Remembering The Infamous Kitsap Ferry Riot Of 1987

When a former music venue went up in flames in Bremerton earlier this week, a site associated with one of the most notorious incidents in regional music history, Kitsap ferry riot, may have been lost forever. But thanks to a Seattle man named Chris Looney who’s been working on a “labor of love” art project for the past several years, memories of the incident are being preserved in an animated short film.

On Monday afternoon, fire consumed a dilapidated and long-abandoned old music club on Arsenal Way in Bremerton called Natacha’s. Coincidentally, Tuesday was the 31st anniversary of an all-ages punk concert at Natacha’s featuring British punk band GBH as the headlining act, and local band The Accüsed opening up the show… read more >