•
Bangs, part of the riot grrrl movement, formed in 1997 and were active until 2010. Kill Rock Stars signed the band. •
Beat Happening, which formed in 1983, played
lo-fi music. •
Bikini Kill, which formed in 1990 as pioneers of the riot grrrl movement, released several EPs and two albums. •
The Blow, founded in 2001, deliver Olympia-influenced monologues. •
Bratmobile played punk and early
riot grrrl music from 1991 to 2003. •
Cool Rays, formed by Evergreen State College students, active 1980-1981. •
Lois Maffeo was most active during the early 1990s. •
Dub Narcotic Sound System, formed in 1995, was signed to
K Records. •
Earth, 1989–1997, 2003–present. •
Excuse 17 recorded from 1993 to 1995. •
Fitz of Depression punk band formed in 1989, active until 2019. Released work on K and Kill Rock Stars. •
The Fleetwoods, a vocal pop group, recorded "Come Softly to Me" (their debut single and biggest hit) in 1959. •
The Frumpies, a lo-fi
punk rock band, formed in 1992 and split in 2000. •
G.L.O.S.S. was a
trans-feminist hardcore punk band which formed in 2014 and split in 2016. •
godheadSilo, a
noise rock duo which first formed in 1991 and reformed in 2015, focusing on
stoner rock and
sludge metal. •
The Go Team was a duo which was active from 1985 to 1989. •
Gossip was active from 1999 to 2016, and participated in Olympia's 2000 Ladyfest. •
Heavens to Betsy was a punk duo which formed during the early 1990s. •
Lync was a post-hardcore band active from 1992 to 1994. •
Milk Music was a four-member band founded in 2008. •
The Microphones was a project fronted by
Phil Elverum that lasted from 1996 to 2003. •
The Need, a
queercore band formed in the mid-1990s, was signed to the Kill Rock Stars label and was active until 2001. •
The Old Haunts, formed in 2001, was also signed to the Kill Rock Stars label. •
Sleater-Kinney, originally part of the riot grrrl movement, have been active since 1994. •
Team Dresch, a queercore/punk band formed in 1993. •
Trans FX, a rock band formed in 2011. •
Wynne Greenwood performed
electropop music as
Tracy + the Plastics during the early 2000s via video projection. •
Unwound, a post-hardcore band, was active from 1991 to 2002. They have since reunited in 2022. ==Radio stations==