Underground punk rock to fill Sou’Wester DJ Calvin Johnson, The Young Pioneers to perform Jan. 9
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, January 6, 2016
SEAVIEW, Wash. — Old-school punk rock will roll into the Sou’Wester Lodge on Saturday, Jan. 9. Guitarist and DJ Calvin Johnson, The Young Pioneers and Selector Dub Narcotic will perform at 8 p.m. The lodge is located at 3728 J Place. For more information, call 360-642-2542.
A prominent figure in the Olympia, Washington, music scene, Johnson is known for his deep, droning singing voice. A songwriter and music producer, he was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. He is also the founder and owner of the indie label K Records and helped organize the seminal International Pop Underground Convention.
The Young Pioneers are a punk rock pop band from Olympia, formed in 1982 by Chris Pugh, Scott Vanderpool, Chris Gloekler and Bradley Sweek. Gloekler was replaced with Brian Learned in 1983.
Selector Dub Narcotic is the pseudonym of choice for Calvin Johnson when he is re-mixing records for the Dub Narcotic Disco Plate series, or engaged in spinning records at a party or other literary functions. Drawing largely from a stack of 45 rpm phonograph records, Selector Dub Narcotic is known to mix the genres dancehall, soul, punk, garage, R&B, rock steady, bubblegum and rockabilly with assorted curiosities of the current underground music scene.