Ryan is an artist based out of Bellingham, WA. He writes funny stories, plays anxious music, knits snakes, and hosts a chaotic radio show on KZAX.
Ryan Salazar
Cities I’ve made art in:
Bellingham, WA (2024-Present)
Seattle, WA (2016-2024
Los Angeles, CA (2011-2016)
Brooklyn, NY (2010-2011)
Santa Cruz, CA (2007-2009)
Santa Barbara, CA (1986-2010)
Bands I’ve been in:
LKOH. Adult Contemporary Emo solo-project, 2019-Present.
TUFŌN. Post-hardcore/math-rock band, Los Angeles, 2015-2016.
Disco Monkeys. Electro-funk band, Brooklyn, 2010.
DCH. Experimental jam band, Santa Barbara, 2007-2010.
Energizer Hoodie. Noisecore band, Santa Barbara, 2006-2012.
Selected Writings:
Literal Kitchen Nightmares. Make.Shift zines, 2025.
The Nutcracker 2: Fully Cracked. Self-published Christmas story, 2024.
My Friend is Dead. Self-published experimental story, 2018.
Henry the Cantankerous Hamster. Rising Sun Comics, 2015-2016.
Hey Kool-Aid. Chicago Quarterly Review, Volume 21, 2015.
Not Boring, Just Bored. UCSC senior project, 2009.
Martini Rant. First story I ever read for an audience, 2007.
The Snoozlehump. Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, 1997 Edition, Volume CCIX.