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The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Just Jess are letting the crew take it easy this month and just hosting things by themselves. Besides some holiday music we'll present a story of Christmas along Broadway, during the prohibition days in New York as written by Damon Runyon; "Dancing Dan's Chris... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Just Jess are letting the crew take it easy this month and just hosting things by themself. Today, another episode of the classic radio adventure serial "I Love A Mystery", chapter four of "The Thing That Cried In The Night". And begining this week, and contin... Read more

Satyricon-acoustic memories night on Drinking From Puddles for Holiday Drive !!

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Drinking from Puddles
Many different people had a wide array of memorable experiences at Old Portland's most historic nightclub, but they all probably started with a greeting by the same man. If you just said the name "Bruno" in 972anyothernumbers, during that period of Portland,  people knew wh... Read more

The Aftermath . . .

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Sounds Unsound on 11/27/16

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Mostly new releases tonight.. but we'll also hear some material from Pauline Oliveros, who passed away yesterday. Read more

Andrew Rothschild, Pauline Oliveros

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 11/26/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We had as guest in our studio musician Andrew Rothschild presenting some of his touching recordings. Thank you very much for such pleasant evening. https://andrewrothschild.bandcamp.com/track/nu   We ended the show with a lecture by Puline Oliveros, and recordings from 19... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/22/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, Fortunato will read South of the Slot by Jack London. For years sociologist Freddie Drummond has been successfully studying the working classes by venturing into the slums south of Market Street disguised  as regular working man Bill Totts. But problems arise when ... Read more

Talking Earth with A. Molotkov and Tim Whitsel

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Airlie Press poets Anatola Molotkov and Tim Whitsel will read from their new books of poetry tonight on Talking Earth, KBOO's poetry program. The four conceptual poems in Molotkov's "The Catalog of Broken Things" question identity in the face of disaster and change, emptine... Read more

Rip City Basement

Portland's local Hip Hop show, hosted by Brenboy, airs the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10 pm to midnight. Rip City Basement serves the local Hip Hop community of Portland, OR and surrounding areas. Each episode features 3 local artists or groups, and provides a platfor... Read more

Back To The Egg Presents TIME WARP SPECIAL

Airs at: Sun, 11/06/2016 at 12:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
3rd annual edition of this 4-hour special Back To The Egg comes to you on the first and third Sundays of every month. One of the unusual benefits of this particular timeslot is that Daylight Savings Time's ending usually coincides with my show. I say unusual because my nor... Read more