List of Olympia bands, listed by their level of fame. This Olympia musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Olympia bands are included, as well as many Olympia musicians of underground status. This list of Olympia musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Olympia bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
Bands include everything from Sleater-Kinney to The Gossip.
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Sleater-Kinney
Riot grrrl, Rock musicAlbums: The Woods, One Beat, Call the Doctor, Dig Me Out, All Hands on the Bad One
Sleater-Kinney is an American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1994. The... more on Wikipedia2
The Gossip
Punk blues, Dance-punkAlbums: Standing in the Way of Control, Movement, Real Damage, Standing in the Way of Control, That's Not What I Heard
Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999 in Olympia, Washington. The... more on Wikipedia3
Corin Tucker
Riot grrrl, Alternative rockAlbums: 1,000 Years, Kill My Blues
Corin Lisa Tucker (born November 9, 1972, in Eugene, Oregon) is an American singer,... more on Wikipedia4
Bikini Kill
Riot grrrl, Alternative rockAlbums: Pussy Whipped, Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, Bikini Kill, Reject All American, Revolution Girl Style Now!
Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The... more on Wikipedia5
Barrett Martin
Grunge, World musicAlbums: Under the Rose, The Painted Desert
Barrett Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American drummer, composer, writer, and Latin... more on Wikipedia6
Wolves in the Throne Room
Doom metal, Dark ambientAlbums: Celestial Lineage, Two Hunters, Malevolent Grain, Wolves in the Throne Room, Diadem of 12 Stars
Wolves in the Throne Room is an American black metal band formed in 2003 in Olympia,... more on Wikipedia7
The Spinanes
Indie rockAlbums: Strand, Manos, Arches and Aisles, Imp Years, All Sold Out
The Spinanes were an American indie rock band, primarily active during the 1990s. Originally... more on Wikipedia8
Team Dresch
Riot grrrl, QueercoreAlbums: Captain My Captain, Personal Best, Hand Grenade, The New Team Dresch V 6.0 Beta, Temporary Insurance / Audrey
Team Dresch is an American punk/riot grrrl band from Portland, Oregon, originally formed in... more on Wikipedia9
Calvin Johnson
Indie pop, Punk rockAlbums: What Was Me, Before the Dream Faded..., Calvin Johnson & the Sons of the Soil, Atlas Shrugged
Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music... more on Wikipedia10
Anna Oxygen
SynthpopAlbums: All Your Faded Things, This Is an Exercise
Anna Jordan Huff (Mercovich) is an American multi-media artist, composer, producer and actress... more on Wikipedia11
Earth
Doom metal, Heavy metalAlbums: Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version, HEX; or Printing in the Infernal Method, Angel Coma, Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars Live, Extra‐Capsular Extraction
Earth is an American musical group based in Olympia, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by the... more on Wikipedia12
Beat Happening
Indie pop, Alternative rockAlbums: Jamboree, Beat Happening, You Turn Me On, Dreamy, Black Candy
Beat Happening is an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1982. Calvin... more on Wikipedia13
Bratmobile
Riot grrrl, Rock musicAlbums: Pottymouth, Ladies, Women and Girls, Peel Session, The Real Janelle
Bratmobile was an American punk band. Bratmobile was a first-generation "riot grrrl" band,... more on Wikipedia14
The Microphones
Folktronica, Noise popAlbums: The Glow, Part 2, It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, Song Islands
The Microphones was the name of a musical project based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by... more on Wikipedia
15Heavens to Betsy
Riot grrrl, Rock musicAlbums: Calculated, These Monsters Are Real, Direction, The Last Hurrah, My Secret / Cool Schmool
Heavens to Betsy was an American punk band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1991. It was part... more on Wikipedia- 16
Dub Narcotic Sound System
Indie rockAlbums: Boot Party, Degenerate Introduction, Dub Narcotic Sound System meets The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in a Dancehall Style!, Out of Your Mind, Ridin' Shotgun
Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is an Olympia, Washington based indie-funk musical group... more on Wikipedia - 17
godheadSilo
Noise rockAlbums: Skyward in Triumph, Elephantitus of the Night, Share the Fantasy, The Scientific Supercake LP, Booby Trap
godheadSilo was a noise rock duo from Fargo, North Dakota. The band consisted of Mike Kunka on... more on Wikipedia 18
Bangs
Rock music, Punk rockAlbums: Sweet Revenge, Tiger Beat, Maggie the Cat, Call and Response, Mailorder Freak
Bangs was an American punk rock band from Olympia, Washington.- 19
Wide Eye Panic
Heavy metal, Alternative metalAlbums: Modus Operandi
Wide Eye Panic is an alternative metal band from Olympia, Washington that formed in 2003.... more on Wikipedia 20
Versus None an industrial music project created in 2004 in Olympia, Washington by solo artist... more on WikipediaVersus None
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