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.
Two Dollar Radio will be at The Mill at 120 E. Burlington St. from 11am-6pm for the Book Fair. Image Via twimg.com
Blitzen Trapper returns to Iowa City this Friday with their brand of nostalgic, psychedelia-tinged indie folk. (image via tophatlounge.com)
Bully’s Alicia Bognanno talks new record “Losing,” their new music video for “Feel the Same” by Lazy Mom, and making it as a woman in the music industry in today’s political climate.
Kweku Collins may not be a chart-topping hip-hop star yet, but during last night’s performance at the Mill, he definitely acted the part. (image via pitchfork.com)
Comedy Central writer and actor Jak Knight comes to The Mill for Iowa City’s Witching Hour Festival. Photo via: goldstar.com
The local electronica musician made a bold transformation from shy grad student to club DJ during his performance at the Witching Hour Festival. image via philiprabalais.com
Don’t know which shows to choose out of all of the amazing acts at Witching Hour? Read our top ten picks here.
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Read about the 21-year-old visionary rapper before you see him at The Mill on Saturday, October 21st at 11pm.
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Mission Creek Festival brought Daily Show Correspondent Michelle Wolf, comedian Janelle James, and two local comics Spencer Loucks and Arish Singh to The Mill on Saturday night (Image via timeout.com).
Read about the writings of Isaac Fitzgerald, Alice Sola Kim, and Saeed Jones that took place during the Mission Creek Festival. (Image via: Buzzfeed.com)
