Festival founder Arrington de Dionyso has released a list of performers for the 12th annual Olympia Festival of Experimental Music held in downtown Olympia June 23-25.
Friday, June 23, Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave., $8, 7 p.m.-midnight
- Murderous Copulation of Birds (Seattle/NYC)
- Pan (Japan)
- Paper Boots (Japan)
- Teruki Tamayanagi (Japan)
- Perfect Dancer (Japan)
- Maon (Japan)
- Shiu Yeung Hui (Japan)
- Sans Deer (Japan)
- Paul Hoskin and Doug Hanig (Astoria/Portland)
- Jim RyanÂ's Forward Energy (SF Bay Area)
Saturday, June 24, Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave., $8, 7 p.m.-midnight
- Marco Fernandes and Emily Hay (San Diego/Los Angeles)
- Bill Horist and Knot/Pine Box AKA Ineffectual Healing (Seattle)
- Gust Burns and Gregory Reynolds (Seattle/NYC)
- Maher Shalal Hash Baz (Japan, with guests)
Sunday, June 25, Yes Yes, 320 4th Ave. W., $7, 7 p.m.-midnight
- Eyes and Ears Thunderegg: Experimental Music and Film collaborations featuring Eric Ostrowski, Jon Behrens, Bridget Irish, Bryan Frye, Jason Gutz, Kevin Jacobs, Sara Biagini, Artis the Spoonman, Doug Theriault, Foque Mopus, Dead Air Fresheners, Devon Damonte and Foque Mopus.
For more information on the festival, pick up the Weekly Volcano Thursday, June 1, for Matt Driscoll's cover story on Olympia summer music festivals. â€" Brad Allen