The Songcircle

An afternoon of Alt-Americana and Roots Rock New and Used brought to you by host Leigh Anne. Artists include: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Cracker, Emerson Woolf and the Wishbones, Shaboozey w/ Sierra Ferrell, Led Zeppelin, Ringo Starr, Courtney Barnett w/ Waxahatch...

Gary sits in & plays lotsa new releases. All the images in the collage of releases here found on Bandcamp. All copyrights to original artists/labels.

Phil G here In the time of this unjust military incursion, we lost one of the great Anti-War Activists last month, Country Joe McDonald. I'll be paying tribute to this tireless activist; whether it was support of Veterans, Environmental issues, Feminism, Unions, Nurses, ...

A Celebration of Women in Alt-Americana Music, a Women's History Month Special brought to you by host Leigh Anne. Artists include: Larkin Poe, Cat Clyde, Lucinda Williams, Portland-based Shook Twins, Oregon's own Brooklyn Del and The Revelators, S.G. Goodman, Rachelle V...

Gary sits in & plays lots of new releases - all by women artists, either singer/songwriters or in women-fronted bands - in honor of Women's History Month. Note: all of the images in the collage of album covers are from Bandcamp. Rights belong to individual artists/labels.

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm Phil G here, since it's Women's History/Heritage month, my episode of The SongCircle  this week will feature songs performed by women. The only "lead" male voice you will hear during the show is mine and I tried to keep it as brie...

Host Leigh Anne is back with an afternoon of Alt-Americana Music and a Send-off to the late, great Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist, Bob Weir. Artists include: Todd Snider w/ Patty Griffin, Hudson Freeman, This is Lorelei w/ MJ Lenderman, She Returns from War, Kaitlin Butts...

Gary sits in, plays mostly a lot of new releases, & also chats with Stephen Kalinich, who'll be in town Sunday, March 1, at Artichoke Music.

Phil G here, this week on the SongCircle, I will be joined by Chuk Barber, the Big Chief of the Northwest Bone Gang. We'll talk about the story of the Black Masking Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, how they came to be, what's happening now, and the identity of who  ind...

Mike Fisher is bringing you an early Mardi Gras celebration on the next Songcircle Fri. 1:30pm-3pm Pacific! With Fat Tuesday coming up soon on Feb 17 and the carnival season well under way in Louisiana, Mike's devoted his show to less traditional tracks about Lousiana...

Gary sits in & plays lots of new releases - including many releases just this month! (Some looking back to December & November tho.) Hoping to get to all the records featured in the neighboring collage. Images found at Bandcamp. Copyright their respective artists.

This Friday on The SongCircle, tune in as I play my favorite releases of 2025 plus some music that's new to me  that I discovered/acquired in 2025. It will be a patchwork quilt of genres; solo artists and bands, live and studio releases.  Some of it I'll have played alre...

Phil G here; sadly, we lost so many musicians this year that I ran out of time earlier this month; here's the second batch (and I'll still run out of time. So tune into the SongCircle and listen. Also, tell your friends to please support KBOO and other independent media....

On the Songcircle today, Gary welcomes his friend Action Anni with whom he deejayed at KNON in Dallas. She'll bring some Chaos From Tejas for a couple of hours!

Phil G here, This Friday (12/12) on The SongCircle, I'll be playing the music of folks who transitioned off the planet in 2025, looking back fondly at the music and joy they brought to us. No hints, some you will recognize, some will be new to you. Tune in, tell a frien...