It’s been 52 years since a group of LGBTQ patrons of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village decided that they would no longer endure harassment by the New York City Police -- thus began the Gay Rights Movement.
Join KOOP during the month of June to celebrate victories, and to continue the struggle to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons.
Fri, 6:00 pm
Youth Spin brings varied perspectives of Austin youth via commentaries, interviews, music and more.
Fri, 4:30 pm
All Canadian, all the time—This Great White North brings independent Canadian music to Austin, Texas.
Some FEATURED ARTISTS on this week’s Stronger Than Dirt (Saturday, 8-10pm) CANADA DAY special include the Guess Who, David Clayton Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and the Bossmen, Pointed Sticks, Martha and the Muffins, Teenage Head, ‘B’ Girls, Cub, Les Sexareenos, New Pornographers, and the Flashing Lights, as well as the weekly Dusty Diamond. PICTURE SLEEVE […]
Calliope Musicals latest EP, Between Us, arrived last month via local indie label, Spaceflight Records. The release blends space age rock and dance floor power pop with four new songs and one remixed version of their 2019 track, “Fear This Body”. Anthemic choruses and soaring, cathartic high notes from singer Carrie Fussell appear throughout the […]
95% of New COVID Cases among Unvaccinated: Numbers from around the world show that over 95% of new COVID-19 hospitalizations occur among unvaccinated people. New COVID-19 variants sicken mostly unvaccinated people as well. FCC Program to Reduce Internet Bills: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is providing a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying […]
This month is KOOP Radio’s Juneteenth Celebration Event Month: Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and […]
Austin Public Health officials want everyone, including people who have been vaccinated, to continue wearing a mask, washing your hands, and maintaining proper distancing until more of the community has been vaccinated and we reach herd immunity.
