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!

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

Over the last few weeks Mail Order Maven Joel Brazzel has asked members of the K staff to create Staff Playlists for the K Mail Order Dept. This week he compiled his Staff Playlist, of K songs that have meant the mostest to him over the years. If anyone knows the K catalogue, it is Joel Brazzel, he’s been living amidst it for nine years! He launches the artists on their tours, and greets them upon their return. His K Staff Playlist is available as individual digital downloadables or as a full album download.

You can hear Joel‘s K Staff Playlist streaming HERE.

Direct from the Pink Elephant’s Graveyard, the Maxines and Calvin Johnson play a Girl Trouble song at Dub Narcotic Studio! The documentary film Strictly Sacred needs your Kickstarter support. Write a check today!

Hooray, Generifus! Traveling across the wild and wide United States on his “Back in Time” tour, Spencer Sult is most likely coming to your town. 

The tour takes it’s name after his album released earlier this year, recorded in Dub Narcotic Studio featuring K sweetheart Karl Blau and members of LAKE. Finally available on vinyl (!!!), you can stream Back in Time in its entirety here. 

For his tour dates, check out his artist page on K website. 

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.

So stoked to announce we now have copies of NUTS! Issue #10!

Karp (KLP048)- “See You at Lakefair”

Continuing the spirit of Lakefair excitement (see yesterday’s Bikini Kill post), here’s a Karp jam off Suplex. 

LAKEFAIR. IS. HAPPENING. 

Little Ruby Fray practice session in the studio today.

Giselle and Emily are really something special. 

The Maxines are going on tour tomorrow to promote their record Drugstore [IPU 140] Here’s the details on where and when you can catch them in your city. Time to party!

7.06 - Portland, OR @ Jam on Hawthorne (8pm with The Shivas)

7.07 - San Francisco, CA @ The Make Out Room (8pm with The Mallard) 

7.08 - Berkley, CA @ 924 Gilman Street (6pm)

7.12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood Bar (8pm with Wounded Lion) 

7.13 - Fullerton, CA @ Burger Records (8pm)

7.14 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Jury Room (8pm with The Wild Ones)

8.01 - Olympia, WA @ Northern (8pm with Shannon and the Clams, Orca Team and MODs) 

Hey Olympia, come out to the show tonight at Northern! The music will be top notch, just like this beautiful show poster! Read all about it here.

See you there!

A new documentary about R. Stevie Moore.

R. Stevie has collaborated several times with LAKE, most recently he sings back-up vocals on “Roger Miller” from the Giving & Receiving [KLP228] album.

The Olympia Experimental Music Festival is coming up later this month! Weird-outs rejoice.

LAKE practiced their cover of “Hungry Heart” down in the studio this week.  Dream boats, much?

Video taken by Joel Brazzel.