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  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Finkbeiner Not Sure if Lieutenant Governor Can Make It Happen, But He's Still Serious About Alphabetical Seating

    Earlier this week Washington State Lieutenant Governor candidate Bill Finkbeiner, a former state senator with ties to both parties on his resume, floated an idea via email to supporters. The current Republican from Kirkland thinks Olympia would run smoother if elected lawmakers ditched the divided a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Finkbeiner's Big Idea

    When asked about politics - on just about any level - nearly everyone has a similar response these days: the partisan bickering has reached a level of absurdity that's only matched by its ability to nauseate. Washington State Lieutenant Governor candidate Bill Finkbeiner, a former state senator from ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 4, 2012

    Detective Agency

    When asked about politics - on just about any level - nearly everyone has a similar response these days: the partisan bickering has reached a level of absurdity that's only matched by its ability to nauseate. Washington State Lieutenant Governor candidate Bill Finkbeiner, a former state senator from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    LAKE's "Within/Without" vs. Washed Out's Within and Without (With Internal/External Bonus Beat!)

    Speaking of LAKE, the musically adventurous yet temperamentally mellow Olympia choral pop ensemble recently released the above video for their song "Within/Without," off their forthcoming album Giving and Receiving (out June 15th on K Records). And speaking of that title, yesterday Sub Pop releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Olympia Burglars Tracked Down by Footprints and Tire Tracks in the Snow

    ​Sometimes life throws you a softball. Sometimes you're driving around in your police cruiser, humping the late shift, cursing the icy blanket of snow that's making your night miserable, when you get a burglary call. And sometimes that burglary call takes you to a fresh set of footprints and t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2010

    Woven Bones

    ​Sometimes life throws you a softball. Sometimes you're driving around in your police cruiser, humping the late shift, cursing the icy blanket of snow that's making your night miserable, when you get a burglary call. And sometimes that burglary call takes you to a fresh set of footprints and t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    LAKE

    ​Sometimes life throws you a softball. Sometimes you're driving around in your police cruiser, humping the late shift, cursing the icy blanket of snow that's making your night miserable, when you get a burglary call. And sometimes that burglary call takes you to a fresh set of footprints and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Documentary on the Roots of Roller Derby's Revival Screens at Central Cinemas Tonight

    As a relatively athletic gal myself, but also one that abhors any form of entertainment based on women beating the crap out of each other for the amusement of men, I have very mixed feelings about roller derby. However, it obviously has links to our post-Riot Grrl world, and therefore is worth exa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Happy (Almost) Earth Day on Earth Day

    Local drone-driven stalwarts Earth (see Brian Barr's excellent piece on their collaboration with Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter over here) play Neumos tomorrow night with Olympia's mighty Wolves in the Throne Room and newcomers the Low Hums. You can buy tickets over here.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Capitol Hill Protest Against Police Brutality Features Brutality Towards Police

    JSeattle's TwitPicA protestor gets arrested outside of Rancho Bravo on Pine.​JSeattle over at Capitol Hill Blog has been following today's planned protest against police brutality similar to the one that turned violent last night in Olympia. And wouldn't ya know, some of the protesters are cho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Critics of Bill That Would "Keep Secret" Videos Like Metro Tunnel Beating are Wrong

    Being transfixed by pretty pictures is part of our DNA.​If the video of Aiesha Steward-Baker being beaten inside of a Metro tunnel had never been released last week her case never would have become national news. We're a visual species. Our reactions to pictures are stronger than they are to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Drink with Your Lawmakers at Grey Gallery

    ​Want to talk to your state legislators but don't want to cut into precious drinking time? Capitol Hill's Grey Gallery & Lounge has a solution tonight, Jan. 27, according to the Capitol Hill Blog. Combining the vision thing with beer goggles, the lounge will host a teleconference to allow loca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Karp Documentary Benefits on the West Coast

    ​As reported here on REVERB back in April, New York-based filmmaker Bill Badgley (guitarist from Bellingham's Federation X) is finishing up a documentary on the late, great band Karp. With notable assistance from Montana-based label Wantage, Olympia's K Records and Calvin Johnson, this project ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    R-71, Religious Association, and My Pentecostal Experience

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.​When I lived in Yugoslavia, most of my relatives were either dogmatic Catholics or dogmatic Marxists. The schism would manifest itself most notably at funerals, where Marxists would refuse to enter the church and stood outside fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Sims' Lifeboat Sinks

    As swine flu takes over the front pages of newspapers and sends hypochondriacs into a panic every time they sneeze, King County politicians and department heads are scrambling to find a way to save more than $3.5 million worth of public health programs after Ron Sims' attempt to save the budget thro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Defining the "New" New Journalism

    For the first time individual "bloggers" are receiving credentials while covering state politics in Olympia. Curt Woodward, who is president of the Capitol Correspondents Association, said members of the group had gotten together before this legislative session began, to revisit the rules governing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    State Budget: "We're Gonna Do The Chickenshit Option"

    I just got off the phone with a House member in Olympia. On the condition of anonymity, he offered his thoughts on what sort of budget the legislature is likely to pass:Basically, there are three scenarios:One, we can pass a no-new-taxes budget and then send a referendum to the people to fund increa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Hannah's Says They'd Deny the Guv Entrance Again

    I just got off the phone with a House member in Olympia. On the condition of anonymity, he offered his thoughts on what sort of budget the legislature is likely to pass:Basically, there are three scenarios:One, we can pass a no-new-taxes budget and then send a referendum to the people to fund increa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Brightblack Morning Light: Three Local Shows, Free MP3

    I just got off the phone with a House member in Olympia. On the condition of anonymity, he offered his thoughts on what sort of budget the legislature is likely to pass:Basically, there are three scenarios:One, we can pass a no-new-taxes budget and then send a referendum to the people to fund increa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Postman Leaving Times to Work for Paul Allen

    I just got off the phone with a House member in Olympia. On the condition of anonymity, he offered his thoughts on what sort of budget the legislature is likely to pass:Basically, there are three scenarios:One, we can pass a no-new-taxes budget and then send a referendum to the people to fund increa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Mamma's B-Day with Nudity

    Friday, June 20

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Can't Afford Health Insurance? Thank Your Legislator

    Friday, June 20

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2008

    The Old Haunts

    Thursday, April 17

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Clean Elections: Everybody's Doin' it...

    Thursday, April 17

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Chocolate Hangover

    Thursday, April 17

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    Generic Beer's Ripe for a Comeback

    Thursday, April 17

  • Calendar

    January 30, 2008

    Aphonia Recordings Showcase with Problems + Painting Like Animals + the Precambrian

    Friday, February 1

  • News

    December 19, 2007

    Haven't Cons and Their Kids Been Separated Long Enough?

    A new state law is keeping families apart, even after a convict is released.

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2007

    Radio8Ball

    Tarot with a beat: her lyrics hold the key to your future

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    Council Gearing up for Oly

    Tarot with a beat: her lyrics hold the key to your future

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    Local Queercore Hip-Hop, Joan Jett–Endorsed Latina Rock, and More Parties in the Parking Lot

    Tarot with a beat: her lyrics hold the key to your future

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    Bad Apple Pucker

    As if the mayor's nightlife proposals weren't enough for bar owners to cope with, Olympia's looking to screw up the fun for everyone.

  • Arts

    October 5, 2005

    The Highest Tide

    By Jim Lynch (Bloomsbury, $23.95).

  • Food

    July 16, 2003

    Food & Beverage News

    By Jim Lynch (Bloomsbury, $23.95).

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    The House of Boeing

    Truths about power are revealed in Olympia's black humor.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    The Wrong Road

    Truths about power are revealed in Olympia's black humor.

  • News

    January 22, 2003

    Capitol Nil

    Face it. We need a full-time Legislature.

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    Going Nowhere Fast

    Face it. We need a full-time Legislature.

  • News

    August 7, 2002

    Family Feud

    Three political families face off in Seattle's 37th District.

  • Music

    August 8, 2001

    The day the music didn't die

    The independent music world came to Olympia 10 years ago for a pivotal event.

  • News

    February 7, 2001

    Missing the bad old days

    A sanitized, transparent government can't make the necessary compromises.

  • News

    December 13, 2000

    And then there's Olympia

    A sanitized, transparent government can't make the necessary compromises.

  • Arts

    August 9, 2000

    Where the ladies are

    Two of our reporters went to Ladyfest and all we got were these dumb journals.

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Men with initiative

    Two privacy initiatives propose to do the job Olympia's lawmakers won't.

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Curing health care

    Two privacy initiatives propose to do the job Olympia's lawmakers won't.

  • Music

    July 28, 1999

    Way to go, Yoyo

    Olympia's occasional indie-rock festival is quite an occasion.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Set it awful

    "Bank Robbin' Mama" confesses.

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    Cops and renters

    "Bank Robbin' Mama" confesses.

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Wacking it

    Is the ultraconservative legislator in Olympia an endangered species?

  • News

    September 23, 1998

    SET IT OFF 2:

    You go, white girls

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