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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood Christmas Day 2020

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It’s Christmas morning here in the neighborhood, maybe in your neighborhood as well. And we’ve been in somewhat of a quandary as to how to honor and celebrate the day. I think the classic story for the day and the entire holiday season is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,... Read more

A Very Negativland Christmas

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/25/2020 at 3:00am
Erin Yanke (Life During Wartime), Dr. Zomb (Dr. Zomb's Stereo Obscura) and Rich L. (Radio Lost & Found) team up to bring you, dear KBOO listeners, a Christmas Eve treat, with five hours of Negativland! We'll have lots of amazing sound art by Negativland and even a surprise ... Read more

Katherine Dunn reads excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/22/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present katherine Dunn reading letters from Father Christmas written by the creator of Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien. Created as replies to the letters Tolkien's children would write to Santa Claus. Fortunato is joined in the studio by Umatilla Rose to pres... Read more

Home For the Holidays Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big show for today. Once again we present Katherine Dunn reading excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. Also DK Holm and Jeff Godsil from KBOO's Film @ 11, will come on to discuss the recent David Fincher production "Mank". There will also be some h... Read more

The Wiggle Room on 12/19/20

Airs at: Sat, 12/19/2020 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Produced for:  The Wiggle Room
  2020's Wiggle Room Holiday Special features Jimi Hendrix, Smegma, The Fallen Angel Choir (all 3 groups are depicted here). Also: Eartha Kitt, Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians, James Brown, Spike Jones, Hitting Birth, The Bobs, Dr. Demento, The Mad Daddy, Louis Armstrong,... Read more

Thom Bray previews his one-man show "A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading" streaming live this holiday season

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The holidays are here and, along with it, our own holiday traditions. For many of us, the season isn’t complete without attending a performance of The Nutcracker, or Handel’s Messiah, or any of the many other Christmas-themed, in-person events. This season, many of those e... Read more

Have Yourself A Swinging Country Christmas

Airs at: Sat, 12/19/2020 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Have Yourself A Swinging Country Christmas! Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 12/10/20

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/11/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another episode of Radio Lost & Found coming from my home studio - beaming straight to KBOO - and into your cozy home. No muss, no fuss. Cancel anytime. I'll have more cuts from the new Negativland album The World Will Decide, some newly released madness from The Firesign T... Read more

Sounds Unsound late December 2020

Airs at: Sun, 12/27/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
There will not be any Holiday music on this show. Plenty of other shows will be providing you with holiday music.. but this one won't. Read more

New releases of new music

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Another sampling of recent releases of experimental and avant-garde music. Read more