Grit City Bootlegs No. 38: Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel at Stonegate Pizza
Here’s Olympia’s Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel from Friday night at the new Stonegate Pizza on South Tacoma Way.
View ArticleDick Dale returns (video)
Rock icon Dick Dale will headline Olympia’s Capitol Theater tonight. And that’s as good a reason as any to dust off Tacoma Rock City’s first ever video Grit City Bootleg, from when the surf guitar guru...
View ArticleGinuwine, Twista and more urban hit makers headed to Oly
Just got a call from local promoter Melissa Wheatley of Footwork Media, who’s brought the likes of Too Short and Devin the Dude to Grit City in recent years. And it looks like her focus is on bringing...
View ArticleKimya Dawson, Mirror Mirror and more to play Oly Haiti benefit
On March 6, Kimya Dawson, Congratulations, Mirror Mirror, Western Hymn, and Rainbow Bridge will play “Survive the Darkness,” an all-ages Haiti benefit show that will kick off at 5 p.m. that day at...
View ArticleBlowfly and Girl Trouble join forces in the name of raunchy mayhem
This … … plus this … … promises to be totally insane. See for yourself … if you dare. KP Kendall just e-mailed the itinerary for four bills hometown heroes Girl Trouble will share with Blowfly in the...
View ArticleMarcy Playground’s John Wozniak recalls his Olympia years
Marcy Playground front man John Wozniak is from Minnesota, and his band got its start in New York. But last night’s show at the Royal Lounge in Olympia was a homecoming of sorts? Woz, as his friends...
View ArticleYeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner headed to Oly on book tour
Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is on a book tour that will drop by Timberland Library, 313 Eighth Ave., SE in Olympia, on Sept. 3. He’ll be there with collaborators Zachary Lipez and Stacy...
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