I’ll be on @koopradio.bsky.social hosting New Kids on the Block on Wednesday with songs about the oceans, the seas, and other large bodies of water!

UPDATE: KOOP 91.7 FM is temporarily off the air due to an issue with the transmitter. This issue may persist for a week or more (ugh). Engineers are currently addressing this and we will keep you updated as new info is available. Meanwhile, KOOP is still broadcasting normally at koop.org.

‪KOOP Radio 91.7‬ So, you may have noticed that our FM signal is down. This is because Gyaos got in a snit when we couldn't find a song he requested & damaged our tower a bit. Anyway, we are hoping to resume on the FM in the next day or two. In the meantime our programs can be enjoyed at KOOP.org

Last Saturday Austin music luminar Patterson Barrett brought some friends by the the KOOP studios to do a tribute to Graham Parsons on Singer and the Song. Many folks stepped to the mic to belt out their fav Parsons tunes. Check it out here bit.ly/3BUQ4Ut

This week's pilfered promo art from an Angry Angles 2006 single on the Plastic Idol label. Original artwork is uncredited. STD airs every Saturday night from 8-10 CST on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streams worldwide at koop.org. Bringing the party since 1994!

This Friday at 1 pm, on the National Day of Action for Higher Education, PEOPLE UNITED talks about academic freedom and the political climate in Texas with historian Tom Alter and documentary director Anne Lewis, both active with the Texas State Employees Union.

The KOOP Radio interview with F—K MY SON! writer/director Todd Rohal: www.lightscameraaustin.net/todd-rohal-s... The Austin-shot comedy is now playing at the Alamo South Lamar. @koopradio.bsky.social #ToddRohal

This week's pilfered promo art from a 1979 Terminal Mind EP on No Records. Original art by band member Steve Marsh. STD airs every Sat. night from 8-10 CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streams worldwide at koop.org. Bringing the party since 1994!

Gonna be spinning some Halloween music on the Spin Cycle on @koopradio.bsky.social tonight at 7:00 Central. Maybe some songs you’ve heard a million times, but all physical media and maybe some deeper cuts.

On the latest episode of Singer and the Song (Saturdays at 2pm CT), Rush welcomed Dan Whitaker who filled the studio with his personal brand of Outlaw Country. You really should check it out at koop.org/program/the-...

This past Saturday we had us a Pick Up Party a the KOOP studios. Members who donated during Fall Membership Drive dropped by to claim their swag, get studio tours and socialize a bit with some KOOP volunteers. Big thanks to all who showed!

@koopradio.bsky.social & @bothkindsofmusic.bsky.social interview Rosy Nolan on their latest 10/27/2025 episode. Listen Here: koop.org/program/both...

The Singer and the Song welcomes Dan Whitaker. Dan's unique brand of country has an outlaw sensibility that fits right in now in his chosen home of Austin, Texas. He plays live for us the whole hour on KOOP 91.7 FM and koop.org, 3-4pm, Saturday, October 24th.

The KOOP Radio interview with Kelly Lipscomb, the Austin-based director of BITE TO BITE: www.lightscameraaustin.net/kelly-lipsco... The #bluefintuna documentary screens Saturday and Tuesday during the Austin Film Festival. @koopradio.bsky.social #BitetoBite #AustinFilmFestival #AFF2025 #AFF32

This week's pilfered promo art from Chicks on Speed’s 2000 “Chicks on Speed Will Save Us All” album on their own label. Original artwork by Tina Frank. STD airs every Saturday night from 8-10 CDT in Austin and streams worldwide at koop.org.

@koopradio.bsky.social & @bothkindsofmusic.bsky.social feature new Rosy Nolan single "Rising Up" in their October 20 episode at 9:12 PM alongside Southern Culture on the Skids and Calexico. koop.org/program/both...

Join Ghisallo Cycling Initiative and Get There ATX for Cyclovia ATX 2025! Cyclovia ATX is a free, family friendly event that takes place on November 8, 2025 from 10am-2pm at Marshall Middle School in the Mueller Neighborhood.

Tune in to Be Kind Rewind when Kim Simpson spins a whole stack of ripe-for-rediscovery ’80s rockabilly revival records. Artists include The Bopcats, Restless (pictured), Ray Campi, The Shakin’ Pyramids, and more! Friday, Oct 24, at 3:30 pm.

Join me 3-4:30 pm central today for KOOP at the Movies’ Prism 38 + Austin Film Festival interviews: - HOW FAR DOES THE DARK GO? dir. Bears Rebecca Fonté - NIGHT IN WEST TEXAS dir. Deborah S. Esquenazi - THE INQUISITOR dir. Angela Lynn Tucker - BITE TO BITE dir. Kelly Lipscomb @koopradio.bsky.social

NEW program coming up this week! Tune in at 1pm THIS THURSDAY (10/16) for another engaging chat on @koopradio.bsky.social 🎙️🤗

I’ll be on @koopradio.bsky.social tomorrow night with some spacy tunes! 8:00 Central on koop.org

@koopradio.bsky.social show Texchromosome Radio kicks off their show yesterday with new Rosy Nolan single "Get On Me." Listen here: koop.org/program/texc...

This MONDAY at 6 PM on Full Blast, tune in for songs by Lushlife, Sharon Jones, Dear Sherlock and many more!

Some featured artists on tonight's Stronger Than Dirt include Easybeats, Jets, Wire, Bram Tchaichovsky, Skafish, Plimsouls, Salvation Army, Ludus, Lush, PyPy, and lots of new music. 8 CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streaming worldwide at koop.org.

The Singer and the Song welcomes The Flyin' A's. Hilary and Stuart Adamson are a great couple that makes great music together, and they're from right here in Austin. join us as The Flyin' A's perform live for us the whole hour on KOOP 91.7 FM and koop.org, 3-4pm, Saturday, October 4, 2025

The KOOP Radio interview with Mike Blizzard, the Austin-based producer of CLEMENTE: www.lightscameraaustin.net/mike-blizzar... The Robert #Clemente documentary opens today at AFS Cinema. Q&A with Blizzard & exe. producer Richard Linklater on Saturday. @austinfilm.bsky.social @koopradio.bsky.social

This week's pilfered promo art from a 1980 Skafish single on I.R.S. Records. Photograph by Bill Sosin. STD airs every Saturday night at 8 CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streams worldwide at koop.org. Bringing the party sounds since 1994!

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED presents coverage of a presentation on Encampment for Citizenship’s summer residential program for youth immersing in participatory democracy, featuring EFC’s executive director, Jesus Salcido, and three past participants. 91.7 FM KOOP.org HD1 HD3

ICYMI, the KOOP Radio interview with GOOD BOY co-writer/director Ben Leonberg: www.lightscameraaustin.net/ben-leonberg... The #SXSW 2025 Midnighter is now in theaters. #GoodBoy @ifcfilms.bsky.social @shudder.com @koopradio.bsky.social

First ever DJ set in the can. Had a great time spinning old dance records!

Got my records ready to spin tonight at Community Garden with the @koopradio.bsky.social New Kids on the Block crew! Bonus point if you can tell me which record is peeking out of the bag.

The deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration for the upcoming Texas Constitutional Amendment Election is Monday, Oct. 6th! Visit VOTE411.org/lwvtx or LWVTexas.org for more information about voter registration and/or the upcoming election.

Current working playlist. Order may change

Wednesday’s International Folk Bazaar will thump & groove w/ the inimitable sounds of the late double bassist Danny Thompson. It’s possible that our very conception of the British folk revival depends entirely on him. Feat. The Pentangle, Nick Drake, John Martyn, & more. Wed., October 1, 12-1 pm.

Some featured artists on tonight's STD include Boyce & Hart (RIP Bobby Hart), Ohio Express, HMK, Clash, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Incredible Kidda Band, Apples in Stereo, Bobbyteens, Polysics, and lots of new music. 8CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 in Austin and streaming at koop.org.

This week's pilfered promo art from the Bobbyteens’ 2000 “Not So Sweet” album on Screaming Apple. Original design by Johnny Bartlett and photo by Michelle Wilson. STD airs every Sat night in Austin at 8CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 and streams at koop.org. Bringing the party sounds since 1994!

A big thanks to Jenny @koopradio.bsky.social for playing our new single All the Time (at the 43:55 mark) on her show Beat Happenings. #CommunityRadio We are thrilled to be played in Austin, TX amidst a whole heap of other cool bands. 👍 🤘 🎸 www.mixcloud.com/beathappenin...

Some featured artists on tonight's Stronger Than Dirt include Jacqueline Taïeb, Fancy, Alice Cooper, Young Marble Giants, Robyn Hitchcock, Revillos, Mission of Burma, Peter Zaremba’s Love Delegation, MOTO, Hollows and lots of new music. 8CDT on @koopradio.bsky.social 91.7 and streaming at koop.org.

During membership drive, KOOPers need the energy provided by generous local eateries. Believe us, we greatly appreciate it and highly endorse supporting them the way they supported us! Music: Up and Down South 7th by Kim Simpson from Mystery Lights II: Guitar Instrumentals

KOOP and sister station KVRX celebrate Ninety-One Seven Day on Wednesday, September 17 with a fun party at the 29th Street Ballroom (29thstreetballroom.com). Live music by Feathervane, Alma Muneca, Hunch, and Cormae along with KOOP and KVRX DJs spinning records.

Join me 3-4:30 p.m. CST today for KOOP at the Movies/Fantastic Fest coverage. Including: SHELBY OAKS dir. Chris Stuckmann DEATHSTALKER’s Daniel Bernhardt + dir. Steven Kostanski F MY SON! dir. Todd Rohal Golden Hornet/AGFA’s CINEMA RECOMPOSED KOOP Radio 91.7 FM / koop.org @koopradio.bsky.social

New article up at the @koopradio.bsky.social blog!

RIP Robert Redford. One of the greatest on and off the screen. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

KOOP's usual Second Thursday DJ Residency at Sunshine Vnyl is happening on the third Thursday this month. KOOP DJs Alejo and Lacifer from Be Kind Rewind will be spinning fun tunes from 4:30pm-6:30 at one of Austin's newest and coolest record stores.

This week's Dusty Diamond (a vintage gem from the Stronger Than Dirt vaults): The Dirtbombs' "Pheremone Smile" from the 1998 "Horndog Fest" album on In the Red Records. Wicked cool fuzz drenched garage punk. (Detroit)

One last KOOP testimonial and thank you for you donations! This one is courtesy of Celia Hughes, host of Art Spark TX Radio Hour, Mondays at 2pm.

Tonight on Full Blast, it’s all 20th Century music featuring songs from Joan Jett, Thin Lizzy, Bad Brains, Al Jarreau and many more including a rare gem from Kate Bush. A round of applause for everyone at KOOP and many thanks to our sustainers and donors!

We’re almost out of time - KOOP’s Fall Membership Drive ends in just a couple of hours!. Thanks to everyone who has already stepped up to keep this station strong. If you haven’t donated yet, there’s still time to make your gift count. AND get yourself a nifty gift in return! 512-472-5667, KOOP.org