I am Calvin Johnson, founder of K.  Ask Me Anything from now (12:30) until later today (around 3:30).  

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Melanie Valera (Tender Forever) and Calvin Johnson (the Hive Dwellers) at the Maxines last show, Northern, Downtown Olympia, last Saturday night!

Kendl Winter (+ banjo) recording her new K album at Dub Narcotic Studio, Dec. 2012!

Ashley Eriksson (of LAKE) stopped by the K office to work on the cover of her upcoming Colours [KLP245] album.

A K advertisement from the Olympia fanzine Someone Said…, April 1987.

Arrington de Dionyso designing the cover of the upcoming Malaikat dan Singa album Open the Crown [KLP244] at the K office yesterday.

I Cat Olympia!

Shirts being hand-drawn in the Dub Narcotic Studio by Calvin Johnson.

The Hive Dwellers are playing at Hollow Earth Radio with La Luz and Stickers. Groovin’ poster by Shana Cleveland of La Luz (formerly of Curious Mystery).

Our Joel Brazzel (formerly of the K Mail Order Dept.) sends this photog from San Angelo, Texas: the Texas Theater! Punk me out.

The Hive Dwellers live in Seaview, Washington!

Direct from the Pink Elephant’s Graveyard here are three short excerpts from the Hive Dwellers show earlier this month at the Sou’wester Lodge on the Pacific Coast. Learn more from this weblog post about the Hive Dwellers Coastal Tour.

Make-Up live at the Yo-Yo a Go-Go festival, Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington, July, 1999!

As seen from our Pink Elephant’s Graveyard.

They met in the ’80s!

In early 1991 Beat Happening, Bratmobile, and Nation of Ulysses (and Unrest!) made clatterous bramble at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J.

In August, 2012 Calvin Johnson, Erin Smith and Ian Svenonius are lamenting the absence of Mark Robinson - and Molly, Steve, Phil, Bret, Bridget, Tim, Heather, Allison, Steve and James!

Ms. Emily Beanblossom (Ruby Fray!) at Mikrofest yesterday, Lake D’Miller, Olympia, Washington. Read about it over at the K Weblog!

Here are Olympia heretics and heroes Broken Water live at the Healthy Times Fun Club in Seattle, Wash. They have two new albums out this spring, the self-released Seaside and Sedmikrásky, plus the swingin’ Tempest (Hardly Art).

Using the power of the World-Wide Web of Computers, we are sending mass good vibes towards all things Broken Water!

The Whines!

One of my favorite Northwest bands, the Whines. Here is “Detroit Fun” form the Gnar Tapes & Shit compilation Gnarcotics Unanimous. Sweet. The Whines also have the Go, Demos, Go album available from Gnar. Their LP on MEDS, Hell to Play, is deliciously agitating.