For the entire month of March, Wallingford’s Hollow Earth Radio is hosting Magma Festival 2010. This city wide festival brings together 54 acts spread across 10 shows at 9 all ages venues.

Kicking off on March 5th at The Vera Project in the Seattle Center. This show brings together northwest acts: Alaskas, Grr, Deception Pass, and Thao (of Thao + The Get Down Stay Down).

This yearly event serves as a critical fundraiser to help cover HER’s operating expenses. With a mission to support under represented northwest musicians HER is always seeking out new and interesting music, stories and sounds …

The iconic sign is back in action. Alan Johnson, store manager, had the honor of ‘flipping the switch’. People lined the sidewalk and parking lot all around snapping photos. The moment was just shy of perfection with the the blue outline of the ‘W’ not lighting. However, some quick action by the electrical contractor on site got it fired up within minutes to light up Wallingford center.