To everyone in our Beloved Community,
In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of
misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to
continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty
to serv...
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Cathedral Park Jazz Fest is back in 2025, and so is KBOO's annual live
broadcast! Tune in July 18-20 to celebrate PNW jazz!
2025 Festival Line Up
Friday (7/18)
4:30 Taylor Newville and the Riders
6:00 NW Women Rhythm & Blues
7:30 The Strange Tones
9:00 Revival ...
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The big Cathedral Park jazz Festival closer SUN 20 JUL
is A Memorial Tribute to the Life of Carlton Jackson
by the CJ/DM Big Band, led by Dave Mills.
Many more local jazz gems follow.
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: World Drug Report 2025. The United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the 2025 edition of its annual
World Drug Report on June 26.
Whether or not one regards the World Drug Report as a compendium of selected
statistics and ...
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Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday as we enjoy the incredible music
of Alison Krauss and her all-star band Union Station, who will be playing a
sold out show on July 20th at Edgefield in Troutdale. Alison will also be
celebrating a birthday on Weds. July 23rd!...
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Today, Mona Bowen joins us to look at Poker Face, the latest Superman, the
action comedy Heads of State, Jurassic World: Rebirth, the celebratory
documentary Jaws: 50 Years Later, and the cold case crime drama Department
Q.
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Roger Miller opens Swing’n’Country today with In The Summertime, which it
certainly is in Portland’s July ’25. No surprise there. And no
surprises in the show this week either. There’ll be a couple more Roger
Miller hit songs from the 1960s, a couple of sets of western...
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Hey now, Phil G here. THis week, KBOO is broadcasting live fromt eh Cathedral
Park Jazz Festival; I've put together an hour of either Grateful Dead members
being Jazzy of Jazz artists interpreting Grateful Dead songs.
Lots of fun, lots of notes! Well worth a listen and, h...
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The authoritarianism of the Trump regime calls out for mass radical
organizing, but with some exceptions, much of the left has not mounted a
coherent response. Journalist Arun Gupta reflects on lessons from the last
quarter century – from the Global Justice Movement t...
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Adam Carpinelli interviews Danny Wilson and Tracy Schlapp with Bridgeworks
Oregon. Bridgeworks Oregon partners with individuals and groups to run
programs that focus on well-being and education by using art, music, and
cultural awareness to bridge societal divisions in O...
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