Four seconds left, just two yards away. After an all-game shootout, the Bears had one final chance to close the book on an improbable ending. They fell just short.
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.
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.
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.
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.
While some Iowa City locals may recognize Charlie Cacciatore from behind the counter of The Record Collector, they are also the face of indie rock act Good Morning Midnight who played at the Englert on April 8th as part of Mission Creek Festival.
Soccer Mommy is coming to Iowa City Saturday, April 9th at the Englert Theater as part of Mission Creek Festival.
Eve Maret’s winding synths lulled the crowd into a pleasing trance. Image via Higher Plain Music.
The Blind Boys of Alabama took the whole crowd of The Englert Theater to church this last Friday night.
Read about Fatimah Asghar’s incredible poetry reading at the Englert here. (Image via: Little Village Magazine)
Janelle James and Liza Treyger performed their comedy routines at The Englert Theater for the Witching Hour Festival on 10/13/18. (Image vie Little Village Magazine)
Sister Wife came to join us for Mission Creek (Image via Bandcamp)!
