Diana Arens has been a fixture on KAOS 89.3 FM since 1991. Her show, “Free Things Are Cool,†is a mix of live and recorded music by some of the Northwest’s most influential and acclaimed artists. Folks such as Elliott Smith, Beck, Wanda Jackson, and Bikini Kill have all appeared on Arens’ show. And the list goes on. Modest Mouse, Heavens To Betsy, Kimya Dawson, Jonathan Richman, Crispin Glover, Stuart Murdoch before Belle and Sebastian, and historian Howard Zinn.
Her last show is tonight at 9 p.m. She’s leaving KAOS to pursue writing projects and a little thing she likes to call sleep.
Tonight, she will be joined by a sampling of guests who have been on the show in the past â€" Christine Corey
, Jenny Jenkins, 
Calvin Johnson
, Jenn Kliese
, James Maeda, 
Lois Maffeo
, The Mona Reels, Sara Peté
, Quitty
, and Guy Sands. â€" Andras Jones