#KNDD-FM

[thedaveandkimmershow]

It was our own Collison-Ris "That Thing You Do" moment.

We'd only got back from California late, late Saturday night nearly Sunday super early morning. We'd chosen to catch up with work needing to be done around the house after a lazy, lazy morning and, as we worked our way to evening, Kimmer decided to set up a badminton court in our backyard. Unfortunately we didn't have birdies, so we used a small whiffle ball that wound up in the neighbor's yard.

Twice.

So then we tried a sort of beanie baseball that also wound up in the neighbor's yard.

The trick to getting these objects back into our yard, by the way, is a long metal pole to guide our wayward, alternative birdies near the fence... and then a fishing net to scoop them up.

Our badminton efforts ended when one of our racket handles separated... so we switched to tossing a frisbee back 'n forth over the badminton net until the frisbee wound up in the neighbor's yard.

Nope.

Actually the frisbee didn't quite make it into the neighbor's yard. It landed squarely on the roof of our converted shack.

BAM.

Now, about five minutes before that, my phone receives this text:

TURN ON 1077 NIK AND LUKE ARE TALKING ABOUT MIDNIGHT HIGH

Of course we're well into our frisbee tossing, just then, so Linzy does not get an immediate reply. A few minutes later, then, she dials me up.

7:10PM.

Now she's in my ear excitedly telling me to turn on the radio to 107.7 The End. Of course we don't have a radio so we fire up the KNDD-FM website where Nik & Luke from the band Midnight High are being interviewed that very moment. Midnight High... the band for whom Linzy handles keys and harmonies at their live shows: the Sunset Tavern in April, the Bite of Seattle a little over a week ago, and the upcoming album release show on August 19 at the Tractor Tavern.

Linzy's excitedly telling me to turn on the radio because Nik & Luke are not only being interviewed; are not only showing off cuts from their upcoming album; they're also sharing some of their favorite music.

Their favorite music?

Yup. Music from the bands with whom they're performing in August and music by any member of Midnight High with their own project. Which means...

Linzy's project.

Dream Patrol.

So now we're all glued to 107.7 as the interview continues with Nik & Luke, interspersed with their favorite music.

Around 740, the host of the show mentions how Luke's handed over a list of more bands but that there might not be enough time to get them on the radio. So then we're all thinking Dream Patrol won't be played after all.

BOOOOOOOOO.

It's still cool to hear Midnight High on the air, though. At least that good thing happened. ❤️❤️❤️

So we're going through these few minutes of good wishes for Midnight High... while feeling bummed for Linzy and Dream Patrol when, out of the blue, Linzy texts us that Nik just told her she's pressed the interviewer to fit Dream Patrol into the show.

Dang.

Now we're super glued to the radio. Waiting...

Waiting...

They're in break right now and we're nearing the end of the hour so I'm thinking Dream Patrol's getting played coming out of the break.

But no. Midnight High gets it's fourth cut from the album before the final station promo. Which is when I hit record on my phone.

We're all on pins and needles at this point 'cause this has got to be it.

Because it's about.

To go.

Down.

You can hear what happened next on the YouTube clip above. What happened in our home and at Linzy's apartment, though, was something like this...

Well, maybe not exactly like that... but you get the idea. It's the moment, the exact moment a composer, a musician, realizes they're getting airplay for the first time. They all kind of lose it like school children, regardless of music genre, because it's on the radio. Because it's theirs. Because it's real.

And it's happening to them.

It's an amazing feeling, that moment. And we only felt it as life-long fans from the sidelines.

About forty-five minutes later, Linzy puts a reaction video up on her dreampatrol TikTok account.

Yeah.

She went nuts.

Plus, a good friend who lives in her building, another musician, came up afterward to kick her energy to the next level and celebrate what just happened.

What...

Just happened.

Because Linzy's music just got played on the radio for the first time.

😁😁😁

#linzy collins #linzy #dream patrol #i don't wanna know #midnight high #Nik Singleton #Luke Dumke #KNDD-FM #107.7 The End #Locals Only

[spinstrackingsystem]

KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle Names Christine Malovetz PD

Christine Malovetz is appointed Program Director of Audacy’s KNDD-FM (107.7 The End) in Seattle. She replaces John Allers, who will continue his role with the company in a number of Audacy’s other markets. Malovetz has a rich history in the format that began at her hometown station WBRU in Providence. Her journey has included stops in Y100 in Philadelphia and Q101 in Chicago before landing in New York to join Audacy in 2018. Malovetz added Regional Vice President/Alternative programming duties in 2020, and currently oversees WDZH in Detroit, WRXL in Richmond and WINS-FM-HD2 in New York. Additionaaly, last January she was appointed to Vice President/Alternative Programming and Operations. Outside of work, Christine enjoys reading, yoga, baking, knitting and cats. She is married with two sons; her favorite family activities include nature walks, beach vacations, and living room dance parties. Read the full article

[newmusicweekly]

KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle Names Christine Malovetz PD

Christine Malovetz is appointed Program Director of Audacy's KNDD-FM (107.7 The End) in Seattle. She replaces John Allers, who will continue his role with the company in a number of Audacy's other markets. Malovetz has a rich history in the format that began at her hometown station WBRU in Providence. Her journey has included stops in Y100 in Philadelphia and Q101 in Chicago before landing in New York to join Audacy in 2018. Malovetz added Regional Vice President/Alternative programming duties in 2020, and currently oversees WDZH in Detroit, WRXL in Richmond and WINS-FM-HD2 in New York. Additionaaly, last January she was appointed to Vice President/Alternative Programming and Operations. Outside of work, Christine enjoys reading, yoga, baking, knitting and cats. She is married with two sons; her favorite family activities include nature walks, beach vacations, and living room dance parties. Read the full article

[passportapproved]

TRIBE FRIDAY

Swedish trio Tribe Friday offer the most-sweet bubble gum emo music that exists today. These guitar-slinging indie kids have released a series of EPs in the last two years, gained international tastemaker respect and were invited to compete as Swedish qualifiers for Eurovision. Noah Deutschmann (guitar, lead vocals), Isak Gunnarsson (guitar, vocals) and Robin Hanberger Perez (bass, vocals) have been working overtime to deliver their upcoming debut album due June 3rd and bring their songs to their fans on stage. Tribe Friday have garnered past support on audio platforms and playlists including Spotify, Deezer, Flux FM (Germany), Radio 1 (India), KROQ Los Angeles, KNDD Seattle, Radio Doble Nueve (Peru) and many others. The song “forward is the way out” is a Gen-Z doomer rallying cry that showcases both their musical talents as well as their songwriting capabilities.

LINK: www.tribefriday.com LISTEN: "forward is the way out"

[passportapproved]

COMA

Fusing pop sensibility with dance music’s communal properties, the German duo of Georg Conrad and Marius Bubat create music rich in melody and often melancholy. COMA has roots from the club scene, but their groove–tipped synth–pop blurs boundaries and strays outside the lines. Signed to City Slang (Caribou, Gold Panda, Tindersticks), the duo released their new album, Voyage Voyage, a 10–song collection of tracks that sees the pair meld piano, guitar, drums, synths and futuristic vocal harmonies together. One of the standout tracks is “Spiracles,” the fourth single released from the album, which is laced with synth magic. COMA have been garnering radio support on a variety of tastemaker and influential alternative music radio stations worldwide including FLUXFM Berlin, Germany; “The World Famous” KROQ Los Angeles, KNDD “The End” Seattle, WA; Radio 1 Mumbai, India; KNRK “94/7” Portland; Radio Doble Nueve–FM Lima, Peru and many others.

LINK: https://coma.lnk.to/Website LISTEN: "Spiracles"

[passportapproved]

MADYX

Madyx is the brainchild of singer/songwriter and guitarist Michelle Blanchard who is inspired by a mix of P!nk and Katy Perry, with influences ranging from No Doubt, Brody Dalle of The Distillers to Melissa Etheridge. She has co-written original songs with The Nexus (Lana Del Rey, James Bay), award-winning producer and songwriter Pete Kirtley (Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Sugababes) and has written with various other producer/writers in London, England; Stockholm, Sweden; Berlin, Germany as well as in Los Angeles. Her single “Bad Decisions” has earned well over 50k streams on Spotify and has had hundreds of radio plays worldwide including spins on KROQ Los Angeles, KNDD Seattle, KNRK Portland, KBZT San Diego, WLKK Buffalo, KCJK Kansas City, Radio Doble Nueve in Lima, Peru, Flux FM in Berlin, Germany, Radio 1 across India and many others. The song has also racked-up over 1,000+ Shazam tags in just a couple of months. Madyx has had her music placed in New Form Digital’s fantasy thriller Immortals, the Netflix movie Face2Face and she will have seven of her original songs featured in the upcoming film Spy Intervention. The movie is being produced by well-known Hollywood film producer Sunil Perkash (SALT, Enchanted, Premonition, Divorce Party). Madyx will also make her global acting debut in the motion picture. She has returned from the music studio with her new single “I Melt With You,” a re-imagination of the 1982 smash hit by British New Wave band Modern English, taken from her upcoming EP.

LINK: www.madyx.com STREAM: "I Melt With You"