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Deconstruct and Celebrate the Poetry of Gil Scott Heron

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: From the Grassroots

Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) Mr. Scott-Heron established much of the attitude and the stylistic vocabulary that would characterize the socially conscious work of early rap groups like Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions. And he has remained... Read more

Ball of Confusion (Election?! Edition)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS"

Temptations sing: "One, two, one, two, three, four, ow People moving out, people moving in Why, because of the color of their skin Run, run, run but you sure can't hide An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Vote for me and I'll set you free Rap on, brother, rap on ... Read more

An Interview with Judith Barrington

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2016 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Poetry and Everything

Born and raised in England, Judith Barrington has lived in Portland, Oregon since 1976. She is the author of four poetry collections, two poetry chapbooks, a prizewinning memoir, and a book about writing memoir. Her work is in many anthologies and literary journals, in pri... Read more

Back To The Egg presents: MELTED RADIO

Airs at: Sun, 10/16/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Back To The Egg

IMU-PDX I Melt Up I am you, meltingUpwards “Possibly Not for Listening” Taking favorite tracks and screwing them up for your melted approval – melting them up for your screwy approval? or not… Genre? What’s that I hear? Oh yeah, categories are: Things that make you g... Read more

Sounds Unsound early Oct 2016

Airs at: Sun, 10/09/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Sounds Unsound

New releases, new sounds, new worlds of music possibility.. Read more

City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Portland Tales

Airs at: Thu, 10/06/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Gigi Little, editor of the new collection of short fiction City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Portland Tales. The tales in City of Weird, set in a Portland both real and imagined, feature sea monsters, aliens, vampires, ghosts, robotic dogs, man-eating... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library October 3, 2016

CDs Allen, Daevid Trio Live 1963 Voiceprint Alt Rock Alu Mrs. Hypochondriac Self Released Alt Rock Beach Slang A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings Polyvinyl Alt Rock Boreal Sons You & Everyone Self... Read more

Night of the 1000 PSAs excerpt

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2016 at 8:45pm - 9:00pm

Here's my contribution to the Night of the 1000 PSAs... Read more

The Staple

Produced for: The Staple

Portraits of artists. Portraits of everyone. Portraits of anyone. Anyone who has left a mark, made a dent or cracked a wall, applied color to canvas or brushed their fingers through water, darned yarn or punched a typewriter, defended and resisted, held the room breathle... Read more