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We hope you enjoyed your Native American "Indian Country" show on Friday 6-25-10

  We hope that you enjoyed our music selection on the Friday 6-25-10 show. We played alot of Charles Littleleaf, who was our guest on the Friday 6-11-10 show. He is a terrific flute player and flute maker. He came all the way from the Warm Springs reservation to visit wi... Read more

In the future....

I hope to start blogging about various local and national music topics soon.    Read more

Pillaging Public Pensions

WRR: Pensions Last week, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber called for a special legislative session (to begin 8am September 30th) noting that "we have an opportunity to combine cost savings from reforms to the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) and new revenue to res... Read more

So what's this membership blog for anyway?

I'd really like to know.  Specifically, what would encourage you to come back repeatedly?  What do KBOO members (and potential members) want to read about at the Membership Director's blog?  Calendar of internal events / meetings relevant to members? Links to minutes from ... Read more

Halloween means Boo Bash!

Yes Boo Bash is almost here! A great, fun, weird way to spend your Halloween. Lots of cool bands from around town and big thanks to Sean and Jennifer from Night of the Living Tongue for doing some awesome work to put this together. We'll have a costume contest (yes, cool... Read more

Dinner for Schmucks review

Dinner for Schmucks Director: Jay Roach With: Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Stephanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, etc. Where to begin?  I know.  My memory ain’t what it used to be.  I recalled that I wasn’t so fond of the French original, titled Th... Read more

"In Search of Beethoven," now at the Hollywood Theater (Nov. 20)

In Search of Beethoven (Documentary)Director: Phil GrabskyWith: Emanuel Ax, Ronald Brautigam, Sir Roger Norrington, etc.In 2006, Grabsky gave us In Search of Mozart.  I was not particularly impressed, finding the documentary dry, academic and dull, exactly nothing like M... Read more

New Folk Releases December 13, 2013

CHILDSPLAY                                                           As the Crow Flies STEVEN GRAVES                                                  Time Will Tell MARK GROBNER & KEN KOLODNER              Sunrise LOU DOMINGUEZ                                          ... Read more

Battle: Los Angeles, now playing

Battle: Los Angeles Director: Jonathan Liebesman With: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, etc. I suppose it’s okay for a movie to borrow from other sources, as original ideas seem to be at a premium these days.  (Recalling that mediocre artists borrow, and great artists s... Read more

PressWatch: destroying corporate mind control

          The local bus service is, like many municipal services across the US, facing loss of revenue.  It's interesting to me to see how the shortfall is handled—so far, service is being reduced at the same time that prices are raised.  The bus service is an essent... Read more