, to indie legend Doug Gillard, to lots of “woooaaaaahhhhs,” our KRUI Staff recommends some of our favorite releases from April, 2026!

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Evicshen & Sharp Pins at Stop/Time Festival, April 4th

Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.

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Places called Babylon don’t usually meet excellent ends: Tom Lin on Babylon, South Dakota

In the midst of his small office on the fourth floor of the EPB, looking out onto the Stanley Museum of Art, surrounded by two well-populated book shelves and a Kym Day painting of a cowboy feeding a horse Lo Mein, Tom Lin reclines in his swivelback chair and invites me to take a seat.

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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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Hawkeye State Once Again: Iowa Defeats Iowa State 16-13 in a Nail-Biter Finish to Earn the Cy-Hawk Trophy

Owen Raefield breaks down the biggest players and plays from Iowa’s dramatic 16-13 victory in the Cy-Hawk series.

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Around the Big Ten – Week Two

Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.

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Hawkeye State Once Again: Iowa Defeats Iowa State 16-13 in a Nail-Biter Finish to Earn the Cy-Hawk Trophy

Around the Big Ten – Week Two

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Album Review: An exploration of nature, music, and technology with Björk’s “Cornucopia: Live”

Concert Preview: New Wave Glamour with Nuovo Testamento at the James, Nov. 12

Concert Preview: All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Cab, & The Paradox at Vibrant Music Hall on Oct. 29

Iowa City Songwriters Festival 2025, Saturday in Review

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

NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

Interview: Iona Zajac on The Pogues, “Bang”, and the Lash

The Perfect Beginning to Iowa City Songwriters Festival: Aaron Longoria, Sophie Mitchell, and Penny Peach

Iowa City Songwriters Festival Preview

Album Review: Nate Currin’s Ghost Town

KRUI Staff Picks: Best Releases of April 2026

Evicshen & Sharp Pins at Stop/Time Festival, April 4th

Places called Babylon don’t usually meet excellent ends: Tom Lin on Babylon, South Dakota

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

Hawkeye State Once Again: Iowa Defeats Iowa State 16-13 in a Nail-Biter Finish to Earn the Cy-Hawk Trophy

Around the Big Ten – Week Two

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