Mission Creek 2025: The Caring Nurture of Nat Baldwin

May 2, 2025

Attending a festival that was hosting star acts like Mannequin Pussy, Raekwon, and Kim Gordon, some concertgoers that weekend might have written off Nat Baldwin entirely–but those in the room knew better.

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Forever Howlong: The Windmill scene’s flagship project.

April 30, 2025

By Amman Hassan

Black Country, New Road has released their most anticipated album to date: Forever Howlong. The band’s new sound is a welcome one and cements them as the cream of the current rock crop.

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Mission Creek 2025 Preview: Saturday

March 31, 2025

By John Glab

Mission Creek runs again for its 20th year. The arts festival brings a plethora of events in the realms of music and literature, with both artists local, and from elsewhere. Here’s some of the events happening this Saturday.

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Mission Creek 2025 Preview: Thursday & Friday

March 30, 2025

By Andres Mora Mata

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Playboi Carti May Not Be the “MUSIC”

March 26, 2025

By Maurice Crawford

With his long anticipated new album “MUSIC” Playboi Carti disappoints many by lazily revisiting sounds that have already been dried up and over used. There are still some glimmers of hope on the album.

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From Piano to Punk: St. Patrick’s Day rocks at Gabe’s

March 20, 2025

By Amanda Moy

KRUI reviews eight local acts from Gabe’s St. Patrick’s Day show.

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2025 March Madness Overview

March 18, 2025

By Collin Carrithers

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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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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Film still from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival footage, filmed by Murray Lerner

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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Mission Creek 2025: The Caring Nurture of Nat Baldwin

Forever Howlong: The Windmill scene’s flagship project.

Mission Creek 2025 Preview: Saturday

Mission Creek 2025 Preview: Thursday & Friday

Playboi Carti May Not Be the “MUSIC”

From Piano to Punk: St. Patrick’s Day rocks at Gabe’s

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

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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