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Winter Drive is half over...except for the fundraising

Our 2010 Winter membership drive ends Saturday. However we are slightly behind on our goal so we'd really love you to send KBOO your support right now to ensure that we stay on budget this year. Nearly 90% of our annual operating revenue comes from individual donors, a... Read more

Lance Hahn RIP

Here's some information from the passing away of Lance. I've known him for years and years, probably met him at Epicenter around 1993, but I can't remember... but a world without Lance will be lonlier. --------- Born in Hawaii, Hahn was of the generation for whom punk rock... Read more

movie moles on Snowpiercer

On the August 4 Old Mole, Iven Hale and I discuss Snowpiercer, currently playing in Portland at the not-for profit Hollywood theater, and available as video-on-demand for home viewing. Loosely based on a French graphic novel of the same title, and co-written by Kelly Ma... Read more

The Killer Inside Me, finishing up at Cinema 21

The Killer Inside Me Director: Michael Winterbottom With: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Elias Koteas, Simon Baker, Ned Beatty From Jim Thompson’s horrifying 1952 novel, which should be read. Lou Ford (Affleck) is a deputy sheriff in Central City, Texas. Sexual... Read more

Two movies I missed when they were new.

Paranormal ActivityDirector: Oren PeliWith: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark FrederichsFirst, if you are subject to motion sickness, this film has a lot of hand-held camera movement, so you should avoid it. Otherwise, it’s a nice, tight little horror film.Paranormal... Read more

Member & Volunteer Appreciation Party

Who: Members and volunteers over the age of 21* Where: Slabtown Bar, 1033 NW 16th, at Marshall Street When: Sunday, May 27, 3-9pm Why: Why not? To gather together to have fun ... Read more

On tonights program we'll hear Aphex Twin, Tarcutta, Squid Attack, Stars, FourTet, X, Yo le Tengo...

On tonights program we'll hear Aphex Twin, Tarcutta, Squid Attack, Eleven Tigers, Sun City Girls, DJ Krush, Sparklehorse, X (for Clackity Jonze) FourTet, the Byrds and new music from Stars. Tune us on starting at Midnight with The Confessional and Nekropolis at 2 am on K... Read more

Portland Jazz Fest Tickets available to volunteers!

Hello, I am the self-proclaimed leading reporter on the Portland Jazz Festival. But I need help!! I just did the leg work to get the following tickets and any reporters or jazz programmers who are interested in attending with me and/or picking up my slack for the shows t... Read more

KBOO Members Invited....

Hey you all, I'm one of the honorees of this exhibit. Please join us for this last showing and reception if you can. "Please join us for an Artist Reception on November 7 from 5 to 8 pm, at the final exhibit of Because She Cares: 24 Portraits of Women Who Lead ... Read more

News about Indian Country's fate

Hey all of you Listeners and Supporters of Native American radio programming... There may be an announcement about the future of "Indian Country" soon...stay tuned... Read more