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Blues & Trouble
The blues before the Blues I’ve always found it a challenge to answer when someone asks what kind of music

The Dark End Of The Street
The show focuses on Southern Soul of the ’60s and early ’70s, before black music became a strictly urban format.
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KOOP Elections 2025
Attention KOOP listeners! Did you know that KOOP is a true cooperative, run primarily by volunteers and supporters? Now is your chance to take a leadership role in the KOOP

Get Thanked!
This drive we’ve got a great shirt and tote designed by our very own DJ Pink B! Donate at $15 a month or $100 one-time and we’ll thank you with

KOOP Radio Celebrates World Literacy Day
KOOP Radio is celebrating World Literacy Day on September 8, 2025, and all month long. The initiative was conceived in 1965 at the “World Conference of Ministers of Education on

Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
KOOP is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law 35 years ago on July 26, 1990. The ADA represents a defining
Program Highlights

Larry Seaman on The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes Larry Seaman. Larry was a member of historic Austin power pop/new wave band Standing Waves from those great Raul’s Club days, and now he’s

Waterboys Tix on Be Kind Rewind
Today, September 12 @ 3:30pm-4:30pm- Catch Lacifer & Kim’s 80s picks in honor of Membership Drive… And they’re showing gratitude to KOOP Radio‘s extraordinary and ‘bonnie’ listeners with tickets to see Scottish rockers

Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring The Boys, The Baby Shakes, and Os Mutantes
For this week’s show I will be spinning some of my favorite tunes including music by the Countdown 5, Os Mutantes, Glitter Band, Boys (RIP Honest John Plain), The Quick,

Adventures in Sound Goes to the Movies!
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: We Go to the Movies! Join host Dennis Campa to hear songs (and dialogue) from some of his favorite movies. Melinda Bee (from The
The Blog

Do you still feel part of something loud?
by Stefny! At the Disco On Sunday, August 24, I finally got to see a band I’ve been wanting to see since the 7th grade. That’s right everyone, I finally

There’s No Hidin’ Place Down Here: Folkville
By Ryan J Nims Folkville was a music venue operated in the 80s that featured folk and Americana music. Many of Austin’s folk musicians got their start at the club,

Pilot Of The Airwaves: My Journey to Becoming a Certified Programmer
“Are you going to be a programmer?” “What kind of show do you want?” These are questions I’ve been asked many times since I began volunteering for KOOP a couple

All my friends are metalheads…
words + photos by Stefny! At the Disco When I was 10 years old, I went to the movies with my two best friends and my mom to see the high
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