The Kitchen Label and the Six-Day Festival: How K Records Built Olympia’s Scene Out of Cassettes and a Convention Beat HappeningBeckBikini KillBratmobileCalvin JohnsonCandice PedersenConcert VenuesDIYDub NarcoticFugaziHeavens to BetsyIndependent LabelsIndie RockInternational Pop UndergroundK RecordsLive MusicLo-FiMusic HistoryOlympiaRecord LabelsRiot GrrrlSceneUnderground October 7, 2026 A label that began in a kitchen, a cassette series and a six-day convention. How K Records turned Olympia, Washington into an indie scene with its own rules. Read More