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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RADIO
Vinyl Night at the Carpenter Hotel
March 26, 2025 Spin + sip with your favorite KOOP DJs at the Carpenter Hotel Coffee Bar. Bring your own vinyl to spin, or sit back and relax to the sounds of our hosts’ curated vinyl playlist.
Latest Updates
World Radio Day 2025
KOOP Radio celebrates World Radio Day on February 13, 2025. “Since its origins, radio has been shown to be the most useful medium of social communication for humanity. Radio waves
Graveside Service’s 27th Anniversary
Graveside Service, KOOP Radio’s show of music and fun about dead celebrities, is now eligible for the Forever 27 Club. Graveside Service debuted on KOOP Radio on January 27, 1998.
Ideas are more Powerful than Arms!
KOOP Radio is kicking off our 2025 historically & culturally significant celebration events with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, observed on Monday Jan 20th and which KOOP Radio celebrates
30 Years of Stronger Than Dirt: Local Rock Program Celebrates Milestone
Crowds gathered inside 7th Street’s 13th Floor to celebrate the 30th anniversary of KOOP’s Stronger Than Dirt on Saturday, December 7th. Words and photos by River Holland Bryan The atmosphere
Program Highlights
Internation Day of Transgender Recognition
By Mindy Reed March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrating the resilience and hopefulness of trans and non-binary people everywhere by elevating voices and experiences from these communities
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring The Vibrators, Head, and Soft Boys
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, March 22, 8-10pm) include Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Damned (RIP Brian James), Soft Boys, Vibrators, Nervus Rex (RIP
Joe Sarno on Adventures in Sound
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound, we’ll go to the movies! March 15 is the 104th birth anniversary of director/screenwriter Joe Sarno, who directed dozens of movies from the early
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring Ursula and the Androids, Maow, and Siouxsie and the Banshees
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, March 15, 8-10pm) include Blues Magoos, Ricky Wilde, Dils, Wreckless Eric, Siouxsie and the Banshees, John Cooper Clarke, Barracudas, Elastica, Mooney
The Blog
Album Review: Green Day – Dookie
By Erik Casarez There is an iconic moment from season one of Mad Men when straight-laced ad exec Don Draper smokes a jazz cigarette for the first time. When asked
If You Can’t D.A.N.C.E. I Don’t Want Your Revolution – Justice Plays Moody Center 3/6/2025
By Erik Casarez It took me 20 years to realize that dance music can be punk. Growing up in the early aughts, the majority of the songs on my winamp
Jack’s Mannequin at SXSW 2025
By Stefny! At the Disco The first SXSW I ever attended was in 2007. I know I came with my friend Amber and maybe some other people from Temple but I
SXSW preview: Q&A with Atlanta Cobb
By Stefny! At the Disco Atlanta Cobb is (a) Music Industry Mentor and professional with over 13 years in the music business. She, along with three others, will be presenting the panel 5
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