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new in KBOO music library June 8, 2013

 Ancient HeatUnder The CoversAncient HeatElectronicASGBlood DriveRelapseAlternative RockBen Folds FiveLiveSonyRockBig Country BluegrassMemories of the PastRebel RecordsBluegrassBroadway Phil and the ShoutersHomeself releasedBluesDaft PunkRandom Access MemoriesColumbiaE... Read more

Maya Angelou, "Mom & Me & Mom"

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Legendary author Maya Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother in her new book, Mom & Me & Mom.    Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter, was an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence ... Read more

New Releases May 29, 2013

Adid    Acid    Hub City Records    Alternative RockAlison Moyet    The Minutes    Motley Music Limited    RockAnny Celsi    January    Ragazza Music    RockBill Ryder-Jones    A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart    Domino    Alternative RockBirds and Arrows    Coyotes    Red... Read more

Live in Studio: TEEN SPOT

Airs at: Fri, 05/24/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Youth Randomonium
Teen Spot was our guest tonight on Youth Randomonium.... here's the set list they wrote on the board.Hero / Floor / Short / Raine / Skin / Ovita / LookWe've been promised photos, so maybe we'll also get full titles!https://www.facebook.com/teenspotpdx Read more

Happy Birthday to KBOO! We're releasing a 7"!

KBOO Community Radio was born in June, 1968; a healthy 10 watt baby that would eventually grow up to change the idea of what radio could be: who is on the air, what kind of content is provided to listeners, and how radio waves are valued.KBOO was the local outlet for the... Read more

KBOO’s first Artist In Residence: MARISA ANDERSON

KBOO’s first Artist In Residence: MARISA ANDERSONWe have begun a new Artist Program here at KBOO. Formally called “The KBOO Community Radio Artist Support Program” we began this program to provide resources and assist artists working creatively with sound. Every year, an... Read more

Tom McCall Centennial

Airs at: Thu, 05/09/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Renowned Oregon Governor Tom McCall would have turned 100 years old this year.  To commemorate this larger-than-life figure, Know Your City (formerly the Dill Pickle Club) commissioned a comic book about McCall's controversial decision to fund the Vortex I rock festival ... Read more

New Releases May 3, 2013

She + Him    Volume 3    Merge    RockComa    In Technicolor    Kompakt    Avant RockZomes     Time Was    Thrill Jockey    Alt RockChrissy Zebby Tembo    My Ancestors    QDK    Alt RockTeam Ghost    Rituals    Wsphere    Alt RockSaltland    I Thought It Was Us    Cons... Read more

New Jazz Releases May 2, 2013

Stephen Anderson Trio        Believe                    SummitEmily Bear                Diversity                ConcordChad Carter                Let Me Love You            JKBJWill Calhoun                Life in this World            MotemaJohn Ehlis                A... Read more

Ben Katchor and the Architecture of Comics

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Ben Katchor, the first cartoonist to receive a MacArthur Fellowship grant, is also a writer, teacher, and performer of TED Talk recitations.  His familiar-seeming yet skewed urban vignettes, such as Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer and The Cardboard Valise, have be... Read more