Starting Friday, December 19th at 5 PM, KRUI will be off live programming due to the University’s Winter Break. There will be an interim schedule; more information on that soon. In the meantime, if you are bored — check out the KRUI Blog at krui.wordpress.com or complete KRUI’s Year End Survey - which can be found HERE. We’ll be back full force for the start of the Spring Semester (Tuesday, January 20th).
Happy Holidays!
What was your favorite Iowa City show? Have a favorite album of 2008? Let us know! The KRUI 2008 Year End Survey is now up. Please take a few seconds and fill it out.
The survey can be found HERE.
Do you have a passion for music, news, or sports? Entering its 25th year of operation, KRUI 89.7 FM is now hiring staff members for the Spring 2009 Semester. Available positions include: on-air DJs, sports analysts and news reporters, music reviewers, and production/marketing assistants. Positions are fun, and serve as a great way of meeting people on campus. No prior experience necessary. Apply today!
Spring Semester Application Deadline: Friday, December 19 at 5 PM.
Click HERE to apply. Questions: krui@uiowa.edu
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 :: 7 PM - Marble Sky
Marble Sky is Jeff Witscher (Secret Abuse, Trash Dog, Deep Jew, Impregnable, etc.). Past recordings find Jeff conjuring devastatingly beautiful tidepools of romantic, nostalgic drone music. He’ll be playing brand new material live in the studio on Tuesday, December 16 at 7PM on Invisible Time Lines w/Ian MacMillan. After his set, Jeff will be playing a few tracks from his favorite ambient and drone artists.
UI Wrestling Head Coach Tom Brands will appear on the KRUI 89.7 FM Friday, December 12th at noon.
KRUI Sports Director Jordan Loperena will interview Coach Brands on College Gridiron Weekly Preview. The conversation will focus on the current wrestling season; including the December 11th Iowa-Northern Iowa match-up. Brands, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, is in his third year as head coach. He was named the 2008 NWCA Big Ten Coach of the Year. UI alums, and current Houston Astro broadcasters, Milo Hamilton and Brett Dolan have been recent guests on KRUI.
Every Monday at noon, Only Science can be heard on Your Sound Alternative - KRUI 89.7 FM. Below is a list of upcoming shows. Be sure to tune in!
Monday, Dec. 15th: Only Science will be airing its 2nd Fiction Special! Properly entitled The Country Western Science Fiction Holiday Extravaganza, this is simply one show you will not want to miss.
Only Science is a weekly talk radio show hosted by Erik Nylen, a UI graduate student in biomedical engineering. The program is geared for members of the university community who are interested in hearing about recent issues and discoveries in science not only at Iowa, but across the nation and around the world. For more information, see the show’s site at thisisonlyscience.blogspot.com.
Keep up to date with Your Sound Alternative by joining KRUI’s Mailing List - This Week at KRUI. By joining, you’ll get info on upcoming events at the station - including ticket give-aways and in-studios, along with other cool stuff. Also, word on the street says that there will be exclusive content as well.
Signing up is easy. All you have to do is click HERE, and fill out all the relevant info. Please email krui@uiowa.edu with any questions or concerns.
UI alumnus Brett Dolan, a play-by-play radio announcer and color analyst for the Houston Astros, will visit campus Friday, Nov. 14.
KRUI Sports Director Jordan Loperena will interview Dolan at noon on 89.7 FM.
The public is invited to a question and answer session with Dolan at 2:30 p.m. in Room 101 of Becker Communication Studies Building. Dolan also plans to speak to broadcast journalism and communications classes during his visit.
Dolan, a native of Casey, Iowa, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the UI in 1992. He worked at KRUI as a student and worked his way up as a broadcaster in the minor leagues before joining the Astros in 2006.
Sponsors of Dolan’s visit are KRUI, and the UI communication studies and sports studies departments, both part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Come to the FREE Iowa City premiere of CHRISTMAS ON MARS this Thursday at the recently re-opened Bijou Theatre in the IMU!!!
Trailer: LINK
Facebook Event: LINK
We’re going to be giving away a bunch of Flaming Lips swag like CDs and posters this week on-air and at the screenings!!
Christmas on Mars will show at 7pm and 9pm THIS THURSDAY 11/13 and it’s FREE!!
Eat your own spaceship.
In-Studio w/ These United States
Saturday, November 9th, 2008 :: 4 PM
These United States will be playing at The Mill on Nov, 9th with The XYZ Affair and Wolves in the Attic. While they are in town, the band will be stopping by KRUI Studios. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! These United States’ in-studio last year can be heard here.
For complete in-studio dates, see The Official KRUI Blog.
“West Won” from their new album Crimes.
THIS Sunday night be sure to turn on and tune in for an Marissa M.’s interview with David Best, lead singer and writer for Fujiya & Miyagi.
The pre-party begins at 10 with the usual electronic and hip hop jams and the interview will air from 11-12.
All questions will be answered THIS Sunday night.
KRUI will be moving back home to its Iowa Memorial Union studios. Starting Friday, Nov. 7 some features will be temporarily down. This will include the KRUI Request Line and web streams. They will be back up shortly.
Please direct any questions to krui@uiowa.edu.
Houston Astros broadcaster Milo Hamilton will visit the UI campus Friday, Nov. 7 for a series of events, including a free, public question-and-answer session at 2:30 p.m. in Room 101, Becker Communication Studies Building.
Earlier that day, listeners can tune into 89.7 FM to hear KRUI Sports Director Jordan Loperena interview Hamilton. The interview begins at noon.
Hamilton, a native of Fairfield, Iowa, graduated from the UI in 1949 and became a highly respected sports broadcaster covering college and professional baseball, basketball, football, golf and boxing. While with the Atlanta Braves, he was known for calling Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run in April 1974. Hamilton was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2000.
KRUI is sponsoring his visit with Communication and Sports Studies Departments.
Dr. Mark Blumberg will be discussing his new book “Freaks of Nature: What Anomalies Tell Us About Development and Evolution“, Monday, November 3rd at noon on KRUI’s program Only Science.
Blumberg is a faculty member in the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Science training programs in the Department of Psychology at the University of Iowa. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal, Behavioral Neuroscience, a member of the Iowa Center for Developmental and Learning Sciences, and is currently President of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. (Source: Website Biography)
In-Studio w/ Blitzen Trapper
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 :: 11 AM
Portland based Blitzen Trapper will be playing at The Picador on Friday, Oct. 31st with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. One their way of out of town, the band will be stopping by KRUI Studios. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! Live KRUI Stream information can be found at www.kruiradio.org/listen.
For complete in-studio dates, see The Official KRUI Blog.
“Furr” of their new album Furr. Track via Sub Pop.
GIVE-AWAY: Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 with DJs Melea Andrys and Olivia Rose Muzzy
Your Sound Alternative - KRUI will be giving away tickets to see Atmosphere perform at the Englert, next Wednesday at 8pm.
For more information on the show see here.
The Tanks will be stopping by KRUI Studios today at 6:30. They will be a guest on Invisible Time Lines with Ian MacMillan. They will be playing tracks from their new album Keep Breaking Down. More information can be found here. Be sure to tune in!
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks w/ Blitzen Trapper
Friday, Oct. 31st :: The Picador
KRUI will be giving tickets to this show on Wednesday 1-3 and 3-5. Be sure to tune in for your chance to win!
KRUI Directors are at the College Music Journal Music Marathon Festival all this week. They will be blogging the festival over at The Little Village Magazine site and on the KRUI Blog. Be sure to check it out!
In-Studio w/ Man Man
Sunday, October 18, 2008 :: 4:30 PM
Man Man will be playing at The Picador on Sunday, Oct. 18th with Tim Fite. While in town, the band will be stopping by KRUI Studios. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! Live KRUI Stream information can be found at www.kruiradio.org/listen.
For complete in-studio dates, see The Official KRUI Blog.
KRUI has a new live stream up and running! Open the 192k MP3 Stream in any audio player (ITunes, Winamp, etc.) and enjoy Your Sound Alternative - KRUI on your computer.
192k MP3 Stream (Cable, DSL, LAN)
Please report any problems to krui@uiowa.edu.
In-Studio w/ Brighton MA
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 :: 7 PM
Brighton MA will be playing at The Mill on Tuesday, Oct. 14th. While in town, the band will be stopping by KRUI Studios. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! Live KRUI Stream information can be found at www.kruiradio.org/listen.
For complete in-studio dates, see The Official KRUI Blog.
In-Studio w/ Annuals
Monday, October 13, 2008 :: 4 PM
Annuals will be playing at The Picador TODAY with Minus the Bear. While in town, the band will be stopping by KRUI Studios. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! Live KRUI Stream information can be found at www.kruiradio.org/listen.
For complete in-studio dates, see The Official KRUI Blog.
In-Studio w/ Matt Bauer
Sunday, Oct. 12th :: 2pm
Link: www.myspace.com/mattbauer
Matt Bauer will be playing a house show in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 12th. Be sure to tune in for this great in-studio! Live KRUI Stream information can be found at www.kruiradio.org/listen.
