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NEW in KBOO music library January 19, 2015

BC Camplight How To Die In The North Bella Union Alt Rock Belle And Sebastian Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance Matador Alt Rock Callenberg, Anders The Bailout Shop Bend Alt Rock... Read more

PressWatch: watch the top hat fail

They're spraying dispersants as of this afternoon--into the scarcely-stemmed gusher http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127534906 Read more

Benefit at the Hollywood Theater, Sept. 5 at 6PM, featuring a film with Walt Curtis

Salmon PoetDirector: Sabrina GuitartWith: Walt Curtis, GuitartA visually beautiful plea/prayer to save the world by saving the rivers and the salmon.  Walt’s goofy and serious sides are well exhibited here, along with nice music and views of the Columbia Gorge and variou... Read more

8/18 KBOO in the Park

The KBOO Board of Directors invite you to KBOO in the Park When Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 12 noon to 4pm Where Mt Scott Park, 5530 SE 72nd Ave at Harold Street, Portland Why Enjoy a Portl... Read more

Wild Target, opening today (Feb. 4) at The Hollywood

Wild Target (British 2010) Director: Jonathan Lynn With: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Eileen Atkins, Martin Freeman Slight, very silly, and very endearing.  One in the “human side of paid assassins” genre, plus the small, character-driven English... Read more

Celebrating the Spirit of Dave Carter

Today's show was about celebrating the life and music of one of my favorite singer songwriters--Dave Carter who died unexpectedly on July  19, 2001.  I was at the Vancouver Folk Festival in Vancouver BC (which had been a 10+ year summer pilgrimage every year, the highlig... Read more

The World and US Social Forums: A Better World Is Possible!

KBOO staff and board have endorsed the US Social Forum. The WSF/USSF is an expression of the people's struggles to advance alternatives to the world-as-we-know-it. Since its first convening in 2001 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, it has captured the imagination of all who have ... Read more

Active Listening is Back!

 Catch the Seamstress this Thursday from 10 to midnight.  She's back from Detroit with new inspirations sure to keep you active!   Read more

A day of Culture + the Oregon Biennial

The Oregon Cultural Trust has given a grant to Disjecta to produce the (now rather homeless) Oregon Biennial. It has been named Portland 2010. We will have Cynthia Kirk from the Trust, Bryan Suereth from Disjecta and Cris Moss the curator as our guests. Kirk will also ta... Read more

9/29-30 Portland Taiko, Making Waves

KBOO is a proud sponsor of Portland Taiko's Making Waves, 9/29-30 at PSU's Lincoln Hall Rhythm, melody, and movement are woven together into an exhilarating musical experience. Combining traditional and contemporary compositions and choreography, Portland taiko takes a... Read more