Subject: Olympia (Washington)

• Pic Hits for the week

  March 21, 1996

• Revolver

  A periodic tour guide to indie rock subterranea (where the seven-inch is still king)

  March 28, 1996

• Cleaning House

  In this issue: Safehouse, Duh Nobuddies, Budget Girls, Hepcat and a lethal mix of speed freaks and Tuna Helper

  May 2, 1996

• Bouncer . . . or Agro-bouncer?

  Watching the watchmen, getting Unwound, surfing with the aliens in Man . . . or Astroman?

  July 4, 1996

• Threat Assessment: godheadSilo

  S.O.S. (Save Our Speakers) Intelligence Dossier 396

  July 18, 1996

• In Harmacy's Way

  August 1, 1996

• Queers and Sneers

  A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

  October 3, 1996

• Pic Hits for the week

  October 17, 1996

• 96.Rant

  January 2, 1997

• Frolicking Among the Pansies

  March 6, 1997

• Punk Rock Grrls

  May 1, 1997

• Indie Rockers Do It Better

  June 5, 1997

• Merge Slowly

  Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

  October 2, 1997

• Calendar for the week

  October 23, 1997

• Indie Outings

  The highs and lows of another adventurous year in the world of indie rock

  January 1, 1998

• Critics' Choice

  A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

  January 1, 1998

• Now Playing

  Marcy Playground shrugs its way to the head of the class

  February 12, 1998

• Lord's Prayer

  Celebrated busker Mary Lou Lord reluctantly steps into the spotlight with major-label debut

  March 12, 1998

• Dropout Rock

  Illinois foursome Braid proves itself the happy exception to the college-town rule

  May 7, 1998

• Mouse That Roared

  The members of Modest Mouse make brilliant music, but they'd rather not talk about it

  May 14, 1998

• St. Travis at the Bat

  The laid-back intensity of the Diamondbacks' $10 million man

  September 3, 1998

• Backdoor Men

  Pansy Division takes its queercore aesthetic into the realm of mature pop-rock

  September 10, 1998

• Blake's Babies

  Beloved Jawbreaker front man Blake Schwarzenbach launches his new Jets to Brazil

  October 15, 1998

• Mount Eerie

  October 23, 2008

• Independents’ Day

  Lo-fi songwriter and indie charmer Juno make for winning combo

  March 6, 2008

• Old Time Relijun

  March 6, 2008

• Pick His Brain

  January 13, 2005

• Mouse Trap

  July 15, 2004

• In The Zone

  April 22, 2004

• Greasy Girl Stuff

  It's her party and Bett will do what she wants to

  January 8, 2004

• Suicide Squeeze

  SuicideGirls.com is this punk-rock kid's wet dream come true

  January 8, 2004

• Door A-Jar

  The Phoenix metal club's line-up isn't quite so metal nowadays

  October 16, 2003

• No Flags Here

  Bella may be the Valley's premier all-female band, but they won't march for anyone but themselves

  August 28, 2003

• Big Bang Boom

  Bangs sticks its punk right in your face -- but insists it has no agenda

  January 23, 2003

• Horny Plenty

  Arkansas punks get in the mood

  November 21, 2002

• Stepping Darkly Out Front

  For years, Calvin Johnson has loomed enormously over the Northwestern rock scene. Now, he's powerfully going solo with What Was Me.

  November 28, 2002

• Breakup Songs

  The ironically named The Good Life is a dark detour from Omaha auteur Tim Kasher

  February 28, 2002

• Resurrection

  After a 70-year hiatus and a confrontation with the world, the Makah tribe resumes its communion with the gray whale

  July 12, 2001

• Brat on the Beat

  After six years in the garage, the Bratmobile revs louder than ever

  November 16, 2000

• Tigre Beat

  Former Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna's new group is the cat's meow

  October 5, 2000

• Modern Day Calvinism

  A new documentary recounts how a small band of insurgents led by musician and K Records co-founder Calvin Johnson helped fashion a punk-rock revolution

  April 6, 2000

• Austintatious

  Rock 'n' roll rousers the Van Buren Wheels roll to success at SXSW

  March 23, 2000

• 2000 Flourishes

  Love As Laughter updates its rock for all ages with Destination 2000

  March 2, 2000

• New Release Tuesday: The Gossip MP3 "Heavy Cross"

  The Gossip's new album -- produced by Rick Rubin -- absolutely soarsPortland -- by way of Arkansas and Olympia, Washington-- three piece The Gossip have had intriguing existence -- thanks to their outspoken lead singer Beth Ditto. Ditto, who refers to herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas" and constantly pushes the envelope of aesthetic appeal -- particularly in these times of dolled up, super-thin female figureheads (just look at her on the cover of British publication Love). The ba

  June 23, 2009