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Review of "Green Zone," opening today (March 12)

Green Zone Director: Paul Greengrass With: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Yigal Naor, Khalid Abdalla, Amy Ryan, etc. A fictional riff on how and why we got into the Iraq war, with the CIA coming off as the good guys, and one dedicated soldier, Miller (Damon), ... Read more

Super Chron Free Download!!! Happy Monday

The new Super Chron Flight Brothers album "Yoooooo-Super Chron Flight Brothers new album is a free Download!!! These distant cousins of Doom and Vast Aire (Vorgul Mega is definitely in the building here) chop up tales of living good by the seat of your pants in the ghett... Read more

Medicare for All Oregon

This Memorial Day, we might pause to remember those who have died in Oregon for lack of health insurance. As Chris Lowe notes on the Health Care for All Oregon webpage, "A 2009 estimate by Physicians for a National Health Program- connected doctors was that there were ... Read more

Davis Cleveland Tonight! But what is up? 4/18

I Know A Guy who has listings like this for the weekend... Want on his mailing list email twocliche@gmail.com! Saturday Eat Mobile Food Cart Festival @ Disjecta (food!! Tons of food cart vendors showing what they got) Electric Feel @ Fez Ballroom (dance party fantasticness!!)... Read more

New Releases, March 8, 2012

Here's what we've added to the KBOO Library the week of March 8th! Thanks to the folks for sending them to us!   ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL    GENRE Lynne Arriale                Solo                    Motema    Jazz Clayton Cameron            Here’s to the Messengers     ... Read more

Mystical Music of the Middle East – Concert for Unity with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

The Yuval Ron Ensemble performing Mystical Music of the Middle East – Concert for Unity I’m thrilled to help bring the Yuval Ron Ensemble back to Portland next week. The Yuval Ron Ensemble uses sacred music from the three Abrahamic faiths to make musical bridges between pe... Read more

Rebecca Solnit - Altruism in the Face of Disaster

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Rebecca Solnit speaking on "Altruism in the Face of Disaster" “The positive emotions that arise in…unpromising circumstances demonstrate that social ties and meaningful work are deeply desired, readily improvised, and intensely rewardin... Read more

Lisa Radon

  Listen to the interview here. This week on Art Focus my guest is Lisa Radon. Lisa is the mastermind behind Ultrapdx, an online magazine which started with a focus on design and style but eventually moved more firmly into art. She recently launched a new art blog at Por... Read more

La Contessa de la Luna has'a BookFace, whatever that is

The Contessa doesn't really know what it is, but they call it FaceBook. It seems to be about having friends, and of course a friend is like a warm slipper, or a little tiny bug, or a big fluffy cloud shaped like a little tiny bug. But just don't read about it, read about... Read more

Bridgetown Comedy Festival

KBOO is a proud sponsor of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival Voted Best Comedy Festival by Punchline Magazine, Bridgetown is the premier event showcasing comedy's biggest names and rising stars. When: April 12-15, 2011 Where: ... Read more