It is hard to think about your community radio station without giving a nod to some of the longstanding volunteers we have – and we have MANY!  One of those volunteers, Jay Robillard, has been involved with KOOP even before we went on the air.  (hint:  we are celebrating our 17th birthday this year).  Some (many?) of our listeners were still in diapers when Jay’s program, The Lounge Show,  first hit the airwaves.  He grew up listening to the crooners of the 60s and just had to share his ‘easy’ style with the rest of the folks in Austin.

The Lounge Show is a mix of those crooners along with international jet set, kitschy, and comedic music just to name a few. 

Lights, Camera, Austin talks to Ezra Miller, the star of the psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin, which opens Friday in Austin. Also, the Austin Film Festival Film Program Director Stephen Jannise discusses the AFF's upcoming events for 2012. Finally, host Robert Sims reviews Albert Nobbs and Man on a Ledge. Wednesday, 2/1, 1-2 p.m.

The Singer and the Song with Rush Evans welcomes Austin singer/songwriter, Dana McBride, to the show this week to sing live in the studio for us. That's streaming online at koop.org, Wednesday, 2/1, 7-8pm.

Happy New Year!

With the new year, we'd like to share with you a couple of changes to our new schedule. Beats of Burden - now on Thursdays at 12:00 noon, exploring various latin rhythms and genres ranging from mambo, salsa, cumbia to moombhaton, reggaeton, dubstep, and more. Under the Covers - Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. only on the KOOP stream - focuses on cover music that brings something special, better, or new to the original. Give them a listen. As always, you'll like what you hear!

Our January Volunteer of the month is a relative newcomer to the station, but you’d never know it. Tam Laird is always at hand, helping out with KOOP in a variety of ways. Like many volunteers, Tam has a show, “Fade To Yellow,” which airs on Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm during our afterhours internet broadcast. If you haven’t checked it out, it is well worth a listen. Tam spins music that speaks to him and is something that isn’t heard much on commercial radio including Post-rock, IDM, Electronic, Ambient and Drone.

On Veteran’s Day 2011, the Graveside Service hosted the first annual tour of the historic Texas State Cemetery. More than a dozen listeners and KOOP radio personalities attended the docent-led tour...

KOOP proudly announces our new Winter 2011 schedule which runs through April 2012. Please help us to welcome these new programs and their programmers to the KOOP Schedule: 

• Beats Of Burden
• Blues Junction
• Patchanka
• Pearl's General Store
• Pocket Beats
• The Singer and the Song

Check it out!