Music

2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
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

Curtain #35

Airs at: Fri, 03/06/2026 at 3:00am - 5:30am
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Honoring Influential Women in Country Music History

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 6:00am - 9:00am
  The first two hours of Swing ’n’ Country on Saturday, March 7, 2026 will be a celebration of International Women’s Day. Graham and Robert Parish will be featuring music from strong and influential women in country music.  From Kitty Wells to Alison Krauss…From Patsy ... Read more

Rise When the Rooster Crows on 03/05/26

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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A Different Nature: Earth Day

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Tonight will have a minimum of talking as we do an Earth Day show... some recent releases of environmental sounds...   Read more

A Different Nature: New releases of new music

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
New music, releases from the last year or so...  Read more

Sounds Unsound later March

Airs at: Sun, 03/22/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
New releases of new music...  Read more

Sounds Unsound International Women's Day Edition

Airs at: Sun, 03/08/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Tonight we'll play new releases of new music, but featuring women artists in honor of International Women's Day.   Read more

Previewing Portland Youth Philharmonic's Spring 2026 Concert

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
If you haven’t heard our city’s Best Musical Group, according to Willamette Week’s 2025 Best of Portland Readers poll, this Saturday’s your chance. The Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest running youth orchestra, continues its historic 102nd season with a conc... Read more

Pastures of Plenty March 4, 2026 Women's History Month Special

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
March is Women’s History Month, so the March 4 Pastures of Plenty show on KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists. We’ll hear from the pioneering women blues artists from the dawn of the recorded music era and their desce... Read more