Opb's State Of Wonder

The flowers are abloom, and so are the arts. Get out, get out, while the sun's still shining, and turn up the volume with these stories: 1:09 - Sonic Youth bassist, vocalist and co-founder Kim Gordon has a new memoir about being on the front lines of rock called "Girl in a Band." We'll talk to fans about Gordon's pervasive legacy. 7:28 - Ursula K Le Guin talks about where ideas come from as part of Literary Arts Archives Project. 13:00 - A venerated slash metal guitarist from Japan strays into unfamiliar territory with Portland singer-songwriter Casey Neil. 18:25 - Photographer Motoya Nakamura documents the beautiful change of the cherry blossoms downtown for a show at the Nikkei Center. 20:47 - We check in with cellist-in-residence Nancy Ives. 25:50 - No Passengers plays a Stagepass set for opbmusic, who sat down with frontwoman and solo artist Edna Vazquez. 33:10 - Geronimo Johnson discusses his new novel — a story about four college students whose experiment in activism goes nightmaris