Last year, on the second weekend of December, Hollow Earth Radio hosted an event that was referred to as the Holiday Record Swap. I was elsewhere in the country but wished very much that I could attend the event. This year, however, I have the opportunity to attend the event and experience a hopefully more intense experience than what I was told of it last year. This year the event is called Swap It, Spin It, Bring It, Screen It.

Please picture this for one moment: a keyboard and drum factories both blow up at the same time, propelling multiples of each instrument into the air… About five seconds later, a plane carrying a gong drops it’s payload. All these instruments land- intact- into a school playground where thirty kindergartners on massive sugar highs then merge and begin playing wildly on the instruments. At the same time they all begin to sing at the top of their lungs about the silliest of topics- leading you to connect with your inner child …

The story behind this show goes like this:
Chris Adolf wanted to play a house show in Seattle. I asked a few friends if they could host Bad Weather California but found out that Olympia was as good as they could get. There’s these things called Mikrofest’s in Olympia that are generally ran by some folks at Brown Interior Music and they happen at various times during the year. This wasn’t one of them but the show setup was in the same style; seven to eight bands play in one day. …

For the past eight years there has been an event occurring called Total Fest. Since it’s been occurring for eight years, this will make it it’s eighth year.
I knew nothing about Total Fest so searched the internet for about five minutes until I found the necessary contact information to find out who I could talk to about Total Fest. I was able to get a hold of Josh Vanek who has been part of organizing Total Fest for the past eight years. It took a bit of timing too in …

Whatever state the music and DIY scene is in Vancouver, Canada, I am unclear of what it would be. One night is hardly enough to really investigate it thoroughly but from what I gathered, things are pretty underground in regards to shows put on.
If there are any public spaces that put on events usually they tend to not run for long since they become shut down. Not knowing the specifics on these places, whether they are mostly word of mouth or places attempting to be legitimate all-ages spaces, in certain …

Ladyfests have been occurring for a while since it’s original inception in August 2000 in Olympia, Washington. In the years since, it has been an locally organized in communities nationally to internationally from Honolulu, Hawaii to Mexico to Toulouse, France and to Johannesburg, South Africa. This year a Ladyfest will blossom out from the quaint college town of Bellingham, Washington.
The whole idea surrounding Ladyfest is empowerment for women, queer, and women identifying individuals in a hetero-male dominated society. The music scene is definitely full of that culture where there are …