Lady Liberty and I are teaming up on this, the last day of the xray.fm fall fund drive. Can you help us keep independent media alive and the wide world of all sorts of music on the air at 107.1fm Portland and streaming ‘round the world at xray.fm?

The world keeps spinning, and I keep spinning new and old tunes every Saturday at 9 am Pacific, on Music for Neighbors. We need real money to stay on air as a nearly-all-volunteer community station.

Inspired by my years as college DJ at Princeton’s WPRB-fm, I’ve never stopped discovering music, new and old. I love being DJ Kiki, evoking the atmosphere of the legendary Maxwell’s in Hoboken and spreading the sounds into the present. At MFN, we make frequent stops along the Jersey Turnpike (Crazy Rhythms at exit 14C in Hoboken). We hop over to New York, and down to Australia and New Zealand, with weekend trips to the Washingtons (State and DC), London, Athens (Georgia), Glasgow and wherever great pop gems new and old can be mined. 

Independent music and talk radio help democracy stay alive, if not always thrive these days. Donate to xray.fm here and now. There's great swag to be had, too -- a super cool crewneck sweatshirt, doggie bandanas, and new xray.fm socks. (BTW, I'm modeling the old xray.fm socks in the photo here.) Lady Liberty needs you to keep us loud and clear on the air!

But, we know this platform exists because of the people who give their time or money to make sure it stays on the air. At XRAY, there’s no endowment, no property, no angel donors to lean on. We’re on the air right now because people like you sustain our work year-round.

Without you, there is no XRAY. And without you, conscious community media might not exist. We’ve learned over the years from our peers across the country that a lot of people can be listening, but that doesn’t make the radio run unless a significant portion of those listeners pitch in to make the thing run.

Make sure XRAY continues to be a constant in your life. Not all of us can give, but for those of us who can spare $15 a month for a cultural institution—you’re doing your community a favor. Invest in your community today—and the people who make it—support independent media like XRAY.