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Livability or Big Brother: Portland Police's Secret List

The Portland Police Bureau is keeping a list of people arrested most often downtown. The police say that the list, which has grown from 35 to nearly 400, is part of a coordinated strategy to improve livability in Old Town and surrounding neighborhoods by arresting chroni... Read more

26th Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

KBOO is a co-sponsor of the 26th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Welcome to The 26th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta ! ________________________________________________________ From May 1 to May 5, 2010, Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA) will present the twenty-si... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library June 16, 2014

All India Radio Fall Remixes Self Released Alt Rock Brian Jonestown Massacre Revelation A Alt Rock Cherub Year Of The Caprese Columbia Alt Rock Dub Thompson ... Read more

Introduction to Ustad Amir Khan

On Whole World Music on January 11, 2009, Craig Burk gave this introduction to raga Marwa, sung by Ustad Amir Khan. In the realm of classical music of Northern India and Pakistan, the term Ustad is synonymous with Master or Maestro. And Ustad Amir Khan was certainly a m... Read more

New Jazz Releases, May 7, 2012

Mary Bogue Don’t Go To Stranger self prod Jerry Costanzo Can’t We Be Friends Daywood Drive Downie A Different Kind of You self prod Norm Drubner You Make Me Feel So Young ... Read more

Bridget B's Last Show

Wow, what a ride. This listener touched my heart so I'll start with his edited words:Hey Bridget! Great show last night (2/13/10). I just wanna let you know that I really enjoyed hanging out with you on all those Saturday nights, enjoying your artistry (This is H... Read more

Jan Michael Looking Wolf to appear LIVE on Tillicum wawa Jan. 13th!!

Listen in January 13th to KBOO 90.7FM at 6PM to hear Jan Michael Looking Wolf on Tillicum Wawa:Voices of the People, Native American music and community connection program. Jan Michael Looking Wolf is widely considered the premier Native American Flute Performer in the ... Read more

WRR Feast and Famine, or Culinary Capitalism

For the Old Mole Variety Hour September 15, 2014 Coming to Portland this week is the series of food and drink events called Feast Portland. It starts Thursday with something called a "sandwich invitational," for which tickets cost $95, and the weekend includes tastin... Read more

10--TEXT--Leonora Carrington's MY FLANNEL KNICKERS for 2 (maybe 3) voices

Hi, This is the last Carrington for at least a few weeks. I do intend to at least script AS WE RODE ALONG THE EDGE and possibly more. With the four I've already selected, that does leave 14 other "tales" should you be interested in looking. My text is available for ... Read more

Press**Watch: SEABED LEAKING OIL

It's worse. check this link: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL): Andrea we’re looking into something new right now, that there’s reports of oil that’s seeping up from the seabed… which would indicate, if that’s true, that the well casing itself is actually pierced… underneat... Read more