Aug 19, 2022
On today's episode, I talk to musician Karl Blau. Originally
from Samish Island, WA, Karl grew up in a family of amatuer
musicians and at first thought he was going to be a fine artist.
But by the end of high school, Karl was all in on music, and his
band Captain Fathom began playing in Anacortes. It was there he met
Beat Happening's Bret Lunsford and a pre-Microphones/Mount Eerie
Phil Elvrum and they formed the band D+. Being part of the
Anacortes music scene eventually led Karl to joining Laura Veirs'
band, to working at K Records' Dub Narcotic Studios, and to write
and record dozens of albums of his own since the late '90s, which
were released on labels like Lunsford's Knw-Yr-Own, K Records,
Bella Union, and though Karl's own recording series Kelp!
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