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30 years gone

 So CBS News Sunday Morning, in honor of its 30th birthday, conducted a poll using the same questions used by the CBS News/New York Times poll (and some other sources) 30 years ago. Some of the results were pretty interesting.     WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR NEWS?  CBS/NYT L.A. ... 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

Press**Watch auxiliary URLs

by Hera, Beforeitsnews.comhttp://beforeitsnews.com/story/71/318/Into_the_Abyss:_The_Cycle_of_Debt_Deflation.html One of the most famous quotations of Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises is that “There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by ... Read more

December 27th - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, I really enjoy, listening to and playing for you, international music, which I strive to convey in the first hour of An Evening of Afrotainment.  My professional work as an event producer has taken me to many countries and I always take pause to inhale t... 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

Fall Drive Completed!

Thanks to everyone who made a contribution to KBOO during our recently completed Fall membership drive.  We had a lot of great programming, involved many new volunteers and raised a whole bunch of money to keep ourselves on the air.  We did not achieve our fundraising go... Read more

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010, now at the Hollywood Theater

Oscar-Nominated Short FilmsVarious directors.By definition a mixed bag, this group of shorts is almost unfairly constituted.  How can one compare a film about a victim of Chernobyl with Nick Park’s latest Wallis & Gromit?  It can’t do justice to either to have them compe... Read more

Winterfolk XXV, February 2nd, 7:00 pm

Winterfolk XXV February 2nd, 7:00 pm Aladdin Theater 3017 SE Milwaukie, Portland KBOO is thrilled to be a sponsor for the 25th Anniversary Winterfolk concert, Portland’s largest folk music event and a special benefit for Sisters Of The Road. For this special 25th Anniver... Read more

Jeff Jahn and "Vection"

Jeff Jahn blasted into this town over ten years ago, curating group shows with far-reaching consequences. It’s safe to say that the PDX art world, as viewed through the commercial gallery system back then, seemed overly familiar. His curation of “The Best Coast,” “Play” ... Read more

Movie Talk: Interesting Links, Vancouver Voice on the Oscars

We here at Movie Talk are all trying to contribute more regularly to this blog, but life and work and other things get in the way. As a place holder, here is a link to my Oscar coverage over at the Vancouver Voice , which I offer in lieu of a post-Oscar show review that... Read more