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Standup Comedy is back at KBOO - join us in the back!             As part of Women's History Month and KBOO's All Thrills No Frills, Comics Take and Comedian Cimberly Nickell are producing standup comedy show for the KBOO community. The show is on March 28th at the s... Read more

To everyone in our Beloved Community,   In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serv... Read more

International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women's Day honors the work of the suffragettes, feminists, and pioneers who have fought for gender equality... Read more

  Tune in Saturday. March 29th 9am to 5pm to catch the 2025 Music from the True Vine Bluegrass Marathon! You won't want to miss these 8-hours of live bluegrass music featuring 14 of Oregon's best local bluegrass bands hosted by your favorite True Vine DJs. KBOO 90.7 FM... Read more

  Improving Taxation, Empowering Coalitions: This episode is hosted by Frann Michel and features these segments: Improving Taxation: Why do we need taxes and what can we do to fund the things we need?  In the season of tax deadlines and city budget debates, economist M... Read more

Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But in fact, as customers found out, Smart Energ... Read more

Al Bradbury, editor of Labor Notes, and participant in the upcoming Portland Troublemakers School, describes the Labor Notes project - "putting the movement back in the labor movement" and building the "troublemakers wing" of trade unions.  The day-long Troublemakers Sch... Read more

Tune it for the last hour of César Chávez Day. We'll get heavy to mix of folk, punk and folk punk all revolving around themes of community, standing up for worker rights, critiquing our capitalist system.  Read more

James and Nate welcome Scott, Liz, and Curtis from Montavilla's Board Bard Games. They talk about their first year and a half of business, the challenges of opening a new game store, and fostering a warm and welcoming community. Read more

Spring has sprung, so the first half of the program celebrates spring, April, and April showers. Earth Day is April 22 so the program ends with a musical salute to our home planet. Featured artists include Tracy Grammer, Greg Brown, Show Ponies, T Sisters, Josh Ritter, ... Read more

It’s Saturday morning. We hop in the car. Mom’s heading to work, and I’m geeked to go spend the day at the ’shop! The barbershop is a sound booth, an art gallery, a playground, a classroom, and so much more. It’s a place for artistry and comradery and, most importantly,... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday as we share great new music from Alison Krauss & Union Station, the trio I'm With Her, Tim Grimm, Sierra Hull, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, the Faux Paws, Jake Xerses Fussell and others.  We'll also hear favorites from Doc Wat... Read more

  Check out The Roots of Rock & Roll Women's History Month Special with DJ Mike Fisher! Some of the all-time greatest female artists in rock & roll, soul, blues & rockabilly! Thanks for listening & supporting KBOO & The Roots of Rock & Roll, airing every Friday 3pm-4pm... Read more