By Phoebe Celeste Thomas & Jamie Nadel Scott Young is a visual artist and musician in the Olympia area (whose art is featured on our cover). He uses a variety of mediums such as drawing, collage, painting, and, more recently, photography, and is in the bands GAG and TransFX. He grew […]
What is Arts Walk?
By Blaine Ewig Arts Walk: you’ve probably heard a lot about it. Chances are, you’ve been to one. It happens twice a year here, in the fall and spring, and both season’s festivals are, for many, Olympia’s most anticipated local events. But what exactly is it, why do we do […]
Artist Interview: Jean Nagai
By Phoebe Celeste Thomas Jean Nagai is a visual artist living in Olympia and an Evergreen graduate who has had a number of solo exhibitions in the Washington area and across the country. His art is featured on our front and back cover. He is inspired by nature and what […]
Cheap Eats: 4th Ave for $5
By Ira Zuckerman Like many students, I got lost on move-in day. I got lost in the thick of downtown Olympia with a dorm-mate trying to find an inexpensive dinner, something to settle the shock of leaving home. Like two blind vultures, we wandered in circles, looking for the perfect […]
Street Style: Fall Arts Walk Edition
Words By Sara Fabian Photos By Blaine Ewig Autumn is here at last. The air is clean and crisp. Green spring leaves have turned hues of gold and red. Coffee shops open their doors to hoards of people, their crowded ambience reflects the jubilations of students’ return from their summer […]
Fringe Music Hopes to Expand
More Festivals and a Record Label Coming Soon
By Kathryn L. Casterline People of all ages flocked to the Track House in downtown Olympia on Saturday, Sept. 27 to attend FringeFest 2014, where local hip-hop, punk, metal, and folk acts performed. I sat down with the founders of Fringe Music, husband and wife Paul and Sarah Wildey, to […]
Best New Music: 2013-14
Here’s what we think you should be listening to. By ISSAC SCOTT While everyone fawns over Portland, Chicago and Austin as hot spots for new music, Olympia quietly ferments the kind of sublime weirdness that has contributed disproportionately to overall “alternative culture,” whatever that means. Obviously, themes established by riot […]
Best New Music: Naomi Punk – “Television Man”
NAOMI PUNK – TELEVISION MAN (Captured Tracks) By JOSH WOLF Confidently jarring, meticulous and formulaic, Naomi Punk’s composition is down to a science. Consistent songwriting is what defines their sophomore album, Television Man, as the guitars punch and drive syncopated alongside anti-drumbeat drumming. The vocals yell, as if stuck in […]
Best New Music: VEXX – “VEXX”
VEXX – VEXX (M’Lady Records) By BLAINE EWIG Vexx’s self-titled EP answers the question “Is punk dead?” with a loud and adamant “NO.” Their argument for that assertion sounds pretty convincing, too; the EP is cohesive, powerful, and more calculated than one might expect from a debut. Vexx is well-versed […]
Best New Music: Oh, Rose – “1919”
OH, ROSE – 1919 (Guest Records) By JOSH WOLF Lead by frontwoman Olivia Rose, Oh, Rose is one of Olympia’s most promising bands. After practicing for less than three months in late Spring 2014, the group embarked on their first tour: a 10 thousand-mile journey across 28 states and 28 […]
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