Blog | Page 200

Up and Down at the Movies, the weekend of Jan. 28

Biutiful (Mexican/Spanish) Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu With: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez, etc. What to say about this movie? The director, who also gave us Babel, has created a deeply despairing and downbeat film, and an over-long one. There is a subplot gi... Read more

End game

We knew it would come down to this. The Republicans can't win on the issues. The well of fear-mongering has run dry. Most Americans now realize that Barack Obama is, in fact, black. So they're trying to steal it, like we knew they would. The long-expected voter purges hav... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library September 21, 2015

Dogs On Acid Dogs On Acid Jade Tree Alt Rock Gears, The When Things Get Ugly Wondercap Alt Rock Guides Abstract Mind Self Released Alt Rock Hibou Hibou ... Read more

KBOO represents in Portland's Pride Parade!

KBOO joined our rainbow community and marched in Portland's Pride Parade on Sunday June 20th. You can check out all the photos on KBOO's Flicker page. A huge thank you to everyone for all the love & shout outs during the parade! We recruit & everyone is welcome in the KBOO... Read more

Soccer Fields or Social Services? The Real Cost of Urban Renewal Districts.

Next week the Portland City Council consider an $85 million proposal by Merritt Paulson to bring major league soccer to Portland. Paulson wants the city to contribute $20-$40 million of urban renewal money - funds intended to combat "urban blight" - to close the deal. Pa... Read more

1/21 - Keep Alive the Dream 2013

KBOO is a proud sponsor of “Keep Alive the Dream”: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and KBOO will be broadcasting live all day until 6:30pm “Keep Alive the Dream” When: Monday, Januar... Read more

Give!Guide Support for KBOO Leaps Upward - Join In!

Several dozen savvy and generous listeners have nearly doubled KBOO's total donations in the Give!Guide in just the past 10 days. Thanks very much to all our 2009 Give!Guide donors thus far. Now it would be so amazing if we could double our current total again in anothe... Read more

Bread & Roses Show January 9, 2009 ~ Two Women Writers: Keepers of History

I'll be interviewing two local women writers, Anjala Ehelebe author of Images of America: Portland's Woodlawn Neighborhood and Jewel Lansing author of My Montana: A History and Memoir - 1930-1950. Anjala takes us through a historic accounting of the Woodlawn neighborhoo... Read more

Afrikan Hiphop Caravan 2015 with Mic Crenshaw and Baqi Coles.

AHC 2015: Baqi and I flew for what felt like a week. Portland to SFO, to JFK, to Istanbul, to Kilimanjaro, then after finding out Baqi’s checked bag didn’t make it we went on to catch a taxi the village of Embaseni, 35 minutes from Arusha. We stayed at the UAACC hoste... Read more

Programming Committee meeting coming up next Tuesday!

Our show "Indian Country" is being reviewed by the KBOO program committee...Hope we get some good feedback! Read more