RADIO FOREVER 8/9/25

RADIO FOREVER 8/9/25

KZAX 94.9 FM Presents: Radio Forever Festival

Radio Forever is a FREE outdoor festival celebrating all things community radio. Join us on August 9, 2025 from 4-11 p.m. for music, art, and an experience you’ll never forget.

Radio Forever will be held outside in the alley next to Make.Shift Art Space at 306 Flora Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. Music by Negativland, Cat Valley, and Fantasy A.

Radio Forever Festival is funded by the City of Bellingham and presented by KZAX 94.9 FM, a program of Make.Shift Art Space. Poster art by Jes le Bon.

Yes, THAT Negativland!

KZAX 94.9 FM is thrilled to bring renowned multimedia art collective Negativland to the Pacific Northwest for a live broadcast, one-time performance at Radio Forever. Described in Washington Post as “musical collage pioneers... genre-defying, densely layered, strangely accessible,” the band is known for transforming sound and images into layered audiovisual collage. 

Negativland coined the term “culture jamming” to describe their method of remixing found media. Since the early 1980s, they have used this approach to “pose both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, control, ownership, propaganda, power, and perception in the United States of America,” according to Negativland’s website. In collaboration with KZAX 94.9 FM, Pickford Film Center will be screening “Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland” directed by Ryan Worsley on Aug 7th, followed by a Q&A with the band. 

On the Radio Forever stage, Negativland will be supported by djs from KZAX, Bellingham-based garage punk band Cat Valley, and Seattle’s “Undisputed Autistic King of Hustle,” rapper and filmmaker Fantasy A. Inside Make.Shift, Radio Forever Festival attendees can explore a gallery exhibit featuring interactive installations by local artists and vintage radio technology on loan from the Whatcom Museum and SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention. The alley will be activated with large-scale, radio-themed outdoor installations by Seattle’s KitBash Studio.

Festival FAQ

  • Make.Shift is located at 306 Flora St. in the arts district of downtown Bellingham. The festival will be held in the alley between Make.Shift and Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center.

    If you're heading northbound on I‑5 into Bellingham:

    1. Take Exit 253 for WA‑11 / State St toward Bellingham.

    2. At the end of the exit, turn left onto State St.

    3. Continue straight on State St for about 2 miles.

    4. Turn right onto Flora St.

    5. Drive ~0.2 miles; Make.Shift will be on your left at 306 Flora St.

    If you're going southbound on I‑5:

    1. Take Exit 254A for WA‑11 / Harris Ave.

    2. At the end of the exit, turn right onto Harris Ave.

    3. Travel ~½ mile and then turn left onto Magnolia St.

    4. Continue on Magnolia ~1 mile and cross State St.

    5. Turn left onto Flora St.

    6. In ~0.2 miles, you’ll find 306 Flora St on your left.

  • Parking directly outside of Make.Shift is reserved for the businesses and residents that share our building and vehicles may be ticketed or towed. Make.Shift will not be able reserve parking for this event. There is metered parking (free after 6PM) up and down Flora Street, which is free for individuals with ADA parking permits. Parking is not permitted in the Accurate Lock parking lot (the one with the taco truck, across from Cafe Velo) and violators may be towed without notice.

    Downtown Bellingham Partnership has an up to date list of available parking garages in the area.

  • Accessibility request can be completed on the Make.Shift website. You may also email info@makeshiftartspace.org or call us at 360-933-1849.

    Accessible seating will be made available near the stage.

  • Water will be available for free at our help stations. Water coolers will also be available inside Make.Shift.

    Food will be available for purchase at the Tacos El Tulle truck and Cafe Velo.

  • Bathrooms are located inside Make.Shift on the ground floor at the back of the art gallery. Both bathrooms are single stall, all-gender bathrooms. The first bathroom is wheelchair accessible.

  • This is an all ages event so no drugs or alcohol will be permitted within the festival area. Please see the Make.Shift website for more information about our policies.