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BRENT COLE, AMY MARCHEGIANI NO COVER! NO COVER! NO COVER! CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: BRENT COLE, JAMIE DONATUTO, CARLA SNEED, TREVOR ADAMS, NICK VOLENEC, TIM FREIDLANDER, KATE ALBRIGHT, TERRY PICKNELL, ALAN MOOERS, )EN PETERSON, SEAN BERRY, JENNIFER JOHNSON *NOT ALL ARTICLES PROOFREAD, ONLY THE ACCURATE ONES :&IGGEST P ~:l"TY --~~ TOW~-• $1.50 Wells &Beers Til 1O:OOpm Free Pool until 7:30pm Sharpie's new album "Dark Green Lakes" artwork, but from what I hear, it's finally taken should be in stores soon. They just finished up care of. mixing it at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville If you're in a local band and want to sell you and it sounds amazing--like you'd think otherwise. music, take it down to Mr. B's on Railroad and to Serotonin are .finally done recording their Smash Your Guitar on Bay St (across the street demo tape and are starting to play shows around from by Stuart's). Tom at Smash Your Guitar is Well, it's time for me to write another column. town. They've been packing them in at parties, going to be selling demos, CDs, T-shirts, whatever. Instead of discussing the weather, I think I'm gonna so watch for them to start hitting the club scene He's also showing Super 8's on Mondays, but I talk a little bit about what's on my mind (don't soon. don't know when. worry, I' m not gonna turn this into a Geoff Parker Chris Riffle is just' about done recording If you .do end up heading down to Smash Your column). hi s debut album for Fury ~ecords. It is being Guitar, check out Jacob Covey's photos hangin' on A couple of Thursdays ago several people ripped produced by Fairhaven Recording instructor the wall. He's our primary photographer here at down a Michael Costello painting at the Kevin Bressler and is simply amazing. If you What's Up and a real bad-ass. Doublewide. Not just any painting, but the one don't know who Chris Riffle is, he's an ex-local AS Films will be showing "Saltmen of Tibet on behind the stage. They went ahead and danced on it who has one of the best voices this town's seen. Febru,ary 4th and 7th. They've also got a lot of other and when one of the bartenders tried to retrieve it, The guy is a genius, so if he plays, go catch him. cool stuff planned, so give 'em a .call at 650-6130. they chanted "kill art." What the hell is going ON? Former members of PAC have formed One Check out Kulshan.com, it's a great site for You take a world renowned piece of art (or any art Dead Fly, who debuted at the Humdinger house a entertainment/calendar information. It just got for that matter) and treat it like its a worthless piece couple of Saturdays ago. They're influenced by online with the last couple of weeks and includes of cloth. You're pathetic. the Fugazi/Jesus Lizard sound with weird time tons of restaurant, movie, and concert info. I'd OK, now that that's done with, a lot of bands changes and a crapJoad of volume. highly recommend it. There's also Barstop.com sent us demos this month. - UnfortUJ'Iately, due to The Open Circuit CD has finally been released which has a very different flavor to it, but is also space constraints, we weren't able to review as and it includes not only My Friends and I, Slick pretty cool. many of them as we wanted, but next month the Watts, Volume Eleven, and IV, but also Plush There's a new ice cream store open downtown. magazine will be focusing on local music; so we'll and Pavlov Jones. For information, go ahead and right across from the Royal. It's called Mallard have an expanded section for demo reviews. If e-mail the guys in IV at [email protected]. Ice Cream and serves all home-made ice cream you've got one, send it to us. Kenny, the primary songwriter for Monkey, that's amazing. Go check it out. B Minus Time Tr3veller has finally done a record­ Monkey, Monkey has moved back to Portland. Jacob Covey and Alan Mooers, two guys from ing, produced by AS Pop Music's own Ryan The band will continue, doirg shows whenever he our "staff," get control nf the airwaves every Servatius, and copies should be out within the next can make it back to town. The three remaining Monday night up at KUGS. They play only local month or so. members of the band are going to start another stuff and it airs at 9:30. They'll even play Fat Albert Rotunda are back. They've made band. No word on any other details though. requests. some personnel changes, including the addition of Montesano will soon be releasing a 7 inch by ])on 't forget to catch the local showcase over at ex-Pacer Lukas Hicks. The band'll be playing the Olympia's The Ruby Doe . It's a little departure the Doublewide on February 19th. The lineup local showcase at the Doublewide on February from the labels preqominately pop oriented sound. right now consists of Monkey, Monkey, Monkey 19th. Should be really cool. The band is amazingly heavy with different time and Fat Albert Rotunda. At press time Watts had just gotten back from signatures. If you want a preview of their sound, I'd like to personally than~\ Rich at Bakerview a good weekend of recording down in Seattle. On go check them out at the Doublewide on Feb 5th. Spur for all the help with the fence. If you ever the mixih!;_ board was the godfather of Seattle's They're going to be opening up for Enemymine · need fencing material, those folks are great. music scene, Jack Endino (who produced the last (which features members of Low and Makers album). Something should be released on Godheadsilo) and Sharpie. -Brent Cole Estrus within the next couple of months. Speaking of Montesano, the 4 Dots compilation Rox and Federation X are releasing a split 7 is supposed to be done by the time we go to press. inch. I don't have any details yet. 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