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Hardcore and the all-ages scene in the South Sound seem to go hand-in-hand: from the local bands that keep the energy alive to the touring bands that bring their own breed of brutality to the venues that keep their doors open so that music lovers of all ages are able
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The Olympia All-Ages Project finally has a permanent home, and its name is northern — 321 Fourth Ave in downtown Oly. And the space is being used for the kind of shows that inspire the audience: both local and touring bands, music and art. The latest show lineup is no
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Club Impact at Brick City has not stopped or lost momentum during its transformation to Version 2.0 — and is hosting the next GOYA (Get Off Your Ashes) benefit inside the venue’s walls Saturday, May 30. All-ages fans can expect the pleasant and eclectic melodies of several bands such as:
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Three days of brutality: that is what the annual Rain Fest promises to give Tacoma, and the entire Pacific Northwest, in fact, Friday through Sunday at The Viaduct. With more than 30 bands and counting, the all-ages hardcore festival doesn’t even give an attendee time to rest — not that
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Three days of brutality: that is what the annual Rain Fest promises to give Tacoma, and the entire Pacific Northwest, in fact, Friday through Sunday at The Viaduct. With more than 30 bands and counting, the all-ages hardcore festival doesn’t even give an attendee time to rest — not that
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Born from a melting pot of music, polka dots, and ellipses, Polka Dot Dot Dot is in full force as their third band member, Jordan O’Jordan (Jordan Smith), arrived back into town to join bandmembers Onyx of Olympia and Twig Palace (Colleen Johnson). Formed in the musically-saturated town of Olympia, the
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Born from a melting pot of music, polka dots, and ellipses, Polka Dot Dot Dot is in full force as their third band member, Jordan O’Jordan (Jordan Smith), arrived back into town to join bandmembers Onyx of Olympia and Twig Palace (Colleen Johnson). Formed in the musically-saturated town of Olympia, the
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As my phone rang and a number with a 666 area code popped up, I wasn’t surprised when it turned out to be my conference call with Victory Records’ artist Aiden. A post-hardcore band with strong goth tones — vampires, death, and anything slightly macabre are often associated with Aiden
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As my phone rang and a number with a 666 area code popped up, I wasn’t surprised when it turned out to be my conference call with Victory Records’ artist Aiden. A post-hardcore band with strong goth tones — vampires, death, and anything slightly macabre are often associated with Aiden
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Randomly walking through downtown Seattle, I decided to stop into a Chinese bistro chain. It wasn’t long before my server started chatting me up about some band his friends were in that I should check out. I didn’t really pay much attention to it, to be quite honest, but the
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Randomly walking through downtown Seattle, I decided to stop into a Chinese bistro chain. It wasn’t long before my server started chatting me up about some band his friends were in that I should check out. I didn’t really pay much attention to it, to be quite honest, but the
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All good things must come to an end. So they say. It shouldn’t have to be true. Club Impact has been primarily managed, especially the booking, by Derek Smith and his wife for the last 10-plus years. As Smith leaves Club Impact to focus on “the home front and family
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All good things must come to an end. So they say. It shouldn’t have to be true. Club Impact has been primarily managed, especially the booking, by Derek Smith and his wife for the last 10-plus years. As Smith leaves Club Impact to focus on “the home front and family
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Take note. Six Fifteen wants you to know they are “easy on the eyes.” Bassist Matt Huston offered this tasty nugget of wisdom, and others, during a recent conversation regarding his band’s upcoming show at the Viaduct on Saturday, April 18. It was a quote and tone that seems to
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Take note. Six Fifteen wants you to know they are “easy on the eyes.” Bassist Matt Huston offered this tasty nugget of wisdom, and others, during a recent conversation regarding his band’s upcoming show at the Viaduct on Saturday, April 18. It was a quote and tone that seems to
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It seems as though in the recent past (and probably future) most slightly forlorn youths think they can purchase a laptop and make their own beats and thusly their own music. They might not be mistaken, but music is definitional and music of quality is a difficult entity to find.
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It seems as though in the recent past (and probably future) most slightly forlorn youths think they can purchase a laptop and make their own beats and thusly their own music. They might not be mistaken, but music is definitional and music of quality is a difficult entity to find.
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Music is a powerful medium: it expresses different ideas and collective cultural identities. Music can be comforting or confusing. Music, as an entity, can be housed in conventional venues, people’s basements, or in school rooms. Thus, it makes sense that the Olympia All Ages Project is hosting a show with
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Music is a powerful medium: it expresses different ideas and collective cultural identities. Music can be comforting or confusing. Music, as an entity, can be housed in conventional venues, people’s basements, or in school rooms. Thus, it makes sense that the Olympia All Ages Project is hosting a show with
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“What else do you have to alleviate the stress of real life other than something like the Viaduct?” asks Steve Jackson, the vocalist of the brutal metal band Open Fire. If it comes to a decision to be made between “brainwashing from terrible reality shows and terrible TV” and an
