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  The 2026 Waterfront Blues Festival (July 2-4, Tom McCall Waterfront Park) returns with a lineup that mixes heritage blues with indie rock, soul, and genre-bending originals. Eclectic headliners include The Revivalists, Cymande and Garcia Birthday Band (Thurs), Duran... Read more

En este programa recordamos a la artista Franco-Iraní Marjane Satrapi y su novela gráfica Persépolis. Este cómic tuvo grandes influencias entre los jóvenes latinoamericanos por su capacidad para conectar experiencias personales con procesos históricos y políticos.  Read more

On this episode of Transpositive, we are honored to welcome performer, community leader, and longtime advocate Kourtni Capree Duv, also known as KCD, for a conversation about art, resilience, survival, and the power of storytelling. Joining us are representatives from Pr... Read more

An online scammer is using KBOO's name and likeness to ask individuals to pay for time on KBOO. This is a scam. KBOO does not sell air time on its programs. Friday, April 24, KBOO received a report that someone set up an email to look like a KBOO email account and sent ... Read more

  On Tuesday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Expect to hear the poetic and imaginative, and the ... Read more

By Joseph Gallivan, presenter, Art Focus   John Averill tells KBOO why his band is tackling, live, some of the most complex Beatles music. Portland's Alberta Rose Theatre will host four nights (April 23-26) of something the Beatles themselves never delivered: a full liv... Read more

Dance Theatre of Harlem Brings a Night of Bold Programming to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall   Artistic Director Robert Garland talks Bach, Radiohead, Aretha Franklin, and why Portland keeps pulling the company back   By Joseph Gallivan, KBOO Art Focus presenter  D... Read more

  Lady Sings the Blues: A Tribute to Billie Holiday returns to the Alberta Rose Theatre on April 4, 2026.  KBOO Art Focus presenter Joseph Gallivan talked to Jazz Lives’ Marcia Hocker, who is MC for the event and also one of the singers who will interpret Billie Holi... Read more

Local Artists, Real Voices At Portland Sound Legacy, the mission is simple — to give local musicians a real voice on the airwaves. The station’s commitment to homegrown talent is unmatched. Every week, you’ll hear exclusive tracks from Portland artists, live sessions, a... Read more

Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more