By Phoebe Celeste Thomas Salon Refu/The Susan Christian Project Space hosted the opening of local artist Jean Nagai’s new exhibit “Correctional/Fluid” on Dec. 5, in what was billed as a “Multimedia Happening.” The exhibition features new works in White-Out on colored paper and canvas, and will be at the gallery […]
The Legendary Michael Hurley Plays at The Guest HouseStill Charming Us with Aliens, Tea and Train-robbing wolves, 50 years After his First Album
By Ariety Fried It was warm and distinctly cheerful inside the Guest House where Michael Hurley was about to play last Tuesday night. I had worried I wouldn’t recognize him from his picture as a 22 year old fledgling on the cover of his first album, First Songs, recorded in […]
RVIVR Record Release
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 […]
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