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Enjoy some late night jazz vinyl with The Incredible Kid. It might get a little hectic. Featuring artists such as Art Ensemble of Chicago, Charles Mingus, Albert Ayler, Muhal Richard Abrams, John Coltrane, Fred Ho, Sun Ra, Yosuke Yamashita, Don Cherry and more! "In opposin... Read more

Sea shanties and sea songs have been getting a lot of attention recently, partly because they are sturdy songs that can be sung with gusto. Any number of people can sing them together, and spontaneous harmonies just add to the richness of the singing experience. This episod... Read more

  Energy Forward: Bill Resnick talks to Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany and author of the article, "How Climate Change Will Affect Socialist Strategy," (Socialist Forum, Winter 2019) They discuss two key struggles for ... Read more

When you think of West Virginia you probably think of coal. But as the coal industry dies a slow death Appalachia is now pulled in two different directions. On the one hand natural gas fracking now dominates the Ohio River Valley and countless miles of gas pipelines spread ... Read more

National Day of Empathy is an opportunity to uplift and amplify voices of people impacted by the criminal legal system. Oregon’s Day of Empathy is at noon, Tues, March 2nd.  Oregon’s virtual event will include women directly impacted by our criminal legal system who will di... Read more

American Master drummer percussionist left the material world recently and A Different Nature will dedicate this show to his impossible to cover career with some of his recordings. Read more

March is Women's History Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day, so today's Pastures of Plenty will celebrate women's voice. We'll start out with a rousing gospel stomper from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, then hear from pioneering women folk singsers Elizabeth Cotten, Pe... Read more

The Cascade African Film Festival and the Portland International Film Festival overlap this month, and we also consider three new movies, The Mauritanian, Let Him Go, and I Care a Lot, while Jeff Godsil ponders On Dangerous Ground and Robert Ryan, Britta Gordon on Victor Er... Read more

KBOO kicks off International Women's Day in grand style as Folk Espresso features 90 glorious minutes of music by women.  We'll hear the female voice in all of its pure clarity in several a capella pieces as well as songs showcasing lovely harmonies by sister duos and trios... Read more

  The KBOO Community Radio Artist In Residence Program assists artists working creatively with sound. Every year, one artist or one collaborative group of artists will be awarded twenty hours of studio recording*** and production time with a KBOO Mixologist in order to cre... Read more