Low Profile with Markly Morrison

03/24/2026

What’s yr fave song by Shudder To Think?

Last year I interviewed Shudder To Think vocalist Craig Wedren. It just came out today as the start of the new season of my podcast. I’ve been a big fan of theirs since I first got hip to their music, which sadly was around the same time they disbanded. It was great to hear oral history from the source about the group’s beginnings through their very unpredictable, more fluid years toward the end of their initial run, and how they came back together recently. If you haven’t heard their latest single on Dischord it sounds like classic Shudder To Think picking up where they left off. I made this papercut portrait with scissors and a glue stick this morning to celebrate the revival of STT. Original pic in the comments. I’m don’t fancy myself a visual artist but I like to dabble, but I was happy with it. Anyway if you wanna hear about Shudder To Think this is a pretty good way to do it. I edit these so it’s not a lot of unnecessary host banter. You can find it easy if you want.

03/23/2026

After moving to D.C. in 1985, then 16-year-old Craig Wedren helped shape Shudder To Think into a standout act within the Dischord Records scene, evolving from a raw hardcore-adjacent sound into a complex style that eventually earned the respect of Ian MacKaye. The band pivoted to Epic Records in 1994 during the big alt-rock boom, releasing the sonic anomoly Pony Express Record before facing label pressure to produce more commercial hits for their follow-up, 50,000 B.C., which would be the group’s final studio album to date. Following their 1998 split, Wedren built a prolific career in film and television scoring, but the group reunited in 2025 to record new material. Despite a 20-year hiatus from their signature style, their collective muscle memory remained intact, allowing them to integrate modern digital tools with the foundational creative energy that defined their early years. Shudder To Think’s latest single, “Thirst Walk,” is out now on Dischord records. I spoke with Craig Wedren from his home studio in Los Angeles.

Listen wherever you get podcasts or explore the archive at lowprofilepodcast.com

Papercut art by Markly Morrison

03/22/2026

This song comes from her self titled album from 1975, a quirky little country-pop masterpiece. Margo Smith!

02/20/2026

About 2/3 through this iconic jam… wishing it would keep on going. Happy 93rd belated birthday, !! 🚂

02/16/2026

Tonight we are kicking off the 13th 10-week season of Questionable Music/Movies pub trivia at Three Magnets Brewing Company in downtown Olympia. Tonight’s game is split between music and movie trivia with hosts/writers Markly Morrison and Brian Fullerton switching off. Bring a team of up to 5 nerds for a shot at the cash prize. Our in-kind sponsor will be providing prizes as well! Feel free to bring your own food to enjoy with tasty beverages available from the bar. The game starts at 6:30 and lasts about two hours. See you at ! 🎥📻🤑

12/08/2025

Questionable Music Trivia is happening. Come spend your rainy Monday night with some friends. You could win the cash pool or vinyl from ! See you at 6:30pm!

11/08/2025

09/26/2025

Got a comfy, quiet couch for David and his bandmate Jonah? DM if you can host them!

08/02/2025

On Thursday 8/7 I’m doing a Skrill Meadow 🎹 solo set, mostly songs from my early ‘00s Lancaster, CA band Airplanes, in support of three new bands from Lancaster: .band it all goes down in the garden at and starts at 5pm. Come soak in some classic and contemporary desert sounds!

07/02/2025

Scherler Sundays
ARTIST INTRODUCTIONS:
August 10, 3PM

ERICA FREAS is a regional treasure and a longtime staple in the Olympia independent music community. Perhaps best known around these parts as a founding member of positive-punk heroes RVIVR, she remains a gifted acoustic pop artist in her own right, with four albums and an EP to her credit that she recorded when she wasn’t too busy playing in a slew of bands and working to make the world a better place. In recent years, Erica returned to the Pacific Northwest–this time, in Seattle–after a series of moves around the US, Europe and the UK. Like her community-rooted work, a lot of her music is focused on working to overcome social injustice. Erica’s going to be bringing some new material for her Scherler Sundays debut. Hell yeah.

HOT TEARS was established in 2011 by San Francisco native Molly Fischer. She moved to Olympia after it made a positive impression on her while on tour. After settling down here, Hot Tears recorded their debut album The Chorus and a follow-up 7” single. While living in Olympia, she was a vital contributor to the local community volunteering for Stonewall Youth and founding Q***r Rock Camp. Hot Tears has been on an extended hiatus for a while and has only recently begun performing in Philadelphia, where Molly lives today. Her songs cascade into vast sonic valleys, full of unexpected twists and turns. They will be performing old favorites as well as some new material that will hopefully be a part of a new Hot Tears album in the next year or two.

KENDL WINTER has earned her keep as a fixture of the Olympia music scene for the better part of two decades- from her time in the folk-punk group the Pasties, bluegrass ensemble the Blackberry Bushes, and in recent years as one half of festival darlings The Lowest Pair. As a solo artist, she has released a handful of LPs with K Records, appeared on numerous compilations and displays a broad range of experimentation on self-released albums. This show marks her second consecutive year performing at Scherler Sundays.

See the show for free on 8/10 at Scherler Sundays! more info at freemusicolympia.org

06/25/2025

Drop your educated guesses in the comments below. look for a new round of this game next Monday at 6:30!