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SIX MINUTES OF KIDS SLAMMING INTO EACH OTHER >>> "Meth metal" band Owen Hart have a talent for demanding attention, whether through the aggro assault of their music or with disarmingly twisted, comical track titles. They're as heavy as they are heavily self-aware; even their name has a morbid, winking quality,
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ANOTHER REASON TO PICK UP TOMORROW'S ISSUE OF THE VOLCANO >>> Inspired by greats like the Softies, the Field Mice and Beat Happening, Seattle trio Seapony's confectionary lo-fi pop has already caught the attention of DJs and bloggers nationwide, despite the band's relative infancy (they formed over the summer). And though
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THURSDAY IS THE NEW FRIDAY >>> Though musically indebted to Link Wray and Brian Wilson, the current abundance of up-and-coming surf-inspired DIY/underground acts, both local and abroad, have more in common with Dick Dale than they might imagine. Dale's been known to preach a DIY philosophy when it comes to the
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DUSTIN WONG GIVES BIRTH ... KINDA >>> The press sheet for Ecstatic Way/ex-Ponytail guitarist Dustin Wong's impressive new double LP Infinite Love reveals that the title is "a reference to a psychedelic experience of Dustin's." During our recent interview in anticipation of Wong's Saturday gig at Northern, I decided to ask
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When I recently stopped by K Record's headquarters in the old Beth Hatfiloh synagogue on Jefferson St. in Olympia, I captured some video while local music giant Calvin Johnson gave me a tour of their Dub Narcotic Studios. In the clip below, Calvin goes over much of the studios' esoteric
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When I sat down to speak with K Records founder Calvin Johnson about opening up his Dub Narcotic Studios to non-K bands (read about it in this Thursday's Volcano), I was struck by how funny and freewheeling he was in conversation-talkative, anecdotal, and speaking with one of those elusive "Northwest
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FROM BIKE SCENES TO WINDOWS SCREENS >>> Local quartet Wheelies' indie rock combines equal parts depravity and delicacy; they can sing about getting wasted while sounding angelic, only to eventually tumble into Murder City Devils-esque explosions of musical furor. But besides being slippery players, they're also straight-shootin' dudes. I recently called
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ONE FOR THE KIDS >>> More than ever, the power to coordinate and organize youth-centered events is being put in the hands of young go-getters themselves (the Redmond Fire House, WhAAM up in Bellingham, et al.). The Olympia Film Society's seventh annual What You Got? Festival aims to
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AWESOME BENEFIT SHOW >>> Tonight's "Team Natalie" benefit concert at the Loft on Cherry - featuring Kill Rock Stars alumni Bangs and The Need, with C Average and doom metal solo project Thrones - is bookended by two more shows boasting the same stellar line-up (The Team hits up Portland tomorrow,
