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New hosts join Yiddish Hour

 From Portland's Jewish Review: Portland’s Yiddish Hour has three new co-hosts—Ed Kraus, Liz Schwartz and Barry Lavine. Yiddish Hour airs on KBOO 90.7 FM radio every Sunday from 10 to 11 a.m. Launched in 1979 by Jack Falk, the show has brought Jewish music and culture to P... Read more

Music Library: New Jazz Releases August 26, 2014

              KBOO JAZZ TRACKING   8-22-14 Cyrille Aimee            It’s a Good Day            Mack Ave Akiko                Commencement            self prod Dennis Angel            On Track                Timeless Grooves Laurie Antonioli        Songs of Shadow/Joni Mitch... Read more

Robot Movies! June 4! Run!

Dennis Nyback used to own and run the Clinton Street Theater.  He is a complete film nut, and a collector of off-beat cimema.  He also has some of the finest bad taste west of John Waters. He returns to Portland with films from time to time, and he is back with robot movies... Read more

Inette injured in auto collision

Asking KBOO community to pray or send thoughts of healing to Inette Miller Imaikalani and Iokepa Imaikalani. They were in their car and struck by a drunk driver doing 80 MPH near Crescent City, CA yesterday (5/20/12). Inette is in the hospital with major injuries. PLEASE SE... Read more

dawnbreaker's breakdown

 The Music Goes Round & Round - Frank Froeba   How Long How Long Blues - Tampa Red; with the fabulous Jackie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon on the orgasmic vocal   Nobody Knows - The Dillards   Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Ray Charles; Brother Ray does it again. Not only bringing soul to secu... Read more

Reese Erlich ~ Conversations with Terrorists

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Reese Erlich's lecture: January 28th, 2011 at 7 PM Multicultural Center, Smith Memorial Union Building Portland State University Reese Erlich, renown investigative journalist and foreign correspondent, will present his latest book "Conversati... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library November 3, 2014

Deerhoof La Isla Bonita Polyvinyl Alt Rock English Language, The This Is Science / Rock & Roll Self Released Alt Rock Everyone Is Dirty Dying Is Fun Tricycle Alt Rock ... Read more

Live Bands July and August

Here's the schedule for the Live Bands upcoming here on Life During Wartime: June  20 PRF... Mike, Seve, Andre, Aidan, and Wolfgang are about to take their Portland Hardcoregon sound over to Europe! We get to enjoy them one more time before they're all "refined". http://www... Read more

Review of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" now playing

The Last Airbender (3-D) Director: M. Night Shyamalan With: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Aasif Mandvi, Shaun Toub   Note:  This movie has nothing to do with Avatar by James Cameron. This is a film with many problems and few virtues.  First, the 3-D.... Read more

new LPs & Cds in KBOO library July 2, 2012

Alkibar Gignor    la Paix [CD]    Mississippi    Africa [contemporary] Alkibar Gignor    la Paix [LP]    Mississippi    Africa [contemporary] Takamba    Self-titled [CD]    Mississippi    Africa [contemporary] Takamba    Self-titled [LP+EP]    Mississippi    Africa [contemp... Read more