Iowa City Songwriters Festival 2025, Saturday in Review

October 24, 2025

Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.

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Between Silicon and Soil: AI’s Impact on Iowa’s Academic Landscape

October 20, 2025

By Amman Hassan

Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.

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October 4th: White Reaper, World’s Worst & Lip Critic at Gabe’s. Lip Critic’s Hex Dealer Album & Show Review.

October 15, 2025

By Tarik Krob

Reviewing White Reaper, World’s Worst and Lip Critic at Gabe’s on Oct. 4th. The Englert’s Track Zero series continues to expose exciting up-and-coming artists in the electronic and alternative rock scene.

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KRUI Big Room Show & Concert Preview: Night Moves at Gabe’s this Wednesday, Oct. 15th!

October 14, 2025

By Carson Chittick

Minneapolis alt-rock band Night Moves is heading all the way to Gabe’s in Iowa City this Wednesday night, October 15th. Opening acts will be performed by Dearborn, a four piece alt-rock band straight out of Iowa City, and pianist Sam Blasucci, a founding member of California-based indie band Mapache.

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Ethical Gaming: Choices, God, and “How Fish Is Made”

October 12, 2025

By Bailey Vergara

Developer Wrong Organ’s existential horror game “How Fish is Made” left me with some deeper questions about the nature of choice in the broader context of our existence. If the only way forward is death, does it matter what choices you make in the meantime?

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Iowa City Songwriters Festival Preview

September 2, 2025

By Logan Melia

The Englert Theatre will host the inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival, headlined by Jeff Tweedy and Joy Oladokun, this weekend from September 4-6. Sprawling across many of Iowa City’s favorite venues, this town wide event is bound to be memorable.

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On Speaking Aloud and Breaking Boundaries: Mannequin Pussy Mission Creek Festival

June 6, 2025

By Lee Nienhaus

Ignore the name. Or don’t, because truthfully the heart of Mannequin Pussy’s art lies in its name. Mannequin Pussy, of Philadelphia origin, gracefully blessed the hall of the Englert Theater for Iowa City’s annual Mission Creek Festival in April.

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Anti-wokeness and Iowa’s dismantling of education

May 2, 2025

By Amman Hassan

Republicans have successfully captured key state judicial and legislative procedures and used them to strangle the institutions and legal precedents that stand to curtail their agenda and limit their power.

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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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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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12:00 PM	12:00 PM 1:00 PM KRUI Spins
3:00 PM	3:00 PM 4:00 PM KRUI Spins
4:00 PM	4:00 PM 5:00 PM Crooners' Chronicles
5:00 PM	5:00 PM 6:00 PM Word of Mouth
6:00 PM	6:00 PM 7:00 PM Goodnight Goblins
7:00 PM	7:00 PM 9:00 PM KRUI Spins
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9:00 PM	9:00 PM 10:00 PM Sad Songs
10:00 PM	10:00 PM 11:00 PM Ragged Radio
11:00 PM	11:00 PM 12:00 AM IN THE TROUGH

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KRUI Spins
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
KRUI Spins
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Crooners' Chronicles
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Word of Mouth
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Goodnight Goblins
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
KRUI Spins
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sad Songs
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ragged Radio
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
IN THE TROUGH
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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Concert Review: Bladee Brings Dynamic Energy to His First-Time Performance in the Twin Cities

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.

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Review: Twin River Revivalist at Elray’s November 1st

Local Iowa City band Twin River Revivalist put on a great show last Halloweekend. With songs that can charge up any crowd, their next show at Elray’s this Friday, Dec. 5th is sure to be a good one.

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Democrats Tour Campus to Connect with Youth Voters, KRUI Talks with Clara Reynen

This month, Johnson County Democrats are conducting “listening tours” to connect with students at the University of Iowa, consisting of various extracurricular and undergraduate-based organizations and events. The listening tour works as an open forum for students to describe their needs, goals, and priorities when it comes to both elected officials and the Democratic Party.

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Iowa City Passes (LOST) Sales Tax

The vast majority of Voters in Iowa City turned out on Nov 4th to adopt a 1 % local-option sales tax (LOST), setting the stage for a shift in how the city will raise and allocate funds beginning next summer.

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Wish It Was Colder: Bears cruise past Browns, 31-3

Interview: KRUI With The Plain White T’s

The Iowa Heartlanders Field Trip Experience

Same Old Story: Bears lose to Packers, 28-21

Concert Review: Nuovo Testamento sparks infectious dancing at The James

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Album Review: An exploration of nature, music, and technology with Björk’s “Cornucopia: Live”

Concert Preview: New Wave Glamour with Nuovo Testamento at the James, Nov. 12

Democrats Tour Campus to Connect with Youth Voters, KRUI Talks with Clara Reynen

Iowa City Songwriters Festival 2025, Saturday in Review

Between Silicon and Soil: AI’s Impact on Iowa’s Academic Landscape

October 4th: White Reaper, World’s Worst & Lip Critic at Gabe’s. Lip Critic’s Hex Dealer Album & Show Review.

KRUI Big Room Show & Concert Preview: Night Moves at Gabe’s this Wednesday, Oct. 15th!

Ethical Gaming: Choices, God, and “How Fish Is Made”

Iowa City Songwriters Festival Preview

On Speaking Aloud and Breaking Boundaries: Mannequin Pussy Mission Creek Festival

Anti-wokeness and Iowa’s dismantling of education

2025 March Madness Overview

In Conversation with Ross Nusser

Review: Twin River Revivalist at Elray’s November 1st

Democrats Tour Campus to Connect with Youth Voters, KRUI Talks with Clara Reynen

Iowa City Passes (LOST) Sales Tax

Wish It Was Colder: Bears cruise past Browns, 31-3

The Iowa Heartlanders Field Trip Experience

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