Entercom/Vitalogy Partnership Grows
Entercom Alternative KBZT (FM 94/9)/San Diego is joining siblings KNRK/Portland, OR and KISW & KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle in the ongoing partnership with Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation, a public non-profit organization “that supports the efforts of non-profit organizations doing commendable work in the fields of community health, the environment, arts & education and social change.” Since the beginning of their partnership in 2015, Entercom Portland and Entercom Seattle have raised over $200,000 for the Vitalogy Foundation by contributing a portion of the ticket sales from their annual marquee concerts to the cause.
In celebration of the announcement, Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Mike McCready made on-air appearances yesterday on all four stations. Gossard, who along with his bandmates were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, said, “We’re so happy to have found partners who can help increase our support of local charities simply by directing a portion of proceeds from their live concert events to our Foundation.”
Each station selected its chosen organization from Vitalogy Foundation’s roster based on local passion points. Two dollars from every ticket sold to KNRK’s upcoming Best Show Of The Year… So Far, Part 3 will help benefit MyMusicRX, which provides musical support to children and teens in hospitals, while KNDD’s Summer Camp show (see below) will benefit Treehouse, a charity that assists over 7,000 foster children in the Seattle area each year. Some of the proceeds from KISW’s Pain in the Grass will go to the Downtown Emergency Feed Program and the Bureau of Fearless Ideas, and some funds from this year’s SPF 949 and Indie Jam in San Diego will go to the Surfrider Foundation. “We’re so proud to go into our third year in this partnership with Pearl Jam, to bring funding to local organizations through all of our collective fans,” said Dave Richards, VP of Programming for Entercom Seattle. For more information about the Vitalogy Foundation and the charities it supports, please visit pearljam.com/acts/vitalogy.
• And speaking of The End… KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle announced the lineup for its annual Summer Camp concert. The two-day Alternative festival at beautiful Marymoor Park will take place on Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13. Vance Joy and Metric will headline, with the rest of the bill including Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Bishop Briggs, New Politics, K.Flay, and more.
PD Leslie Scott said, “Summer Camp has become a benchmark for new music discovery. We’re excited for another year of great music and good vibes at Marymoor Park.” Tickets to Summer Camp go on sale Friday, May 19 at 10am through AXS.com.
