Saturday, Jan. 17 Quality Fest Hosted at the Midnight Sun, Quality Fest brings together an array of indie bands from around the Pacific Northwest. With 11 bands on the roster ranging from the folk-country of Albatross to the electronic sounds of local artist Jean Nagai’s project Chrome Windows, the festival’s […]
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: 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 […]