Like a great Quentin Tarantino shootout, the new record from northwest punk trio Nü Sensae balances perfectly on the edge of senselessness: simultaneously orgiastic and faultlessly choreographed.

By Blaine Ewig The rumor mill around town has been abuzz with allegations that Olympia’s beloved all-ages, DIY music venue and gallery space, the Northern, will be coming to a close. These rumors are ...

By Zachary Newman All of a sudden, it was everywhere. Taped to apartment doors, advertised on the walls around Seminar II, and piled next to copies of The Stranger and The Cooper Point Journal, there ...

Photography—both creating and viewing it­­—always seems like a continuous experiment in what to reveal and what to obscure. I use photography to attempt to process the world as it happens, to reflect ...

Jaimie Nadel: What’s the title of the collage on the cover? Patrick Semple: I haven’t thought about. I guess it’s “Dharma Punxx.” JN: Untitled is a popular title. I wonder who first used that as a ...

Bob Schwenkler is an important force behind Olympia’s music scene. From founding Bicycle Records while a student at Evergreen, to recording some of the Northwest’s best bands, Schwenkler now helms K ...

Constantly being immersed in conversations about race and injustice will take its toll. The first time I took an African American history class, I started self harming. I found it completely ...

When Ben Wyss – better known under his moniker SIXIS – sits down to talk about music, the thing that most comes across is his artistic vision. The up-and-coming electronic music wizard and DJ conjures ...