Iowa punks BOOTCAMP record release show exemplified the huge impact that even small music communities can bring.
Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere.
Bluff Street, a new band from Cedar Falls is bringing their heartfelt indie rock and to Iowa City, only at the James this Saturday.
Iona Zajac made her way across the pond from Glasgow with The Pogues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their record “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash”. We discussed touring with this historic band, the best music coming out of Ireland, and her debut album “Bang” releasing this November.
It is crucial to preface this article with a warning. Without fail, every single set that I saw during ICSF left me in tears. Both Sunny War and Courtney Andrews’ ability to be completely and wholly open in their art showed in every single second of their performances.
Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.
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.
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.
Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Ross Nusser, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.
Meet Iowa City Council District C Special Election candidate Oliver Weilein, in conversation about his policies and values with KRUI staff.
Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.
The student group Young Americans for Freedom once again were allowed by the university to host another transphobic speaker at the Iowa Memorial Union. The lecture was met with protests outside by students and those in the Iowa City community who showed up to support trans people.
On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.
Across the country and in Iowa, many rural areas are experiencing a shortage in doctors. The roles of nurses and physician assistants are altering their roles to help fill in those gaps.
Strangers of Necessity and Anthony Worden demonstrated the power of Midwest music on Friday night at Mission Creek.
Indigo de Souza performed for Mission Creek charming festival goers with a trip to memory lane, on a path that further steers onward.
An op-ed written by university students from several schools across the nation, calling on politicians to enact gun control.
