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Sherlock Holmes Returns

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

The Sampler returns with lots of music and another adventure of Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone as the Great Detective and Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson. Today's story is set on a stormy October day in 1887 as Holmes faces the puzzle of the Camberwell Poisoning. This story ... Read more

Playful Presence Lounge- music only on 02/26/23

Airs at: Sun, 02/26/2023 at 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Produced for: Playful Presence

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Jazz Great You Never Heard Of: Patricia Kullberg takes a look back at a famous Black entertainer whose career was ruined and her legacy pretty much erased from history after sh... Read more

The Jazz Great You Never Heard Of

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg takes a look back at a famous Black entertainer whose career was ruined and her legacy pretty much erased from history after she stood up to the House Un-American Committee. Patricia reads from an essay about piano prodigy and jazz musician Hazel Scott, en... Read more

Women's History Month

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Pastures of Plenty, International Women's Day / Women's History Month Specials

March is Women’s History Month, so the March 1 Pastures of Plenty show on KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists. We’ll hear from Native American women, pioneers in women’s blues, influential women folk artists from the 197... Read more

Celebrating Doc Watson on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 03/03/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Cascadia Coffeehouse, All Thrills No Frills: Volume 2

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we celebrate the music of the legendary flat-picking guitarist Doc Watson, who was born 100 years ago on March 3rd. The master musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Deep Gap, NC continues to be a massive influence... Read more

Goddess Obscura - 2/27/2023

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Goddess Obscura

Our Featured Goddesses this week: Lozen - Noise rock band formed in Bellingham, WA featuring Annie Hozoji Matheson-Margullis and Justine Maria Valdez. Their debut album "Elevator Music" (Under the name T-N-A, Trina and Annie) was recorded in 2003 in Tacoma and released in ... Read more

KBOO Alum Bob Dietsche Interviews Bud Shank with music - from 1985

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon, All Thrills No Frills: Volume 2

This is jazz royalty on both sides of the microphone. Both Bob and Bud were near the tops of their fields in 1985 - Bob in radio and jazz history, and Bud in jazz saxophone and flute. Furthermore, Bud married a Portland girl; long active in the Jazz Society of Oregon... Read more

Trilce: Volumen Uno; Abril; Grupo Neblina: ¡Basta Ya!

Airs at: Fri, 02/24/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 02/25/2023 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

Airs at: Sat, 02/25/2023 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Produced for: Grateful Dead and Friends

Hey now, Phil G here I've got a nice show this month, with my delayed (tech glitch) interview with Keyboardist and one-time Grateful Dead member Tom Constnaten. We'l be talking about his time before, with, nd after the Grateful Dead and we'll discuss and play some tracks f... Read more