Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

October 10, 2025

By Madison White

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.

Concert Preview: Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, October 9

October 9, 2025

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.

Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

October 7, 2025

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.

Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, September 21st

October 6, 2025

By Carson Chittick

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.

Concert Preview: White Reaper w/ Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s Oct. 4. An open-eyed look into the new record Only Slightly Empty

October 3, 2025

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.

Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

October 1, 2025

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.

Witching Hour: Counterfeit Madison @ Englert Theatre 11/2/19

November 3, 2019

By Lauren Arzbaecher

Counterfeit Madison confronted racial issues in America through her original work and the recontextualisation of the music of visionary Nina Simone during a powerful performance at the Englert Theatre on Saturday, November 2nd. Featured image by Kate Sweeny, courtesy of Counterfeit Madison website.

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Witching Hour Preview

November 1, 2019

A preview of what KRUI is anticipating during Witching Hour this weekend.

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Witching Hour: Jack Lion @ Gabe’s 10/13/18

October 14, 2018

Read about Jack Lion’s performance at Gabe’s here! (Image via: Little Village Magazine)

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Witching Hour: Fatimah Asghar @ The Englert Theatre 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

By Elaine Irvine

Read about Fatimah Asghar’s incredible poetry reading at the Englert here. (Image via: Little Village Magazine)

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Witching Hour: Notes from the Underground @ Prairie Lights 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

Read about the “Notes From the Underground” reading at Prairie Lights here (Image via: Little Village Magazine)

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Witching Hour: Parts Unknown Tribute Dinner @ St. Burch 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

By Caley Griebenow

Read about the Parts Unknown Dinner here. (Image via Little Village Magazine)

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Witching Hour: Janelle James and Liza Treyger @ The Englert 10/13/18

October 14, 2018

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)

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Witching Hour: Do You Want To Play? Workshop @ The Mill 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

By Isabel Zuppa

The Mill held Do You Want To Play? A workshop on erotic vulnerability hosted by Alison Oliver and Natalie Benway-Correll. (Image via The Little Village Magazine)

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Witching Hour: Writers of Color Reading Series @ Englert Theater 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

Read about (part of) a grand finale to the 2018 Witching Hour Festival. Image via Witching Hour

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Witching Hour: Making Space @ MERGE 10/13/2018

October 14, 2018

Dan Bascaljon hosts an awesome and rather enlightening workshop on the utilization of space in our creative work, as part of the Witching Hour Festival. (Image via Witching Hour)

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	Friday
12:00 AM	12:00 AM 1:00 AM freemusicnow.net
10:00 AM	10:00 AM 11:00 AM KRUI Spins
12:00 PM	12:00 PM 1:00 PM Dragon Town: VII Deluxe Generations Special Mode Featuring Crazy Kong
1:00 PM	1:00 PM 2:00 PM KRUI Spins
2:00 PM	2:00 PM 3:00 PM KRUI Spins
3:00 PM	3:00 PM 4:00 PM MUSIC 4 BUGS
4:00 PM	4:00 PM 6:00 PM Jimmy Cox Talks
5:00 PM	4:00 PM 6:00 PM Jimmy Cox Talks
6:00 PM	6:00 PM 7:00 PM Outbound
7:00 PM	7:00 PM 8:00 PM Radio Vostok
8:00 PM	8:00 PM 9:00 PM The Bodhi Brent Show
10:00 PM	10:00 PM 11:00 PM Riffs & Ruin
11:00 PM	11:00 PM 12:00 AM Metal Mayhem

Friday

freemusicnow.net
12:00 AM - 1:00 AM
KRUI Spins
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Dragon Town: VII Deluxe Generations Special Mode Featuring Crazy Kong
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
KRUI Spins
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
KRUI Spins
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MUSIC 4 BUGS
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Jimmy Cox Talks
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Outbound
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Radio Vostok
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Bodhi Brent Show
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Riffs & Ruin
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Metal Mayhem
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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