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NEW in KBOO music library May 28, 2014

Barfod, Tomas Love Me Secretly Canadian Alt Rock Bashi, Kishi Lighght Joyful Noise Alt Rock Black Keys, The Turn Blue Nonesuch Alt Rock Capsules, The The L... Read more

New Jazz Releases, April 24, 2012

KBOO Jazz Tracking 4-24-12 Tim Berne                Snakeoil            ECM Sarah Elgeti                Into the Open            Your Favorite Jazz Odorici/Walton            Cedar Walton Presents    Savant Arturo Sandoval            Dear Diz            Concord Mary Stalling... Read more

Review of "Antichrist," now playing at Cinema 21

AntichristDirector: Lars von TrierWith: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte GainsbourgThis review is a bit late because I couldn’t set aside the time to watch the film, and because I was dreading it.  The comments I got from other reviewers were not conducive, although my colleague ... Read more

KBOO Evening News 2007 year in review

In 2007, the KBOO Evening News and Public Affairs Department has built up a large pool of ‘citizen reporters’ through a new training program, as well as developing a number of special programs.We have greatly increased the number and quality of locally-produced news segm... Read more

Remembering Mary Catherine Lamb

Mary Catherine Lamb died Aug. 15, 2009. She was a pioneer of women’s programming on KBOO. From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s she had a bi-weekly program, first called “Women Reading Women’s Writings” and later “Women’s Voice,” on which she read diverse fiction and nonfi... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library September 8, 2014

Babel Echo The Molting Self Released Alt Rock Bass Drum Of Death Rip This Innovative Leisure Alt Rock Boomerang Kids, The The Boomerang Kids Self Released Alt Rock ... Read more

The Edge of Heaven, at NWFC this Saturday

The Edge of Heaven, screening at the Northwest Film Center this Saturday, June 5, at 7pm. Turkish-German director Fatih Akin (whose earlier film, Head-On, is also excellent) makes movies about immigration, alienation and the human struggle to behave decently in bl... Read more

New CDs in Music Library May 24, 2012

Edzayawa    Projection One    Soundway    Africa [contemporary] The Funkees    Dancing Time    Soundway    Africa [contemporary] Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials    Jump Start    Alligator    Blues [urban] Various artists    Kin: Songs by mary Karr & Rodney Crowell    Vanguar... Read more

Films Opening January 8, 2010

The Reel Music Festival at the Northwest Film CenterOne of the great annual events here in Portland.  Films about rock, jazz, blues, classical, world music, etc.  Always a mixed bag, but you can’t really go wrong.I have seen Cool, an English doc about the birth of cool j... Read more

Athens Boys Choir 4/15 show

Join us Tues April 15 when we hear from Athens Boys Choir talking about life, youth, performing, medical care and his new video!From his website: So, the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can't blame a Transsexual man living in the Deep South for havi... Read more