About this Event
MAKiNG iT: an intimate documentary of the Seattle indie, rock & punk scene, 1992–2008 by Bootsy Holler (Damiani Books, 2025) is a photographic time capsule and an emotional romp through the Seattle soundscape from 1992 to 2008. An avid fan of Seattle’s music scene during the late 1990s and early 2000s, photographer Bootsy Holler created a remarkable portfolio documenting the little-known bands who later defined a decade in music history as the world transitioned from celluloid to digital, grunge to indie.
As a young artist, Holler captured live gigs, band portraits, backstage moments, rapt audiences and more, chronicling the formative years of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Interpol, Macklemore, Modest Mouse, Gossip, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, along with Beck, Foo Fighters-Dave Grohl, Moby, Pearl Jam, The Posies, and R.E.M.
“I was documenting my life,” said Holler. “The musicians, promoters and bouncers were my friends, and I went to see bands I enjoyed and places I could get in for free. I didn’t know I was in the middle of something new.”
The book opens with a foreword from Megan Jasper, Sub Pop Records CEO for 25 years, who says about Holler, “She didn’t enter into the scene as the new kid finding her place. She came into it as an artist, a creative woman inspired by what she saw and felt.”
A nostalgia trip for grunge and indie music fans, MAKiNG iT transcends the boundaries of music or a single life story. “Turn the pages for memories of joyful sweaty nights, ringing ears, and the wonderful expressions on the faces of the movers and shakers that Bootsy brings back alive for us,” writes photographer Charles Peterson in the introduction.
Bootsy Holler is a Los Angeles-based photographer with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. Having grown up in Washington state and spent her 20s and 30s immersed in Seattle’s vibrant music scene, her work is a raw, personal chronicle of a generation trying to “make it.” Holler has long documented her own life as well as the lives unfolding around her – especially where music, friends, family, and artists intersect.
Holler’s fine artwork has appeared in galleries and publications worldwide. Her documentary music imagery includes a Pearl Jam photograph in the permanent collection of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, and Leica Gallery London exhibited MAKiNG iT in October 2024.
Bootsy will be in conversation with:
Kyle Logghe is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has been active in the Pacific Northwest music scene for over 30 years. In the early 90’s, Kyle was a singer/songwriter and founding member for local Bellingham bands Ässwipé and 50 Lb Test. After moving to Seattle in 1998, he continued playing music and was a founding member of the band Verona, serving as its singer, guitarist, and songwriter for over a decade. In 2010, Kyle left Seattle for Los Angeles and began writing for his solo project, Koenraad by the Sea. Logghe returned to his roots in Bellingham, WA, in 2021 and has now released three Koenraad by the Sea records with renowned French producers Troy Von Balthazar and Sebastian Gros, with his latest, The Shawmanee, hitting shelves in late February 2026.
Feel free to reach out to Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Village Books and Paper Dreams, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, United States
USD 6.81 to USD 69.81
