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Jazz In The Afternoon

I'll be sitting in for Dave Lifton on "A Jazz World" WED 6/30 2-4 p.m. showcasing the music of the 28 years of the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.  This festival may not be held this year due lack of sponsorship.  Listen today to some of the finest jazz musicians presented over the ye... Read more

Benefit at the Hollywood Theater, Sept. 5 at 6PM, featuring a film with Walt Curtis

Salmon PoetDirector: Sabrina GuitartWith: Walt Curtis, GuitartA visually beautiful plea/prayer to save the world by saving the rivers and the salmon.  Walt’s goofy and serious sides are well exhibited here, along with nice music and views of the Columbia Gorge and variou... Read more

Music Library: New Jazz Releases Sept 10, 2014

  Harry Allen                              Flying Over Rio                                   Arbors Billy Childs                              Map/Laura Nyro                                  Sony Masterworks Stanley Clarke                                    Up    ... Read more

New Stickers Arrived Today!

We've just received a sizable shipment of our brand new 2-part bumper/bike sticker (click image for full size). All Fall membership drive donors will receive one shortly with their membership cards, but you can also stop by (20 SE  8th) and pick a few up. Read more

Celebrating the Spirit of Dave Carter

Today's show was about celebrating the life and music of one of my favorite singer songwriters--Dave Carter who died unexpectedly on July  19, 2001.  I was at the Vancouver Folk Festival in Vancouver BC (which had been a 10+ year summer pilgrimage every year, the highlig... Read more

Arthel Lane Watson March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012

 "A long steel rail and short rail tie are gonna carry me home..."  It was in the early '70s that I remember hearing Doc Watson singing "The Streamlined Cannonball" on one of the music shows on WFMT in Chicago - for whatever reason I employed it as a pacing tool when I ran... Read more

Indian Country will be off for the month of August while other shows will be reviewed by KBOO

"Indian Country" has aired every other Friday from 1:30-3:00 pm. It  will be off the air for the month of August until further notice. KBOO is previewing other shows during this time slot. Hopefully there will be more of a need for Native American program.  Native American... Read more

A day of Culture + the Oregon Biennial

The Oregon Cultural Trust has given a grant to Disjecta to produce the (now rather homeless) Oregon Biennial. It has been named Portland 2010. We will have Cynthia Kirk from the Trust, Bryan Suereth from Disjecta and Cris Moss the curator as our guests. Kirk will also ta... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library November 17, 2014

Black Diet Find Your Tambourine Piñata Alt Rock Charlies Musiikia Elokuvasta Julisteiden Liimaajat Normal Alt Rock Dough Rollers, The Gone Baby Gone Third Man Alt Rock ... Read more

Soul'd Out Music Festival

KBOO is proud to be a media partner with the Soul'd Out Music Festival When: April 7th - April 17th Where: Various Venues - Schedule Here Tickets: http://www.souldoutfestival.com/tickets Soulful, uplifting music, re-created in the live setting, is one of the most healing an... Read more