Music

Seeing Beyond the Obvious: The Music of Andrew Hill

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

The reference to a Sonny Fortune tune to introduce the music of Andrew Hill is to persuade you to find the originality and musicality inside his complexity. This late former Portlander did not produce background music. Intense listening may lie ahead. ... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library June 11, 2018

CDs Billy & Dolly Five Suns Shit Krystal Alt Rock Holt, Randall Inside The Kingdom Of Splendor And Madness Self Sabotage Alt Rock LUMP LUMP Dead Oceans Alt Rock MEERNAA Strange Life Native Cat ... Read more

The Quartet Birthday Show

Airs at: Tue, 06/12/2018 at 3:00am - 5:30am

Produced for: Vinyl Pajama Party

McCoy Tyner

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Produced for: Jazz in the New Millennium

John Frame - Faust and Mephistopheles

Airs at: Thu, 06/14/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Sculptor, composer, and animator John Frame last talked with S.W. Conser in 2012, when the Portland Art Museum hosted his exhibition Three Fragments of a Lost Tale. Now, Frame has returned as production designer for Charles Gounod's Faust, a co-production of Portland... Read more

Sounds Unsound late June 2018

Airs at: Sun, 06/24/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Sounds Unsound

Music, noise and other sounds. New releases and more. Read more

Sounds Unsound

Airs at: Sun, 06/10/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Sounds Unsound

Tonight to celebrate KBOO's 50th birthday we'll do a couple sets of music from 50 years ago... 1968.. and the usual mix of new releases and other stuff. Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 16

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

June 6, 2018 Lynn Fitch presents another storytelling installment: What's Next? Venturing into the Great Wide Open. Ten Minutes With Darka: This month, Darka's guest is Carl Wolfson, a comedian, radio host, author and activist. He was a mainstay on Portland's... Read more

Singing Down the System

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with music historian Jeffrey Hunt about the music on today’s show—popular songs that illustrate how the critique of money, banking, and finance has gained expression in popular music. Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Steve Poltz

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

If you’d like a break from the whole Rose Festival thing this weekend, globetrotting singer/songwriter Steve Poltz will be in Portland to play the Old Church on Sunday, June 10th. Steve’s been recording and performing solo, just him and a guitar, since 1998. But he star... Read more