OMG. One of my favorite Portland bands – y la bamba – is playing the same night as Mirah at Mississippi Studios on July 10. Yipee! And if you sign up for our Z Notes by July 1, you might be there as I have a few tickets, you know (21+). Yowzah!   Photo by [...]

Their last gig involved going topless in the Burgerville on SE 11th and Hawthorne. On Friday, Wampire keeps it in the neighborhood but takes to a more skin-appropriate stage, playing at Hawthorne Theatre on 39th. The deets:   Who: Wampire, The Crocodiles, Dum Dum Girls Where: Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne, PDX When: 8 PM [...]

Alberta Rose Theatre’s grand opening Thursday night by Tom D’Antoni – Oregon Music News – June 23, 2010 The Alberta Rose Theatre today, ready for music. First of all, Portland’s newest music venue spells its last name “Theatre,” no matter what spell-check tells you. But a movie theater which first opened in 1927 deserves the [...]

From the band’s MySpace page…. In case you haven’t heard, The Slants are an Asian synth-pop band that have been melting faces off all over the country. Since the creation of the band, The Slants have toured the country five times, received press for turning down a million dollar recording contract as well as being [...]

Kelly’s Olympian is bringing you an unlikely musical pairing tonight with two great Portland bands: Tigress and Feral Pigs. While indie Tigress has a calculated and artful sound, Feral Pigs may make you want to take shots of whiskey at a strip club and pass out on a neighbor’s lawn. Here’s the scoop: Who: Tigress [...]

Thanks to the Radio Room on NE Alberta for sharing their space for this month’s ArtSpark.  A shout out to our co-emcees, Tara Dublin and DJ Klyph and thanks to Pabst Blue Ribbon for sponsoring the amazing talents of Wester Daywick and DJ Klyph.  Here are some pictures from the night of connecting…

Yup. Second Annual benefit show at the Skyway Bar & Grill on July 18. Tickets are $10.00 each (kids under 18 – $5 donation). Check out this great video clip that Emily Vidal of MetroEast Community Media produced with those delightful gals from Acoustic Minds, Jenni Price and Amanda Price. Keegan Smith & the Fam [...]

KZME Radio is proud to serve as one of the sponsors for this year’s Pickathon event taking place August 6 through August 8 at Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland. Click here for all the details about tickets, camping and who is performing at this year’s event. Thanks to MetroEast Community Media for technical support.

Day 4 – Six Strings Smiles on all faces I could see all day long. Richard Thompson bows to James Burton as Martin Simpson looks on. Day – 6 BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Sarah Savoy & The Francadians   Queen Elizabeth Hall rang with cajun music. Richard Thompson sat in with BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, [...]

KZME Radio is proud to serve as media sponsor for the 2010 Mississippi Avenue Street Fair taking place on July 10 in Portland. The event will take place right in the heart of the Mississippi Avenue district on Saturday July 10 from 10 am to 9 pm. There will be music, food and fun for [...]