Recent Blog Posts

We would love your help with our Spring Membership Drive!

Hello, my name is Ani, and I'm the volunteer coordinator with KBOO. KBOO is starting our Spring Membership Drive, Thursday, May 3rd, our goal is to raise $75,000! This is hugely important because KBOO's ability to remain a vibrant independent source for news, music, communit... Read more

Maude Barlow and FatherJohn Dear address the Rotary District 5100 2012 Conference

KBOO is a co-sponsor of the Rotary District 5100 annual District Conference and end-of-year celebration. The conference will be held May 18-20, in Newberg, Oregon on the campus of George Fox University. This gathering reflects the fact that Rotary International, with local c... Read more

Out Loud Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

Out Loud is holding their anniversary party on Friday night, May 11th, at Crush (1400 SE Morrison St. in Portland). Out Loud is KBOO's queer culture show, celebrating & serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning & allied communities. They feature lo... Read more

Village Building Convergence 12

KBOO is excited to co-sponsor the Village Building Convergence-- a ten-day celebration of building community in very tangible ways. Briefly, the VBC brings people together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Neighbors and ... Read more

New Jazz Releases, April 24, 2012

KBOO Jazz Tracking 4-24-12 Tim Berne Snakeoil ECM Sarah Elgeti Into the Open Your Favorite Jazz Odorici/Walton Cedar Walton Presents Savant Arturo Sandoval Dear Diz Concord Mary Stallings... Read more

new releases April 26, 2012

Afrolicious Pleasuretime ESL Music Africa (contemporary) Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars Radio Salone Cumbancha Africa (contemporary) Taylor, Ebo Appia Kwa Bridge Strut Africa (contemporary) Cleary, Jon Occapella! FHQ Blues (urban) Perkins, ... Read more