by Issac Scott Iji is the project of Seattle multi-instrumentalist Zach Burba, whose idiosyncratic music is as brilliant as it is prolific. In October, Burba added another album to his catalogue, now an impressive total of eight records since 2008. Recorded at houses in Seattle and Phoenix, UNLTD. COOL DRINKS features […]
Lore: A Story of Abandonment and Survival
by Sara Fabian Try to imagine a post-war apocalypse. Often Germany’s immediate post-World War II history has been largely ignored by filmmakers. A recent exception, “Lore,” feels terrifyingly real. This dark film is told from the point of view of defeated Germans after WWII. It’s Germany, 1945, and Hitler is […]
The Julie Ruin updates the Riot Grrrl sound
by Blaine Ewig “We played this stage sixteen years ago, facing the other direction,” so proclaimed Evergreen alumnus Kathleen Hanna Friday night at the kickoff to the Olympia Film Festival at the Capitol Theater, on Nov. 8. She was speaking about her and bandmate Kathi Wilcox’s time in Bikini Kill, […]
Weed Crosses Border: An Interview with Vancouver’s Greenest Group
by Jamie Nadel J: How do you fit into the Vancouver music scene? Will: We don’t. Our shows in Vancouver go really poorly usually. We’ve been booed off the stage a couple times. J: Your new album is being released by Couple Skate. How did that come about? W: They […]
Don’t Miss!–Calendar Events Between Print Issues
By Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos On November 20, The Evergreen State College’s Student Activities and President’s Offices are presenting the film “Inequality for All” to campus. The documentary is a winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize. It features Robert Reich, former US secretary of Labor, and his take on […]
New Music: You Are Plural
by Issac Scott Though Olympia pop-rockers You Are Plural have established themselves on the West Coast over the past several years, their new album Rabbit Rabbit is a first in many ways. It’s their first full-length album after two shorter EP’s, both released in 2011. For the first time on […]
Style Syllabus: Professor Fashion at Evergreen
by Sara Fabian / photos by Blaine Ewig Since you’re already taking notes on your professors’ lectures, why not take a sartorial (tailored) lesson from them, as well? When most people think of a “college professor”, the image of tweed and corduroy, grey flannel, well-worn leather shoes, with a beat […]
Interview with John Ford
By Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos As the station’s Development Director, John Ford raises awareness of KAOS’ campus and community resources. He jokingly calls himself the station’s “master of propaganda.” Before graduating from Evergreen in 1997, he did academic contracts for comedy writing, which led him to a career in radio broadcasting. After […]
Olympia Film Fest Previews – The Punk Singer & HUMP!
THE PUNK SINGER 11/8 By Blaine Ewig In this biographical documentary, the audience gets a glimpse into the life of outspoken feminist, musician, and Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna. The movie discusses her beginnings in Olympia, her involvement with the riot grrrl movement in the early […]
Artist Profile: Jasmine Doughty
by Issac Scott Issac Scott: What are your school plans for the future? Jasmine Doughty: I think I’m doing an animation contract next year with Craig Bartlett. My friend that lives in LA knows him, and we want to go down there and do a contract winter quarter to make […]
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