Live Wire! Radio Celebrates Seven Great Years with Special Guest Todd Haynes

Live Wire! Radio celebrates is 7th Anniversary and 150th Sesquisensational Episode at the Portland Art Museum on Friday, April 15, 2011. Among the many special guests for the evening will be Oregon’s own Todd Haynes. The Academy-Award nominated writer/ director of Far From Heaven, I’m Not There, and Safe will be on hand to discuss his most recent project, Mildred Pierce, the 5-hour miniseries currently airing on HBO.

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A Christmas Gift from “Live Wire Radio”

I went to the recent “Live Wire Radio” show which plays on OPB on Saturday Nights.  They recorded two shows – one that will air on Christmas Night and one that will air in January.  The January show features Carrie Brownstein and Gus Van Sant (as well as a good skit with Carrie about “Portlandia”).  The Christmas show featured singer/songwriter Thao Nguyen who played this song that night.  It brought the house down.  A gift card Christmas – a true 21st century Christmas song.  Continue reading... “A Christmas Gift from “Live Wire Radio””