LGBTQ Meaningful Care Conference is happening Friday April 11, 2008 at the Convention Center. This is an all-day best-practices conference for health care and social services professionals.

So you may be wondering - " What exactly is the "Vinyl Pajama Party"®™©?( And Who Is That Good -Lookin' Guy?).........A fair question......... many have asked,

and most, sadly enough, have failed to get an adequate answer. The only true answer can be found every other early Tuesday morning from

Our new MP3 webstreams are now online!  We've been testing them out the past week and everything seems good so far, but we'd love for others to join in and give some feedback.  You can find the links on our "listen" page here: http://www.kboo.fm/listen.  The MP3 streams are compatible with iTunes so Mac users rejoice!

Many progressive commentators have observed that Barak Obama’s rhetoric and supporters seem quite progressive, but his policies and record are much less so.

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It's a busy, exciting time at KBOO. Not only are we in the midst of the KBOO Spring Membership Drive (join online now) including awesome music and public affairs specials, we've also got a bunch of KBOO benefits coming up and as always we're co-sponsoring a variety of community events. Big news is that Amy Goodman is coming to town with her brother David and they've graciously agreed to do a fundraising event for us on Monday, April 14. Check out this Benefit page for more details on how you can see Amy and David and support KBOO! Also upcoming: Jim Hightower, Maud Barlow and Earth Day. Check the Outreach and Events page for the latest details.

Each of us has a secret, guilt, shame that we carry with us. These little (and sometimes big) secrets weigh us down, hold us back from reaching our own individual potential. Sometimes we hide these secrets to avoid being judged by others, sometimes we hide them to stay out of prison. The fear of being discovered can lead to highly orchestrated daily activities to avoid being exposed, or it can hold one back from realizing true intimacy with others.

Tune in on Tues April 8 from 6 to 7 pm for an hour of all things Ani DiFranco! Special highlights include cuts from her bootleg series, her first album, as well as her latest and greatest pieces too. We're offering special thank you gifts directly from her record label to KBOO members during this special.

Hope you got your tickets to her gig here in Portland on Friday April 18th cuz it is sold out!

Pledge Drive Special -- on Tues April 1 (April Fools Day), tune in to enjoy a live performance with local musical talent Sneakin' Out. If you haven't yet heard these three guys play live, you will want to listen to this show! Be ready for some fool-hardy fun and a few very creative covers, along with their original creations. This group has some serious talent and you will see/hear more of them in the near future!

There will be no Out Loud show on Tues 3/25. Instead, Prison Pipeline will have an hour special.

Out Loud in April will bring you some great local musical talent, and some national acts too!