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New Jazz Releases December 13, 2013

Jazz Tracking KBOO   12-6-13 Don Braden/Rubin            Full Circle                Creative PM Kris Davis                Massive Threads            Thirsty Ear Nnenna Freelon/Brown B Band    Christmas                Brown Blvd Juan Garcia-Herreros            Normas  ... Read more

Service for Hood River Broadcast Disabled Today

Our Hood River transmitter will be down from about 2 PM until 8 PM for engineering work.   Read more

About Craig Burk

Craig Burk began hosting shows on KBOO in June 2007. His very eclectic approach to radio programming reflects more than 25 years of presenting his own uncompromising music in New York City, Europe, and Portland. In his compositions, Craig has successfully blended eleme... Read more

Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

When the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan, one of the prominent justifications was liberating the people George W Bush called “women of cover” from the Taliban.  Laura Bush told us in 2002  that “the fight against terrorism is also a fight for the right... Read more

REGGAE COMIN ON STRONG !!

  Yes Portland area,   REGGAE is coming on strong.  Despite the recent economy blues, the Portland Reggae Music scene is a growin !!  Thankyou Cheerful Jolly Roger (se 12th and Hawthorne) for holdin the live Reggae for years.  Thankyou Mt Tabor Theatre (se 48th and Hawth... Read more

New Jazz Releases February 26, 2014

Joshua Breakstone            With the Wind and the Rain            Capri Kris Bowers                Heros + Misfits                Concord Ari Brown                Groove Awakening                Delmark Delmark/Various            60 yrs of Delmark                Delma... Read more

Mayer Hawthorne's Firsts Mixtape

I'm just can't get over this guy- I'm fully sprung. Here's why: Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan,  just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with  his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz  history the regio... Read more

notes on michael jackson

those who follow the show i do- 'guess who's coming to radio??!!'- know that i have been struggling emotionally with the transition of michael joseph jackson, a man who, along with STEVIE WONDER i consider to be my teacher.  i have been writing every day, consistently, i... Read more

Letter to John Huppenthal, 1-30-12

Dear John Huppenthal, I want to thank you for the racist actions you pulled against the Mexican people in your state of Arizona. Had it not been for your actions, I would have never contacted Bill Bigelow, author of “Rethinking Columbus,” one of the books you banned.... Read more

06/05/14 and 06/12/14 episodes of Pandæmonium

Pandæmonium is switching weeks on which it airs as KBOO undergoes a Wednesday night programming realignment. It was on two weeks in a row to accomplish the switch. Chapter XIX: Terrifying Vistas of Reality (part 1) episode information playlist download   Chapter XX: Te... Read more