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NEW in KBOO music library July 8, 2013

Moon HoochMoon HoochHornblowAlt RockPedaljetsWhat's In BetweenElectric MothAlt RockInrving, BrianRadiant ThingsSelf ReleasedAlt RockBad CopThe Light On EPSelf ReleasedAlt RockBaby AlpacaBaby Alpaca EPAtlas ChairAlt RockPollard, RobertHoney Locust Honky TonkGuided By Voi... Read more

Portland police tackle racial profiling...again

People of color continue to be stopped and searched by the police than other Portlanders. Racial profiling has not abated according to a draft 36-page report released February 18 by Portland Police Bureau Chief Rosie Sizer. The report, long awaited by the community, outl... Read more

Poems by Ric Vrana

Talking Earth Anthology: Poems by Ric Vrana Ric Vrana appears regularly in numerous venues and open mics in the Portland poetry scene and his work has been published in several local anthologies and zines. His early days of stand-up poetry were done in Seattle wher... Read more

RIAA To Shift Tactics

Interesting notes on the RIAA and their War on Us: "Peace in our time" - 10 years later the music industry's highly controversial strategy of suing individuals for illegal file-sharing has come to an end, wants ISPs to adopt a three-strikes policy. I've read the article ... Read more

The Young Ladies Radio Project in the Portland Tribune!

The Young Ladies Radio Project is one of the projects between the Young Women's Equity Program, of IRCO (The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization) and the KBOO Youth Collective have collaborated on the past six months. The last episode of the program will be on t... Read more

Our Artist in Residence, Marisa Anderson, goes on a full US Tour

Our artist in residence Marisa Anderson, goes on a full US tour as of Friday!Marisa's residency at KBOO was about delving into songs in our public domain, and she'll be playing some of the songs in her set. She'll also have the Elizabeth Cotten/Marisa Anderson split 7"... Read more

against work

The well-read Red has been reading about working and about not working. With unemployment rates in the US hovering around 16 percent, we might take to heart comments from French activists protesting changes in unemployment law some years ago. Taking a page from the Situ... Read more

SXSW Day Four: Buffering Al Gore

Starting the day at a decent hour, I managed to pull off yesterday’s blog and make it to a non-profit meet up within the heart of Trade Show. I found myself self-conscious explaining that my organization is on hiatus; the Board didn’t work out. People were hasty to move... Read more

Alicia McDaid

Alicia McDaid has a show called "Pain is Fear Leaving Your Body." which open this Saturday, March 7th, 6 - 8PM. Check out her work here. Read more

Sleeping Bag Drive

KBOO is proud to support to the Sleeping Bag Drive: Cold, rainy weather has hit Portland, with temperatures below freezing. For the homeless, sleeping bags are essential to survival in the harsh Oregon winter, and can be the difference between life and death. Statewide, ov... Read more