SLOUCH – SICK MAN DEMO (Self-released) By BLAINE EWIG Slouch is classic hardcore punk; loud, fast, and sometimes startling. They take their breakdowns seriously, and their live performance is just as explosive as their recorded one. However, diverting from classic hardcore motifs and as a self identified “queer hardcore punk […]
Best New Music: LAKE – “Circular Doorway”
LAKE – CIRCULAR DOORWAY (K Records) By ISSAC SCOTT LAKE assembles a cabal of talented players for laid back, vintage-sounding grooves in what is arguably most quintessentially Olympia band imaginable. Nearing a decade since their first release, Circular Doorway shows that the quartet has settled comfortably into their offbeat pop […]
Best Study Spots
Cooper Point Journal employee, Felix Chrome, studying at Caffe Vita downtown. BLAINE EWIG By SERENA IMANI KORN They call it “homework,” but for many students, studying and completing coursework can be challenging at home. I can’t seem to concentrate enough to finish work at home. There’s something too relaxed and […]
Welcome to Olympia!
Tips from a local to make living in Olympia easier for us all By SERENA IMANI KORN So, you’ve decided to move to Olympia and attend The Evergreen State College. As an Olympian, born and raised, I’d like to welcome you to our wonderful community. I offer you a gift […]
Orientation Week Issue 2014
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Best New Music: Stephen Steinbrink – “Arranged Waves”
STEPHEN STEINBRINK – ARRANGED WAVES (Melodic) Inspired by years travel across North America and Europe, Olympia-based singer-songwriter Stephen Steinbrink crafts wistful, introspective pop rock songs on his latest album Arranged Waves. Here, the Arizona native’s sublimely meditative tunes are brought to life by a cast of Olympia musicians including Tom Filardo, […]
Best New Music: You Are Plural – “Rabbit Rabbit”
YOU ARE PLURAL – RABBIT RABBIT (Side With Us) By ISSAC SCOTT Though Olympia trio 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 EPs, […]
Best New Music: Globelamp – “Star Dust”
GLOBELAMP – STAR DUST By BlAINE EWIG Globelamp is the solo project of Elizabeth Le Fey, and this psychedelic witch-folk princess means business. The California transplant has already proven that her musical aptitude is more than worthy of our attention. With previous projects including Olympia’s Meowtain and Los Angeles-based group […]
Officers Question Legality of Dorm Walkthroughs
ADMINISTRATION PROMPTED TO CHANGE POLICY BY RAY STILL The threshold between public and private at Evergreen is only as thick as a doorway—college administration has said that students should not expect any privacy out in the hallways of their dorm. Resident advisors, resident directors, and campus police patrol the hallways […]
ALBUM REVIEW – Mirah: ‘Changing Light’
EVERGREEN ALUM’S NEW, FIFTH SOLO ALBUM ADDS TO ROBUST BODY OF WORK BY BLAINE EWIG Before I began listening to the album, I knew that I would inevitably be comparing “Changing Light” to Mirah’s masterpiece of a debut, “You Think It’s Like This, But It’s Really Like This” (2000)—the light, […]
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