Music

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2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

Black History Month presentation

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Melba Liston was the only woman horn player to perform with leading jazz groups during the 1940s and 1950s. She was also a prominant composer and music educator.   JJ Johnson was known as the first jazz trombonist to successfully adapt his instrument to bebop in the 1940... Read more

February's Second Cuts 2ND Edition

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 3:00am - 5:00am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
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A Matter Of Public Records / Episode #114

Airs at: Sat, 02/28/2026 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Manchester England and the greater Manchester region has been the home to some of the greatest and most interesting music ever recorded. This particular show focuses on some of my favorite bands and songs from Manchester England. Read more

Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Holy Mountain: Santa Sangre; Fando y Lis

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
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Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Classic and Contemporary acoustic Folk and Singer-Songwriter Music Read more

Venus Vibes - 2/23/26

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Venus Vibes
  Plus, this week's FEATURED GODDESSES:  HOUR 1 - IDestroy: All-female punk rock trio formed in 2015 in Bristol, UK. Original line-up met as students at the British & Irish Modern Music Institute. They've played over 400 shows across UK, headlining in several music festi... Read more

Alt-Americana Music and a Send-off to Bob Weir

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Host Leigh Anne is back with an afternoon of Alt-Americana Music and a Send-off to the late, great Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist, Bob Weir. Artists include: Todd Snider w/ Patty Griffin, Hudson Freeman, This is Lorelei w/ MJ Lenderman, She Returns from War, Kaitlin Butts... Read more

Clowns in the Burying Ground: The Grateful Dead, Literature, and the Limits of Philosophy

  In this new, unique book, author (and Boston University Humanities professor) Christopher Coffman "presents intertextual readings of the Grateful Dead and their lyrics to argue that the band’s lyricists were deeply and significantly engaged with the literary tradition... Read more

Music of the Civil Rights Movement

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
I am Don Jacobson, one of the hosts to Movin' On, Friday, from noon news to 1:30 pm. This Friday I am presenting Music of the Civil Rights Movement and related music. From the Montgomery High School Trio to Rhiannon Giddens we will hear the music that supported an inspir... Read more