By Garrett Bekemeyer The night began snug from the warmth of a fire at a friend’s house. I slugged back cans of Hamm’s while we read raunchy letters to the editor found within an issue of Penthouse from the mid-’70s to each other. We then bickered about whether leaving this […]
Interview: Mirah & Erica Freas
By Blaine Ewig It’s a rare and exciting opportunity to get two busy and prolific artists like Mirah and Erica Freas to sit down and have an hour-long conversation. But the two somehow managed to make time, and lucky for you, we were there for it. Mirah stopped in Olympia […]
Artist Statement: Patrick Semple
These two pieces, “Moonbeam Mirror Light,” and “Deep Sleep” are from a series I’ve been working on, using oil pastel on newspaper. Initially, I was bored in the kitchen one morning so I grabbed this print of The Stranger and went to town on someone’s face with pastel; it has […]
Up & Coming (Nov. 20 – Nov. 26)
Thursday, Nov. 20 Brotherhood Lounge 119 Capitol Way N. 4pm. 21+ Happy hour benefiting Interfaith Works Emergency Overnight Shelter Le Voyeur 404 4th Ave E. 10pm The Mona Reels, Ether Island, Wide Open Le Voyeur 404 4th Ave E. 10pm. 21+ Moment 2 Shine Dance Party Orca Books 509 4th […]
Up & Coming (Nov. 13 – Nov. 19)
Arts & culture events in Olympia from Nov. 13 to Nov. 19. Thursday, Nov. 13 Le Voyeur 404 4th Ave E. 8pm. $5 Drumatic, Lega C Jones, TripleTHR33, Opus Dei, N.O.V.A., Cyrus, Dirtay Northern 414 1/2 Legion Way SE Mirah, Erica Freas Friday, Nov. 14 Le Voyeur 404 4th […]
Fall of Electricity’s ‘The Grunge Era’
By Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos Let’s start out this review out by making some bold generalizations, and we’ll get to the subtleties later. First, any music critic worth their snuff knows genres are meant to be broken. And second, art is the only accessible form of time travel humanity has right now. […]
Obsidian Plans New Music Hub With Classic Values
By Ira Zuckerman In past weeks, the jet black walls across 4th and Jefferson from the Crypt were under the warning sign: “Wet Acid Keep Out.” Over Halloween weekend, a new sign went up: “Obsidian Coming This Fall” in a Gothic font. Formerly, these walls belonged to Jezebel’s Bar and […]
The Northern is Moving Olympia’s All Ages Music Project Finds a New Location
By Blaine Ewig The rumor mill around town has been abuzz with allegations that Olympia’s beloved all-ages, DIY music venue and gallery space, the Northern, will be coming to a close. These rumors are exactly that; rumors. The Northern will not, in fact, be closing. However, many big changes will be […]
Olympia Film Festival Preview
For the past 30 years, the Olympia Film Society has put on a film festival for the city of Olympia. The Olympia Film Festival offers up a chance to see rare and experimental films that normally wouldn’t be shown. The 10-day event takes up to five months of planning and […]
Up & Coming (Nov. 7 – Nov. 12)
Arts & culture events happening from November 7th to November 12th, 2014. Friday, Nov. 7 COM 110 7:30pm. FREE 8-Channel Music Compositions Le Voyeur 404 4th Ave E. 6pm. ALL AGES Alone Midnight Sun 113 N Columbia Ave. 9pm. FREE Full Moon Radio, Jupiter Sprites, Globelamp Northern 414 1/2 Legion […]
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