2025 March Madness Overview

March 18, 2025

With the bracket set for the 2025 NCAA National Championship tournament, KRUI takes a closer look at some of the matchups that will be taking place during this edition of March Madness.

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

March 14, 2025

By Pauly

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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The Environmentalist Message Behind “Rusty Lake”

March 6, 2025

By Bailey Vergara

Puzzle game series “Rusty Lake” provides unique insights on nature, humanity, and mental health with a dash of surrealist horror fun.

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In Conversation with Ross Nusser

February 28, 2025

By Will Clair

Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Ross Nusser, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.

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In Conversation with Oliver Weilein

February 27, 2025

By Amanda Moy

Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Oliver Weilein, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.

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Iowa’s First of Its Kind Anti-Trans Legislation

February 25, 2025

By Amman Hassan

The Iowa State Legislature has attacked its trans residents by writing laws that attack their existence, including removing their civil rights protections. Iowans from across the state have voiced their opposition to this bill.

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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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Iowa City Free Week 2025 Preview

February 18, 2025

By Harry Ginsberg

The First Annual Free Week in Iowa City’s Downtown District has officially begun. Here’s some of the biggest names, local and visiting, performing.

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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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Mueller Time
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Music →

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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News →

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!

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2025 March Madness Overview

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

The Environmentalist Message Behind “Rusty Lake”

In Conversation with Ross Nusser

In Conversation with Oliver Weilein

Iowa’s First of Its Kind Anti-Trans Legislation

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

Show Preview: urika’s bedroom at Gabe’s

Iowa City Free Week 2025 Preview

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

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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