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New SPB podcast episode just dropped

Posted by Matt on September 27, 2024

It's that time again – episode 13 (unlucky for who? not us!) of the SPB podcast just dropped. You can stream it right here, follow it on Apple Podcasts here, or just search "Scene Point Blank" wherever you get your podcasts. Here's what show host Ian says about this episode:

Episode 13 of the Scene Point Blank Podcast is fully fully OLYMPIA centric. This is a list of some of the less-expected groups from the small indie city on the Puget Sound in Washington State.

There is a lot of bands from Olympia that I could have put on this episode, but I felt this was a balanced list while remaining rather biased. Thanks for listening :) - Ian Vanek 

Check out the rest of our podcast episodes and new music here.

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