VEXX – VEXX (M’Lady Records) By BLAINE EWIG Vexx’s self-titled EP answers the question “Is punk dead?” with a loud and adamant “NO.” Their argument for that assertion sounds pretty convincing, too; the EP is cohesive, powerful, and more calculated than one might expect from a debut. Vexx is well-versed […]
Best New Music: Oh, Rose – “1919”
OH, ROSE – 1919 (Guest Records) By JOSH WOLF Lead by frontwoman Olivia Rose, Oh, Rose is one of Olympia’s most promising bands. After practicing for less than three months in late Spring 2014, the group embarked on their first tour: a 10 thousand-mile journey across 28 states and 28 […]
Best New Music: Slouch – “Sick Man Demo”
SLOUCH – SICK MAN DEMO (Self-released) By BLAINE EWIG Slouch is classic hardcore punk; loud, fast, and sometimes startling. They take their breakdowns seriously, and their live performance is just as explosive as their recorded one. However, diverting from classic hardcore motifs and as a self identified “queer hardcore punk […]
Best New Music: LAKE – “Circular Doorway”
LAKE – CIRCULAR DOORWAY (K Records) By ISSAC SCOTT LAKE assembles a cabal of talented players for laid back, vintage-sounding grooves in what is arguably most quintessentially Olympia band imaginable. Nearing a decade since their first release, Circular Doorway shows that the quartet has settled comfortably into their offbeat pop […]
Best New Music: Stephen Steinbrink – “Arranged Waves”
STEPHEN STEINBRINK – ARRANGED WAVES (Melodic) Inspired by years travel across North America and Europe, Olympia-based singer-songwriter Stephen Steinbrink crafts wistful, introspective pop rock songs on his latest album Arranged Waves. Here, the Arizona native’s sublimely meditative tunes are brought to life by a cast of Olympia musicians including Tom Filardo, […]
Best New Music: You Are Plural – “Rabbit Rabbit”
YOU ARE PLURAL – RABBIT RABBIT (Side With Us) By ISSAC SCOTT Though Olympia trio You Are Plural have established themselves on the West Coast over the past several years, their new album Rabbit Rabbit is a first in many ways. It’s their first full-length album after two shorter EPs, […]
Best New Music: Globelamp – “Star Dust”
GLOBELAMP – STAR DUST By BlAINE EWIG Globelamp is the solo project of Elizabeth Le Fey, and this psychedelic witch-folk princess means business. The California transplant has already proven that her musical aptitude is more than worthy of our attention. With previous projects including Olympia’s Meowtain and Los Angeles-based group […]
ALBUM REVIEW – Mirah: ‘Changing Light’
EVERGREEN ALUM’S NEW, FIFTH SOLO ALBUM ADDS TO ROBUST BODY OF WORK BY BLAINE EWIG Before I began listening to the album, I knew that I would inevitably be comparing “Changing Light” to Mirah’s masterpiece of a debut, “You Think It’s Like This, But It’s Really Like This” (2000)—the light, […]
Artist Statement: Ruby Thompson
BY RUBY THOMPSON For the past two years, I have been illustrating articles for the Cooper Point Journal. I love the challenge of creating art based off someone else’s vision. About half of the artwork I create is illustration. In the past I have worked for two other student publications, […]
Excuse me, Fashion is Art
BY SARA FABIAN This article was inspired by interaction with some folks at Olympia’s Spring Arts Walk. After introducing myself as a style columnist, I asked this group of stylish women if I could take a picture and document some of their unique articles of clothing. Not only did they […]
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