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KBOO at Pickathon!

The 11th Annual Pickathon indie roots music festival is upon us! The always eclectic lineup includes Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog, Vetiver, John Doe, The Sadies, Alela Diane, Dale Watson and many, many more across 6 stage. The unique, friendly, sustainable festival takes ... Read more

The Dharma Wheel Stops Turning

For the past 20+ years, I have had the privilege and honor of hosting the Dharma Wheel here at KBOO. I hope It has been a musical soundtrack of our times, sharing music that rings with political and spiritual truth.  It is an amazing and perhaps synchronistic coincidence t... Read more

an open letter to STEVIE WONDER

i read a portion of this on the show; here is the full version. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i come to you with love, albeit with a heavy heart.  i am addressing this open letter to you in a mode of ... Read more

URGENT - Strong push to eliminate federal funding for public media

An urgent update from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB): "Despite the events surrounding NPR this week, our challenge remains the same: protecting federal funding for local public broadcasting stations. It is critical that we use the coming 48 hour... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library November 23, 2015

Bashi, Kishi String Quartet Live! Joyful Noise Alt Rock Beat Happening Look Around Domino Alt Rock Bonus Room Closed Circuit Hand Out Alt Rock Clarke (Aleksandr Ho... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a review of LORNA'S SILENCE

 Here is a link to my Vancouver Voice review of the Dardenne Brothers' new film Lora's Silence, opening at the Hollywood on Friday, September 11th, 2009 Read more

Support grassroots relief efforts in Haiti!

KBOO hosts an all-day on-air Fundraiser for Haiti on February 18th! Click here for more info on KBOO's Fundraiser for Haiti Click here for a list of upcoming benefits for Haiti in Portland | Click here for KBOO audio reports on the situation Haiti relief efforts: We have don... Read more

Year End Donations and Your Taxes

**1/27/13 - UPDATE** Due to an unnoticed processing error, some recently mailed 2012 tax summary statements contain irrelevant information and an incorrect calculation. These errors exists only on the printed reports and are not within the underlying database. We are ver... Read more

Remix? Rap? It all goes back to Jamaica!

King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, 1941-89) was a Jamaican audio engineer. He got his start by running a sound system that blasted out the latest rock steady hits at rough-and-tumble street dances in late 60s Kingston.  After he took on a second job as disc cutter at Treas... Read more

Press**Watch: Radioactive Rainwater and the Debt Crisis Scam

Gary Chittim reports for King 5 News in Seattle: http://www.king5.com/news/environment/High-levels-of-radiation-detected-in-Northwest-rainwater--125391598.html SEATTLE -- A Seattle nuclear watchdog group is accusing the federal government of failing to keep the public infor... Read more