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Youth Collective Recieves Sound Mixing Grant

Deonta Dorn wanted to do something for hungry students at Oregon City Service Learning Academy, so he came up with the idea for a community breakfast that would serve two purposes – it would feed students at his school and at the same time help the sophomore class raise ... Read more

Congratulations and Gratitude to KBOO's Newly Elected Board Members

KBOO had a fantastic Annual Meeting last Saturday. It was great to see so many members attending.  The President of the Board, Adin Rogovin, gave an address that highlighted the postive changes happening at KBOO throughout the last year, the most exciting of which is ... Read more

Praise Song Sitting in a Room

In response to a remix call-out on WFMU's Beware of the Blog, I submitted my version of Elizabeth Alexander's ill-advised reading of her poem Praise Song for the Day. There are so many cool versions of this poem there - my favorites are Fatty Jubbo's manic reading where... Read more

New Jazz Releases, June 5, 2012

KBOO Jazz Tracking 6/5/12 Joe Chamber                Moving Pictures Orchestra            Savant Rick Davies                Salsa Nortena                    Emlyn Music Sylvia Herold/Rhythm Bugs        Spider and Fly                    self prod Bobby Streng            ... Read more

New Music in the KBOO Music Library

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Won't Bow Down James Hurley - Tempest in a Teacup John 'Broadway' Tucker - Somebody New Mt. Hood Jazz Band & Combos, with special guest Curtis Salgado - Ganbei Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette Bill Bourne & The Free Radio Band - Bluesland Susan Wylde... Read more

64--TEXT/SITE--BRETON & TROTSKY & RIVERA's MANIFESTO

My Comrades, I will get to bed eventually tonight. I was sorting through material for tomorrow and suddenly thought that I might find this manifesto somewhere in the internet. And lo! I did at: http://marx.org/subject/art/lit_crit/works/rivera/manifesto.htm So ... Read more

Election 2010

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 8 November 2010. What to make of last week's midterm elections? Well that's a big question, but the big story has been the shift of the US Congress to Republican control and the GOP gaining ground in the Senate. Then there's the question of ... Read more

New and Increased Donations are Matched in December at KBOO!

Double your donation and help us spread the good news about KBOO’s matching grants in December!!    Click here to donate today-thank you!    All donations from new donors and all increased annual donations from current members will be matched 1:1 by generous foundations... Read more

KBOO Benefit with Amy Goodman

KBOO is excited that Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and the editor of Breaking the Sound Barrier, Denis Moynihan are coming to Portland and doing a benefit for KBOO.When: 11/23 @ 7:30PM (doors at 6:30)Where: Bagdad Theater 3702 SE Hawthorne BlvdMore Info: kboo.fm/a... Read more

Real Life Adventures in Live Remote Broadcasting

    In our last episode you may remember our intrepid technical and air talent volunteers broadcasting live from remote locations such as the Occupy Encampment, the Waterfront Blues Festival, PDX Pop Now, The Q Center and Pickathon. We link back to the station using audi... Read more