That Summer Feeling: 30 Years of Yoyo A Go Go

"Long ago, punk rock stopped being simply a noun that was young, loud, and proud. Now it's also a descriptive term that tries to explain the difference between the buy in/sell out culture that wakes us up every morning for work, and the culture so many of us make every day with our own hands." -Pat Maley

Join original Yoyo a Go Go organizers Pat Maley, Michelle Noel, Kento Oiwa, Ed Varga, and Pat Castaldo for a slideshow and panel discussion of Olympia's Yoyo a Go Go Festivals. This event is hosted by The Olympia Music History Project and the Evergreen State College Daniel J. Evans Library.

The First of four YoYo a Go Go festivals was held July 12-17, 1994. The festival was scheduled to coincide with Lakefair and end with the fireworks display on Capitol Lake. Over fifty bands performed at the Capitol Theater and adjacent downtown locations, including Unwound, Mukilteo Fairies, the Rickets, Girl Trouble, KARP, Kicking Giant, Lync, Excuse 17, Lois, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Team Dresch, Mecca Normal, Fitz of Depression, and Heavens to Betsy.

* ”That Summer Feeling,” Jonathan Richman, 1983

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Did you miss this event? Watch the panel discussion!

View a panel discussion and slide show about Yoyo A Go Go, with panelists include Pat Castaldo, Pat Maley, Michelle Noel, Kento Oiwa and Ed Varga. Moderated and hosted by Kelsey Smith and Markly Morrison. Following the panel, Pat Castaldo presents a slide show with commentary from the participants, and the event closes with an audience Q&A.

Recorded at The Evergreen State College on 4/18/2025.

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