By Garrett Bekemeyer The night began with the purchasing of two bottles of Johnny Bootlegger and a pack of cigarettes, followed by a hasty drive to the Eastside fueled by Little Big Town singing to our caravan the tales of being born and raised in the boondocks. We arrived at the […]
Top Instrumental Movie Soundtracks to do Homework to
BY SERENA IMANI KORN With the right kind of music, a homework session can prove very successful, but students are often divided on whether or not they like to study while listening to music. Some people need to listen to something—anything. Other people need specific types of music. Then there […]
Oh, Rose: That Do Now See
BY JOSH WOLF Wandering between shivering vibratos and dreamy swoons, Olympia band Oh, Rose will shake your bones. The vocals can lift you away in hypnosis, as easily as they can command your attention, and although there is some solid instrumentation in the release, the vocals carry the songs. In […]
Uprising or Rebellion?
REVISITING THE CONTROVERSIAL STORY Part Three in a Three-Part Series Click here for part 1, click here for part 2 BY JOSH WOLF Six years ago last Valentine’s Day, an estimated 200 students surrounded Evergreen Police Services Officer April Meyers, after she arrested black breakdancer Kaylen Williams. The students blocked […]
Brooklyn Quintet Fuses No-Wave and Hip-Hop
BY ISSAC SCOTT Ava Luna hails from the heady Brooklyn music scene that favors the often impossibly intricate and angular experimental rock evidenced by Dirty Projectors, Akron Family, and Battles. Listening to these bands, it is clear they emerge from the epicenter of every musical style from no-wave to hip-hop. […]
Artesian Rumble Arkestra plays the Brotherhood Lounge for Mardi Gras
The Artesian Rumble Arkestra took to the streets of downtown Olympia on March 4 to celebrate Mardi Gras. The marching band walked the streets between five bars downtown and serenaded the people of Olympia. The Arkestra ended their parade at the Brotherhood Lounge. Video by SERENA IMANI KORN
Handwritings: ‘boring, dumb & fine’
BY BLAINE EWIG In Handwritings’ first album, lo-fi indie rock is brought back to its roots with sounds akin to those of Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. With prominent and purposeful feedback, they take what many listeners might perceive as flaws and make them into strengths. In Handwritings’ first album, lo-fi […]
The Dead Prez Riot Part 2
Revisiting the Controversial Story BY JOSH WOLF Click here to read part 1 The Dead Prez riot has become commonly associated with The Evergreen State College. Yet, despite the number of students and police officers at the event, eyewitness reports are numerous and conflicting. Did Officer Meyers racially profile Kaylen […]
Iji – UNLTD. COOL DRINKS
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 […]
AKA and the Heart Hurt Goods
By Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos “You would’ve never thought I was capable of this, if you met me in person,” opens one of the most emotionally potent tracks on Heart Hurt Good, the new CD from Olympia hip hop band AKA and the Heart Hurt Goods. The 12-song LP is a meticulously […]
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