Vashon Events

Here is a link to the live show recorded Tuesday, June 15th, 2025 with the TeenJam musicians:
https://voiceofvashon.org/episode/adventures-in-recovery-guest-tiffany-schira-is-back/

TeenJam Youth Stage
Pandora’s Box
Strawberry Festival
Friday, July 18th
6pm-9pm

Youth stage returns to Strawberry Festival!

The TeenJam youth stage will be happening at Pandora’s Box on Friday, July 18 from 6-9pm.

TeenJam is FREE, open to middle and high school youth. It is a sober, substance-free event sponsored by VYFS, VARSA, KCLS, Orbit, Vashon Events and Pandora’s Box.

Teens are invited to perform, bring their art, play games, hang out, and enjoy activities hosted by island youth and nonprofits. The lineup includes island youth performers, and a surprise headliner.

Middle and High Schoolers are invited to register to perform by June 20.

Want to contribute? Volunteer? Reach out to outreach@vyfs.org.

Schedule:

TeenJam Show

Emcee introduction 6:25pm

El 6:30-6:58pm

Emcee announce Miss Ogyny 6:59pm

Miss Ogyny 7:00-7:28pm

Emcee announce Magnolia! 7:29pm

Magnolia! 7:30-7:58pm

Emcee announce headliner 7:59pm

Caspian Coberly 8:00-8:55pm

Emcee thank you, close of show 8:56pm

El Johnson:
At just 14 years old, El Johnson is already carving out a distinct space in Vashon's local music scene with their blend of electric energy and heartfelt charm. El’s musical journey started young, strumming the ukulele after their mom signed them up—and they haven’t looked back since. Now playing both ukulele and guitar, El’s artistry continues to evolve through lessons with beloved island mentor Kim Thal, who sparked their passion when El was just 8 or 9.

El has played for audiences at The Coop, sharing the stage in Kim’s showcases and gaining confidence with each performance. Their preparation style is simple but powerful: practice, practice, and more practice. A pivotal moment came when El received their first electric guitar through the VE Instrument Library—an experience that deepened their connection to the Vashon music community and made way for jam sessions with local friends like Barrett and her borrowed black Fender. They now own a beautiful red Epiphone electric guitar.

Inspired by metal legends like Mayhem and artists who lean into eccentric, playful soundscapes, El’s musical tastes are delightfully unpredictable. Though songwriting is a challenge El is still tackling, their determination to improve is unwavering. “Clean Elvis” by Dun Reeder was the first song El learned on guitar—thanks to a nudge from their dad—and it remains a sentimental favorite.

For El, music is more than performance—it's moments like receiving orange flowers from a friend after a set, vibing solo to “Driving with My Darling” by And One, and pushing through creative self-doubt. With a bright future and plenty of weird, wonderful sounds ahead, El Johnson is an emerging talent with something real to say—and sing!

Local high school band Miss Ogyny—a genre-blurring quartet born from schoolyard friendship and Pixies worship—is closing out its musical chapter this summer. Formed by longtime friends Japhy Tsiatsenhoven, El Otto, Zydan Werner, and Sloane Overdorf, the group captured hearts with their unfiltered energy, DIY ethos, and a sound that dances between shoegaze textures and grungy riffs.

Their name, chosen through a collective brainstorm, reflects their ironic spirit: Miss Ogyny—provocative and memorable. Known for swirling guitars, subdued vocals, and spontaneous jams, their style is shoegaze-adjacent with a mischievous nod to alternative rock classics.

The band’s most talked-about gig? A performance from the back of a truck during the Vashon High School Graduation Parade, blending distortion with nostalgia under open skies. Their dream show setup involves opening for their math teacher, Ethan Cudaback of Patrons of Husbandry, with beloved local legend Soup on sound.

As the summer winds down, each member is headed off to new cities and new pursuits. From Canada to Portland, Miss Ogyny may be splitting for now—but talk of a future reunion tour is already buzzing.

💡 Advice to Future Musicians

“Just do it. Find people, pick a time and place, and make music. That’s all it takes.”

🔁 A Pixies Connection

In a one-day fantasy swap, the band unanimously chooses Kim Deal to join their lineup, a tribute to their alt-rock roots.

🎶 Soundtrack to Miss Ogyny

If one song could sum up their essence: Undone by Weezer—chaotic, catchy, a little sad, and totally unforgettable.

Caspian Coberly

What happens when a musical child prodigy hits his mid-20's?

Seattle's Caspian Coberly is meeting this moment of reckoning with one of the best albums to come out of this city in years.

"I've kind of found my sound," Coberly said in his SoDo rehearsal space. "And it had to do with me going out and just kind of making some crazy stuff in order to hone in."

The sound Caspian Coberly has found is rooted in his earliest musical memories: John Lennon's early solo albums, T. Rex's bestsellers "Electric Warrior" and "The Slider," videos of Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson performing onstage.

"I think it was just probably the best time for the rock I like, you know? All of my music has that kind of DNA there for sure," Coberly said.

He started playing the guitar at age 5. By 9, Coberly was performing the national anthem before WNBA playoff games. By 12, he was jamming on stage with Blues Traveler.

Days he looks back on with mixed feelings.

"I don't know. I feel like I was just so into it from the time I was a kid. It was, like, even when I couldn't really play," he said. "But I guess that yeah I was like a little kid."

After forays into indie rock and soul, Coberly spent the years after the pandemic playing solo shows and in Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron's Wipers tribute band Is This Real? He was also surfing YouTube for music that spoke directly to him. Music that took Caspian back to the '70s sounds he grew up hearing.

"It was just the perfect time where everything came together," he said. "It was the way they played. It was the way they sounded. And also the way it looked and the vibe you know?"

On the album "Starlight" the sound of '70s rock gets filtered through the lens of a Generation Z musician. And the results are ecstatic.