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NEW in KBOO music library September 16, 2013

 Beal, Willis EarlNobody Knows.HXCAlt RockBody/HeadComing ApartMatadorAlt RockCallahan, BillDream RiverDrag CityAlt RockCase, NekoThe Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, the More I Love YouAnti-Alt RockClubfeetHeirs and GracesSelf ReleasedAlt RockGo... Read more

December 2011 Programming Notes

Portland bassist David Friesen has been hosting Christmas concerts, many with Bay Area pianist and vocalist Jeannie Hoffman, in the Portland area for 37 years.  On 12/7 at 2 p.m. we'll hear some of this music, and hear this year's schedule and band makeup from David. After, ... Read more

Welcome to The Forests of Fennario

Hi All, Welcome to the Forests of fennario Blog, from my little corner of the Grateful Dead and Friends' Universe. I'll be posting stuff about stuff at random intervals and, often, coinciding with my on-air appearances. I'll also be posting transcripts of my interviews, ... Read more

Young Women’s Equity Project at KBOO

The Portland Tribune has posted an article on the Young Women's Equity Project that we have been working with: It can be pretty daunting for a teenage refugee girl from a different country to talk with a stranger on the street. But it has become second nature to five girl... Read more

Help Wanted: Station Manager

KBOO is seeking a Station Manager to lead a dynamic 45 year old non-commercial, community radio station. KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon was established in 1968 as one of the first listener supported radio stations in the U.S. The KBOO Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit... Read more

Global Perspective: 33rd International Film Festival

The benefits of seeing films from other countries are big. Not only can you take your experience to the bar, cafe, or water cooler, and brag on your worldliness, but there is an authentic experience happening in your heart when you open the mind to perspectives outside y... Read more

SXSW Day Three: Pizza and Stories

Routines are forming, parking spots emerging, bearings rolling, names calling, dropping, stopping people in their tracks: today Al Gore is going to interview Sean Parker, founder of Napster. How is that possible? I just thought SXSW was basically a music festival. But ac... Read more

Ben Pink is on next week!

The fabulous director of Launch Pad and curator of the LOVE show, Ben Pink, will join us on KBOO this coming Tuesday at 11:30AM. Read more

Lecture with Paul Pierson

KBOO is a media sponsor for: Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer — and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class with co-author Paul Pierson When: Tuesday, November 30, 7PM Where: First Unitarian Church, SW 12th and Salmon (doors open at 6:30 PM) Cost: $5... Read more

KBOO at a Crossroads

When I first came to KBOO five years ago to become a music programmer, I was given a stack of materials to read including Programmer’s Rights and Responsibilities, and told that before I went on-air I would have to sign a programmer’s contract. All the members of our mus... Read more