Kate Bollinger, and When Bedroom Pop Makes it Out of the Four Walls

October 8, 2023

Kate Bollinger headlines a show with Sam Burton and 24thankyou, exemplifying the growth and progression of bedroom pop. A sentiment in line with the goal of the Track Zero concert series.

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SCOPE’s Homecoming 2023 Concert Line-Up Announced

October 5, 2023

By Case Fenner

KRUI helps announce the SCOPE Production’s Homecoming 2023 concert line up, featuring Grammy nominee Swae Lee and Iowa City local Ahzia.

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Kassa Overall’s Ode to Percussion for Track Zero

October 4, 2023

By Izzy Dorothy

The next Track Zero concert review, with Kassa Overall, Jack Lion, and Tahjia Brantley. Hear about their music and poetry along with their connection to jazz and percussion.

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Track Zero Preview: Kate Bollinger To Set the Bridge That Meets Indie Pop and Folk Rock

October 2, 2023

By Anika Maculangan

Kate Bollinger, along with Sam Burton and 24thankyou, will look to drape her lavish, satin sound to Gabe’s in Iowa City for her part in the Track Zero concert series.

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Emily Wells and Lex Leto are the Staple of What Track Zero Achieves

September 27, 2023

By Andres Mora Mata

The first concert of the Track Zero series from The Englert displays perfectly the goal of this initiative: the perfect blend of our talented music scene with touring exponents that inspire those locally and continue to make strides internationally.

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Track Zero Preview: Emily Wells to Christen the New Concert Series by The Englert

September 19, 2023

By John Glab

Emily Wells will play the first ever show for The Englert’s new concert series Track Zero, which aims to bring in more alternative artists, and newer, experimental sounds to the Iowa City area.

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Iowa City Proves to Be a Turning Point for Soul Glo

September 7, 2023

By Jayce Bertrand

After releasing a critically acclaimed album and playing to crowds at Coachella, Soul Glo finds the next step of their career not in the festival scene, but rather a small dive bar in Iowa City.

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Bing Crosby, a Course in Late Career Triumph

August 30, 2023

By John Mumm

Bing Crosby would revitalize his career in the 1970s after a slow down that took place in his middle-aged years.

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Youth Lagoon Remerges from Hibernation at Gabe’s

July 23, 2023

By John Glab

Youth Lagoon played their fourth show on there first tour in over five years at Gabe’s in Iowa City after the release of “Heaven is a Junkyard.”

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Top Ten Weirdest Guided By Voices Songs

July 21, 2023

By Nick Layeux

Guided By Voices have a lot of songs, and a lot of them are weird. But which ones are the weirdest? Here’s the top 10 weirdest GBV songs.

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

A new festival produced by Hancher Auditorium is taking place in Iowa City this weekend. Stop/Time Festival celebrates contemporary musicians and interdisciplinary arts this Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

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Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

KRUI’s Logan Melia reviews Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour as it stopped in Iowa City on March 25th, 2026.

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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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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Dead to Me, reminiscing on Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

Jason Isbell’s Loud Return to Hancher, and His Bronze Medal in Trivia

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Kate Bollinger, and When Bedroom Pop Makes it Out of the Four Walls

SCOPE’s Homecoming 2023 Concert Line-Up Announced

Kassa Overall’s Ode to Percussion for Track Zero

Track Zero Preview: Kate Bollinger To Set the Bridge That Meets Indie Pop and Folk Rock

Emily Wells and Lex Leto are the Staple of What Track Zero Achieves

Track Zero Preview: Emily Wells to Christen the New Concert Series by The Englert

Iowa City Proves to Be a Turning Point for Soul Glo

Bing Crosby, a Course in Late Career Triumph

Youth Lagoon Remerges from Hibernation at Gabe’s

Top Ten Weirdest Guided By Voices Songs

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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