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.
San Diego’s iconic blackgaze band, Deafheaven will be performing tonight at the Capitol Theater as part of their tour following the release of their most recent album, Lonely People With Power.
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.
Jefferson Starship landed in Iowa City’s Englert Theater on Sunday the 21st of September for a spectacular show. As the show began, the projector took us through time, introducing the band’s long history and members that shaped their legacy, with pictures and videos eliciting our minds’ imagination to the past lives of the other 99% of the room. It. Was. AWESOME.
This Saturday, October 4th, Louisville rock group White Reaper will be performing with Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s, presented by the Englert Theater’s Track Zero series. This show will be one of the band’s first since the release of their 5th studio album, Only Slightly Empty.
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.
Sam Kienzle fills you in on each team of the NIT semifinals. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle previews Iowa vs. Wisconsin and discusses Badger head coach Bo Ryan’s calculated, successful approach to basketball. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle of KRUI Sports recaps Iowa’s exhilarating 77-71 overtime win over #24 Ohio State Thursday night in Iowa City. (Image: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
KRUI contributor Sam Kienzle recaps the Iowa men’s and women’s teams’ dominance of their in-state foes.
Sam Kienzle brings you up to speed with former Hawkeyes in the NFL, and more! (Image: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle plays with scenarios in Michigan State’s win over Indiana last Saturday, and how it could possibly affect the Hawkeyes’ chances in East Lansing.
KRUI contributor Sam Kienzle reviews the KRUI Pizza Party, featuring The Poison Control Center, Like Pioneers, and The Parlour Suite. It’s all part of the ongoing Mission Creek Festival. Read now!
It’s the annual KRUI Pizza Party at The Mill, Tuesday at 7 PM. Join your favorite KRUI DJs, directors, columnists, and staffers and hear the sweet sounds of The Parlour Suite, Like Pioneers, and The Poison Control Center!
KRUI Sports Reporter Sam Kienzle talks about Marvin McNutt’s career day.
Sam Kienzle recaps the Northwestern and Indiana games.
