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LIfe During Wartime 15 Year Anniversary!

Rebecca Gilbert and I started Life During Wartime in 1995... and now it's hosted by Kevin, Kate, Cissie, Colin, and still me! We are celebrating 15 years of our punk rock radio show on KBOO with a live concert at Black Water Records, 1920 SE Morrison St on Thursday Augus... Read more

PSU Black History Month Events

PSU Black History Month Events Portland State University -Thursday, February 21st KBOO is proud to sponsor two special Black History events at Portland State University, on Thursday February 21st featuring east coast emcee, educator and community organizer Hasan Salaam. ... Read more

Mt Tabor Park sale to Warner Pacific College

I am really pissed off at the city for even considering selling off part of Mt. Tabor Park to Warner Pacific College. How dare they do this behind our backs. I have been to many meetings regarding this sale and it seems as though it is a done deal even though the city ... Read more

Diabetes Special 7-28-2011

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of EVIL AT HEART by Portland writer Chelsea Cain

Here is my review of Portland writer Chelsea Cain's latest thriller Evil at Heart. Her books have been sold to the movies, so we hope to see their adaptation to the screen some day. The review is at the Vancouver Voice, but also at my blog, where it enjoys italics, link... Read more

Review of Black Swan, now open (12/10/10)

Black Swan Director: Darren Aronofsky With: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder While I was watching this movie, I thought, “Who is the audience for this? There’s too much ballet for the horror people and too much horror for the b... Read more

new in KBOO music library April 8, 2011

ARTISTTITLELABELGENREEllis, TinsleyGet It!HeartfixerBluesFord, Robben & Larry CarltonUnplugged365 RecordsBluesGrey, JJ & MofroThis RiverAlligatorBluesPrimer, John & Bob CorritoreKnockin' Around These BluesDelta GrooveBluesCeltic Fiddle Festival20th Anniversary Concert-L... Read more

po lice

The Prologue to Dario Fo’s 1970 play Accidental Death of an Anarchist explains that in late 1969 there were a number of bomb incidents in Italian cities. Milan police arrested an anarchist and accused him of the crime. At a certain point in his interrogation, the anarchi... Read more

Fall Sweepstakes is underway.

The Fall Sweepstakes is both an important fund raiser for KBOO and a great opportunity for you to win some cool prizes from a variety of local businesses. See them all here. Read more

Review of "2012," destroying a theater near you.

2012Director: Roland EmmerichWith: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Woody Harrelson, etc.A few years ago, I warned our listeners to avoid Independence Day, a big, loud and awful movie directed by Emmerich. But, did people listen ... Read more