Playback: KOKE Is Back

The original KOKE returns to a soda fountain near you

"...Raines, and Jason Nassour have resurrected iconic call letters KOKE-FM, which in the Seventies embodied Austin's thinking-man-drinking-man sensibilities and..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Joe Gracey RIP

Once-time radio DJ Joe Gracey dies

"...best-known radio voices of Austin, Texas progressive country giant KOKE-FM, has died at age 61 from cancer...."

Nov. 17, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Fifth Annual KOKEFEST Brings Clint Black and More to Hutto

Two-day lineup includes Turnpike Troubadours, Robert Earl Keen, Aaron Watson, and more

"...founding mythos of the convergence of rednecks and hippies, KOKE-FM served as essential a role as the Armadillo World..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Crosstalk: Good Looks Lose Tour Van in Serious Car Crash, And More Music News

KOKEFEST abruptly canceled, and Lucy 93.3 switched to Latin pop

"...KOKEFEST, the alt-country festival hosted by parent station KOKE-FM, abruptly canceled its upcoming Hutto gathering in a July..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Now Streaming in Austin: A Night For Austin

Willie Nelson, Black Pumas, Paul Simon for music fundraiser

"...KGSR 97.1FM, (Link - Audio) • CBS Austin • KOKE-FM, 99.3FM (Link - Audio) • A Night in Austin..."

June 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Killing Floor

Another blues singer's called back home: honorary Austinite Hubert Sumlin

"...quite hot on the August afternoon in 1977 outside KOKE-FM when my then-husband Ken Hoge was on photo assignment..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Playback: Fringe Radio

Austin's newest radio frequency, Fringe

April 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas Rebel Radio

The Hill Country's Alt-Country Beacon

"...some of the ideas he learned from listening to KOKE-FM, the now-defunct Austin station that can probably lay claim..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...Gracey's warm, rumbling drawl was familiar to Austin via KOKE-FM, where he pioneered its progressive country format as a..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Love Us or Hiatus

Rare gigs and soft breakups from Iron Age and US Weekly

"...After losing his tongue at age 27, the one-time KOKE-FM jock and lifelong bassist largely communicated using a Magic..."

July 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fond Memories of Joe Gracey

Nov. 21, 2011 Postmarks

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

When the summer slows down, the live music starts to heat up.

"...KOKE-FM remains the soundtrack to Austin’s progressive country movement of..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Dialing for Dollar$

Austin radio stations scramble to keep the money flowing in a strange new media world

"...of doobie rock on KLBJ-FM and the alt.country of KOKE-FM, when commercial radio could occasionally produce outrageous moments of..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Page Two

Lost Austin behind us, Smart Growth ahead?

"...Stallion, the Alliance Wagon Yard, Soap Creek Saloon, and KOKE-FM. But it was a discussion worth having, and I..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column by Louis Black

The Luv Doc: Keeping the Sparks Alive

What fresh hell is this?

May 15, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Food-O-File

Is it "Goodnight" for iconic Hill's Cafe?

"...Earlier in the week, Cole told his early morning KOKE-FM listeners that he had just used the last $18,000..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Phil Music

"...to Austin in June,1977, he got a job at KOKE-FM, a radio power during the heyday of the cosmic..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...trying to get a jock job on country signal KOKE-FM, burned though his life savings ($400), and got by..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...we got on the radio"? Yes, the Skunks demos KOKE-FM deejay Joe Gracey recorded in his Electric Graceyland basement..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...up a favorite on Austin's cosmic cowboy radio station KOKE-FM...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Sammy Allred Dead at 84

Geezinslaw Brother and institutional ATX deejay passes

"...and longtime local deejay, has died at age 84, KOKE-FM reported...."

May 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Next Big Buzzes at SXSW 2018

Forecasting this year’s breakout acts

"...the Sixth Street bar could remain closed during SXSW. KOKE-FM's Tuesday showcase, starring Tyler Childers and Koe Wetzel, has..."

March 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Kerry Dawson 1949-2016

Austin’s master of the radio graveyard shift passes on

"...worked with Joe Gracey at progressive country hot spot KOKE-FM...."

Feb. 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Record Store Day

Why Record Store Day matters

"...at 10am immediately following Tom Allen's Country Gold on KOKE-FM, an affiliated station currently using that dial position. As..."

April 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Long Journey Home

The Houston Kid comes full circle

"...didn't cost a lot, and the light was on. KOKE-FM was on, and hippie girls were pretty. I'd just..."

April 18, 2014 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Alejandro Escovedo: R-O-C-K with the U.S.A.

Iconic rocker’s love affair with the Austin, part two

"...we have a lot of Joe Gracey’s sign-offs on KOKE-FM – with Waylon [Jennings] and Gram Parsons. Through the..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Post by Margaret Moser

ZZ Top

Tracking the beards

Dec. 27, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Early Morning Fire at Hill's Cafe

Damage was contained and restaurant will re-open

"...morning and alerted the fire department as well as KOKE-FM radio personality (and minority owner) Bob Cole. Cole and..."

Nov. 25, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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