Ana Egge has been referred to as "the folk Nina Simone" by Lucinda Williams, and is quite deserving of that accolade. Check out a little convo between her and Greta in support of Ana's upcoming performance at The Old Steeple.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Named “one of America’s most talented, gifted and affecting artists” by American Songwriter, acclaimed Americana/soul singer-songwriter Chris Pierce joins Greta to talk about his musical journey.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Greta talks with Justin from Friends of the Lost Coast about the upcoming "Inspiring Adventure" Wild & Scenic Film festival screening at the Arcata Theater Lounge this Sunday.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Did we have to capitalize "SCREAM-A-TORIUM?" No, probably not. Are we trying to convey our excitement about this year's upgraded version of fright night? Yes!We chat with Griffin Loch about the massive upgrades you can expect at this year's Scream-A-Torium, including three haunted mazes, roaming ghoulies, music, food trucks, a beer garden, and for …

Midge had the delightful opportunity to chat with Eureka's first Poet Laureate, David Holper, about his love of poetry (spoiler alert: he's a romantic) and his new collection of poems.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Greta checks in with local favorite Orgone about their upcoming shows!By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Greta spoke with Darlene Spoor, the Executive Director of the Arcata House Partnership about all the meaningful services they provide Humboldt County. KHUM chose the Arcata House Partnership as our 2023 recipient of the Stop The Violence campaign funds because a lack of resources afforded to people experiencing homelessness and crisis is an act of …

Tre Burt stopped by the KHUM studio today ahead of his show at the Old Steeple in Ferndale. Learn how he became a musician and who he plans to party with after his show. Hint: there are more these than residents in Ferndale, so he chose wisely.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Midge and Paul Reiser had a little chat about comedy, music, residuals and the Humboldt fog. Don't miss your chance to see him live tonight at the Van Duzer and see if he can top "That's not my locker!"By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

If you like slide guitar and good old fashioned American rock and roll (from a British dude) you're going to love this interview Greta did with Jack Broadbent before his big Humboldt debut at Humbrews on 7-29-22By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Ever wonder what color underwear Marlon Wayan prefers in his "manties?" Curious what kind of cereal he would prefer you chuck at him during a munchie-fueled performance? Find out this (and not much more) during this raucous interview on May 12, 2022.See him LIVE at Blue Lake Casino's Sapphire Palace on May 19th at 6 and 9 pm.…

This morning was a bitter-sweet moment as guest gathered live in the KHUM studio for one last Happy Trails Episode. Emily Sinkhorn, my longest running co-host was also joined by Carol Vander Meer, Bruce Silvey, and Roger James. We talked about how much progress our trails sytem has had in the 12 years that Happy Trails has been a weekly feature on …

This morning Stevie Luther and I spoke with Rees Hughes about current and future opportunities with the Volunteer Trail Steward program. For 10 years now Volunteer Trail Stewards have made it possible for the county and municipalities to expand our trail system. Maintenance and upkeep is always a concern, but volunteers have kept costs so low expan…

This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Ben Morehead of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust and Jen Buck of Cal Trans about their collaborative work with the RCAA to get this one mile of trail linking the Hammond Trail to Trinidad and crossing Little River. This is a small but critical piece that will help create the regional trail system we have …

I had the pleasure of talking to Bruce Silvy, board member of the Humboldt Trails Council about how things are proceeding with closure of the NCRA and rail banking the rail corridor between Eureka and Willits. These are necessary steps to be taken before the corridor can be converted into one of the premier rail to trail projects in the country.…

This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Arcata Community Development Director, David Loya about changes to CEQA and a new VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) standard being adopted in 2020. This could positivity effect trail development locally.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Dennis Houghton, Bigfoot Trail Alliance Volunteer Coordinator about this 300+ mile trail through some of the most beautiful wilderness in northern California. Over the summer some big improvements were made so areas that have not been touched in 30 years. We also talked about pending legislation from …

This morning my co-host Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Terri Klemetson, Redwoods Rural Health Center Facilities Manager about the Redway Community Walk and Observation that will take place tomrrow (Wednesday). Lack of sidewalks and walkways make it very difficult to navigate Redway on foot or on a bike. The community is invited to take part in thi…

This morning Colin Fisk and I talked with Connor McGuigan about Humboldt Counties Climate Action Planning and how active transportation and trails are part of a way of Humboldt County reducing it's CO2 emissions now and into the future.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Carol Vandermeer and I spoke with Hank Seemann, Deputy Director of Humboldt County Public Works about trail projects the county is working on. We talked extensively about the Humboldt Bay Trail, it's time table, and how it is getting woven into the the county's plans to deal with sea level rise. We also talked a lot about developments …

This morning Natalie Arroyo and I spoke with Sage Saatdjian, bike mechanic extraordinaire about their experience with QBP Woman's Bike Mechanic Training and how meaningful it was. Sage is the co-owner of Moon Cycles in Arcata.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Steve Pearl, the Mad River Enduro Race Director and Redwood Coast Association board member about this weekend's Mad River Enduro in Blue Lake. The event sold out in 4 hours to racers. The event is free and open to the public to watch. More info at redwoodcoastmtb.org.…

This morning Colin Fisk and I spoke with Brian Pike and Juliannah Harris for Tri-County Independent Living about clear paths and accommodations for People with Disabilities. We also talked about the upcoming Disability and Senior Resource Expo coming up on September 5th at the Adorni Center from 10am till 3pm…

Today Emily and I spoke with the Mendo Maidens about their organization and bike groups around the Mendocino area.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Mary Burke on the Mckinleyville Trails Coalition and Vice President of the McKinleyville Community Services District. We looked at the "Gateway Project" which looks at the corridor between the northbound 101 offramp to Central Ave. to Anna Sparks Way. This grant was put to Cal Trans Sustainable Communities …

This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Julie Clark, Park Ranger at the Headwaters Forest. A new trail will be having it's grand opening this Saturday from 10am till 2pm. This is the "South Side Trail." To get to it enter from Elk River Road. For more information about the park or the event, you can contact Julie at 825-2300.…

This morning Emily Sinkhorn updated us on Safe Routes To School progress in Arcata, The Humboldt Bay Trail, The Eureka Waterfront Trail, and the Humboldt Bay Trail Fund which is now up over $300,000.00 for maintenance and upkeep.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Colin Fisk and I spoke with Kate Beck, the Program Lead at Street Story in Berkley. This is an interactive website that is gathering information on areas that have had accidents and near misses to help both regular folks and municipalities gather data to improve safety at streetstory.berkeley.edu.…

This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Fortuna City Manager, Merritt Perry about some of the trail project happening in and around the friendly city.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Michael Kauffamnn and I spoke with Ian Nelson of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. The PCTA is in charge of managing this trail that goes from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. More info on this amazing national treasure at pcta.org.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Jenny Weiss, Humboldt County Safe Routes to School Task Force Coordinator and Projects Coordinator at RCAA.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

The City of Eureka is planning for a new trail that connects the Sequoia Park Zoo with Tydd Street, in an effort to create better paths for non-motorized means of transportation.This morning Carole Vander Meer and I spoke with Eureka's Deputy Director of Public Works, Jessie Willor, about how the City of Eureka is working to create better paths for…

This morning I spoke with Emily Sinkhorn about many things. We talked a lot about Bike Month, which is going on now. A lot more info and a calendar of events can be found at humboldtbikemonth.org. Annie & Mary Trail outreach is happing today with exciting plans for Northtown Arcata. We also spent some time recapping the events of the Trails Summit …

This morning I spoke with Happy Trails Co-Host, Michael Kauffmann about several opportunities folks will have this summer to help and and restore trails along the 300+ mile long Bigfoot Trail. More info at bigfoottrail.org. We started off our conversation this morning with a recap of Saturday's Trail Summit that took place at HSU.…

This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Mark Mueller about Bike Month Humboldt and the Humboldt Bike Challenge. There are loads of events to participate in at bikemonthhumboldt.org. Also this Saturday from 9:30am till 12:30pm it's the Humboldt Trails Summit, at the Kate Buchanan Room at HSU. You will hear from Hank Seemann, and Senator Mike Mc…

Chris Parreira, Rosalind Parducci and Amber Grimes came into the KHUM studio during Local Lunch. Hear them play some brand new tracks and perform a few songs off their new album 'Whispers.' The new album officially comes out this weekend. They'll be performing at the Works on Friday, Westhaven Center for the Arts on Saturday and the Siren's Song Ta…

This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Oona Smith, Senior Planner at HCAOG about her regular commute between Arcata and Eureka. She bikes from her home in Arcata and then takes advantage of the bike lockers Humboldt Transit in Arcata, hops on the bus to Eureka and walks to bocks to HCAOG. However, for those of you who want to take your bikes wit…

Local and internationally touring musician, Jenny Scheinman does so many rad things out there in the world. It's quite rare that she gets the opportunity to share what she's been up to with folks here at home, but that's about to change! Jenny talks to KHUM about her show "Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait" that'll be coming to the Arkley on Friday Apr…

Local Ween cover band, The Stallions stopped by the KHUM studio to play a few and talk about their benefit concert tomorrow. They'll be playing at the Siren's Song Tavern and raising money for Humboldt Animal Rescue Team (HART).By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

This Humboldt band has been taking the world by storm recently! Diggin' Dirt is returning to Arcata after 5 months. They popped into the studio before the show to have a bit of fun.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

KHUM was joined in-studio by The Pine Hearts from Olympia, Washington. They played a few songs from their brand new album, "Carousel," and talked about adventures to Antarctica and beyond.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Want to have fun and support a family who really needs it? For the last several years Lawnstock has brought together the community with music and lots of fun in order to benefit a local child and their family. This year they've chosen Marcelo Baker - a charming 7 year-old boy from Rio Dell who was in a car crash in 2014 where he sustained a major s…

They're back! Safari Boots aka John Howarth, Charly Eitel and now Marla Joy. They only play twice a year when John comes into town from England.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

New York's Isle of Klezbos stopped at the station to chat and play a couple of tunes before playing Temple Beth El in Eureka as part of their 2018 West Coast Tour.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Michael Rault came in to play a couple acoustic tunes before his show at Richard's Goat Tavern.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Nicki Bluhm came in for a fantastic instudio before the show at Humbrews. Check it out!By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

The Mother Hips came by to visit and play some tunes before their show tonight at the Van Duzer. It was super chill. Make sure to pick up their new album Chorus when it's out on June 8.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Philip Deniz K, artist in residence at The Sanctuary in Arcata and former mastermind behind Humboldt County supergroup The Little Still Not Big Enough, stopped by the station to chat and play some original songs.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules

Fantastic Humboldt musician Melanie Barnett is releasing her album that she's been working on for a couple years tomorrow at the Santcuary (1301 J Street in Arcata) at 7 PM. She came in with her bandmates Cory Goldman, Nat Zwerdling and Gabe Lubowe to do an instudio yesterday. It was really great! Have a listen. Songs played: School Bus, Spitting I…

The Joanne Rand Band is performing tomorrow at the Arcata Playhouse to raise funds for the Siskiyou Land Conservancy. Joanne and Rob Diggins came in to chat about the benefit and perform a few tunes.By KHUM, Radio Without the Rules