Seattle

Alternative Rock Blues Hard Rock Psychedelics 

‘Tis the Season: Above at 25

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, Alice in Chains, Barrett Martin, John Baker Saunders, Layne Staley, Mad Season, MARK LANEGAN, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Seattle

Most groups were one-offs; but Mad Season could have been more than that

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Alternative Rock Blues Hard Rock 

LISTEN: Above by Mad Season Turns 25

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Barrett Martin, John Baker Saunders, Layne Staley, Mad Season, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Seattle

Revisit the Seattle supergroup’s very first performance

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Alternative Rock Punk 

In The Beginning: Watch Foo Fighters’ Baby Steps in Previously Unreleased Video

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, amateur concert footage, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Kurt Cobain, March 4, Nirvana, Pat Smear, Seattle, Velvet Elvis

Newly liberated online, this electric March 1995 performance comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the debut from Dave Grohl’s long-running band

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Indie Rock New Wave Pop Punk 

IN CONCERT: Sleater-Kinney Takes Seattle

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Seattle, SLEATER-KINNEY, The Center Won't Hold

The center holds just fine for Corin and Carrie as they bring S-K Mach 3 to the Jet City

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Rock 

Jimi’s City

February 4, 2019December 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Seattle

A new Hendrix exhibit keeps its eye on Seattle

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Alternative Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Hip Hop Punk Rock 

First We Take Seattle…

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 1 Comment Gillian G. Gaar, Green River, MUDHONEY, Nirvana, Seattle, Sub Pop

A look into Gillian G. Gaar’s history of the iconic Seattle imprint Sub Pop Records

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jazz 

Piano Colossus

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 Brad Cohan 1 Comment John Zorn, Knitting Factory, Naked City, Nirvana, Seattle, Soundgarden, Wayne Horvitz

An exclusive, career-spanning chat with Wayne Horvitz

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Metal! Punk Remembrance Rock Soul 

He Is The Highway: A Rock God Memorialized

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Box Set, Chris Cornell, Seattle, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog

A lovingly compiled new box set pays tribute to the understated versatility of the late Chris Cornell

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Remembrance Rock 

A Rock God Immortalized in Seattle

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Chris Cornell, MoPOP, Nirvana, Seattle, Soundgarden

As It Happened: The Chris Cornell Statue Unveiling

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Rock 

Pearl Jam’s “Home and Away” Exhibit

August 27, 2018August 28, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Andy Wood, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, Seattle, Stone Gossard

A “Fantasy Warehouse” for fans of the iconic Seattle rockers

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Hip Hop Punk Rock 

30 Great Sub Pop Records Over 30 Years

May 7, 2018April 12, 2019 Ron Hart 4 Comments AFGHAN WHIGS, Band of Horses, BILLY CHILDISH, Bruce Pavitt, Chad VanGaalen, CHAPPAQUIDDICK SKYLINE, CHEAP TRICK, Clipping. Splendor & Misery, COMBUSTIBLE EDISON, DUM DUM GIRLS, Endless Now, Fleet Foxes, FRANKIE COSMOS, Green River, Iron and Wine, JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, Jonathan Poneman, Kurt Cobain, MARK LANEGAN, Mother Love Bone, MUDHONEY, Mudhoney Pearl Jam, Nirvana, POSTAL SERVICE, RED RED MEAT, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, Seattle, SEBADOH, SIX FINGER SATELLITE, SLEATER-KINNEY, Soundgarden, STRANGE WILDS, Sub Pop Records, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, SUPERSUCKERS, The Shins, The Thermals, THE VASELINES, Washed Out, Wolf Parade

Pioneering Seattle label celebrates three decades atop a brutal game

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