A place for album and concert reviews, The One Seven playlists, and any content that’s not necessarily directly KOOP-related.
By Erik Casarez From a macro level, it doesn’t seem like Incubus and Coheed and Cambria would be the kind of bands to tour together. Other than being great names
September 17th has been proclaimed by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson as KOOP Radio Day. You read correctly… 9/17 is 91.7 Day! As Austin’s Community Radio, KOOP has been committed to advocating
By: Stephanie Robinson When is the last time you thought about Cake? The band, not the confection. If your answer is anything other than today YOU ARE WRONG. Cake played
We know that great radio is its own reward, but we’d like to accompany that warm glow that comes with supporting community radio with one of our thank you gifts!
It’s time for KOOP Radio’s Fall Membership Drive, celebrating 30 years of being on the air! Donate online or call 512-472-5667 to show your support for Community Radio here in Austin
Art Spark TX Radio Hour co-host Celia Hughes and I spoke on August 28. Michael A. Brown: At the KOOP website, the show’s tag line is “information and advocacy by
By Ryan J. Nims Is there a better way to soothe the mid-week blues than 90 minutes of emo and punk-adjacent music? Hosted by Stefny! at the Disco, The Emo
By: Stefny! at the Disco / Stephanie Robinson I’m gonna do that funny thing where I open this essay with a definition from the Oxford English Dictionary. And yes, I
By Erik Casarez Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. In today’s fast-paced world, more and more cultural artifacts enter the threshold of nostalgia every day. What used to be
As KOOP gears up to celebrate its 30th birthday on 12/17, some of the next few one-seven playlists will highlight some of the vast and diverse array of songs that
By Ryan J. Nims I have a confession: I was in my forties before I learned to appreciate “screamo” as a genre. I have been a fan of punk and
Saturday afternoons get crazy, weird, and fun when Darkside Daddy takes to the KOOP airwaves and Internet. We’ll keep his real name a secret, but you still can enjoy our