The Waterfront
The gateway to Elliott Bay is a popular scenic area with hotels, dining, shopping, and stunning views of the Olympic Moun-tains. Ride the trolley or climb the stairs to Pike Place Market.
16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and had won the hearts of all of Seattle.
Pioneer Square
This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the
nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals.
18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer.
19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990.
Downtown
The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every day of the week.
10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a music discovery center for children.
11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. On this site once stood the music store where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric guitar around 1958.
12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St.Some of the world’s most famous “buskers”have played in this street-music-friendly space,
including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit.
13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes Pearl Jam.
Belltown
In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots.
4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype!
5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N.Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can listen over the airwaves while you’re in town.
Seattle Center
On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962
Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in
winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot
is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 2,500 regional and international artists.
Sub Pop started as a tiny cassette-oriented label founded by DJ Bruce Pavitt in the early 1980s. Pavitt teamed with Jonathan Poneman in 1987 to produce a maverick, globally infl uential post-punk phenomenon. Sub Pop’s ironic take on “corporate offi ces” in Seattle’s Terminal Sales Building, at 1932 First Avenue, became the launch-ing pad for early releases by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and many other eventual ’90s grunge icons. The label continues to thrive with an increasingly eclectic roster of alternative pop stars.
Pop Culture Palaces
In the early 20th century, when movies were new and vaudeville all the rage, people expected an evening’s entertainment to be a royal experience. Gorgeous architecture housed the new art forms that
gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, most of those shrines to dreaming have been demolished, but three survive here. The Moore is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system
accommodates everything from silent fi lms to ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens at 9th and Pine.
The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave.The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave.The Paramount: 911 Pine St.
The Beatles stayed at the Edgewater Hotel during their 1964 world tour. With the installation of a cyclone fence around the property, fanatic fans tried swimming to the hotel. One of the most famous Beatles photos was taken here, as the Fab 4 fi shed from the window of room 272.
1959 The Fleetwoods’ “Come Softly to Me”
holds four weeks at #1 on The Billboard
Charts.
1958 Desegregation, Black musician’s union joins white
union, Local 76-49
1962 Elvis Presley fi lms “It Happened at the World’s Fair” in
Seattle.
Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes
“The opera? In Seattle? This city at the Northwest corner of the nation, best known for Boeing 747’s, sourdough, and sockeye salmon, has casually mounted one of the most ambitious operatic projects ever taken in the United States.”
— New York Times, July 1975, upon the occasion of Seattle Opera’s fi rst Ring cycle
6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for artists and punks.
7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th Ave. Described once as “the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” this modern day dinner theater pairs top talents like Ann Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, with gourmet
meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas.
8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. Nirvana played its first Seattle show in this former crucible for the Seattle sound, opening for Blood Circus in April 1988. The original venue now houses the rock and roll hair salon Vain; the club survives, now featuring gothic music and burlesque, at 1516 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill.
9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever jazz record.
14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville and movie house in Seattle.
15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s ballroom hosted decades of fabled shows by acts including Billie Holiday, Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin.
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54:
3. Experience Music Project:325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a unique fl owing pavilion designed by Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many exhibits, including Northwest Passage, Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you can learn to play the regional rock classic “Louie Louie”!
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World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages, an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall– Seattle Opera, Pacifi cNorthwest Ballet: 321 Mercer St. Built in 1927 as Seattle’s Civic Auditorium
and transformed into the Seattle Opera House for the 1962 World’s Fair, this concert hall reopened in
2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890-seat marvel that serves as home to both the Seattle Opera and Pacifi c Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once conducted here!
2. Seattle Center International Fountain:305 Harrison St. This placid site brought distraught fans together to mark the passing of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20, 2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Courtney Love read – and cursed her way through – Cobain’s suicide note.
Benaroya Hall
1903 — First Seattle Symphony
performance.
1914 — Cornish College
of the Arts opens.
1920 — “Jelly Roll” Morton the “inventor” of jazz and Oscar Holden
play the Entertainer’s Club.
1921 — Musical Arts Society
denounces jazz as something
that “tears down the moral fi ber.”
1921 — Madame Mary Davenport-Engberg, fi rst
woman symphony conductor in U.S. history, becomes
Seattle SymphonyConductor.
1941 — Woody Guthrie commissioned to write “Roll on Columbia” –
declared the Washington State folksong in 1987.
1942 — Founding of Seattle
Youth Symphony, currently the largest youth symphony in
the U.S.
1948 — Ray Charles (left) arrives in Seattle
& befriends fellow teenage jazzer Quincy Jones (right).
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents
believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “…the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.”
1961 — The Wailers record their classic At The Castle LP
live at the Spanish Castle Ballroom.
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden label issues the
Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” which becomes a controversial worldwide hit.
1960 — The Ventures cut
their #1 international hit,
”Walk—Don’t Run,” in Seattle.
1965 — The Northwest’s Paul Revere
and the Raiders becomes the house
band on Dick Clark’s TV show Where the Action Is.
1958 — Desegregation,
black musicians’ union joins white union,
Local 76-493.
1962 — Elvis Presley
fi lmsIt Happened at the World’s Fair
in Seattle.
1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA
1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY
KIDS GET POLITICALAs in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s music scene springs from its youth. What’s unusual about this city is the way its younger citizens have banded together to make their presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea that popular music is good schooling as well as good fun.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst show, and bands like Modest Mouse got their start.
This fertile scene blossomed despite the pressures of the Teen Dance
Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by the City to regulate potentially dangerous
mingling of adults and minors at new wave discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project,Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see live music every week and learn music-related skills from breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst
the City to regulate potentially dangerous
1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats,
Paul Revere
Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages, an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet:
1959 – 1966
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden
woman symphony conductor
McCaw Hall at night
Kurt Cobain
Welcome to Seattle, one of today’s most dynamic
music cities, where a rich history feeds a lifestyle that is all about
innovation, inspiration, and rocking the house every day and night. Seattle’s music
community is fi ercely independent and intensely dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still
keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the
scene and discover your own soundtrack!
Created in 2005, this guide is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy.
www.seattle.gov/filmmusic
Greetings!
On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of music options to delight your musical fancy.
Seattle has rich music roots, and with this map, I invite you to explore our history’s most important locations, with ties to familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Jam.
You will discover some wonderful neighbor-hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz
district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor-hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard.
Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music festivals and classic performance halls.
Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in the making!
Sincerely,
Greg NickelsMayor of Seattle
The Waterfront
The gateway to Elliott Bay is a popular scenic area with hotels, dining, shopping, and stunning views of the Olympic Moun-tains. Ride the trolley or climb the stairs to Pike Place Market.
16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and had won the hearts of all of Seattle.
Pioneer Square
This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the
nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals.
18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer.
19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990.
Downtown
The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every day of the week.
10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a music discovery center for children.
11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. On this site once stood the music store where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric guitar around 1958.
12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St.Some of the world’s most famous “buskers”have played in this street-music-friendly space,
including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit.
13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes Pearl Jam.
Belltown
In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots.
4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its start here. Featured in the 1996 fi lm Hype!
5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N. Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has evolved into a nationally signifi cant cultural force – an early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can listen over the airwaves while you’re in town.
Seattle Center
On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962
Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in
winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot
is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 2,500 regional and international artists.
Sub Pop started as a tiny cassette-oriented label founded by DJ Bruce Pavitt in the early 1980s. Pavitt teamed with Jonathan Poneman in 1987 to produce a maverick, globally infl uential post-punk phenomenon. Sub Pop’s ironic take on “corporate offi ces” in Seattle’s Terminal Sales Building, at 1932 First Avenue, became the launch-ing pad for early releases by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and many other eventual ’90s grunge icons. The label continues to thrive with an increasingly eclectic roster of alternative pop stars.
Pop Culture Palaces
In the early 20th century, when movies were new and vaudeville all the rage, people expected an evening’s entertainment to be a royal experience. Gorgeous architecture housed the new art forms that
gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, most of those shrines to dreaming have been demolished, but three survive here. The Moore is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system
accommodates everything from silent fi lms to ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens at 9th and Pine.
The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave.The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave.The Paramount: 911 Pine St.
The Beatles stayed at the Edgewater Hotel during their 1964 world tour. With the installation of a cyclone fence around the property, fanatic fans tried swimming to the hotel. One of the most famous Beatles photos was taken here, as the Fab 4 fi shed from the window of room 272.
1959 The Fleetwoods’ “Come Softly to Me”
holds four weeks at #1 on The Billboard
Charts.
1958 Desegregation, Black musician’s union joins white
union, Local 76-49
1962 Elvis Presley fi lms “It Happened at the World’s Fair” in
Seattle.
Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes
“The opera? In Seattle? This city at the Northwest corner of the nation, best known for Boeing 747’s, sourdough, and sockeye salmon, has casually mounted one of the most ambitious operatic projects ever taken in the United States.”
— New York Times, July 1975, upon the occasion of Seattle Opera’s fi rst Ring cycle
6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for artists and punks.
7. Teatro Zinzanni: 222 Mercer St. Described once as “the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” this modern day dinner theater pairs top talents like Ann Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, with gourmet
meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas.
8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. Nirvana played its fi rst Seattle show in this former crucible for the Seattle sound, opening for Blood Circus in April 1988. The original venue now houses the rock and roll hair salon Vain.
9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, and now an office building, this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s first ever jazz record.
14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville and movie house in Seattle.
15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s ballroom hosted decades of fabled shows by acts including Billie Holiday, Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin.
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54:
Welcome to Seattle, one of today’s most dynamic
music cities, where a rich history feeds a lifestyle that is all about
innovation, inspiration, and rocking the house every day and night. Seattle’s music
community is fi ercely independent and intensely dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still
keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the
scene and discover your own soundtrack!
This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website:
www.seattle.gov/music
3. Experience Music Project:325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a unique fl owing pavilion designed by Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many exhibits, including Northwest Passage,Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you can learn to play the regional rock classic “Louie Louie”!
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1st Western
Elliott Ave
Alaskan Way
Pine
Pike
Union
University
Seneca
Spring
Madison Ave
Marion
Columbia
Cherry
James
Jefferson
4th3rd2nd1st
Western
Virgini
a St
Stewar
t St
Olive Way
Mercer St Mercer St
Broad
St
Boren Ave
Boren Ave
Olive Way
Dexter A
ve
Westlake A
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Fairview
Ave
Wall
Batte
ryBell
Blanch
ard
Leno
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Yesler Way
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Denny
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Seattle Center
Downtown
Lake Union
Queen Anne Hill
Convention Center
Pioneer Square
Greater Downtown
Greater Downtown Area
17
World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages,an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet: 321 Mercer St. Built in 1927 as Seattle’s Civic Auditorium
and transformed into the Seattle Opera House for the 1962 World’s Fair, this concert hall reopened in
2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890-seat marvel that serves as home to both the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once conducted here!
2. Seattle Center International Fountain: 305 Harrison St. This placid site brought distraught fans together to mark the passing of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20,2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Courtney Love read – and cursed her way through – Cobain’s suicide note.
Benaroya Hall
1903 — First Seattle Symphony
performance.
1914 — Cornish College
of the Arts opens.
1920 — “Jelly Roll” Morton the “inventor” of jazz and Oscar Holden
play the Entertainer’s Club.
1921 — Musical Arts Society
denounces jazz as something
that “tears down the moral fi ber.”
1921 — Madame Mary Davenport-Engberg, fi rst
woman symphony conductor in U.S. history, becomes
Seattle SymphonyConductor.
1941 — Woody Guthrie commissioned to write “Roll on Columbia” –
declared the Washington State folksong in 1987.
1942 — Founding of Seattle
Youth Symphony, currently the largest youth symphony in
the U.S.
1948 — Ray Charles (left) arrives in Seattle
& befriends fellow teenage jazzer Quincy Jones (right).
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents
believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “…the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.”
1961 — The Wailers record their classic At The Castle LP
live at the Spanish Castle Ballroom.
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden label issues the
Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” which becomes a controversial worldwide hit.
1960 — The Ventures cut
their #1 international hit,
”Walk—Don’t Run,” in Seattle.
1965 — The Northwest’s Paul Revere
and the Raiders becomes the house
band on Dick Clark’s TV show Where the Action Is.
1958 — Desegregation,
black musicians’ union joins white union,
Local 76-493.
1962 — Elvis Presley
fi lmsIt Happened at the World’s Fair
in Seattle.
1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA
1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY
KIDS GET POLITICALAs in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s music scene springs from its youth. What’s unusual about this city is the way its younger citizens have banded together to make their presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea that popular music is good schooling as well as good fun.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst show, and bands like Modest Mouse got their start.
This fertile scene blossomed despite the pressures of the Teen Dance
Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by the City to regulate potentially dangerous
mingling of adults and minors at new wave discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project,Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see live music every week and learn music-related skills from breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst
the City to regulate potentially dangerous
1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats,
Paul Revere
Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages, an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet:
1959 – 1966
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden
woman symphony conductor
McCaw Hall at night
Kurt Cobain
Greetings!
On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of music options to delight your musical fancy.
Seattle has rich music roots, and with this map, I invite you to explore our history’s most important locations, with ties to familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Jam.
You will discover some wonderful neighbor-hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz
district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor-hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard.
Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music festivals and classic performance halls.
Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in the making!
Sincerely,
Greg NickelsMayor of Seattle
The Waterfront
The gateway to Elliott Bay is a popular scenic area with hotels, dining, shopping, and stunning views of the Olympic Moun-tains. Ride the trolley or climb the stairs to Pike Place Market.
16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and had won the hearts of all of Seattle.
Pioneer Square
This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the
nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals.
18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer.
19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990.
Downtown
The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every day of the week.
10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a music discovery center for children.
11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. On this site once stood the music store where Jimi Hendrix bought his fi rst electric guitar around 1958.
12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St.Some of the world’s most famous “buskers” have played in this street-music-friendly space,
including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit.
13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes Pearl Jam.
Belltown
In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots.
4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype!
5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N.Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can listen over the airwaves while you’re in town.
Seattle Center
On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962
Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in
winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot
is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 2,500 regional and international artists.
Sub Pop started as a tiny cassette-oriented label founded by DJ Bruce Pavitt in the early 1980s. Pavitt teamed with Jonathan Poneman in 1987 to produce a maverick, globally infl uential post-punk phenomenon. Sub Pop’s ironic take on “corporate offi ces” in Seattle’s Terminal Sales Building, at 1932 First Avenue, became the launch-ing pad for early releases by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and many other eventual ’90s grunge icons. The label continues to thrive with an increasingly eclectic roster of alternative pop stars.
Pop Culture Palaces
In the early 20th century, when movies were new and vaudeville all the rage, people expected an evening’s entertainment to be a royal experience. Gorgeous architecture housed the new art forms that
gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, most of those shrines to dreaming have been demolished, but three survive here. The Moore is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system
accommodates everything from silent fi lms to ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens at 9th and Pine.
The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave.The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave.The Paramount: 911 Pine St.
The Beatles stayed at the Edgewater Hotel during their 1964 world tour. With the installation of a cyclone fence around the property, fanatic fans tried swimming to the hotel. One of the most famous Beatles photos was taken here, as the Fab 4 fi shed from the window of room 272.
1959 The Fleetwoods’ “Come Softly to Me”
holds four weeks at #1 on The Billboard
Charts.
1958 Desegregation, Black musician’s union joins white
union, Local 76-49
1962 Elvis Presley fi lms “It Happened at the World’s Fair” in
Seattle.
Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes
“The opera? In Seattle? This city at the Northwest corner of the nation, best known for Boeing 747’s, sourdough, and sockeye salmon, has casually mounted one of the most ambitious operatic projects ever taken in the United States.”
— New York Times, July 1975, upon the occasion of Seattle Opera’s fi rst Ring cycle
6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for artists and punks.
7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th Ave. Described once as “the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” this modern day dinner theater pairs top talents like Ann Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, with gourmet
meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas.
8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. Nirvana played its first Seattle show in this former crucible for the Seattle sound, opening for Blood Circus in April 1988. The original venue now houses the rock and roll hair salon Vain; the club survives, now featuring gothic music and burlesque, at 1516 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill.
9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever jazz record.
14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was oncethe Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville and movie house in Seattle.
15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s ballroom hosted decades of fabled shows by acts including Billie Holiday, Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin.
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54:
Welcome to Seattle, one of today’s most dynamic
music cities, where a rich history feeds a lifestyle that is all about
innovation, inspiration, and rocking the house every day and night. Seattle’s music
community is fi ercely independent and intensely dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still
keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the
scene and discover your own soundtrack!
This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website:
www.seattle.gov/music
3. Experience Music Project:325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a unique fl owing pavilion designed by Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many exhibits, including Northwest Passage,Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you can learn to play the regional rock classic “Louie Louie”!
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5th4th
3rd2nd
1st Western
Elliott Ave
Alaskan Way
Pine
Pike
Union
University
Seneca
Spring
Madison Ave
Marion
Columbia
Cherry
James
Jefferson
4th3rd2nd1st
Western
Virgini
a St
Stewar
t St
Olive Way
Mercer St Mercer St
Broad
St
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Boren Ave
Olive Way
Dexter A
ve
Westlake A
ve
Fairview
Ave
Wall
Batte
ryBell
Blanch
ard
Leno
ra
Yesler Way
Washington
Main
Jackson
King
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7th
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1st
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Broad
St
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9th8th
Denny
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2
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15
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Seattle Center
Downtown
Lake Union
Queen Anne Hill
Convention Center
Pioneer Square
Greater Downtown
Greater Downtown Area
17
World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages,an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet: 321 Mercer St. Built in 1927 as Seattle’s Civic Auditorium
and transformed into the Seattle Opera House for the 1962 World’s Fair, this concert hall reopened in
2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890-seat marvel that serves as home to both the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once conducted here!
2. Seattle Center International Fountain: 305 Harrison St. This placid site brought distraught fans together to mark the passing of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20,2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Courtney Love read – and cursed her way through – Cobain’s suicide note.
Benaroya Hall
1903 — First Seattle Symphony
performance.
1914 — Cornish College
of the Arts opens.
1920 — “Jelly Roll” Morton the “inventor” of jazz and Oscar Holden
play the Entertainer’s Club.
1921 — Musical Arts Society
denounces jazz as something
that “tears down the moral fi ber.”
1921 — Madame Mary Davenport-Engberg, fi rst
woman symphony conductor in U.S. history, becomes
Seattle Symphony Conductor.
1941 — Woody Guthrie commissioned to write “Roll on Columbia” –
declared the Washington State folksong in 1987.
1942 — Founding of Seattle
Youth Symphony, currently the largest youth symphony in
the U.S.
1948 — Ray Charles (left) arrives in Seattle
& befriends fellow teenage jazzer Quincy Jones (right).
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents
believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “…the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.”
1961 — The Wailers record their classic At The Castle LP
live at the Spanish Castle Ballroom.
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden label issues the
Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” which becomes a controversial worldwide hit.
1960 — The Ventures cut
their #1 international hit,
”Walk—Don’t Run,” in Seattle.
1965 — The Northwest’s Paul Revere
and the Raiders becomes the house
band on Dick Clark’s TV show Where the Action Is.
1958 — Desegregation,
black musicians’ union joins white union,
Local 76-493.
1962 — Elvis Presley
fi lmsIt Happened at the World’s Fair
in Seattle.
1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA
1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY
KIDS GET POLITICALAs in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s music scene springs from its youth. What’s unusual about this city is the way its younger citizens have banded together to make their presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea that popular music is good schooling as well as good fun.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst show, and bands like Modest Mouse got their start.
This fertile scene blossomed despite the pressures of the Teen Dance
Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by the City to regulate potentially dangerous
mingling of adults and minors at new wave discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project,Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see live music every week and learn music-related skills from breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst
the City to regulate potentially dangerous
1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats,
Paul Revere
Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages, an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet:
1959 – 1966
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden
woman symphony conductor
McCaw Hall at night
Kurt Cobain
Greetings!
On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of music options to delight your musical fancy.
Seattle has rich music roots, and with this map, I invite you to explore our history’s most important locations, with ties to familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Jam.
You will discover some wonderful neighbor-hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz
district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor-hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard.
Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music festivals and classic performance halls.
Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in the making!
Sincerely,
Greg NickelsMayor of Seattle
The Waterfront
The gateway to Elliott Bay is a popular scenic area with hotels, dining, shopping, and stunning views of the Olympic Moun-tains. Ride the trolley or climb the stairs to Pike Place Market.
16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and had won the hearts of all of Seattle.
Pioneer Square
This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight through last call. Sports bars serve the overfl ow from the
nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals.
18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, this venue was the fi rst structure completed after Seattle’s historic fi re of 1889. John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer.
19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990.
Downtown
The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every day of the week.
10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a music discovery center for children.
11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. On this site once stood the music store where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric guitar around 1958.
12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St.Some of the world’s most famous “buskers”have played in this street-music-friendly space,
including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit.
13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes Pearl Jam.
Belltown
In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots.
4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype!
5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N.Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can listen over the airwaves while you’re in town.
Seattle Center
On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962
Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in
winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot
is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 2,500 regional and international artists.
Sub Pop started as a tiny cassette-oriented label founded by DJ Bruce Pavitt in the early 1980s. Pavitt teamed with Jonathan Poneman in 1987 to produce a maverick, globally infl uential post-punk phenomenon. Sub Pop’s ironic take on “corporate offi ces” in Seattle’s Terminal Sales Building, at 1932 First Avenue, became the launch-ing pad for early releases by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and many other eventual ’90s grunge icons. The label continues to thrive with an increasingly eclectic roster of alternative pop stars.
Pop Culture Palaces
In the early 20th century, when movies were new and vaudeville all the rage, people expected an evening’s entertainment to be a royal experience. Gorgeous architecture housed the new art forms that
gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, most of those shrines to dreaming have been demolished, but three survive here. The Moore is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system
accommodates everything from silent fi lms to ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens at 9th and Pine.
The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave.The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave.The Paramount: 911 Pine St.
The Beatles stayed at the Edgewater Hotel during their 1964 world tour. With the installation of a cyclone fence around the property, fanatic fans tried swimming to the hotel. One of the most famous Beatles photos was taken here, as the Fab 4 fi shed from the window of room 272.
1959 The Fleetwoods’ “Come Softly to Me”
holds four weeks at #1 on The Billboard
Charts.
1958 Desegregation, Black musician’s union joins white
union, Local 76-49
1962 Elvis Presley fi lms “It Happened at the World’s Fair” in
Seattle.
Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes
“The opera? In Seattle? This city at the Northwest corner of the nation, best known for Boeing 747’s, sourdough, and sockeye salmon, has casually mounted one of the most ambitious operatic projects ever taken in the United States.”
— New York Times, July 1975, upon the occasion of Seattle Opera’s fi rst Ring cycle
6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for artists and punks.
7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th Ave. Described once as “the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” this modern day dinner theater pairs top talents like Ann Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, with gourmet
meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas.
8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. Nirvana played its first Seattle show in this former crucible for the Seattle sound, opening for Blood Circus in April 1988. The original venue now houses the rock and roll hair salon Vain; the club survives, now featuring gothic music and burlesque, at 1516 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill.
9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever jazz record.
14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville and movie house in Seattle.
15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s ballroom hosted decades of fabled shows by acts including Billie Holiday, Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin.
Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton.
17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54:
Welcome to Seattle, one of today’s most dynamic
music cities, where a rich history feeds a lifestyle that is all about
innovation, inspiration, and rocking the house every day and night. Seattle’s music
community is fi ercely independent and intensely dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still
keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the
scene and discover your own soundtrack!
This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website:
www.seattle.gov/music
3. Experience Music Project:325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a unique fl owing pavilion designed by Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many exhibits, including Northwest Passage,Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you can learn to play the regional rock classic “Louie Louie”!
99
5th4th
3rd2nd
1st Western
Elliott Ave
Alaskan Way
Pine
Pike
Union
University
Seneca
Spring
Madison Ave
Marion
Columbia
Cherry
James
Jefferson
4th3rd2nd1st
Western
Virgini
a St
Stewar
t St
Olive Way
Mercer St Mercer St
Broad
St
Boren Ave
Boren Ave
Olive Way
Dexter A
ve
Westlake A
ve
Fairview
Ave
Wall
Batte
ryBell
Blanch
ard
Leno
ra
Yesler Way
Washington
Main
Jackson
King
9th8th
7th
6th
5th
1st
Valley St
Broad
St
Denny
9th8th
Denny
1
2
3
6
5
9
1011
7
13
8
4
1412
16
15
19
18
Seattle Center
Downtown
Lake Union
Queen Anne Hill
Convention Center
Pioneer Square
Greater Downtown
Greater Downtown Area
17
World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages,an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet: 321 Mercer St. Built in 1927 as Seattle’s Civic Auditorium
and transformed into the Seattle Opera House for the 1962 World’s Fair, this concert hall reopened in
2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890-seat marvel that serves as home to both the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once conducted here!
2. Seattle Center International Fountain: 305 Harrison St. This placid site brought distraught fans together to mark the passing of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20,2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Courtney Love read – and cursed her way through – Cobain’s suicide note.
Benaroya Hall
1903 — First Seattle Symphony
performance.
1914 — Cornish College
of the Arts opens.
1920 — “Jelly Roll” Morton the “inventor” of jazz and Oscar Holden
play the Entertainer’s Club.
1921 — Musical Arts Society
denounces jazz as something
that “tears down the moral fi ber.”
1921 — Madame Mary Davenport-Engberg, fi rst
woman symphony conductor in U.S. history, becomes
Seattle SymphonyConductor.
1941 — Woody Guthrie commissioned to write “Roll on Columbia” –
declared the Washington State folksong in 1987.
1942 — Founding of Seattle
Youth Symphony, currently the largest youth symphony in
the U.S.
1948 — Ray Charles (left) arrives in Seattle
& befriends fellow teenage jazzer Quincy Jones (right).
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents
believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “…the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.”
1961 — The Wailers record their classic At The Castle LP
live at the Spanish Castle Ballroom.
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden label issues the
Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” which becomes a controversial worldwide hit.
1960 — The Ventures cut
their #1 international hit,
”Walk—Don’t Run,” in Seattle.
1965 — The Northwest’s Paul Revere
and the Raiders becomes the house
band on Dick Clark’s TV show Where the Action Is.
1958 — Desegregation,
black musicians’ union joins white union,
Local 76-493.
1962 — Elvis Presley
fi lmsIt Happened at the World’s Fair
in Seattle.
1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA
1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY
KIDS GET POLITICALAs in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s music scene springs from its youth. What’s unusual about this city is the way its younger citizens have banded together to make their presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea that popular music is good schooling as well as good fun.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst show, and bands like Modest Mouse got their start.
This fertile scene blossomed despite the pressures of the Teen Dance
Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by the City to regulate potentially dangerous
mingling of adults and minors at new wave discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project, Seattle’s fi rst City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see live music every week and learn music-related skills from breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle can be found in a loose network of art galleries and alternative spaces with names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Foo Fighters performed their fi rst
the City to regulate potentially dangerous
1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA
With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats,
Paul Revere
Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene.
cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, includes indoor theaters, outdoor stages, an outdoor stadium, and a variety of exhibition buildings.
1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall – Seattle Opera, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet:
1959 – 1966
1963 — Seattle’s Jerden
woman symphony conductor
McCaw Hall at night
Kurt Cobain
Project managed by James Keblas and Donna JamesResearched by Deborah Semer and Peter BlechaWritten and edited by Ann Powers and Eric WeisbardLayout and design by Marie McCaffrey, Crowley and AssociatesSpecial thank you to: Nancy Knox, Jeff Beckstrom, Mayor’s Music Advisory Committee MembersPublished and produced by the Mayor’s Office of Film and Music
No monies were solicited or accepted from businesses, individuals or locations for inclusion in this brochure.
www.seattle.gov/filmandmusic
Music Map Bibliography
BOOKS
Blecha, Peter. Various historical essays. HistoryLink.org and The Rocket magazine, 1984–2004.
Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999.
Cross, Charles R. Heavier Than Heaven – A Biography of Kurt Cobain. New York: Hyperion, 2001.
de Barros, Paul. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
Hendrix, James A. My Son Jimi. Seattle: AlJas Enterprises, 1999.
Hodgins, Randy and McLellan, Steve. Seattle on Film. Seattle: True Northwest Publishing, 1995.
Humphrey, Clark. Loser — The Real Seattle Music Story. Portland: Feral House, 1995.
Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
O’Day, Pat with Ojala, Jim. It Was All Just Rock-‘n’-Roll II. Seattle: Ballard Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Peterson, Charles, Azerrad, Michael, Pavitt, Bruce. Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene. New York: Harpercollins, 1995.
PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES
The Rocket (Seattle). April 1988 – February 14–28, 1996.
Spin. January and September 1992.
Interviews: Ed Beeson • Norm Bobrow • William Bolcom • Frank Cox • Charles R. Cross • Paul de Barros • Dave Dederer • Paul Dorpat • Jack Endino • Steph Fairweather • Ricardo Frazier • Jeff Gilbert • John Gilbreath • Dee Goe • Janie Hendrix • Donna James • Eric Jaeger • Glenn Lorbiecki • Sir Mix-A-Lot • Jane Peck • Louie Raffloere • Larry Reid •Susan Silver • Ben Smith • Gene Stout • Kim Thayil • Jay Thomas • Jim Wilke
1970 – Jimi Hendrix plays
his last Seattle show, at south-end
baseball park Sick’s Stadium.
1968 – Jimi Hendrix fi rst Seattle
headlining gig at Seattle Center
Arena.
1971 – Bumbershoot Arts Festival
debuts.
1975 – Tacoma’s Diane Schuur debuts at the Monterey
Jazz Festival.
Capitol HillThis entertainment-infused neighborhood attracts students and hipsters to its clubs, shops, eateries, and the vivid street scene on Broadway and beyond.
With two colleges and one university nearby, businesses stay open later than usual.
1. Dick’s Drive-In: 115 Broadway E. The home of the Deluxe burger was immortalized in Sir-Mix-a-Lot’s 1989 hit “Posse on Broadway,” a song that defi ned the jovial spirit of Seattle’s famous rap label, NastyMix Records.
2. 10th & E Pike St.: The close proximity of TheComet Tavern at 922 E Pike St., Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Café (now Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room) at 925 E Pike St., the Century Ballroom at 915 E Pine St., and Broadway’s bustling strip have made this area ground zero for a generation of nightcrawlers.
3. Cornish College of the Arts: 710 E Roy St. Piano teacher and student of the Montessori method Nellie Cornish founded this school in 1914 to create a space where students could experience the interconnectedness of all the arts. A hotbed of avant-gardism in the 1930s, its instructors included John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and Mark Tobey. The school survives as one of only a handful of accredited colleges of visual and performing arts in the United States. Most of Cornish relocated to the Denny Triangle area at the turn of this century, but historic Kerry Hall remains in use at this address.
4. Coryell Apartments: 1820 E Thomas St. Home to the main characters in Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie about young love and independent rock, Singles.
5. Jimi Hendrix Statue: 900 E Pine St. This privately commissioned artwork shows Seattle’s legendary axeman in a typically fl amboyant performance pose.
6. Volunteer Park: 1247 15th Ave. E Seattle’s site of counterculture “be-ins” sponsored by local newspaper The Helix during the 60s.
Central District / Southeast Seattle
Racial and ethnic diversity characterize this historic area. Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones both spent formative childhood years here, and Ray Charles walked its streets as a young musician.
7. The Blue Note / Local 493 Black Musicians’ Union Hall: 1319 E Jefferson. Before desegregation, the Black Musicians’
Union Hall was a performance and social club and every member had a key to get in. In 1958 the union merged with AFM Local 76.
8. Viretta Park: 151 Lake Washington Blvd E. Fans often leave flowers on a graffiti-laden bench at this unoffi cial public memorial near Kurt Cobain‘s former home.
9. Garfi eld High School: 400 23rd Ave.Led by the venerable Clarence Acox, the Garfi eld Jazz Band has established itself as one of the nation’s top high school ensembles. Famous alumni from the music-friendly school, built in 1923, include Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, and Ernestine Anderson.Visit by appointment only.
NW Seattle / Ballard / Magnolia
Seattle’s north and west neighborhoods, grounded in maritime and Scandinavian culture, now nurture a burgeoning music scene.
10. Ballard Avenue: Though some artists and musicians have hung out in this neighborhood for years, only recently has Ballard burst into
prominence as Seattle’s newest “new bohemia.” This street, an historic row of boutiques and nightspots, includes popular stops like the Tractor Tavern, Bop Street Records, the Sunset Tavern, and Hattie’s Hat.
11. Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park: 3801 W Government Way. Every July, this headquarters for United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, located within an expansive natural park, is home to a Pow Wow that attracts hundreds of dancers in full regalia, dozens of drum groups, and up to 10,000 spectators in celebration of Native American culture.
University District / Northeast Seattle
Centered around the University of Washington, this neighborhood has maintained a daring and youthful ambience. You never know what to expect in this ever-changing, vibrant area.
12. KRAB Radio – Jack Straw Productions: 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. Established in 1963, KRAB was the second non-commercial, community-supported radio station in the US and the model for community radio nationwide. KRAB went off the air in 1984, but its spirit lives on in the Jack Straw Foundation, still based at KRAB’s old address. Jack Straw is the Northwest’s only nonprofi t multidisciplinary audio arts
center, housing a recording studio, a gallery, a performance space, and a permanent exhibit on KRAB.
13. The Blue Moon and Rainbow Taverns: 712 & 722 NE 45th St. The epicenter of beatnik and hippie Seattle, these two taverns are greasy with literary and musical history. The Northwest’s most notable scribes, from Theodore Roethke to Tom Robbins, hugged the bar at the Blue Moon in its glory days, while next door at the Rainbow Northwest, blues, free jazz, and jam bands found a home. Robert Cray, Soundgarden, and Wayne Horvitz are among the Northwest artists who have contributed to the Rainbow’s funky ambience.
14. University of Washington: 4001 University Way NE. Notable U of W alums and/or former attendees include composer and pianist William Bolcom; leftist topical songwriter Earl H. Robinson; folk favorites The Brothers Four; jazz fusion pioneer Larry Coryell; smooth jazz king Kenny G. (who boasts a B.A. in accounting); punk legends Mark Arm and Kim Thayil; and guitarist Dave Dederer of the Presidents of the United States of America.
The U of W is also famous for its ethnomusicology archive, which holds more than 10,000 tapes and discs of fi eld and other music recordings, and more than 250 musical instruments from around the world, as well as for the pristine Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
15. Roosevelt High School: 1410 NE 66 St. Famous alumni of this “rock ‘n roll high school” include Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist Mike McCready, Guns and Roses bassist Duff McKagan, and Mötley Crüe guitarist Nikki Sixx. Roosevelt’s jazz band annually rivals Garfield’s in national high school competitions. Visit by appointment only.
1976 – Heart’s Dreamboat Annie released, Ann and Nancy Wilson gain international fame.
1975–76 – Sax ace Kenny G cuts debut
45s with Seattle funk group Cold, Bold & Together.
1979 – Bruce Pavitt launches photocopied zine Subterranean Pop in Olympia, which lays the foundation for Sub Pop Records.
1979 – The Rocket magazine debuts in October & covers the local music
scene for two decades.
1985 – Local rocker, Duff McKagan joins Guns and Roses
and becomes a star.
1985 – Seattle initiates controversial
Teen Dance Ordinance restricting
young people’s access to music.
1986 – Tacoma’s Robert Cray fi nds
worldwide fame with his Grammy-winning third album, Strong
Presuader.
1986 – CZ Records Deep Six compilation showcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
1988 – DJ Nasty Nes hosts
Seattle’s first radio hip hop show, “Rap Attack,” on
KCMU.
1989–1996 GRUNGE ERA
1990 – Future super group, Temple of the Dog record released. Pearl Jam forms from
this group.
1991 – Nirvana’s Nevermind hits #1 and
breaks new grunge genre to world.
1991 – Feminist wave, Riot Grrrl
movement starts in Olympia, gains
international attention.
1994 – Death of Nirvana
frontman, Kurt Cobain.
2000 – First Rockrgrl
Music Conference.
2000 – Experience
Music Project music
museum opens.
1996 – Film Hype, exposes
grunge movement,
creates more
1997. . . FROM MUSIC SCENE TO MUSIC INDUSTRY
Jazz - Jackson Street EraIn the not too distant past, nightclubs lined Seattle’s Jackson Street and surrounding area where dancing, bootleg liquor and hot jazz were spilling into the streets around the clock. Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Ernestine Anderson are just a few artists whose careers were launched on these blocks. Take a jazz scene walking tour. Several of these historic buildings are still standing, most are not. After your historical ramble, check out some of today’s local jazz sounds at clubs like Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley or Tula’s – or if you’re lucky enough to be in town when it’s happening, immerse yourself in the world-class, fringe-friendly, Earshot Jazz Festival.
The Black & Tan Club: 404½ 12th Ave. S. Seattle’s most esteemed and longest-lived jazz nightclub operated from 1922–1966 under various names, and
was the backdrop to greats like Duke Ellington,Ray Charles, and Charlie Parker.
The Black Elks Club: 662½ S Jackson, top fl oor. A 17 year-old Ray Charles had his fi rst regular gig here in 1948 with Garcia McKee.
The Rocking Chair: 1301 E Yesler Way. A raucous place memorialized by Charles’ “Rocking Chair Blues.”
The 908 Club: 908 12th Ave. Considered Seattle’s first modern jazz temple, this was where hipsters and bohemians came to listen instead of dance.
YMCA, East Madison Branch: 1723 23rd Ave.A venue for some of the best-known names in Northwest jazz and R&B: Dave Lewis, Floyd Standifer, Oscar Holden Sr., Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson.
The Washington Performance Hall: 153 14th Ave. The NAACP’s “Grand Benefit Ball” was held
here in 1918 – Seattle’s first documented jazz performance.
The Washington Social Club: 2302 E Madison. Artists booked by bandleader and promoter Bumps Blackwell included an underage Ernestine Anderson.
The Ubangi, the Colony Club, the Jungle Temple, the Mardi Gras, the Savoy Ballroom, and many, many more were also part of making Seattle a music mecca for this era.
1988 – DJ Nasty
Seattle’s fi rst radio hip hop
When I walked home from school, I passed the pool parlor and the Mardi Gras and they always had jazz playing. My mother was saying
“No!” but the music was sensuous and it said
“Yes.’”
– pianist Patti Brown, quoted in Jackson Street After Hours, by Paul de Barros
Bumbershoot Arts Festival
2003 Mayor Greg Nickels creates offi cial Seattle Music Offi ce and commissions a ground-breaking economic impact study, revealing $1.3 billion in annual revenues
and nearly 8,700 jobs generated by Seattle’s growing music industry.
2001 – First Vera Project concert on
January 27th at IBEW Union Hall, Local 46.
1984 – The Young Fresh Fellows’s LP, Fabulous Sounds of the Pacifi c Northwest, lauded as “perfect” by Rolling
Stone.
The early 1990s saw top Northwest bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, & the Screaming Trees ruling
all of rockdom.
1996 – Film Hype,
exposes grunge
movement,creates
more hype.
Outside of Seattle
Jimi Hendrix Offi cial Gravesite Memorial: Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Ave. NE, Renton, WA. This majestic domed memorial was the brainchild of the great guitarist’s father, Al Hendrix, to provide fans with a proper setting in which to pay tribute. The project took years to complete. Al died in 2002, and now rests beside his son, whose remains were moved here in 2003.
Parker’s Ballroom: 17001 Aurora Ave. N. This 1930s hall drew crowds throughout the big band days and during the 1960s “Louie Louie” era – when the Dynamics cut their classic live album there. The hall was recast later as the Aquarius Tavern, which played a role in launching the band Heart.
Spanish Castle Ballroom: NW
corner of Pacifi c Highway S. & Des Moines Way. On this site stood the fabled 1931 hall that featured big bands, country combos, and pioneering locals like The Frantics, The Sonics, and The Wailers. One fan, Jimi Hendrix, was
inspired to write his “Spanish Castle Magic” in tribute.
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CZ Records Sixshowcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
Project managed by James Keblas and Donna JamesResearched by Deborah Semer and Peter BlechaWritten and edited by Ann Powers and Eric WeisbardLayout and design by Marie McCaffrey, Crowley and AssociatesSpecial thank you to: Nancy Knox, Jeff Beckstrom,Mayor’s Music Advisory Committee MembersPublished and produced by the Mayor’s Office of Film and Music
No monies were solicited or accepted from businesses, individuals or locations for inclusion in this brochure.
For an expanded and updated version including the bibliographyand photo credits, please go to:
www.seattle.gov/music
Music Map Bibliography
BOOKS
Blecha, Peter. Various historical essays. HistoryLink.org and The Rocket magazine, 1984–2004.
Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999.
Cross, Charles R. Heavier Than Heaven – A Biography of Kurt Cobain. New York: Hyperion, 2001.
de Barros, Paul. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
Hendrix, James A. My Son Jimi. Seattle: AlJas Enterprises, 1999.
Hodgins, Randy and McLellan, Steve. Seattle on Film. Seattle: True Northwest Publishing, 1995.
Humphrey, Clark. Loser — The Real Seattle Music Story. Portland: Feral House, 1995.
Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones.New York: Doubleday, 2001.
O’Day, Pat with Ojala, Jim. It Was All Just Rock-‘n’-Roll II. Seattle: Ballard Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Peterson, Charles, Azerrad, Michael, Pavitt, Bruce. Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene. New York: Harpercollins, 1995.
PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES
The Rocket (Seattle). April 1988 – February 14–28, 1996.
Spin. January and September 1992.
Interviews: Ed Beeson • Norm Bobrow • William Bolcom • Frank Cox • Charles R. Cross • Paul de Barros • Dave Dederer • Paul Dorpat • Jack Endino • Steph Fairweather • Ricardo Frazier • Jeff Gilbert • John Gilbreath • Dee Goe • Janie Hendrix • Donna James • Eric Jaeger • Glenn Lorbiecki • Sir Mix-A-Lot • Jane Peck • Louie Raffloere • Larry Reid • Susan Silver • Ben Smith • Gene Stout • Kim Thayil • Jay Thomas • Jim Wilke
Viretta Park with bench detail
SeattleAn Insider’s Guide to Seattle’s Music History
Music Map
www.seattle.gov/music
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1976 – 1983 PUNK ERA
1971 – 1976 TAVERN ROCK ERA
1967 – 1970 FLOWER POWER, LIGHT SHOW
1970 – Jimi Hendrix plays
his last Seattle show, at south-end
baseball park Sick’s Stadium.
1968 – Jimi Hendrix fi rst Seattle
headlining gig at Seattle Center
Arena.
1971 – Bumbershoot Arts Festival
debuts.
1975 – Tacoma’s Diane Schuur debuts at the Monterey
Jazz Festival.
Capitol Hill
This bohemian neighborhood attracts students and hipsters to its clubs, shops, eateries, and the vivid street scene on Broadway and beyond. With
two colleges and one university nearby, businesses stay open later than usual.
1. Dick’s Drive-In: 115 Broadway E. The home of the Deluxe burger was immortalized in Sir-Mix-a-Lot’s 1989 hit “Posse on Broadway,” a song that defi ned the jovial spirit of Seattle’s famous rap label, NastyMix Records.
2. 10th & E Pike St.: The close proximity of The Comet Tavern at 922 E Pike St., Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Café (now Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room) at 925 E Pike St., the Century Ballroom at 915 E Pine St., and Broadway’s bustling strip have made this area ground zero for a generation of nightcrawlers.
3. Cornish College of the Arts: 710 E Roy St. Piano teacher and student of the Montessori method Nellie Cornish founded this school in 1914 to create a space where students could experience the interconnectedness of all the arts. A hotbed of avant-gardism in the 1930s,its instructors included John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and Mark Tobey. The school survives as one of only a handful of accredited colleges of visual and performing arts in the United States. Most of Cornish relocated to the Denny Triangle area at the turn of this century, but historic Kerry Hall remains in use at this address.
4. Coryell Apartments: 1820 E Thomas St. Home to the main characters in Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie about young love and independent rock,Singles.
5. Jimi Hendrix Statue: 900 E Pine St. This privately commissioned artwork shows Seattle’s legendary axeman in a typically fl amboyant performance pose.
6. Volunteer Park: 1247 15th Ave. E Seattle’s site of counterculture “be-ins” sponsored by local newspaper The Helix during the 60s.
Central District / Southeast Seattle
Racial and ethnic diversity characterize this historic area. Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones both spent formative childhood years here, and Ray Charles walked its streets as a young musician.
7. The Blue Note / Local 493 BlackMusicians’ Union Hall: 1319 E Jefferson. Before desegregation, the Black Musicians’
Union Hall was a performance and social club and every member had a key to get in. In 1958 the union merged with AFM Local 76.
8. Viretta Park: 151 Lake Washington BlvdE. Fans often leave fl owers on a graffi ti-laden bench at this unoffi cial public memorial near Kurt Cobain‘s former home.
9. Garfi eld High School: 400 23rd Ave.Led by the venerable Clarence Acox, the Garfi eld Jazz Band has established itself as one of the nation’s top high school ensembles. Famous alumni from the music-friendly school, built in 1923, include Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, and Ernestine Anderson. Visit by appointment only.
NW Seattle / Ballard / Magnolia
Seattle’s north and west neighborhoods, grounded in maritime and Scandinavian culture, now nurture a burgeoning music scene.
10. Ballard Avenue: Though some artists and musicians have hung out in this neighborhood for years, only recently has Ballard burst into
prominence as Seattle’s newest “new bohemia.” This street, an historic row of boutiques and nightspots, includes popular stops like the Tractor Tavern, Bop Street Records, the Sunset Tavern, and Hattie’s Hat.
11. Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park: 3801 W Government Way. Every July, this headquarters for United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, located within an expansive natural park, is home to a Pow Wow that attracts hundreds of dancers in full regalia, dozens of drum groups, and up to 10,000 spectators in celebration of Native American culture.
University District / Northeast Seattle
Centered around the University of Washington, this neighborhood has maintained a daring and youthful ambience. You never know what to expect in this ever-changing, vibrant area.
12. KRAB Radio – Jack Straw Productions: 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. Established in 1963, KRAB was the second non-commercial, community-supported radio station in the US and the model for community radio nationwide. KRAB went off the air in 1984, but its spirit lives on in the Jack Straw Foundation, still based at KRAB’s old address. Jack Straw is the Northwest’s only nonprofi t multidisciplinary audio arts
center, housing a recording studio, a gallery, a performance space, and a permanent exhibit on KRAB.
13. The Blue Moon and Rainbow Taverns: 712 & 722 NE 45th St. The epicenter of beatnik and hippie Seattle, these two taverns are greasy with literary and musical history. The Northwest’s most notable scribes, from Theodore Roethke to Tom Robbins, hugged the bar at the Blue Moon in its glory days, while next door at the Rainbow Northwest, blues, free jazz, and jam bands found a home. Robert Cray, Soundgarden, and Wayne Horvitz are among the Northwest artists who have contributed to the Rainbow’s funky ambience.
14. University of Washington: 4001 University Way NE. Notable U of W alums and/or former attendees include composer and pianist William Bolcom; leftist topical songwriter Earl H. Robinson; folk favorites The Brothers Four; jazz fusion pioneer Larry Coryell; smooth jazz king Kenny G. (who boasts a B.A. in accounting); punk legends Mark Arm and Kim Thayil; and guitarist Dave Dederer of the Presidents of the United States of America.
The U of W is also famous for its ethnomusicology archive, which holds more than 10,000 tapes and discs of fi eld and other music recordings, and more than 250 musical instruments from around the world, as well as for the pristine Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
15. Roosevelt High School: 1410 NE 66 St. Famous alumni of this “rock ‘n roll high school” include Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist Mike McCready, Guns and Roses bassist Duff McKagan, and Mötley Crüe guitarist Nikki Sixx. Roosevelt’s jazz band annually rivals Garfield’s in national high school competitions. Visit by appointment only.
1976 – Heart’s Dreamboat Annie released, Ann and Nancy Wilson gain international fame.
1975–76 – Sax ace Kenny G cuts debut
45s with Seattle funk group Cold, Bold & Together.
1979 – Bruce Pavitt launches photocopied zine Subterranean Pop in Olympia, which lays the foundation for Sub Pop Records.
1979 – The Rocketmagazine debuts in October & covers the local music
scene for two decades.
1985 – Local rocker, Duff McKagan joins Guns and Roses
and becomes a star.
1985 – Seattle initiates controversial
Teen Dance Ordinance restricting
young people’s access to music.
1986 – Tacoma’s Robert Cray fi nds
worldwide fame with his Grammy-winning third album, Strong
Presuader.
1986 – CZ Records Deep Six compilation showcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
1988 – DJ Nasty Nes hosts
Seattle’s fi rst radio hip hop show, “Rap Attack,” on
KCMU.
1989–1996 GRUNGE ERA
1990 – Future super group, Temple of the Dog record released. Pearl Jam forms from
this group.
1991 – Nirvana’s Nevermind hits #1 and
breaks new grunge genre to world.
1991 – Feminist wave, Riot Grrrl
movement starts in Olympia, gains
international attention.
1994 – Death of Nirvana
frontman, Kurt Cobain.
2000 – First Rockrgrl
Music Conference.
2000 – Experience
Music Project music
museum opens.
1996 – Film Hype, exposes
grunge movement,
creates more
1997. . . FROM MUSIC SCENE TO MUSIC INDUSTRY
Jazz - Jackson Street EraIn the not too distant past, nightclubs lined Seattle’s Jackson Street and surrounding area where dancing, bootleg liquor and hot jazz were spilling into the streets around the clock. Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Ernestine Anderson are just a few artists whose careers were launched on these blocks. Take a jazz scene walking tour. Several of these historic buildings are still standing, most are not. After your historical ramble, check out some of today’s local jazz sounds at clubs like Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley or Tula’s – or if you’re lucky enough to be in town when it’s happening, immerse yourself in the world-class, fringe-friendly, Earshot Jazz Festival.
The Black & Tan Club: 404½ 12th Ave. S. Seattle’s most esteemed and longest-lived jazz nightclub operated from 1922–1966 under various names, and
was the backdrop to greats like Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, and Charlie Parker.
The Black Elks Club: 662½ S Jackson, top fl oor. A 17 year-old Ray Charles had his fi rst regular gig here in 1948 with Garcia McKee.
The Rocking Chair: 1301 E Yesler Way. A raucous place memorialized by Charles’ “Rocking Chair Blues.”
The 908 Club: 908 12th Ave. Considered Seattle’s fi rst modern jazz temple, this was where hipsters and bohemians came to listen instead of dance.
YMCA, East Madison Branch: 1723 23rd Ave. A venue for some of the best-known names in Northwest jazz and R&B: Dave Lewis, Floyd Standifer, Oscar Holden Sr., Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson.
The Washington Performance Hall: 153 14th Ave. The NAACP’s “Grand Benefi t Ball” was held
here in 1918 – Seattle’s fi rst documented jazz performance.
The Washington Social Club: 2302 E Madison. Artists booked by bandleader and promoter Bumps Blackwell included an underage Ernestine Anderson.
The Ubangi, the Colony Club, the Jungle Temple, the Mardi Gras, the Savoy Ballroom, and many, many more were also part of making Seattle a music mecca for this era.
1988 – DJ Nasty
Seattle’s fi rst radio hip hop
When I walked home from school, I passed the pool parlor and the Mardi Gras and they always had jazz playing. My mother was saying
“No!” but the music was sensuous and it said
“Yes.’”
– pianist Patti Brown,quoted in Jackson Street After Hours, by Paul de Barros
Bumbershoot Arts Festival
2003 Mayor Greg Nickels creates offi cial Seattle Music Offi ce and commissions a ground-breaking economic impact study, revealing $1.3 billion in annual revenues
and nearly 8,700 jobs generated by Seattle’s growing music industry.
2001 – First Vera Project concert on
January 27th at IBEW Union Hall, Local 46.
1984 – The Young Fresh Fellows’s LP, Fabulous Sounds of the Pacifi c Northwest, lauded as “perfect” by Rolling
Stone.
The early 1990s saw top Northwest bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, & the Screaming Trees ruling
all of rockdom.
1996 – Film Hype,
exposes grunge
movement, creates
more hype.
Outside of Seattle
Jimi Hendrix Offi cial Gravesite Memorial: Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Ave. NE, Renton, WA. This majestic domed memorial was the brainchild of the great guitarist’s father, Al Hendrix, to provide fans with a proper setting in which to pay tribute. The project took years to complete. Al died in 2002, and now rests beside his son, whose remains were moved here in 2003.
Parker’s Ballroom: 17001 Aurora Ave. N. This 1930s hall drew crowds throughout the big band days and during the 1960s “Louie Louie” era – when the Dynamics cut their classic live album there. The hall was recast later as the Aquarius Tavern, which played a role in launching the band Heart.
Spanish Castle Ballroom: NW
corner of Pacifi c Highway S. & Des Moines Way. On this site stood the fabled 1931 hall that featured big bands, country combos, and pioneering locals like The Frantics, The Sonics, and The Wailers. One fan, Jimi Hendrix, was
inspired to write his “Spanish Castle Magic” in tribute.
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CZ Records Sixshowcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
Project managed by James Keblas and Donna JamesResearched by Deborah Semer and Peter BlechaWritten and edited by Ann Powers and Eric WeisbardLayout and design by Marie McCaffrey, Crowley and AssociatesSpecial thank you to: Nancy Knox, Jeff Beckstrom,Mayor’s Music Advisory Committee MembersPublished and produced by the Mayor’s Office of Film and Music
No monies were solicited or accepted from businesses, individuals or locations for inclusion in this brochure.
For an expanded and updated version including the bibliographyand photo credits, please go to:
www.seattle.gov/music
Music Map Bibliography
BOOKS
Blecha, Peter. Various historical essays. HistoryLink.org and The Rocket magazine, 1984–2004.
Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999.
Cross, Charles R. Heavier Than Heaven – A Biography of Kurt Cobain. New York: Hyperion, 2001.
de Barros, Paul. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
Hendrix, James A. My Son Jimi. Seattle: AlJas Enterprises, 1999.
Hodgins, Randy and McLellan, Steve. Seattle on Film. Seattle: True Northwest Publishing, 1995.
Humphrey, Clark. Loser — The Real Seattle Music Story. Portland: Feral House, 1995.
Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones.New York: Doubleday, 2001.
O’Day, Pat with Ojala, Jim. It Was All Just Rock-‘n’-Roll II. Seattle: Ballard Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Peterson, Charles, Azerrad, Michael, Pavitt, Bruce. Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene. New York: Harpercollins, 1995.
PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES
The Rocket (Seattle). April 1988 – February 14–28, 1996.
Spin. January and September 1992.
Interviews: Ed Beeson • Norm Bobrow • William Bolcom • Frank Cox • Charles R. Cross • Paul de Barros • Dave Dederer • Paul Dorpat • Jack Endino • Steph Fairweather • Ricardo Frazier • Jeff Gilbert • John Gilbreath • Dee Goe • Janie Hendrix • Donna James • Eric Jaeger • Glenn Lorbiecki • Sir Mix-A-Lot • Jane Peck • Louie Raffloere • Larry Reid • Susan Silver • Ben Smith • Gene Stout • Kim Thayil • Jay Thomas • Jim Wilke
Viretta Park with bench detail
SeattleAn Insider’s Guide to Seattle’s Music History
Music Map
www.seattle.gov/music
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1976 – 1983 PUNK ERA
1971 – 1976 TAVERN ROCK ERA
1967 – 1970 FLOWER POWER, LIGHT SHOW
1970 – Jimi Hendrix plays
his last Seattle show, at south-end
baseball park Sick’s Stadium.
1968 – Jimi Hendrix fi rst Seattle
headlining gig at Seattle Center
Arena.
1971 – Bumbershoot Arts Festival
debuts.
1975 – Tacoma’s Diane Schuur debuts at the Monterey
Jazz Festival.
Capitol Hill
This bohemian neighborhood attracts students and hipsters to its clubs, shops, eateries, and the vivid street scene on Broadway and beyond. With
two colleges and one university nearby, businesses stay open later than usual.
1. Dick’s Drive-In: 115 Broadway E. The home of the Deluxe burger was immortalized in Sir-Mix-a-Lot’s 1989 hit “Posse on Broadway,” a song that defi ned the jovial spirit of Seattle’s famous rap label, NastyMix Records.
2. 10th & E Pike St.: The close proximity of The Comet Tavern at 922 E Pike St., Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Café (now Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room) at 925 E Pike St., the Century Ballroom at 915 E Pine St., and Broadway’s bustling strip have made this area ground zero for a generation of nightcrawlers.
3. Cornish College of the Arts: 710 E Roy St. Piano teacher and student of the Montessori method Nellie Cornish founded this school in 1914 to create a space where students could experience the interconnectedness of all the arts. A hotbed of avant-gardism in the 1930s,its instructors included John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and Mark Tobey. The school survives as one of only a handful of accredited colleges of visual and performing arts in the United States. Most of Cornish relocated to the Denny Triangle area at the turn of this century, but historic Kerry Hall remains in use at this address.
4. Coryell Apartments: 1820 E Thomas St. Home to the main characters in Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie about young love and independent rock,Singles.
5. Jimi Hendrix Statue: 900 E Pine St. This privately commissioned artwork shows Seattle’s legendary axeman in a typically fl amboyant performance pose.
6. Volunteer Park: 1247 15th Ave. E Seattle’s site of counterculture “be-ins” sponsored by local newspaper The Helix during the 60s.
Central District / Southeast Seattle
Racial and ethnic diversity characterize this historic area. Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones both spent formative childhood years here, and Ray Charles walked its streets as a young musician.
7. The Blue Note / Local 493 Black Musicians’ Union Hall: 1319 E Jefferson. Before desegregation, the Black Musicians’
Union Hall was a performance and social club and every member had a key to get in. In 1958 the union merged with AFM Local 76.
8. Viretta Park: 151 Lake Washington Blvd E. Fans often leave flowers on a graffiti-laden bench at this unoffi cial public memorial near Kurt Cobain‘s former home.
9. Garfi eld High School: 400 23rd Ave.Led by the venerable Clarence Acox, the Garfi eld Jazz Band has established itself as one of the nation’s top high school ensembles. Famous alumni from the music-friendly school, built in 1923, include Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, and Ernestine Anderson.Visit by appointment only.
NW Seattle / Ballard / Magnolia
Seattle’s north and west neighborhoods, grounded in maritime and Scandinavian culture, now nurture a burgeoning music scene.
10. Ballard Avenue: Though some artists and musicians have hung out in this neighborhood for years, only recently has Ballard burst into
prominence as Seattle’s newest “new bohemia.” This street, an historic row of boutiques and nightspots, includes popular stops like the Tractor Tavern, Bop Street Records, the Sunset Tavern, and Hattie’s Hat.
11. Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park: 3801 W Government Way. Every July, this headquarters for United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, located within an expansive natural park, is home to a Pow Wow that attracts hundreds of dancers in full regalia, dozens of drum groups, and up to 10,000 spectators in celebration of Native American culture.
University District / Northeast Seattle
Centered around the University of Washington, this neighborhood has maintained a daring and youthful ambience. You never know what to expect in this ever-changing, vibrant area.
12. KRAB Radio – Jack Straw Productions: 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. Established in 1963, KRAB was the second non-commercial, community-supported radio station in the US and the model for community radio nationwide. KRAB went off the air in 1984, but its spirit lives on in the Jack Straw Foundation, still based at KRAB’s old address. Jack Straw is the Northwest’s only nonprofi t multidisciplinary audio arts
center, housing a recording studio, a gallery, a performance space, and a permanent exhibit on KRAB.
13. The Blue Moon and Rainbow Taverns: 712 & 722 NE 45th St. The epicenter of beatnik and hippie Seattle, these two taverns are greasy with literary and musical history. The Northwest’s most notable scribes, from Theodore Roethke to Tom Robbins, hugged the bar at the Blue Moon in its glory days, while next door at the Rainbow Northwest, blues, free jazz, and jam bands found a home. Robert Cray, Soundgarden, and Wayne Horvitz are among the Northwest artists who have contributed to the Rainbow’s funky ambience.
14. University of Washington: 4001 University Way NE. Notable U of W alums and/orformer attendees include composer and pianist William Bolcom; leftist topical songwriter Earl H. Robinson; folk favorites The Brothers Four; jazz fusion pioneer Larry Coryell; smooth jazz king Kenny G. (who boasts a B.A. in accounting); punk legends Mark Arm and Kim Thayil; and guitarist Dave Dederer of the Presidents of the United States of America.
The U of W is also famous for its ethnomusicology archive, which holds more than 10,000 tapes and discs of fi eld and other music recordings, and more than 250 musical instruments from around the world, as well as for the pristine Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
15. Roosevelt High School: 1410 NE 66 St. Famous alumni of this “rock ‘n roll high school” include Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist Mike McCready, Guns and Roses bassist Duff McKagan, and Mötley Crüe guitarist Nikki Sixx. Roosevelt’s jazz band annually rivals Garfi eld’s in national high school competitions. Visit by appointment only.
1976 – Heart’s Dreamboat Annie released, Ann and Nancy Wilson gain international fame.
1975–76 – Sax ace Kenny G cuts debut
45s with Seattle funk group Cold, Bold & Together.
1979 – Bruce Pavitt launches photocopied zine Subterranean Pop in Olympia, which lays the foundation for Sub Pop Records.
1979 – The Rocketmagazine debuts in October & covers the local music
scene for two decades.
1985 – Local rocker, Duff McKagan joins Guns and Roses
and becomes a star.
1985 – Seattle initiates controversial
Teen Dance Ordinance restricting
young people’s access to music.
1986 – Tacoma’s Robert Cray fi nds
worldwide fame with his Grammy-winning third album, Strong
Presuader.
1986 – CZ Records Deep Six compilation showcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
1988 – DJ Nasty Nes hosts
Seattle’s first radio hip hop show, “Rap Attack,” on
KCMU.
1989–1996 GRUNGE ERA
1990 – Future super group, Temple of the Dog record released. Pearl Jam forms from
this group.
1991 – Nirvana’s Nevermind hits #1 and
breaks new grunge genre to world.
1991 – Feminist wave, Riot Grrrl
movement starts in Olympia, gains
international attention.
1994 – Death of Nirvana
frontman, Kurt Cobain.
2000 – First Rockrgrl
Music Conference.
2000 – Experience
Music Project music
museum opens.
1996 – Film Hype, exposes
grunge movement,
creates more
1997. . . FROM MUSIC SCENE TO MUSIC INDUSTRY
Jazz - Jackson Street EraIn the not too distant past, nightclubs lined Seattle’s Jackson Street and surrounding area where dancing, bootleg liquor and hot jazz were spilling into the streets around the clock. Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Ernestine Anderson are just a few artists whose careers were launched on these blocks. Take a jazz scene walking tour. Several of these historic buildings are still standing, most are not. After your historical ramble, check out some of today’s local jazz sounds at clubs like Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley or Tula’s – or if you’re lucky enough to be in town when it’s happening, immerse yourself in the world-class, fringe-friendly, Earshot Jazz Festival.
The Black & Tan Club: 404½ 12th Ave. S. Seattle’s most esteemed and longest-lived jazz nightclub operated from 1922–1966 under various names, and
was the backdrop to greats like Duke Ellington,Ray Charles, and Charlie Parker.
The Black Elks Club: 662½ S Jackson, top fl oor. A 17 year-old Ray Charles had his fi rst regular gig here in 1948 with Garcia McKee.
The Rocking Chair: 1301 E Yesler Way. A raucous place memorialized by Charles’ “Rocking Chair Blues.”
The 908 Club: 908 12th Ave. Considered Seattle’s first modern jazz temple, this was where hipsters and bohemians came to listen instead of dance.
YMCA, East Madison Branch: 1723 23rd Ave.A venue for some of the best-known names in Northwest jazz and R&B: Dave Lewis, Floyd Standifer, Oscar Holden Sr., Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson.
The Washington Performance Hall: 153 14th Ave. The NAACP’s “Grand Benefit Ball” was held
here in 1918 – Seattle’s first documented jazz performance.
The Washington Social Club: 2302 E Madison. Artists booked by bandleader and promoter Bumps Blackwell included an underage Ernestine Anderson.
The Ubangi, the Colony Club, the Jungle Temple, the Mardi Gras, the Savoy Ballroom, and many, many more were also part of making Seattle a music mecca for this era.
1988 – DJ Nasty
Seattle’s fi rst radio hip hop
When I walked home from school, I passed the pool parlor and the Mardi Gras and they always had jazz playing. My mother was saying
“No!” but the music was sensuous and it said
“Yes.’”
– pianist Patti Brown, quoted in Jackson Street After Hours, by Paul de Barros
Bumbershoot Arts Festival
2003 Mayor Greg Nickels creates offi cial Seattle Music Offi ce and commissions a ground-breaking economic impact study, revealing $1.3 billion in annual revenues
and nearly 8,700 jobs generated by Seattle’s growing music industry.
2001 – First Vera Project concert on
January 27th at IBEW Union Hall, Local 46.
1984 – The Young Fresh Fellows’s LP, Fabulous Sounds of the Pacifi c Northwest, lauded as “perfect” by Rolling
Stone.
The early 1990s saw top Northwest bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, & the Screaming Trees ruling
all of rockdom.
1996 – Film Hype,
exposes grunge
movement,creates
more hype.
Outside of Seattle
Jimi Hendrix Offi cial Gravesite Memorial: Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Ave. NE, Renton, WA. This majestic domed memorial was the brainchild of the great guitarist’s father, Al Hendrix, to provide fans with a proper setting in which to pay tribute. The project took years to complete. Al died in 2002, and now rests beside his son, whose remains were moved here in 2003.
Spanish Castle Ballroom: NW
corner of Pacifi c Highway S. & Des Moines Way. On this site stood the fabled 1931 hall that featured big bands, country combos, and pioneering locals like The Frantics, The Sonics, and The Wailers. One fan, Jimi Hendrix, was
inspired to write his “Spanish Castle Magic” in tribute.
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CZ Records Sixshowcases new hybrid “grunge” sound of punk
and heavy metal.
Project managed by James Keblas and Donna JamesResearched by Deborah Semer and Peter BlechaWritten and edited by Ann Powers and Eric WeisbardLayout and design by Marie McCaffrey, Crowley and AssociatesSpecial thank you to: Nancy Knox, Jeff Beckstrom,Mayor’s Music Advisory Committee MembersPublished and produced by the Mayor’s Office of Film and Music
No monies were solicited or accepted from businesses, individuals or locations for inclusion in this brochure.
For an expanded and updated version including the bibliographyand photo credits, please go to:
www.seattle.gov/music
Music Map Bibliography
BOOKS
Blecha, Peter. Various historical essays. HistoryLink.org and The Rocket magazine, 1984–2004.
Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999.
Cross, Charles R. Heavier Than Heaven – A Biography of Kurt Cobain. New York: Hyperion, 2001.
de Barros, Paul. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
Hendrix, James A. My Son Jimi. Seattle: AlJas Enterprises, 1999.
Hodgins, Randy and McLellan, Steve. Seattle on Film. Seattle: True Northwest Publishing, 1995.
Humphrey, Clark. Loser — The Real Seattle Music Story. Portland: Feral House, 1995.
Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones.New York: Doubleday, 2001.
O’Day, Pat with Ojala, Jim. It Was All Just Rock-‘n’-Roll II. Seattle: Ballard Publishing, Inc., 2002.
Peterson, Charles, Azerrad, Michael, Pavitt, Bruce. Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene. New York: Harpercollins, 1995.
PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES
The Rocket (Seattle). April 1988 – February 14–28, 1996.
Spin. January and September 1992.
Interviews: Ed Beeson • Norm Bobrow • William Bolcom • Frank Cox • Charles R. Cross • Paul de Barros • Dave Dederer • Paul Dorpat • Jack Endino • Steph Fairweather • Ricardo Frazier • Jeff Gilbert • John Gilbreath • Dee Goe • Janie Hendrix • Donna James • Eric Jaeger • Glenn Lorbiecki • Sir Mix-A-Lot • Jane Peck • Louie Raffloere • Larry Reid • Susan Silver • Ben Smith • Gene Stout • Kim Thayil • Jay Thomas • Jim Wilke
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SeattleAn Insider’s Guide to Seattle’s Music History
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1976 – 1983 PUNK ERA
1971 – 1976 TAVERN ROCK ERA
1967 – 1970 FLOWER POWER, LIGHT SHOW
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