Your Morning Man Jay Robillard, host of KOOP's own Lounge Show, will be spinning discs TONIGHT at the KOOP 31st Birthday Bash at Antone's! This between sets by Rosie Flores and Body Rock, so what more could ever want? To experience all this and more, get yer tics here: bit.ly/49YWwa9

Where life is celebrated through dance & music; Body Rock has evolved & transformed this concept into a ceremony of self-expression A DJ on 2 turntables weaving soundscapes & MC’s on a microphone leading call and response. And you can respond to their call at the KOOP Birthday Bash: bit.ly/49YWwa9

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features the late activist, artist and arts educator Daniel Llanes (1949-2025), performing original poetry. A celebration of his life has been scheduled on Sunday afternoon, February 8th, from 1:00 to 4:00 at The Cathedral, 2403 E 16th St, in East Austin.

What's to say about Rosie Flores? She's a triple-threat Texas musician who applies her talents to the business of rocking on stage! I mean her sound is huge and joyous and she's on the Antone's stage on Friday night for KOOP's Birthday Bash! Join her for one helluva celebration: bit.ly/49YWwa9

KOOP BIRTHDAY BASH IS COMING UP FAST! The lineup features Rosie Flores w/ The Talismen, Body Rock ATX, DJ sets from Morning Man Jay Robillard of The Lounge Show, and Double Heads bringing their full MC energy. Plus there's a silent auction & surprises along the way. Get Yer Ducats: bit.ly/49YWwa9

episodes from 01/13/2026 and 01/06/2026 are now available for streaming on the show archive at koop.org/program/audi... listen live tuesdays at noon cst on KOOP 91.7FM community radio in austin, tx, also streaming live at koop.org #koop #austin #radio #music #communityradio @koopradio.bsky.social

New Year's Democracy Resoltion #1 - Register to vote or help someone else register. For more information, visit lwvtexas.org/register-vote

KOOP is happy to welcome a new show to its after hours stream! Cult Stereo streams every Monday night from 9-10 with host Ross Topol taking you on a "genre-less pilgrimage through sound." Be sure to check out his show page at koop.org/program/cult... Congrats, Ross!

Today on Adventures in Sound Join host Dennis Campa to celebrate the birthday of his friend, Patrick Springer! Patrick will join us live by phone, and we'll hear some of his favorite records (including lots of great music from the 1920s & 1930s). 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

This week's pilfered promo art from the Didjits’ 1992 “Little Miss Carriage!” EP on Touch and Go. Cover art and photo design by Shake It Loose Graphics. STD airs every Sat night from 8-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streams worldwide at koop.org. Party sounds since 1994!

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED talks about autocracy, US foreign policy, and the ouster of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s acting president with organizer and pundit Rahul Mahajan and writer and translator Clifton Ross.

The KOOP Radio preview of the Austin Film Society’s January 2026 programming with Lars Nilsen and Jazmyne Moreno: www.lightscameraaustin.net/austin-film-... @koopradio.bsky.social @thelarsnilsen.bsky.social #AustinFilmSociety #AFSCinema

Voting is open for the Austin Music Awards, & showing some love for KOOP takes about 30 seconds & one well-aimed click. Head over and vote KOOP for Best Radio Station, Best Radio Show & Best Radio Personality and Grace Reyer of The Clear Spot for Best Poster Artist. bit.ly/4jsil68 Ends 1-19-26

episodes from 01/06/2025 and 12/30/2025 are now available for streaming on the show archive at koop.org/program/audi... listen live tuesdays at noon cst on KOOP 91.7FM community radio in austin, tx, also streaming live at koop.org #koop #austin #radio #music #communityradio @koopradio.bsky.social

Some featured artists on tonight’s Stronger Than Dirt include the Who, Pretty Things, Henriette Coulouvrat, Chelsea, Book of Love, Green River, Embrooks, Black Sunday, Limiñanas, as well as lots of new music. 8-10CST on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streaming worldwide at koop.org.

This week's Stronger Than Dirt pilfered promo art from Chelsea’s 1979 s/t Step-Forward Records. Original design by the band and Tony Maclean. Photography by Maclean. STD airs every Sat night from 8-10pm CST on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streams at koop.org. Party sounds since 1994!

This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: We'll celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of producer George Martin. Among the artists we'll hear from: Cilla Black, Peter Sellers, The Temperance Seven, and many others (including that band from Liverpool). 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from the Reason, host of Bloodstains from the Grave (Friday 3pm-3:30) with an assist from Johnny Jukebox. BFTG is your weekly dose of all things punk.

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features writer and organizer Bill Fletcher, Jr., on race, settler colonialism, international solidarity, and the Palestinian question.

Miss it? Don't fret! just go to koop.org/program/koop... to check it out On Demand!

Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from DJ Alejo, one of the rotating hosts of Be Kind Rewind (Friday 3:30pm-4:30), that totally tubular show all about the 80s.

2025 brought a bumper crop of newly certified programmers to KOOP. Congratulations to all of them! & special thanks not only to KOOP’s training team, but also to our wonderful listeners! Your support assures we can train members of the community who unique and diverse voices to the ATX airwaves.

Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from DJ Sean, one of the rotating hosts of Search and Destroy (Saturday 6pm-7), the show that provides heavy doses of heavy metal, hardcore, and all things loud.

Tonight's Stronger Than Dirt show is part 2 of my 2025 Year in Review tribute to fave tunes from the past year. That's 8-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streaming worldwide at koop.org. You can hate the year, but love the music!

RIP Perry Bamonte. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from DJ Saltnteppa, host of Exclamation! (Friday 4:30pm-6), the show that's all about fun with upbeat/high energy music! And there's even a song dedication line!

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features poet Amanda Johnston talking about, and performing from, her poetry collection “Another Way to Say Enter.” A co-founder of Black Poets Speak Out, she is also the Executive Director of Torch Literary Arts and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate.

Merry Xmas y'all, this Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ Nimbus, one of the members of the New Kids on the Block show. NKOTB is a show that allows DJs in their first year of programming to hone their broadcast skills and gain confidence. It streams every Wednesday night from 8-9 on koop.org.

Today's Best of 2025 Top list comes from Dennis Campa, host of Adventures in Sound (Saturday 1pm-2) and once a month host of Adventures in Jazz Sound (12pm-2).

Last Sunday, Dec 21, Fuzzy Dunlap generously allocated his hour of Autobahn to the KOOP Christmas Players to present an original radio play called "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" by Kim Loe, w/live music by Zack Wiggs & it's still available to be heard through the holidays at koop.org/program/auto...

New KOOP Programmers Incoming!! Congratulations to Haris Quershi, Ross Topol and Ben Lution, who, after going through KOOP's training, are now officially certified, bonafide and qualified to step in front of the mic and broadcast over our airwaves!!

This Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from DJ DaddyFemme, host of Mood Ring (Tuesday 4:30pm-6), a show that brings you a pansexual genre agnostic sonic sensation for every occasion. They are also a member of the Austin-centric 512unes (Wednesday 12pm-1) collective.

Today's Best of 2025 Top 5 list is from one of KOOP's newer programmers, DJ Photon, host of Full Blast (Monday 6pm-7), a show that brings you heavy grooves, juicy hooks and stadium riffs.

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Hold onto your hats & get ready for hilarious holiday hijinks as the KOOP Community Radio Players return to the airwaves for our 3rd Annual Holiday Radio Play, “I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas,” performed LIVE TONIGHT, SUN, DEC 21st, 7:30pm to 8:30pm on KOOP 91.7 FM and streaming worldwide at koop.org.

It's an 80's Christmas show with your host Melinda Bee playing festive tracks from Orange Juice, Durutti Column, Captain Sensible, Klaus Nomi, and I promise I will not send you to Whamhalla. Today at 3:30 CST on KOOP Radio 91.7 or on the lovely interwebs at koop.org.

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED presents its 20th-anniversary special, showcasing some of the program’s highlights over the years. (To learn more about the show, you can also check out Shea Trumeter’s 2024 interview with host, Allan Campbell, at our station’s website: koop.org/2024/11/koop...)

Take a gander ash this Best of 2025 Top 5 list that comes from Miss Buttercup, host of Roses and Thorns (Monday 11am-12), the show that celebrates the love and meets you where you are in the heartbreak.

This sounds very cool, don't it? Well if you missed the original broadcast, don't despair. You can check it out On Demand right here: koop.org/program/new-...

Nora & Michelle w/the staff of OPRC L-R Nora, De’borah Pool (Dir. of Reentry Initiatives OPRC), Mary Moran (Exec. Director of OPRC), Pamela Holt (Dir. of Community Engagement OPRC) & Michelle @koopradio.bsky.social studios after our chat. Check it out here: koop.org/program/koop... if you missed it!

This here Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Jenny Schurk, member of two collectives, Beat Happenings (Friday 6pm-7), an eclectic mix of indie, post-punk and punk, and The Clear Spot (Saturday 7pm-8), a freeform program for voracious consumers of sound.

Cover art of the week: Vaguess’s 2025 “Another Man’s Treasure” album on Refry Records. Artwork (and all the music on the album) by Vinny Earley. He made it for his mom for last Christmas, which is pretty cool!

This weeks pilfered promo art from Poison 13's 1985 "First You Dream..." album on Wrestler Records. Cover by Jean Jordan. STD airs every Saturday from 8pm-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social in Austin and trems worldwide at koop.org. Party sounds since 1994!

Speaking of Loud Patrick, you can listen to some of his 2025 favorites here: koop.org/program/the-...

This Best of 2025 Top 5 list comes from Loud Patrick host of The Magic Box (Thurs 3pm-4), a show full of sweet jam, psych, funk, & fusion music, habitually live and guaranteed groovy. Say Patrick: "All tastes are important in making a flavorful meal of tunes!" And so 'tis with this scrumptious list.

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED talks about Red Salmon Arts, casa de Resistencia Books, w/ Lilia Rosas, the nonprofit’s Executive Director and the bookstore’s primary caretaker. Sun 12 to 6pm Red Salmon Arts hosts a holiday market and fundraiser, at Resistencia Books, @ 2000 Thrasher Lane.

This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: It's the first of 2 seasonal shows. Tune in for vintage holiday-themed recordings from England. Lots of Christmas cheer from The Beatles, The Dad's Army cast, The Goons, and many others. It’s happening on December 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM and KOOP.org

Today's Best of 2025 Top5 list comes from Dave Jaffe, one of the hosts of Folkville, a program that showcases traditional folk, roots, Americana and contemporary singer/songwriters. Catch it every Tuesday evening at 7pm on our koop.org stream and Dave every other Tuesday.

Tonight is the second (hopefully) annual KOOP homecoming DJ night at community. From 7-11 KOOP alumni John Erler (you may know him from Master Pancake Theater), Edward Johnson (Magic ELJ) and Carla Shiflet (Ms. 45s) will be spinning tunes.

This Top 5 is from DJ Marc, host of Ear Candy 2.0 (Monday 4:30pm-6) who says: Gentle listener, of course it's impossible to narrow down thousands of amazing records to a top 5. The "Top 5" on the list really resonated within my heart this year, as did numerous others, including: