Seattle Weekly, “Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit,” December 30, 2014

Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit
Kelton Sears, Seattle Weekly, December 30, 2014

Agatha, a queer punk band split between Olympia and Seattle, sprang out of a similar intentional space, forming around a group called “For Crying Out Loud,” an organization of punks, anarchists, and weirdos who wanted to confront, talk about, and address sexual violence in the punk and radical community. By supporting victims of sexual assault, the group acted as an inherent threat to patriarchy and the systems that make those assaults happen. Singer Kaelen Quintero and guitarist Karl Mylin quickly bonded over the support they were able to offer each other, finding refuge in their similar experiences.

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