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Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 05/07/2016 at 6:00am - 9:00am
I'll be taking time out from my usual assortment of music to pay tribute to the late Merle Haggard.  I'll be featuring about 45 minutes of the man himself.  No tribute songs, no cover versions, no duets.  Just Merle Haggard singing.  And I'll try to pick some songs I don't ... Read more

Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 05/07/2016 at 6:00am - 9:00am
I'll be taking time out from my usual assortment of music to pay tribute to the late Merle Haggard.  I'll be featuring about 45 minutes of the man himself.  No tribute songs, no cover versions, no duets.  Just Merle Haggard singing.  And I'll try to pick some songs I don't ... Read more

All Tomorrow's Parties: A Memoir by Rob Spillman

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “If you’ve ever been young, in love, and desperate to live an authentic life, this book is for you: a ravishing memoir about a young man’s quest for art, meaning, and a place to call home.”—Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See Rob Spillman, the award-win... Read more

Music for Time Travel, part 1

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Africa-O-Ye!
A special series dedicated to various strains of polyrhythmic, trance-inducing, hypnotizing musics throughout West Africa. Time-warping Yoruba apala & waka  --- spirit-invoking Fon vodun rhythms --- Tuareg issawat desert drones --- Mood-altering Bambara mystical orchestras ... Read more

Ditch Digger

Airs at: Wed, 04/13/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Ditch Digger
Marcel welcomed Kelly and Dave from the Pop Tavern and The Know respectfully into the KBOO studios to talk about Paul Collins The Beat appearing live at the Know at 8pm and a happy hour mixer at the Pop Tavern at 3PM all on Monday, April 18th. Pop Tavern Mixer Facebook lin... Read more

Radio Lost and Found for 04/14/16

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 10:00pm - Fri, 04/15/2016 at 12:00am
Radio Lost and Found returns to the airwaves with strange sounds and other surprises. Read more

City Of Women: Who is Wendy Carlos?

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2016 at 3:00am - 5:30pm
Produced for:  City of Women
Listening to music on the radio, if you are so inclined,  you will not hear many female led vocals. Especially if you are listening to mainstream music. Country Western, Blue Grass and RnB have more female voices. Punk Rock is getting there, some electronica, yes. But, it i... Read more

Goin' Up the Country With Grateful Dead and Friends

Airs at: Sat, 04/16/2016 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Phil G here; tune in Saturday 4/16 for a countrified tribute to Merle Haggard via the music of the Grateful Dead. I'll be playing some rare tracks and I'll also be interviewing noted Grateful Dead scholar and Radio Host David Gans about his recent book, recent CD and his u... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
May goes on, tune in the Sampler and enjoy. WE will welcome back to the studio Human Shaped Earth to perform live. And also returning will be Scott Ray Becker who will fill us in on the fate of the beloved GasCo bulding out on St Helens Road, that he was trying to save from... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
We've made it through a May Summer Teaser, and the weather has gotten back to normal. On today's Sampler we welcome Oliviero to perform in the big studio. Also coming in will be members of long time Portland band Nu Shooz to join Fortunato in the air room. Read more