There are no skulls or safety pin sculptures on display in Linda Derschang’s home, but it still shows signs of her punk past—a metal “KISS” sign above a doorway, a Melvins poster beside a window.
As creator of some of Seattle’s most recognizable hangouts (she owns Oddfellows, Smith, King’s Hardware and Linda’s Tavern), Derschang has developed a sophisticated style that juxtaposes aesthetics.
When the Mount St. Helens Vietnam Band first appeared three-and-a-half years ago, it was disorienting. Based on little more than a series of oddball viral videos wherein the members decried the dangers of boredom, the band managed to play its first...
I’m one of those artists who cite dance theater legend Pina Bausch as an influence without ever having seen her work live. Twenty-five years ago, as a self-described choreographer working at a newsstand, I clipped a photo from a German art magazine...
It appeared that the bloom was off the rose of the Great Pacific Northwest Indie Folk Boom for much of 2011. While plenty of musicians continued to strum acoustic guitars and sing rootsy songs of labor, love and faith, the industry's attention, the...
