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Anacortes Music History

Collecting stories about the music of Fidalgo and Guemes islands.

Newsletter · By Bret Lunsford · Official site

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  1. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    What the Heck - an Anacortes Music Documentary (opens the original)

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    While called “What the Heck,” this Knw-yr-own film by Royal Malloy is less about concert footage from the festival and more a series of interviews with people involved with the Anacortes music scene circa 2002: Bryan Elliott, Jonn Lunsford, Lisa Jackson, Karl Blau, Khaela Maricich, Kyle Field, a bowling alley skit featuring the gift machine, Laura Veirs, Nate Ashley, Bill Cook, Phil Elverum and Bret Lunsford all appear at various

  2. Issue · Jul 24, 2026

    New Steve Lacy Song "Bebe" Samples Underground Anacortes Music (opens the original)

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    Hard to believe that one of the more clunky and obscure indie bands from the 90s – D+, from our very own Knw-yr-own label – is sampled on the new Steve Lacy album, Oh Yeah? How and why is a mystery. What we know is that the whole of the song “Bebe” uses an instrumental segment, slightly sped up, from the song “Rusted” by Bret Lunsford, Karl Blau, and Phil Elverum.<div class="cap

  3. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    New Knw-yr-own Website (opens the original)

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    More of the story will follow. For now just a website to make it easier to find. <div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 p

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