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The Edge of Heaven, at NWFC this Saturday

The Edge of Heaven, screening at the Northwest Film Center this Saturday, June 5, at 7pm. Turkish-German director Fatih Akin (whose earlier film, Head-On, is also excellent) makes movies about immigration, alienation and the human struggle to behave decently in bl... Read more

Folk Espresso

 Guest host : Henry Weeks Barefootin' - Michelle Shocked; this funky little number was big (by Robert Parker) when Soul Music was huge on the radio. Remember radio? Let me tell you all about it, it was great...  When I Go Home - Suze & Eric Thompson; featuring Eric's roc... Read more

6/28-7/1 Chances for Inspiration with Medea Benjamin

Learn about the travesty of drones & how you can get involved to make a difference. You are invited to come meet Medea Benjamin and discuss her new book Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control In Hood River Thursday, June 28th, 2012 The Riverside Church ... Read more

KBOO Winter Membership Drive Special 2011 - THANK YOU PARTY!!! THURSDAY 2/3/2011

KBOO Winter Membership Drive 2011 "THANK YOU PARTY" Thursday 2/3/2011 9pm-2am Its an International Dance Party featuring Dj Anjali and The Incredible Kid Dr.J (TheMeltingPot) SoulR1 (MusicWithoutBorders) The Liquid Lounge will be packed with the global ryhthms of Downtempo, Du... Read more

Subbing on Women's Soul this Sunday

I'll play all lady fronted bands this Sunday from 10-midnight, tune in! Read more

NEW in KBOO music library December 29, 2014

CCMC & Marclay, Christian CCMC + Christian Marclay Non Musica Rex Avant Garde Marclay, Christian Records Atavistic Avant Garde Marclay, Christian & Müller, Günter Live Improvisations Fo... Read more

press**watch: npr mind control

  Here's some typical reporting from NPR about the war in Afghanistan. Note the use of the word “counterinsurgency” and the concern over whether a certain strategy will “succeed,” that is, whether it will subject Afghans to the will of the Pentagon. June 30, 2010 Gen. D... Read more

"The Other Half," tonight at NWFC

The Other Half, tonight at NWFCDirector: Ying LiangA heartbreaking portrait of a young woman struggling along a dead-end path in grimy urban-industrial China, The Other Half is one of the highlights of the NW Film Center's current series "Lens on China." In telling the s... Read more

Heist and other movies about the financial crisis

On the 6 August 2012 Old Mole Variety Hour, Hyung Nam and I discuss Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?, a documentary directed by Frances Causey and Donald Goldmacher, narrated by Thom Hartmann, and based in part on the book The Global Class War: How America's Bipartis... Read more

Membership Drive Specials

Africa Special Thursday, October 8, Noon to 10 pm Featuring talks, interviews and music from the African continent, including a talk on the role of cell phones in the Congo war, an interview with Somali rapper K-Naan and a focus on African graphic artists. Indigenous ... Read more