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Pink Beats
Pink Beats serves post-Y2K glittery and energetic dance pop music! DJ Pink B curates tracks that center femininity in all
Infrasound Sound System
This program aims to have a laser focus on the cutting edge of the bass music scene from the past
KOOP At The Movies
KOOP at the Movies combines the best of the two film-themed shows previously hosted on KOOP Radio by Robert Sims: the interview-driven Lights
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WE’D LIKE TO THANK YOU!
Donate during our Spring Membership Drive and we’ll thank you with our latest t-shirt designed by Your Buddy, Arturo, from Crate Digger’s Gold! Donate $15/mo or $100 one-time, we’ll thank
KOOP Community Nonprofit Partner Spotlight – Raegan Bass with Inside Books Project
KOOP Radio wraps up its month-long celebration of World Literacy Day as KOOP Community Council member Nora Redfern sat down for a conversation with Raegan Bass who is with KOOP
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
Program Highlights
Adventures in Sound – Saturday 3/14
This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: We’ll continue our celebration of Women’s History Month with Jazzy ladies from the 1920s and 1930s. Among the featured artists are Mildred Bailey, Blanche
Crossroad Creek on The Singer and the Song
The Singer and the Song welcomes Crossroad Creek. Deb Wesloh and John Lowrance are a delightful couple from San Antonio who write and sing songs together from the heart. I had
Boots on the Air
KOOP’s Boots on the Air continues on Monday, March 9 at 1:00pm (1300 hrs) USA central / GMT -6. Join US Army vets Michael A. Brown and Perry Jefferies, and
Party Stains – A Weekly Update from Stronger Than Dirt Featuring Hazel O’Connor, The Causey Way & Melenas
On this this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, March 7, 8-10pm) Scott will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an episode showcasing all female artists and female voiced bands. Some featured
The Blog
SXSW Spotlight: Art Decade Creatives Showcase
Art Decade Creatives is back for year two of curating official SXSW showcases, and this time, they’re bringing you Austin’s Heavy Hitters, a showcase highlighting the best of local femme and non-binary bands.
“A Spell Passes From Lips to Lips”: Ten Years of Oranssi Pazuzu
By Ryan J. Nims Apart from a few outliers–namely Deftones, Tool, and Fear Factory–I was never a huge fan of heavy metal. Yeah, I’ve liked what Metallica has done, and
KOOP Still “Keeping it Weird” 26 Years After Coining Slogan
by Juan Raigosa It’s not often you can pinpoint the coinage of a phrase. “Keep Austin Weird” is now so ubiquitous as a slogan that it seems to have materialized
Sudan Archives Woos Austin on her Cyborgean “The BPM” Tour
By Megan McAllister It’s a Wednesday night, Radio East’s red neon sign glows above the stage. Some folks have beers, a few have coffee; occasionally, a dank cloud wafts through
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