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New Jazz Releases May 2, 2013

Stephen Anderson Trio        Believe                    SummitEmily Bear                Diversity                ConcordChad Carter                Let Me Love You            JKBJWill Calhoun                Life in this World            MotemaJohn Ehlis                Along... Read more

Ben Katchor and the Architecture of Comics

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Ben Katchor, the first cartoonist to receive a MacArthur Fellowship grant, is also a writer, teacher, and performer of TED Talk recitations.  His familiar-seeming yet skewed urban vignettes, such as Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer and The Cardboard Valise, have been ... Read more

New Releases March 23, 2013

ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL    GENREAl-Mo7it, Mo7it    Jeruselem In My Heart    Self Released    ElectronicAmatorski    TBC    Crammed Discs    Alternative RockBajo Fondo    Presente    Masterworkd    ElectronicBalsam Range    Last Train to Kitty Hawk        BluegrassBanco de... Read more

New CDs in music library March 22, 2013

Annamy    Woodpecker    Subliminal Sounds    Regular RockBlack Pus    Ala My Relations    Thrill Jockey    Alternative RockBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club    Specter at the Feast    Abstract Dragon    Alternative RockDead Tongues    Desert    self released    Alternative RockD... Read more

INSATIABLE: A Contemporary Performance of Japanese Folk Art Created by Director Michelle Fujii

INSATIABLEA premiere of new, innovative work featuring the artistic vision of Artistic Director, Michelle Fujii.Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th, 2013PSU Lincoln Performance Hall | 1620 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR.Purchase tickets online at Portland Taiko.A premier... Read more

Author Jonathan R. Miller discusses mystery thriller, Delivery

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author Jonathan R. Miller writes literary fiction thrillers that include multicultural or biracial characters and themes.  His latest work,  Delivery, features a  biracial Somali man who is blinded while defending his daughter.  Ambojeem, the protagonist, settles in the rel... Read more

Author Clinton Galloway, "Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central L.A"

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
HBO. CNN. BET.  These cable stations have revolutionized our television viewing experience and our culture as a whole. In 1979,  cable was still an emerging technology, but one that brothers  Clinton and Carl Galloway knew was worth pursuing.  The Galloway brothers, both y... Read more

Author Cheryl Waiters on her memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels"

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Patricia Welch, O.B. Hill, and Emma Jackson Ford speak with Cheryl Waiters. In her inspiring memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels," Cheryl Waiters chronicles her struggles and victories as an African American female working to overcome gender and racial biases in the... Read more

POWfest

Airs at: Thu, 02/28/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Film Show
This year's Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POWfest) is bringing filmmakers to Portland from around the world, including guest of honor Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization; Wayne's World) and local director Jackie Weissman (Rock N Roll Mamas).  Hos... Read more

New CDs in music library February 27, 2013

 American RoyaltyPrismaticGuns in the SunAlternative RockAnders OsborneThree Free AmigosALCDurban BluesArsonAce The RiddlerSelf ReleasedHip HopArt VandelayRadio EditsSelf ReleasedHip HopBC StargazerOn SaturdaySelf ReleasedHip HopBeau SoleilFrom Bamako to CarencroCompassCaju... Read more