Jeff Spevak

@jeffspevak1

Rochester’s electro-pop band KOPPS will be featured on The Howard Stern Show on Howard 101 of the Howard Stern satellite radio network.

The station, along with Howard 100, are Stern's two uncensored channels on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Stern’s show airs at 9 a.m.

Last fall Stern discovered KOPPS’ “Thermometer,” a techno-R&B love-obsession number by KOPPS with an amusing mid-song break in which an official announcement warns that there is an emergency reported and they are to “cease operations and leave the building.” To which the band replies, “Nope.”

Rochester's Joywave plays for 4K at pre-tour show

KOPPS, which frequently plays Rochester clubs such as the Bug Jar, has a tight association with Rochester’s Joywave, which is currently touring the country. KOPPS has opened for Joywave at several big shows, including in New York City, and appears on the song “Tongues” from the Joywave album How Do You Feel Now?

The Rochester band’s thank-you to Stern for declaring “Thermometer” to be one of his favorite songs of 2015 was to show up at Stern’s studio in February to play a concert. That performance included music from Kopps’ EP The Sound of Music, a new song from its upcoming full-length release, and a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.”

KOPPS is lead singer Patricia Patrón, Kyle O on synthesizer and vocals, drummer Andrew York and bassist Travis Johansen.

JSPEVAK@Gannett.com