The Yoyo A Gogo is an indierock music festival held occasionally in
Olympia, in the model of the
International Pop Underground Convention that
K Records put on in 1991. The organizers of the festival are the folks who run
Yoyo Records and while the group has changed over the years, the core members have been
Pat Maley (also noted for his participation in the *bands*
Courtney Love and
Candice Pedersen, and
Yoyo Studios, which he founded and continues to run),
Michelle Noelle (who has played bass at times with
Bratmobile and produced countless shows in Olympia in the early-mid '90s),
Kent Oiwa (who plays in the band
IQU), and
Pat Castaldo (of
Truth Development). The festival is held over the week culminating in the
Lakefair carnival and parade.
lineups for the festival over the years:
Another festival is planned for Summer 2001.
The 1994 and 1997 festivals have been documented via live recording compilations.