Tune in as Portland's AUTISTIC YOUTH return to the KBOO Airwaves! It's been a long time since they played here, and have toured extensively, put out albums on Dirtnap and Johnny Cat Records, and more. We'll hear all about it on June 26th!

Chris Kokesh and LJ Booth join host Ed Mellnik on KBOO’s new Singer/Songwriter edition of The Monday Sampler June 3rd, 2pm to 4pm.

Kokesh is perhaps best known as the fiddle player with the band Misty River that played in the Northwest for 15 years.  Booth is a songwriter originally from Wisconsin who SING OUT! called “a master craftsman of incredibly profound songs.”  Booth transplanted to the Rose City when he and Kokesh married in 2012.

Kokesh has quickly earned a reputation as an engaging solo performer, as well as a versatile fiddle player and harmony singer.  She released her first full-length solo effort October Valentine in 2010, debuting on the Folk DJ charts at #20. 

 Dennis Nyback and Anne Richardson, from the prestigious Cartoon Institue, came by to tell us about the upcoming special event at the Hollywood Theater honoring local filmmaker, and singer/songwriter Harry Smith. Setting up to play live in Studio One for the first hour, was Shut Your Animal Mouth. Our old friends Hopeless Jack and the Handsome Devil came in with some track from their up coming CD. We had a nice call from Pokey Lafarge, who was coming to town with his new band.

Featuring portions of the shows at the Greek Theater, May 13, 1983 and St. Louis Arena on May 15, 1977. Plus excerpts from interviews with both Bill Payne and Dennis McNally in advance of their gig at the Alberta Rose Theater on May 23rd. Full audio of those interviews is attached below and here's the link to the video Dennis and I talk about of the Grateful Dead on Playboy After Dark.