An Olympia classic. This 1999 Yoyo Recordings studio compilation has 22 songs that give a snapshot of the scene from that era. The Microphones, Mirah, C Average, The Need, IQU, and many more.

Before Rebecca Pearcy had an empire of handmade awesomeness (better known as Queen Bee Creations), she made indie folk pop gems out of Olympia, Wa. These 11 songs feature an all-star cast of musicians (including Nate Ashley and Nora Danielson) and has brilliant cover photography and set design by Tae Won Yu.

Seattle's Black Cat Orchestra has recorded with everybody from David Byrne to Mirah, appeared on This American Life, and been a go-to chamber group since 1991. This album has 11 songs that span Italian arias to Turkish rock.

Seven power pop anthems from long-running Australian band, The Cannanes. Sounds like nothing else. Recorded in Olympia in the mid-90s and released on Yoyo Recordings.

Sale! Operatic synth weirdness featuring Anna Oxygen. A lost Olympia oddity.

A great short documentary about the history of the Riot Grrrl movement, Don't Need You is a must-watch for anyone interested in feminist movements, Olympia history, zine culture, and the history of women in punk rock. One-on-one interviews plus rare, archival materials (Riot Grrrl fanzines, flyers, and photographs), and seldom seen footage from pioneering Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, Heavens to Betsy, and Bratmobile...[ continued ]

Sale! Four songs from K Records recording artist, Ruby Fray. Hazy, witchy, hypnotic, amazing. Led by Emily Beanblossom of Christmas and backed by a super group of former Olympia all-stars.

Beautifully silk-screened by M. Dellinger at Electricity & Lust. 

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An exploration of the body, one part at a time, by Tomas Moniz. Written as poems, but reading more like vignettes or small essays about how complicated it is just to exist in your own frame. These pieces are sweet, emotionally heavy, sexy, and sometimes really funny. They are so honest that it leaves you wishing for that same openness in yourself, to be so unashamed of what we carry around and what we desire...[ continued ]

The first book from long-running zinester Taryn Hipp (Sub Rosa, Lady Teeth). A well-written rollercoaster with the best author photo in the world.

"This is a memoir novella about a woman with an addiction, a mental illness & a feminist identity. This is the story of one woman's journey from anxiety-ridden child to delinquent teenager to divorced alcoholic & how she turned all those years of experience into a beautiful existence...[ continued ]

Sale due to shelf wear! Five one inch buttons to show off your zine love. Represented within: Typewriter, glue, scissors, stapler, and zine heart tattoo. Ridiculously cute. Drawings by Bri Dearest of Motor City Kitty.