Music

  1. Music: Them Dogs

    Nick, Joey, and Tyler comprise Them Dogs, the grunge trio based out of Olympia. Tyler and Nick met through the New Market Skills Center, and were excited to find a…

  2. Music Without Borders: Sour Owl

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        First things first, Sour Owl singer and guitarist Lynn Hansen wants to be sure I don’t change his sex as I had done last year in an article…

  3. Music Without Borders: The Pine Hearts

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     Recipe to be cheerful. Take one part Blackberry Bushes, add one part Oly Mt. Boys, mix in one part Tilted Stilts, let ‘em cook together for six months and you…

  4. Music: Letzter Geist

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    Letzter Geist, the pop rock, grunge, post apocalyptic, industrial, Olympia area band, is comprised of Josh, Ryan, Nathan, and Corey.  Josh is the lead vocalist who also plays the guitar…

  5. Simon the Leper

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    by Kristina Mageau   Simon The Leper consists of drummer Jared Bugg, vocalist and guitarist Jeremiah Steele, and bassist Esa Hakkarainen. The sound is similar to the Pixies with more…

  6. DJ Luvva J on Hip Hop, poverty and being real

    by Jordan Nailon   DJ Luvva J loves to talk. It is both a passion and a gift, a career and a hobby. He will speak at length about nearly…

  7. AKA and the Heart Hurt Goods

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    by Jabi Shriki   What do I know about hip hop? It’s a fair question. Some might say that I don’t know enough about the musical genre to write an…

  8. Science! CD Release Party

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    by Jabi Shriki   When Olympia Power & Light told me they’d like me to do some music writing for their newspaper, I was very flattered, but I found it…

  9. Oly Independent Music Festival

    By Stephanie Jollie   In its 4th year, the Olympia Independent Music Festival (OIMF) has joined forces with the Olympia Film Society. Instead of having it in Sylvester Park, they’ve…

  10. Music Without Borders: Glass Elevator

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    By Tucker Petertil   Four years ago, looking for a way to celebrate her birthday, Glass Elevator’s bass and keyboard player, Mara (Mars) Carlson sparked an idea that eventually became…