KOOP Radio 91.7 FM
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RADIO
Mark your calendars, Austin, and get ready for another unforgettable night of music and fun! Saturday, February 1st is the official date for KOOP Radio’s 30th Birthday Bash to be celebrated, once again, at legendary Antone’s Nightclub!
We are psyched to party with you and to collectively bask in the glow of 30 years of community building made possible by the support of our incredible volunteers and listeners. Enjoy another great lineup of bands, treasures galore in our famous silent auction and even a few surprises. Tickets available now!
Latest Updates
KOOP Feature: People United & Allan Campbell
By Shea Trumeter Allan Campbell has been covering social justice issues (and the people involved) in Austin on his show, People United, on KOOP radio for a very long time.
Celebrating Southern Soul of the ’60s and Early ’70s
Since 2010, Tom Ashburn has been playing “Down-home Southern Soul from the heyday of Memphis, Nashville, and Muscle Shoals” on his Dark End of the Street show. We spoke on
J’cuuzi – “Bad Toy” Video Review
By DJ Saltnteppa “‘I’ve got a problem, can you solve it?’” This is how Austin’s own J’cuuzi introduces their third single, “Bad Toy,” whose music video dropped earlier this month
Movements – You’re One Of Us Now
Weekend 2 of ACL for me was somehow full of even more technical difficulties than the first, but I was lucky enough to bro out with Pat Miranda from Movements
Program Highlights
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring The Leather Uppers, The Paranoids, and Elvis Costello
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday,November 9, 8-10pm) include Lada Edmund Jr, Pretty Things, Television,Stranglers, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Judy’s, Leather Uppers, Dum DumGirls, Wax Idols,
Post-Halloween Sugar Rush on Be Kind Rewind
Day after Halloween has you reaching the bottom of the bucket with the remnants? Host Lacifer keeps the sugar rush going with sweet songs of the ’80s on Be Kind
The International Folk Bazaar Celebrates Puerto Rico
Celebrate the rich and distinctive musical sounds of Puerto Rico on Wednesday’s International Folk Bazaar, when host Kim Simpson will play tracks by Ecos de Borinquen, Lily Delgado y El
KOOP Community Partners Chat
Join Michelle and Nora, hosts of KOOP Community Partners Chat on Monday, November 4, when they chat with representatives of Great Promise for American Indians, Skye Howell of the Potawatomi
Get to know our 140+ Community Partners and learn about all the ways they enrich our community and our town. Plus, find out how to apply to be a KOOP Community Partner and see your organization listed here!