Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival is returning for 2025 (July 4 and 5) with a scaled-back format this year. Festival Artistic Director Peter Dammann told KBOO that this year's event will feature a smaller but more focused lineup, adapting to the challenging econo... Read more

To everyone in our Beloved Community,   In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serv... Read more

We’re back! The Waterfront Blues Festival is returning to Waterfront Park for two jam-packed days on July 4 & 5, 2025! This year, we’re bringing the party to a big ol’ main stage in the bowl along the shores of the Willamette River — same incredible vibes, just a fresh n... Read more

Our In Depth guest today is Carolyn Dasher, author of the new novel American Sky. The book tells the story of three generations of American women over the course of three wars – World Wars I and II, and Vietnam. The novel has its roots in Carolyn’s own childhood, growing... Read more

Join me on Pastures of Plenty on July 2, 2025 to celebrate music from the best of Portland’s incredible blues musicians to get you in the mood for the Waterfront Blues festival July 4 & 5. Featured artists include Kelly Joe Phelps, Back Porch Blues, Lauren Sheehan,  vir... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday as we celebrate the birthday of Peter Rowan, who turns 83 on July 4th.  We'll also enjoy great new music and favorites from Darol Anger, Kassi Valazza, Special Consensus, Clarence White, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, AJ Lee & B... Read more

Braxton the astonishing composer, improvisor, saxophonist, with over 200 recordings spanning sixty years; Riley the beautifully creative organizer, keyboard player, minimalist, with but a handful of landmark compositions. And so why not just mash them up for the evening.... Read more

James and Nate celebrate one year on the air with James rating Nate's top ten games of all time. Will James' opinion line up with Nate's or will he be wrong? AND, for the first time ever (for them, not for KBOO or radio as a whole), they will be taking phone calls live o... Read more

Author Braendan Slocumb introduces Curtis Wilson, a cello prodigy,  in his third mystery, The Dark Maestro.  Curtis is growing up in the Southeast D.C. projects with a drug dealer for a father. But through determination and talent, and the loving support of his father’s ... Read more

Nydia Caballero, union electrician, and Geovanny Tolentino, union teacher, discuss what's behind Trump's mass deportation campaign, popular resistance and the role of labor unions in this fight. Read more