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Beat Happening
Beat Happening
American indie pop band
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The Halo Benders
The Halo Benders
American band
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Treepeople
Treepeople
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Dub Narcotic Sound System
Dub Narcotic Sound System
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Heather Lewis
Heather Lewis
American musician
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Nirvana
Nirvana
American rock band
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Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk
American record producer
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The Microphones
The Microphones
American indie rock band
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Fugazi
Fugazi
American Hardcore Punk Band
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Built to Spill
Built to Spill
American indie rock band
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Lois Maffeo
Lois Maffeo
American journalist
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Bratmobile
Bratmobile
American punk band
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Math and Physics Club
Math and Physics Club
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Some Velvet Sidewalk
Some Velvet Sidewalk
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Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr.
American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984
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Unwound
Unwound
American post-hardcore band
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
American singer, musician, and songwriter
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Versus
Versus
American indie rock band
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
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Skating Polly
Skating Polly
Rock band
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Dale Crover
Dale Crover
American musician
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Fecal Matter
Fecal Matter
American band
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Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail
American musician
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Rachel Carns
Rachel Carns
American musician
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Tiger Trap
Tiger Trap
American band from Sacramento, California
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Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile
American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
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Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Japanese band
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Big Black
Big Black
American rock band
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Mirah
Mirah
American musician
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Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
American musician and feminist activist
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Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü
American rock and punk band, active 1979–88
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Ugly Casanova
Ugly Casanova
Calvin Johnson
American musician

Calvin Johnson

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Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington. Known for his uniquely deep and droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System, The Go Team and The Halo Benders.

Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential indie label K Records (now Dub Narcotics) and has been cited as a major player in the beginning of the modern independent music movement. As a prominent figure in the Olympia music scene, he was one of the major organizers of the seminal International Pop Underground Convention.