Standing On The Verge

Greetings!

2011-03-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

We haven't posted in months and we plan to remedy that very soon. In the meantime, KRUI has a new website. Check it out: http://krui.fm/

See you soon! And tune in tonight at 8pm for our show. 89.7 FM in Iowa City or http://krui.fm/listen/ online.

2010-08-25T16:42:00.000-07:00

3 is the magic number! This week we debut with our new co-host, Amanda, formerly of Klang and Mer's Excellent Adventures. We'll be bringing you lots of great music from the 60s and 70s in the first hour, and more great tunes from the 80s and 90s in the second hour. Tune in!

2010-08-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

This week's show features songs with "God" in the title. It's an interesting topic for songwriters, and we'll play some great tunes because of it. Not sure why we picked this topic, but hopefully you'll enjoy the show.

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

2010-06-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

Tonight we shall pay tribute to the stormy weather we've been having in Iowa City. It's been raining nearly every day so we'll be playing you two hours of songs about rain and storms. Because that's what's on our minds. We had the tornado sirens going off today, after all. As usual, the first hour will be tunes from the 60s and 70s while the second hour covers the 80s and 90s (and a few tracks from the 2000s). Tune in at 8pm!

Summer is here!

2010-06-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

Summer is here, which means concert season is here! Joe and I plan to spend the summer seeing some great live music and bringing you two hours of tunes every Wednesday night from 8-10.

Tonight is our first show of the summer and we're kicking off a slight format change. We're still bringing you great tracks from the 60s and 70s for the first hour, but the second hour will now be tracks from the 80s and 90s. We'll still be choosing specific themes some weeks, but sometimes, like tonight, we're going to keep it a bit looser and just stick to those eras. We hope you enjoy!

Finals week!

2010-05-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

First off, sorry this blog hasn't been updated in so long. I missed about a month of radio shows due to some things with my family. Joe ran the show solo during that time but we were back together last week.

Finals Week: We'll be playing you final tracks from albums this week in honor of finals week week at the University of Iowa. It's a topic we've done once or twice before and we've enjoyed a lot.

It should be fun. Tune in! Also! Klang and Mer http://klangandmer.blogspot.com/ will be doing the same theme on their show immediately following us. They always play great tunes, so tune in for 4 straight hours of amazing finals music.

Mission Creek Festival

2010-03-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again when the Mission Creek Festival hits Iowa City. It starts today and goes through April 3rd. There will be lots of great music and literary events throughout the week. At the same time KRUI will be doing a lot of fund raising (go HERE to donate) and having lots of in-studios with various artists from the festival. Normal programming will be on hiatus for the week (including Standing On The Verge), but be sure to tune in for all the Mission Creek festivities.

The festival! Check out their website here: http://festival.missionfreak.com/ for all the information you need, including the lineup and schedule.

There are a lot of great artists that I know little to nothing about, but here are some events I'm interested to check out this week. I planned to write something about some of the artists but due to some family health problems I have very little time. I'll be fortunate if I can even see these shows. I hope everyone has a great week and I apologize if this post looks a bit funky below.

Tuesday:

THE CAVE SINGERS
W. Birds & Batteries, Mondo Drag

The Mill

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: FREE
Age: 19+

PRESENTED BY KRUI & TUESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL CLUB

Wednesday:
XIU XIU
W. tUnE yArDs, Talk Normal, Coyote Slingshot

Gabes (formerly Picador)

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: $8
Age: 19+

BOOKER T.
(of the legendary MGs)
W. JJ Grey, Dustin Busch

The Englert

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Tickets: $26 Advance / $29 Day of Show
Age: All-Ages

Thursday:

CHUCK D, BOMB SQUAD, HARRY ALLEN
A Discussion on the Making of Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet - moderated by Kembrew McLeod

Englert

Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM
Tickets: FREE
Age: All-Ages

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
W. Over-gain Optimal Death, Wet Hair, Broken Water

Gabes (formerly Picador)

Doors: 9PM / Show: 930PM
Tickets: $8
Age: 19+

BOMB SQUAD
W. The Hood Internet, Database, School of Flyentology

The Yacht Club

Doors: 9PM / Show: 10PM
Tickets: $8 Advance / $10 Day of show
Age: 19+

Friday:

MEAT PUPPETS
W. Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen), Sam Locke-Ward & Boo-hoos

The Mill

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Tickets: $15
Age: 19+

Saturday:

GRANT HART
(of Husker Du) W. The Tanks, Family Van, Super Sonic Piss, Living Ghost

Gabes (formerly Picador)

Doors: 9PM / Show: 930PM
Tickets: $8
Age: 19+

Alex Chilton RIP

2010-03-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

As you may be aware, Alex Chilton passed away last week on March 17th. Since it was spring break and we didn't have a show, we'd like to do a small tribute to him on our show tomorrow night. Alex was in the groups the Box Tops and Big Star and was a major influence on many of the artists you hear on KRUI. We'll probably play a few songs in his honor toward the end of our 60s and 70s hour (8pm-9pm).

During our second hour (9pm-10pm) we're bringing back a perennial favorite of ours... Post Rock. Not sure what we'll be playing yet, so tune in tomorrow to find out.

Welcome!

2010-03-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

'Standing On The Verge' has been on KRUI for about 4 years. We finally got around to creating a blog for it. Hopefully we'll keep it up to date.

Every Wednesday night we play an hour of 60s and 70s music from 8pm - 9pm and a different theme every week from 9pm - 10pm. It's always fun!