By Sally Linn Have you ever wondered about the mysteries* behind the Eastside/Westside feud between Big Tom’s of the Eastside and Eagan’s (Pepsi Fry) on the Westside? So did we and decided to put each drive-in to the test, burger on burger, shake on shake, so you know where to […]
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 […]
Know Your Rights: What to Do When the Cops Come to Your Party
By Felix Chrome Before every punk show, zine release, or birthday party we plan, my whole house sits down to talk about the logistics, mostly what to do if a bunch of wasted randos show up or our neighbor calls the cops. Most recently, as soon as we sat down […]
Woah, That Election Just Happened Here’s The Good News
By Issac Scott & Felix Chrome If you’re anything like 63.7 percent of eligible voters, you probably didn’t vote in the midterm elections this year—either because you forgot, couldn’t figure out how, didn’t care, or you think voting is just uncool/not part of the anarchist revolution. Hey, we here at the […]
Police Use Terrorism Exemption to Deny Public Records Former Evergreen Student Sues Washington State Patrol After Agency Cites Terrorism Exemption
By Josh Wolf Austin Nolen wasn’t looking for anything in particular when he filed a public records request with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) regarding Olympia’s 2013 May Day demonstration. “At that time, I was sort of in the phase of mind where if anything interesting happens—request records about it, […]
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 […]
Increase in Washington’s Oil Trains Draws More Than 750 to Public Meeting Following the release of a state-study on oil-by-rail transport, politicians, experts, and protesters voiced safety and environmental concerns in Olympia
By Josh Wolf Some 200 environmentalists and activists gathered in front of the Red Lion Hotel, leading chants and singing songs to make their voices heard in opposition to an increase in oil trains traveling through Washington. Later in the evening of Oct. 30, more than 750 people gathered inside the […]
Food and Education
By EMMA ROTOLO There is an increasing struggle among college students to afford and access food as well as maintain housing. In a research article by Dr. Danielle Gallegos and Kai Ong claim “There are different levels of food security from worrying about where your next meal is going to […]
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