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Indian Country is on every other Fri . from 1:30-3:00pm!

Indian Country is on every other Fri.! IE 7-09-10, 7-23-10, 8-06-10  etc. Indian Country is on from 1:30-3:00pm. Stay tune and enjoy traditionl and modern Native American music and up to the minute  Native news and event information. All are welcome!! Read more

Reviews of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Law Abiding Citizen," in theaters now.

Where the Wild Things AreDirector: Spike JonzeWith: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Pepita Emmerichs.  Voices of: James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano, Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whitaker, Michael Berry, Jr., Chris CooperLovers of Maurice Sendak’s perfect little book wi... Read more

On the Chicago Teacher's Strike

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 17 Sept 2012 Joanne Barkan in Dissent Magazine notes that, Yes, schoolchildren in Chicago are victims, but not of their teachers. They are victims of a nationwide education “reform” movement geared to undermine teachers’ unions and shift publi... Read more

Give!Guide Results

Thanks to everyone who sent us a donation through the Give!Guide during the last six weeks of 2008!  As anticipated, the final days were particularly exciting in terms of watching the giving results really accelerate their climb.  We ended up receiving just over $14,000, wh... Read more

Talk is cheap, Free speech isn't

You may already know that KBOO did not meet our financial goal during our last pledge drive. The station relies on our listeners for a large portion of our operating budget. If you are not yet a member but enjoy what you hear on KBOO, please consider becoming a member today... Read more

Underwriters in the WWtop200

These community businesses support KBOO through underwriting. This month, they're contenders in the Willamette Week's "Best of Portland" poll! You can vote for them here until June 30th: http://bitly.com/top200ww. If you use Twitter, let the world know that you voted with t... Read more

Redwillow cohosts on Mitakuye Oyasin

I got an opportunity to sit in with the Mitakuye Oyasin Collective and their talented guest musician, Celeste Astara today. What a wonderful voice Astara has and the lyrics of her songs were very moving. Thanks for welcoming me on the show with y'all, Eugene, Shusli, Dean an... Read more

Movies opening Christmas day, 2009

Sherlock HolmesDirector: Guy RitchieWith: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie MarsanWhat you think of this film will have a lot to do with whether you have read the Holmes stories.  I have been reading them since I was a child, and parts of this... Read more

Tuesday's (web) work is lost

 Hello dear comrades - As you know, the website crashed in a big way on Tuesday night.... and it didn't come back up until Thursday morning. The crash corrupted the website databases -- which contained all of the content on the website. According to Wikipedia, "The word corr... Read more

Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC) Brunch

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Portland Central America Solidarity Committee's (PCASC) Brunch The event will be held at the SEIU 503 Hall, located at 6401 SE Foster Rd. in Portland, from 11am to 1pm.  Reservations are $25 per person.  VIP tickets, which include entrance ... Read more