Our Shows
Our station is home to a number of KAOS-produced music and public affairs shows. Learn more about our shows and hosts below.
See our full program schedule here.
Sunday
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Celtic, spiritual, and earth music with news
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Poppy tunes with occasional indie ventures
(temporarily off air! we hope for Miss Melissa to be back sometime in the new year)
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Jandek, Jandek, and more Jandek
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An eclectic mix of heavy metal, soul, and other revolutionary music
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2 hours of dance music for the soul
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Interviews with prominent figures on native issues, with occasional music
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Native-focused punk and alt-rock
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Traditional and contemporary native folk music
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Eclectic mix of religious artists overlooked by religious radio
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(name not final)
Ambient, Drone and more assorted experimental music
Monday
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Start your day off heavy with a dose of rock & psychedelic goodies
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An eclectic morning show, primarily indie pop/rock, with occasional ventures into soul & R&B
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Punk, Twee and Electro-pop, occasionally heavy, often international
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Often forgotten 90’s indie, twee and alt-rock
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Alt-rock, punk, and more. Songs to love and hate to.
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Indie rock, pop and ambient
(show name not finalized)
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Four hours of classic jazz from many times and many places
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All new music! Releases from the past handful of weeks / days. Your taste is so last week!
Tuesday
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A mix of world and folk music to start your day, with the occasional history lesson
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Jazz, experimental and improvised music
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Experimental radio comedy with some music now and again
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World, rock, and dance music
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Music. Duh.
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Artful grooves, psychedelic rock, experimental folk and beyond
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Bad vibes radio. Heavy music, noise, doomsday prep, grind, experimental.
Wednesday
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Folk picks for your morning from KAOS vet
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Interviews with local non-profits offering services to the public
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Lo-fi, electronic, jazz, and R&B
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Indie pop, alt-rock, and electronic. Sometimes a trip through the underplayed CDs of the KAOS library.
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Alt-rock, indie rock, and post-punk
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An eclectic mix of new and old from around the PNW
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Modern soul, funk, R&B, and dance
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An inter-genre deep dive, alternating between the “then” and the “now”
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Live in-studios featuring local and touring artists
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Post-punk, shoegaze, dream pop, electronic and beyond
Thursday
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An eclectic morning show, primarily indie pop/rock, with occasional ventures into soul & R&B
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Femme-focused political rock and folk anthems
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A political interview show, discussions with progressive voices ignored by mainstream media
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Eclectic mix of femme & LGBTQ artists across genres, featuring independent and local acts
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Blues, rock, pop, old and new
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Bluegrass, old-time, folk and Americana, one of the longest running KAOS programs
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Wide range of classical music. When you’re here, you’re in the club!
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Live in-studio performances and interviews, and eclectic music picks
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Experimental and free jazz
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Your weekly hip-hop hour
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The worst show on air.
Friday
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An eclectic morning mix of folk, rock, and world music.
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Live locally – groove globally. Focused studies of artists and scenes from all corners of the world.
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Indie, alt rock and emo
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Music and interviews with underground musicians
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Guerilla recordings from the Olympia live music scene
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Underground and overlooked electro-pop and new wave
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Forgotten and obscure 60’s psychedelic and progressive rock
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News and interviews regarding issues and events at The Evergreen State College
Saturday
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Hip-hop, funk, Latin jazz, dance music and Afrobeat
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A wide variety of rock from across the ages. Often skewing bluesy / roots influenced.
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Blues, folk and old-time from the early 20th century
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Forgotten hits from the 70s and 80s
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Grunge, Alt-Rock, and rap, classic college radio
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Experimental, modern and contemporary classical
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An auditory endurance test. A feast for the senses?
