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Music and Politics

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bil Resnick talks with Jeff Hunt, a millennial generation radical who keeps up with grass roots music and its resistant qualities. We discuss how many inspirational songs are two-edged, sometimes backfiring:  They may promote ideas that America is the land of opportunity f... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 03/25/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Portland Jewish Hour
Pesach (Passover) is coming! Join host Liz Schwartz for a preview of the holiday with old and new music to celebrate Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt. Read more

Rony, Capitan Pijama, Walter Schmidt

Airs at: Fri, 03/23/2018 at 10:00pm - Sat, 03/24/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for La Ruleta
  Electronic music from Mexico Rony: El arbol de la Noche Triste.            Recorded April-December 1990. Capitan Pijama: Music for Monsters.                            Composed, performed and produced by Jesus Bojalil.                            Recorded in Santa Barba... Read more

March Sadness 2018

Airs at: Fri, 03/23/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Last show was preempted maybe we'll play what we had scheduled maybe we'll get down with some oh so sad, sad songs . . .   (Uncle John or March Sadness?) Sad songs it is March Sadness 2018     Be sure to tune in just before midnight to hear what what this year's ... Read more

(A Post-Apopcalyptic) Reggae World on 03/21/18

Airs at: Wed, 03/21/2018 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for Reggae World
A Funk & Soul Jam infused Reggae World. While Bob's away... Read more

A Popcalypse on 03/21/18

Airs at: Wed, 03/21/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for A Popcalypse
With a birthday salute to Prog-Rock Drum God Carl Palmer. Stretchmarks - Art of Noise into Loudon Wainwright III  Tommy James into fIREHOSE. Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 03/22/18

Airs at: Thu, 03/22/2018 at 10:00pm - Fri, 03/23/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for Radio Lost and Found
Radio Lost & Found returns after being gone for a long, long time.... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library March 19, 2018

CDs       McCue, Jason Pangaea Fluff & Gravy Alt Rock Shy Kids In A State Self Released Alt Rock Until The Ribbon Breaks Until The Ribbon Breaks Kobalt Alt Rock Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Dirt Paper Ba... Read more

Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that cigarette Tex Williams.

Airs at: Sat, 03/24/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
       Although not  nearly as well known as figures like Bob Wills or the Maddox Brothers, Tex Williams was an important Western swing performer. He helped develop country music from its rural acoustic origins to a more danceable, city-fied, and electrified form with a mu... Read more