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East Of Eden
Gresham’s KZME looks to bring Portland musicians to the airwaves.
BY MICHAEL MANNHEIMER – Willamette Week (March 31, 2010)
For a radio station with huge goals, it sure is difficult to find the KZME office. Tucked in the corner of a modern brick building in Gresham that also houses MetroEast Community Media sits in a [...]

www.runonsentencemusic.com
“At times restrained, often rambling, and seemingly endless in its narrative scope, Run on Sentence’s debut Oh When the Wind Comes Down is a modern-day folk record littered with signposts from the past: Alpine yodeling, Appalachian mountain ballads and a Jeff Magnum-like sense of awe…” – Williamette Week
Song of the Week: Carrie Pt. II [...]

Rain? Hail? Wind? Bring it on! We’ve got just the thing to keep you cozy for the very last gusts of winter … or for the cool summer nights by the campfire. Charter members at the $240 level can have their very own KZME women’s hoodie. Read more info below, and click here [...]

KZME Radio is proud to sponsor p:ear’s 8th annual fundraiser to support its mission of working with Portland’s homeless and parent-less young people through the tools of education, art and recreation. Join the community for Live and Silent auctions, a seated light dinner, excellent wine, and stunning performative works by local artists on May 22nd.  [...]

D’Merde Salon

KZME is thrilled to serve as a media sponsor for the upcoming D’Merde Salon taking place on April 23 at The Know located at 2026 NE Alberta in Portland. The event will include music, art and readings.  This is a 21 and over event.  Tickets are $10 at the door.

Tango Alpha Tango

http://www.superxxman.com
“If ever there were to be a father figure of the Portland music scene, it is Garred, and the 12 albums he has amassed in almost as many years show the quality of a truly timeless songwriter.” -Alex Hubesch PSU Vanguard
Song of the Week: Medication by Super XX Man
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April is just around the corner – how is that possible?!?
There’s some great stuff coming up and KZME is proud to sponsor these two gigs:
Music Millennium

Mississippi Studios

Thanks to Kate Reynolds of MetroEast Community Media who produced these spots!

Claymation dominates this week’s Video of the Week, “Collecting Rocks” by Super XX Man.

Portlander Steven Malkmus’ Band Pavement Reunites
by Stephanie Salvey on March 17, 2010

Steven Malkmus “The Grace Kelly of Indie Rock”

Portland guy Steven Malkmus and his old mates from that American underground guitar pop band Pavement have just started a reunion tour this month.  Malkmus, the cat Courtney Love called “the Grace Kelly of indie rock,” is [...]