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Remembering Mary Catherine Lamb

Mary Catherine Lamb died Aug. 15, 2009. She was a pioneer of women’s programming on KBOO. From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s she had a bi-weekly program, first called “Women Reading Women’s Writings” and later “Women’s Voice,” on which she read diverse fiction and nonfi... Read more

Halloween means Boo Bash!

Yes Boo Bash is almost here! A great, fun, weird way to spend your Halloween. Lots of cool bands from around town and big thanks to Sean and Jennifer from Night of the Living Tongue for doing some awesome work to put this together. We'll have a costume contest (yes, cool... Read more

Noon Headline 08/06/2015

News at Noon for Thursday, August 6th 2015 Read more

The Edge of Heaven, at NWFC this Saturday

The Edge of Heaven, screening at the Northwest Film Center this Saturday, June 5, at 7pm. Turkish-German director Fatih Akin (whose earlier film, Head-On, is also excellent) makes movies about immigration, alienation and the human struggle to behave decently in bl... Read more

New Jazz Releases December 14

KBOO Jazz tracking 12-14-12 Bob Arthurs/Lamattina        Jazz for Svetlana            self prod Andrea Brachfeld            Lady of thee Island            Zoho Anthony Branker            Together                Origin Caroline Davis                Live, Work & Play    ... Read more

"In Search of Beethoven," now at the Hollywood Theater (Nov. 20)

In Search of Beethoven (Documentary)Director: Phil GrabskyWith: Emanuel Ax, Ronald Brautigam, Sir Roger Norrington, etc.In 2006, Grabsky gave us In Search of Mozart.  I was not particularly impressed, finding the documentary dry, academic and dull, exactly nothing like M... Read more

KBOO Winter Membership Drive Special 2011 - THANK YOU PARTY!!! THURSDAY 2/3/2011

KBOO Winter Membership Drive 2011 "THANK YOU PARTY" Thursday 2/3/2011 9pm-2am Its an International Dance Party featuring Dj Anjali and The Incredible Kid Dr.J (TheMeltingPot) SoulR1 (MusicWithoutBorders) The Liquid Lounge will be packed with the global ryhthms of Downtempo, Du... Read more

Gay Middle School Student Killed in Oxnard, CA School Shooting

For those that believe that LGBTQ folks don't need protection, read what happened INSIDE of a middle school. A child was killed because he was different. Please do what you can to stand for children, especially children who are 'different'. Hate crimes, gay bashings, vio... Read more

Mic Crenshaw's Afrikan Hiphop Caravan 2015 Journey

AHC 2015:   Baqi and I flew for what felt like a week. Portland to SFO, to JFK, to Istanbul, to Kilimanjaro, then  after finding out Baqi’s checked bag  didn’t make it we went on to catch a taxi the village of Embaseni, 35 minutes from Arusha. We stayed at the UAACC host... Read more

press**watch: npr mind control

  Here's some typical reporting from NPR about the war in Afghanistan. Note the use of the word “counterinsurgency” and the concern over whether a certain strategy will “succeed,” that is, whether it will subject Afghans to the will of the Pentagon. June 30, 2010 Gen. D... Read more