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NEW in KBOO music library May 19, 2014

Bains III, Lee & The Glory Fires Dereconstructed Sub Pop Alt Rock Bo Ningen III Stolen Alt Rock Coy Kids Youthful Days Texiera Alt Rock Eels The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett E Works Alt Rock Obe... Read more

Race and Recession

  The current recession is not an equal opportunity crisis. People of color are experiencing job loss, foreclosures and lack of healthcare at alarmingly higher rates than white Americans. These disparities are not a coincidence but rather the result of struc... Read more

Earth Day 2012 Conference: The Next Seven Generations

KBOO is co-sponsoring this exciting conference, featuring workshops, art and ceremony. When? Friday, April 20, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Registration opens at 5:00 pm) Saturday, April 21, 2012 , 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Registra... Read more

Just voted!

 Just dropped off the ol' ballot. It feels pretty good. It's hard to believe that this interminable election campaign (far, far too long) is nearly over. It's hard, too, to untie all the emotions that are bound up with it, at least for me. For those of you who listen to th... Read more

New hosts join Yiddish Hour

 From Portland's Jewish Review: Portland’s Yiddish Hour has three new co-hosts—Ed Kraus, Liz Schwartz and Barry Lavine. Yiddish Hour airs on KBOO 90.7 FM radio every Sunday from 10 to 11 a.m. Launched in 1979 by Jack Falk, the show has brought Jewish music and culture t... Read more

Music Library: New Jazz Releases August 26, 2014

              KBOO JAZZ TRACKING   8-22-14 Cyrille Aimee            It’s a Good Day            Mack Ave Akiko                Commencement            self prod Dennis Angel            On Track                Timeless Grooves Laurie Antonioli        Songs of Shadow/Joni Mit... Read more

Redneck America

 Those of you who have listened to the show for awhile now know that I have made intermittent attempts to expose our listeners to the conservative psyche, and, in particular, those who get paid to espouse and minister to it. These attempts have met with a mixed response,... Read more

Robot Movies! June 4! Run!

Dennis Nyback used to own and run the Clinton Street Theater.  He is a complete film nut, and a collector of off-beat cimema.  He also has some of the finest bad taste west of John Waters. He returns to Portland with films from time to time, and he is back with robot mov... Read more

Inette injured in auto collision

Asking KBOO community to pray or send thoughts of healing to Inette Miller Imaikalani and Iokepa Imaikalani. They were in their car and struck by a drunk driver doing 80 MPH near Crescent City, CA yesterday (5/20/12). Inette is in the hospital with major injuries. PLEASE... Read more

Folk Espresso 11.10.08

Hop High My Lulu Girl (Dirk Powell, Hand Me Down) Crapshooter's Hop (New Lost City Ramblers, There Ain't No Way Out) Shout You Cats (Hezekiah Jenkins, Good For What Ails Ya, VOl. 2: Music of the Medicine Shows) Bird Feet Feelings (Trialer Bride, High Seas) Pinball Machine (S... Read more