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KBOO is an independent, volunteer-driven and listener-supported community radio station that celebrates music. Our arts, cultural, and musical programming covers a wide spectrum of expression from traditional to experimental, and reflects the diverse cultures we serve in the music-rich city of Portland, Oregon. KBOO strives for spontaneity and programming excellence, both in content and technique.
From our first broadcast in 1968, KBOO has provided programming, training and access for underserved communities. Over 5500 members and 500 volunteers power the station.
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PDX Pop Now! 2009
A wonderful assortment of Portland artists played as a part of the annual all-ages music festival PDX Pop Now! that took place July 24th - 26th 2009 in Portland, Oregon.
Thanks to Radio 23 and the Portland Radio Authority for the engineering…
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Marc de Giere on 01/20/2010 at 07:21PM
KBOO Best of 2009 [mix]
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With the launch of the Free Music Archive, we here at KBOO were very excited to see what performances and new albums 2009 would bring to us to sharewith you. Portland, Oregon - once referred to as "Little Beirut" by a former president - is such a "hot bed" of emerging music that we're forming a new Axis of Music. We've even got secrect training camps where musicians are weened into artistic brilliance before wreaking havoc on the rest of the world. Don't tell anyone but one of these camps is right inside our studio, where we've been able to record The Taxpayers, Nick Jaina, The Quadraphonnes, The Mint Chicks, Doug and Judy Smith, and Golden Retriever. Aside from our rouge station, a popular breeding ground for these extremists has been the PDX Pop Now! music festival. Entirely volunteer-run, the festival entered its sixth year with performances by Dirty Mittens and Guidance Counselor. Jared Mees & the Grown Children played a befefit show for the festival and Thavious Beck headlined a Black Electro benefit for KBOO. New albums from The Underscore Orchestra, MEGACHURCH, Finn Riggins, World's Greatest Ghosts, and Leviethan round out our mix. There's way too much for us to highlight here, and even more we're still hoping to upload, but it's a good taste of what's brewing... |
Jaclyn Lewis on 01/13/2010 at 09:51AM
World's Greatest Ghosts
No Magick, the first full-length album from World's Greatest Ghosts is a nod to childhood narratives of make-believe monsters and plywood clubhouses. With lyrics referencing ghouls chasing you through mazes and houses sinking in quicksand, this album presents its nostalgic concepts with a dice-throwing Dungeon and Dragons filter. Friends reliving their clubhouse fantasies may not be such an abstract concept for this group. The Ghosts comprise of two brothers, Casey and Jesse Laney, and a college sweetheart, Emily Laney (Jesse's wife). Brandon Anderson has been with the group since its beginnings in the deep South. And now in Portland, Eric Ambrosius has joined them, replacing their long-time drummer. No Magick is produced by the Portland label Lucky Madison, run by local rocker Kevin O'Connor from the dynamic group, Talkedemonic. WWG will be playing this year's SXSW festival in Austin Texas, and be sure to check out their Myspace page at www.myspace.com/worldsgreatestghosts for updates. Long live D'n'D synth-rock.