Weekend in Seattle - Visiting Iconic Grunge Era Music Locations
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” launched a musical revolution with Seattle as its epicenter in the early 1990s. With bands to follow like Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Presidents of the USA, over 100 million records were sold by bands that all lived within a few square miles of each other.
But where did these bands get their start? Where did they hang out when they weren’t lighting up the stage? Well, Scott was an insider in the Seattle music scene, having been in a band with the brother and two sisters of Chris Cornell from Soundgarden. He and Ailsa take a trip to all the old stomping grounds like the club formerly known as “The Offramp” where most of the big names got their start.
This video also includes a sit down interview at “El Corazon” with Dave Dederer (formerly of The Presidents of the USA) where Dave talks about what it was like to be a multi-platinum band on the rise and where he recommends you should go if you come to the Emerald City.
This Seattle travel video from a visit in 2022 includes stops at the Fremont Troll, El Corazon Seattle, the Seattle Great Wheel, Jimi Hendrix Memorial, Easy Street Records and includes part of an interview with Dave Dederer of The Presidents of the USA. Check it out if you are looking for ideas on what to do during a weekend in Seattle!
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Weekend in Seattle - Visiting Iconic Grunge Era Music Locations
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Growing up here I used to think Washington was the most boring state in the entire country. Most of my childhood was spent getting lost out in the woods with my friends and having all types of adventures. But then when I got into my teenage years I found out about this crazy music scene that we had in the past with grunge and I was like "really that happened here". I always feel like that sounded more like something that would have happen in California not here. But it was really cool discovering this history that we had. way after it ended and having the internet was a nice way for me to go through what felt like a Time capsule.
@LandonAPerson
7 ай бұрын
The boringness is probably the reason why so many great bands came out of there. When people had nothing to do, they would form bands. Some people still do but I don't know if there will ever be another rock music scene like Seattle's.
I used to live in Belltown, on 4th between Virginia and Lenora. I had a great little studio, and a courtyard that only my neighbor and I had access to (we had to crawl through our windows to get out there! 😂 My little granddaughter would come visit from Everett, and we had a blast exploring. Ten years later, and she still talks about how much fun we had. Shes not much of a grunge fan, but she does think its cool that I lived down the street from Bad Animals Studio, was at the OK Hotel and the Crocodile, and stood in line behind Eddie Vedder at Larry's Market. I didn't bug him, but I did peek over his shoulder to see what he was buying. It was hummus. 😊
Massive grunge fan here based in Scotland. Thank you so much for making this video! So many surprises , especially the Troll. Never been to Washington State and always wanted to go. I envy the youngsters who saw these great bands in the 90s in Seattle. :)
@MeaningfulTravel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark! Here's a Chris Cornell Tribute short we'd been saving kzread.infojVP0klKPB0Q
You missed Layne Staley's Condo in the U Dist and Kurt Cobain's House in Madrona. All must sees for a grunge fan. (Seattle native here).
I lived in Seattle from 1996-2006 & played in a band and the Offramp was my home away from home. When I first went to it & played it was called Sub Zero, then changed back to The Offramp then to El Corozon. I lived on Bellevue way in Capitol Hill so if I had to much to drink I could always walk home. My band was only around from 1996 to 2000 but we played a reunion show wth all the other bands we used to play with for charity. Nancy (Layne's mom) helped organize it and was there and I believe it was for a childrens arthritis fund if I remember correctly. Great times.
I lived in Seattle from 93 to 96 and my favorite hangouts were; Linda’s Tavern, The Doghouse, Sit and Spin, The Comet, Rebar, The Crocodile and Moe just to name a few.
I was a student at AIS and worked on your music video Little bit of heaven it was a fun time and a different lifetime ago
Seattle is Haunted by the Ghosts of Grunge
Most 90s music locations are gone killed by corporations, Lake Union Pub, Pete’s Calzones, OK Hotel, the Brewster where a crazy girl I knew lived, all gone, was fun
Thank you for posting this! ❤️🔥
I did something similar when I lived there. I did add some more morbid locations to it like Layne Staley’s condo, Kurt’s house (can’t see much) and the seedy motel near the Aurora bridge where according to Courtney, kurt used to do drugs near the end.
The Central needs to be on this list - be it Tavern or Saloon. Spent many a night there back in the late 80's & early 90's. Everybody played there. A key place to be after The Oxford and The Vogue closed their doors.
This is crazy. I remember hash after the bash and I also saw Mookie Blaylock before they were Pearl Jam
Great video about Seattle and groung gr I like it
Cool video Scott. Definitely memory lane. Too bad the RKCNDY is now a hotel. That still of AIC in your video, I think that’s me in the bottom left corner. You look good my friend. Jim Budig
This sums up the 'Grunge' experience, there wasn't much to it! It just became a marketing gimmick. Go to any town you will find promising young musicians. The bands were good, the records were great. It was the right place at the right time. There's nothing left but a few of the venues.
I thought the off ramp was torn down or so I had heard
My roommate auditioned for inflatable soul
Annoying