The rumors are true, KRUI likes music! 2025 was a crazy year all around, and even crazier, we here at KRUI actually listened to lots of albums this year. We’ve picked out eleven of our favorite albums from this year to share, and explore together.
It’s December 29, 2025, and if you can believe it, we here at KRUI actually listened to music throughout the whole year! From pop superstars, to indie legends, to the fresh Bandcamp up-and-comers, we’ve picked out nine of our favorite songs released this past year to share and explore together.
Cursive and a duo AJJ regale us with the pride, waste, and consuming everything until the very end, finishing out their 2025 tour at The Raccoon Motel in Davenport.
Spanning 7 venues across 7 days, Transitions, the New Years Eve celebration by AURIS PRESENTS, in downtown Chicago has cultivated a lineup of the biggest names spinning records and electronica today. From December 26 – January 1st, Chicagoland will be ablaze as it welcomes the likes of 70 artists and a 21-hour marathon to ring in the new year at Outset. Here are the highlights coming this week to Chicago.
An overtime thriller, a stadium on edge, and a Bears team pushed to its limit. From the moment the clock hit zero to the final snap in OT, this one had everything. And it might say more about this team than just a win.
Stockholm cloud rap sensation Bladee performed in Minneapolis for the first time ever on November 10th, 2025. During his set, he played many of his own beloved songs and collaborations he’s made with members of his rap collective, Drain Gang.
An escape. They’re dramas. Plays. An act on the gridiron. A dance on the hardwood. Sports are so popular in today due to the world needing an outlet. A place to diverge our attention from the everyday life. Baseball, the national pastime. Football, the modern-day gladiators. Athletics are so popular due to their ability to create storylines. Magic vs Bird. Steelers and Cowboys. Yankees and Red Sox. Rivalries drive sports. But, even more so than rivalries, fans fall in love when the sports meet the outside world. Iowa has had the best of luck with these kinds of stories. Just … Continued
Kris Bryant should be hitting homers and leading the Cubs to many “W” over the next decade.
Camden Palmisano reveal his 2015 MLB predictions as he wraps his 31 Edition, Preview Series. (Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Chicago Cubs heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: Andrew Nelles/Associated Press)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the St. Louis Cardinals heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Pittsburgh Pirates heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Cincinnati Reds heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images North America)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Milwaukee Brewers heading into 2015. (Photo Credit:Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Baltimore Orioles heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the New York Yankees heading into 2015. (Photo Credit: Julie Jacobson/AP)
Camden Palmisano gives us a look at the Boston Red Sox heading into the 2015 season. (Photo Credit: Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
