This Week on KUPR - the details

May 11-17, 2026:
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MONDAY:

• NOTE: Our Monday morning set aside for system maintenance is scheduled for midnight Sunday night, some nights requiring more than hour. Otto will fill the remainder of the time with music. Mystery Music's encore now begins at 2 am.
• Beginning Monday at 7 am, enjoy two hours of music exclusively by New Mexico artists each week day - Today it's all about Biscuits and Gravy - mostly western, folk, bluegrass. Americana - all part of our commitment to the great musical talent in New Mexico now and in the past. Submissions from NM musicians encouraged; mail cds marked "local" to PO Box 888, Placitas, NM 87043 or email tracks here. All other musicians, read instructions here.
• Tune in at 9 am weekdays for three hours of Musica Nuevo Mexico y Mas with DJ Kelly Esparsen - Rancheros, Cumbias, Boleros, Nortenos, Corridos and more. Kelly is an experienced DJ, lover of the music you love, and a recent Placitan. We are happy he is continuing KUPR's commitment to its New Mexico music listeners. 
• At noon Indigenous Brilliance with host Lyle Toledo Yazzie brings you both traditional and contemporary native music. 
• At 2 pm Indigenous in Music is excited to be part of a very special album premiere. From Colorado by way of Alaska, we welcome back Shantil Dukart. She’s an Indigenous artist known for blending jazz, hip-hop, and experimental sound into something truly her own. Three years ago, she joined us with her album Lady and the Champ—and today, she’s back. We’re honored to help launch her brand new release, Chantil and the Dukes of Art.
• 3:00 pm tune in for John McNerney's Early Daze is back playing classic Rock and Roll from the 60s through the 80s. 
• Today at 5:00 pm Marty Tippens brings you his weekly Music of the Space Age and Beyond. Now on the air for two hours with an encore at midnight Saturdays.
• George Koinis hosts The Jazz Groove now from 7 pm until 9 pm. Enjoy a wide variety of jazz styles and genres including traditional, big band, be-bop, gypsy and modern. 
• Then at 9 pm it's Bioneers with Indigenous Rising: From Alcatraz to Standing Rock: History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. From the historic Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to the fossil fuel fights throughout Canada and the U.S. today, Indigenous resistance illuminates an activism founded in a spiritual connection with the web of life and the human community - with Julian NoiseCat, Dr. LaNada War Jack and Clayton Thomas Müller. Bioneers is brought to you by Las Placitas Association.
• From 10 pm to midnight, catch the encore of Electric Bosque, hosted by Sasquatch on Saturday mornings at 7 am. 

TUESDAY:

• Beginning Monday at 7 am, enjoy two hours of music exclusively by New Mexico artists each week day - Today it's New Mexico Gumbo - a musical stew with your favorites like Felix y los Gatos and Max Baca - all part of our commitment to the great musical talent in New Mexico now and in the past. You'll be hearing some genuine.  Things that will remind you why you love living in New Mexico. Submissions from NM musicians encouraged; mail cds marked "local" to PO Box 888, Placitas, NM 87043 or email tracks here. All other musicians, read instructions here.
• At 8 am, before New Mexico Gumbo continues, catch a quick health tip from Dr. Jessica Sweet of the Jemez Wellness Center. Our interview with her and the work they do in the community is in the archives.
• Tune in at 9 am weekdays for three hours of Musica Nuevo Mexico y Mas with DJ Kelly Esparsen - Rancheros, Cumbias, Boleros, Nortenos, Corridos and more. Kelly is a lover of the music you love, and a recent Placitan. We are happy he is continuing KUPR's commitment to its New Mexico music listeners. 
• At noon join us for three hours of Blues from the Roadhouse with host Alan Ball with the best of vintage and new blues.
• At 3 pm, another locally produced hour of great music - Shiftless Radio Hour with DJ Linda playing country, folk, and genre-defying tunes to enjoy on a Tuesday afternoon.
• At 4 pm, the popular Pearls with host Sarah Lawndart. Eclectic doesn't begin to describe Sarah's taste in poetry, music and more. Good stuff.
• At 5 pm, long-time favorite Let's Get Creative airs. Larry Goodell starts the hour with some featured poetry, followed by music and interviews from Jerry Di. 
• At 6 pm join us for an all new locally-produced show: Dinner Jazz and More with host Glenn Aparicio Parry. Enjoy jazz from the cool era of Miles Davis (50s and early 60s) the first hour gently moving to crossover artists like Bonnie Raitt in the second hour. Nothing loud - just enjoyable dinner music.
• At 8 pm we will encore an interview with John Bullock aired on Community Voices at 8 am last Friday
• At 9 pm enjoy an hour of Global Village: Global Village marks the birthday of keyboardist, singer and songwriter Steve Winwood. We’ll hear world-influenced music he did under his own name, with Traffic, and as a guest with Marianne Faithfull, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Toots & the Maytals, Dolores Keane (who passed away in March), and more.
• Now at At 10 pm, enjoy an encore of Thursday morning's Mike's House.
• At 11 pm enjoy the encore of Anna Rudolph's Sunday Chasing the Muse.

WEDNESDAY:

• Beginning Monday at 7 am, enjoy two hours of music exclusively by New Mexico artists each week day - Today it's all about Vintage New Mexico bands - step back in time with us for some bands you will remember along with some you probably never heard of - all part of our commitment to the great musical talent in New Mexico now and in the past. Submissions from NM musicians encouraged; mail cds marked "vintage" to PO Box 888, Placitas, NM 87043 or email tracks here. All other musicians, read instructions here.
• At 9am Alonzo Lucero is live in the studio today with his selection of Rancheros, Cumbias, Boleros, Nortenos, Corridos and more. After 55 years on the air, Alonzo is moving toward retirement but loves his listening audience so much he just can't say goodbye. He will be live on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week.
• At noon enjoy another hour of music archives with host Paul Ingles. Remembering Bob Weir: When The Rock and Roll Music Meets the Rising, Shining Sun: Bob Weir, the beloved co-founder of the Grateful Dead and solo artist and collaborator in his later years, is remembered in this hour long celebration of music and commentary featuring music journalist David Gans and host Paul Ingles.  Weir died January 10, 2026 at the age of 78.  Seven of Weir's most cherished performances are included in this hour.
• At 1 pm enjoy Sounds from the Mother Road from Public Radio Exchange.  This week on the Mother Road a few vintage tunes from Cliff Bruner, Red Simpson, Gene O'Quinn, Moon Mulligan as well as contemporary artists, Wayne Hancock, Dale Watson, Guy Clark and more. Sounds from the Mother Road is weekly exploration of the last 70 years of American Roots Music, featuring western swing, country, rockabilly,cowboy tunes and the artists who continue those traditions today.
• At 2 pm DJ Sal Treppiedi hosts Sounds from the Superhighway for three hours. 
• Today at 5 pm join us for hours 1 and 2 of The Main Stream from Native Voice One. Host Brett Maybee (Seneca) curates a program that explores the best recorded music of yesterday and today. Brett draws upon his love of all music to create the very best listening experience.
• At 7 pm, tune in for Hindsight with Johnny Lawndart - music underplayed and overlooked. Themes and the best of overlooked music. 
• Then at 9 pm, Singer-songwriter Peter Rowan is featured in a concert recorded at the Fur Peace Ranch October 19, 2024.
• At 10 pm is our exclusively aired series "Stolen Moments" from the late Simon Barley. You will be treated to the best in acoustic modern jazz recorded between 1944 and 1969. Check out our talent page on the website to learn more about the amazing Simon Barley.

THURSDAY:

• At 7 am, enjoy an hour of music exclusively by New Mexico artists.
• At 8 am, enjoy Mike's House with host Michael Stovall will continue our Thursday morning tribute to New Mexico artists with interviews and live music. Mike returns with a 9-midnight time slot with more music and interviews with New Mexicans in the music business. 
• At 9am KUPR tune in for Alonzo Lucero for more Musica Nuevo Mexico y Mas.
• Join us at noon for another KUPR exclusive, Stories with Montie. Montie will be returning weekly with another true story from New Mexico's past. Today's story is about Santa Fe.
• At 12:30 pm we air another segment of  Moving Waters, another documentary series recorded, directed and produced by Jack Loeffler. Today's episode is about the Rio Grande Pueblos.
• At 1 pm enjoy 10,000 Good Songs - Music Documentarian Paul Ingles shares some of the best from his multi-genre collection of tunes. Music you won't hear on commercial radio.  
• At 3pm join Spinning Kenny G and the Mystery Hour.
• Dr. David Hoekenga's Harmonies from the Sandias airs at 6 pm, tonight's feature TBA.
• ​Join us at 8 pm for an encore of Tim Trujillo's popular Straight No Chaser.
• At 10 pm: Searching for the First Rock and Roll Song where you will hear music from that time when rhythm and blues and rock and roll were emerging but hadn’t yet become a predictable formula. A time when musicians were listening to and incorporating these music’s exciting emergence into their own style of music – music that is difficult to categorize. Not a hits, oldies, or “history of” radio show. it’s all the songs that influenced our now-legendary musicians who are regularly featured in all those hits, oldies, and “history of” radio shows.

FRIDAY:

• At 7 am, enjoyan hour of free form music exclusively by New Mexico artists - It's part of our commitment to the great musical talent in New Mexico now and in the past. New Mexico poetry is mixed in with the music - from our newest member of the KUPR family - Emily Romero. Enjoy! Submissions from NM musicians encouraged; mail cds marked "local" to PO Box 888, Placitas, NM 87043 or email tracks here. All other musicians, read instructions here.
• At 8 am we continue Community Voices - a weekly offering of interviews, New Mexico musicians in concert recorded by KUPR and fire prevention information. Today segment is another jewel from our arhives - an interview with Placitas singer/songwriter Nancy Rudulph
• At 9am, tune in for Fridays' Musica Nuevo Mexico y Mas with Otto in charge - selections from our library of your favorite New Mexico tunes.
• At noon, Tim Trujillo leads off at noon with Straight No Chaser, for two hours with an encore at 8 pm Thursdays. Check out Tim's sidekick Richard Warren on our Talent Page and on the air. He knows a lot about the music he selects.
• At 2 pm we are excited to introduce Michael Garcia of Santa Ana Pueblo and the Life of a Dog on the Rez Radio Show. Michael is a natural storyteller, bringing a new and engaging voice to KUPR. Read more about him on our talent page. Indigenous in Music has moved to Mondays at 2 pm.
• At 3 pm join us for Peace Talks Radio, a series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Today we will air Learning Peace From History. On this episode, correspondent Sarah Holtz speaks with three historians who warn against the danger of historical amnesia to peace and conflict resolution.
• ​​At 4 pm enjoy KUPR's Happy Hour with Michael Garcia, host of Friday's Life of a Dog on the Rez Radio Show.
• At 7 pm it's an encore of Hindsight from Wednesday evening.
• At 9 pm - Michael Stovall with Mike on the Mike is live late Fridays at KUPR. 

SATURDAY:

• At 7 am we kick off Saturday morning with Electric Bosque. DJ Sasquatch returns to the radio at KUPR, after a decade on the college radio station KCPR in San Luis Obispo, California, where he hosted a range of shows. He's excited to be back on the airwaves, sharing the music that tickles his ears in "Electric Bosque," a two-hour-long wander through electronic music new and old. 
• Saturday morning at 9 am join us for a two-hour KUPR unique venture into the world of music. Patrick Vander Wyden hosts Hidden Gems of the 21st Century: Great music missing from commercial radio. Patrick harvests rain water for the station, is working on our planned solar power backup and is a member of the managing council. On Saturday mornings he introduces you to music he enjoys, but is missing from the playlists of most radio stations. 
• Join us at 11 for Whiskey in the Jar, old time fiddle and traditional Irish music with host Marc Robert. Marc has been a fixture on the Placitas music scene for years, playing banjo, guitar and acoustic bass. He’s part of the Virginia Creepers, a local old time band, and also plays with his son Michel as Littlefoot (also old time) and with fiddler Eileen Sullivan as Far From Home (traditional Irish music).  Whiskey in the Jar is two hours now.
• At noon Bill Honker returns with Home Again, recorded in Colorado for KUPR.
• At 1 pm host Beyond Words with Blaze Defiant airs in a new time slot. Enjoy music, poetry and all sorts of spoken word.
• Next up at 2 pm is Saturday Afternoon Freeform with Jerry D featuring Americana, Bluegrass, and Jambands, just to name a few. 
• Bobbi Bell's OutWest Hour comes on at 4 PM- music, poetry, prose, Western, Western Swing, Cowboy Country and more. 
• At 5 pm is an exotica jazz show - The Enchanted Tiki Hut with hosts Kitty and Mr. C. This show is another unique KUPR offering!
• At 7 pm we are excited to bring you another unique, locally produced show - The Lounge with host Nick Upton. Nick joined KUPR after a 45-year career in radio.
• Then at 8 pm, enjoy an encore of Music of the Space Age hosted by Marty Tippens (the Martian), a great show airing live on Mondays. 
• Hours 4 and 5 of The Main Stream run from 8 to 10 pm.

SUNDAY:

• At 7 am, another new show - Classical Guitar Alive!  In honor of the 141st anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to singularly extraordinary Paraguayan guitarist-composer Agustin Barrios Mangoré (May 5, 1885- August 7, 1944), interviews with Grammy-winning guitarist David Russell, historic recordings producer Jack Silver, and the late Richard “Rico” Stover (1945-2019), author of “Six Silver Moonbeams,” a biography of Agustin Barrios Mangoré.
• Sunday Morning with Ken Grimes and Lynn Kaskela begins at 9am for a Morning Blend of mostly mellow music to begin your Sunday.
• Ken is followed by Mandolin Magic with host George Koinis at 11, one hour of music featuring some of the world's finest mandolinists playing solo, in duets, with ensembles, and with orchestras.
• Katie Stone's award-winning show The Children's Hour - Banned Books. What is a banned book? Who decides which books are to be banned, and from where are they banned? When a book is banned, is it still possible to read it? Our interns have researched and explored banned books. We even hear a portion of a banned book read by its author, and hear a book review about a book that has the topic of banned books as part of the storyline. Hear from an author whose book was banned in one Michigan school district because it was accused of teaching a college level concept called critical race theory. Laurel Goodluck‘s book, Forever Cousins tells the story of two young cousins who live far apart, but who delight in getting together in the summertime, as they attend a ceremony on the reservation where their grandparents live. Then we hear a Kids Crew review of the award winning book Lived on Butterfly Hill, first published in 2014. The historic novel recounts one child’s experiences of living in Chile during an era of political revolution. Books were banned in this story, and in real life Chile at that time, but the grandmother (“Abuela”) character saves books by hiding them. After the dictatorship in Chile ended, the books Abuela saved helped preserve the written legacy of the nation. Banned Books Week is celebrated every year. You can learn more about what children’s books are the top 10 banned books of last year, and how librarians are pushing back against censorship at PEN America. American teenagers ages 13 to 21 can get a free, unlimited library membership to the Brooklyn Public Library to check out digital books, as part of their Booked Unbanned program.
• From 1-4 pm. DJ Ken Ward is on the air with “Tombstone Every Mile” for vintage honky-tonk and bluegrass, truckin’ songs, western swing and cowboy classics, gospel quartets, and the occasional old-time string band tune.  Ken is on for three hours now.
• ​​At 4 pm we air a three-hour KUPR exclusive: Women's Voices - Hour 1 is The Voice with Pam D, featuring a different theme each show. At 5 PM is singer/songwriter Anna Rudolph and Chasing the Muse. Then, at 6 pm, Women in Jazz joins the Women's Voices lineup, hosted by George Koinis. 
• At 7 pm we are beginning a new format - sometimes live; sometimes recorded. You might know that the host of Stage and Screen, Keith Allen West, is a working actor - like a real, dues paying SAG actor. When we are lucky enough to catch him not working, he will bring you show tunes from Broadway and the big screen. When he's not available, you will be treated to some Big Band music from Sound Ideas that is bringing you some of the latest jazz sides and multi-woodwind instrumentalist Aaron Irwin in an interview where we discuss his latest recording entitled Spark.
• At 8 pm enjoy Old Time Radio Theater with host Ken Jones. You’ll be listening to an evening of dramatic performances from the brilliant English actor Sir Michael Redgrave in playwright Thomas Job’s hit Broadway play Uncle Harry  (1948) and the radio version of Thomas Hardy’s great novel Return of the  Native (1948).Next week we’ll feature some extraordinary radio broadcasts from The Lives of Harry Lime and Donovan’s Brain.
• At 10 pm to midnight we run an encore of Thursday's 10,000 Good Songs from music Documentarian Paul Ingles with a weekly mix of music from his multi-genre personal collection - mostly stuff you only get from public radio.