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A Different Nature explores the music of MAJA RATJKE

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Tonight on A Different Nature, host Danielle Parks continues her long-running series (and some would say long-overdue) focusing on the very wide world of under-appreciated, amazingly talented and intensely brilliant women composers and performers in experimental music--from... Read more

PART 2: MOTHERS NIGHT! - Oh No! It's our annual all-night marathon of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention! RUN!

Airs at: Sat, 05/07/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
That's right...it's time again to honor thy Mothers with our annual all-night marathon celebrating the early recordings of those untamed geniuses, THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION! 8 very short hours from the canon of Frank Zappa, featuring rare Mothers of Invention recordings, u... Read more

A DIFFERENT NATURE salutes ORNETTE COLEMAN tonight at 8pm

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Join the A DIFFERENT NATURE Collective tonight for a kind of radio primer on Ornette Coleman, as some of us share what recordings we still have of his most pivotal and radical music from our collections and reflect on the life and turbulent times of one of modern music's mo... Read more

Sean The Bus Driver's First Ride on Blues Junction

Airs at: Sat, 04/30/2016 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Blues Junction
Sean Steward hosts his first KBOO Sub show for the Spring 2016 Membership Drive. Yorick Jones pitches for new and renewing members Read more

Radio Lost and Found

Airs at: Thu, 04/28/2016 at 10:00pm - Fri, 04/29/2016 at 12:00am
Tonight, we'll pay tribute to the recently departed Negativland member Richard Lyons (Pastor Dick, Dick Vaughn, Dick Goodbody, et al). I'll also have other surprises in store. Hope you can tune in! Read more

Honoring the life and art of Prince Rogers Nelson... A 5-Hour Dedication.

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2016 at 7:00pm - Fri, 05/13/2016 at 12:00am
Here we meet again, in the context of honoring those who have transcended- those who have created a major cultural impact in many of our lives.  This will most likely take a while to register.  While many a tribute have focused on Prince Rogers Nelson's major hits and most ... Read more

Environmental soundscapes of Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
A Different Nature has a tradition of airing natural soundscapes in conjunction with Earth Day, dating back to 1998 when the program's founding host Richard Francis directed that year's Earth Day programming: 24 hours of nothing but sounds from the natural environment.  Par... Read more

Radio Lost and Found for 04/14/16

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 10:00pm - Fri, 04/15/2016 at 12:00am
Radio Lost and Found returns to the airwaves with strange sounds and other surprises. Read more

City Of Women: Who is Wendy Carlos?

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2016 at 3:00am - 5:30pm
Produced for:  City of Women
Listening to music on the radio, if you are so inclined,  you will not hear many female led vocals. Especially if you are listening to mainstream music. Country Western, Blue Grass and RnB have more female voices. Punk Rock is getting there, some electronica, yes. But, it i... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library April 11, 2016

V/A Chagei Tishrei: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur & Sukkot ACUM Yiddish V/A Hashkedia Porachat: Songs of Tu B'Shvat Skyton Yiddish Beam, Sam & Hoop, Jesca Love Letter For Fire Sub Pop ... Read more