Seattle Center Belltown 6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and 14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once The Beatles stayed at The Waterfront Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville the Edgewater Hotel On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets and movie house in Seattle. during their 1964 The gateway to KIDS GET POLITICAL were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a 15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. world tour. With the Elliott Bay is a artists and punks. cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s installation of a popular scenic area As in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s World’s Fair, includes indoor walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots. 7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th ballroom hosted decades of fabled cyclone fence around with hotels, dining, music scene springs from its youth. What’s theaters, outdoor stages, Ave. Described once as “the shows by acts including Billie Holiday, the property, fanatic shopping, and unusual about this city is the way its younger 4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful an outdoor stadium, and a fans tried swimming stunning views of scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, Soleil,” this modern day dinner Dead, and Janis Joplin. citizens have banded together to make their variety of exhibition R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many theater pairs top talents like Ann to the hotel. One of the Olympic Moun- presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to buildings. touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the the most famous tains. Ride the have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype! 1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Mexican Elvis, with gourmet Beatles photos was trolley or climb the stairs to Pike youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea Sub Pop started as a – Seattle Opera, Pacifi c 5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N. meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas. Benaroya Hall taken here, as the Fab Place Market. that popular music is good schooling as well as tiny cassette-oriented Pop Culture Palaces Northwest Ballet: 321 Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has 8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. 4 fi shed from the 16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 good fun. label founded by Downtown In the early 20th century, when movies Mercer St. Built in 1927 as evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an Nirvana played its first window of room 272. Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s Seattle’s Civic Auditorium McCaw Hall at night early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more DJ Bruce Pavitt in were new and vaudeville all the rage, Seattle show in this former The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle and transformed into the “The opera? In Seattle? recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner the early 1980s. people expected an evening’s entertainment crucible for the Seattle present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here can be found in a loose network of art Seattle Opera House for This city at the Northwest for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on sound, opening for Blood Pavitt teamed with to be a royal experience. Gorgeous include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can day of the week. galleries and alternative spaces with the 1962 World’s Fair, this corner of the nation, best Circus in April 1988. The Jonathan Poneman Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton. listen over the airwaves while you’re in town. architecture housed the new art forms that names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, concert hall reopened in original venue now houses 10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning known for Boeing 747’s, in 1987 to produce a gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like 17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious 2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890- the rock and roll hair salon Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the sourdough, and sockeye maverick, globally most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened seat marvel that serves as home to Vain; the club survives, now new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting salmon, has casually Greater Downtown Area infl uential post-punk his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 both the Seattle Opera and Pacifi c featuring gothic music and performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once mounted one of the most Queen burlesque, at 1516 11th phenomenon. Sub music discovery center for children. most of those shrines to dreaming have been the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the Lake had won the hearts of all of Seattle. conducted here! ambitious operatic Anne Hill Ave. on Capitol Hill. Kurt Cobain Pop’s ironic take on demolished, but three survive here. The Moore Foo Fighters performed their fi rst 99 Union 11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. 2. Seattle Center International Fountain: projects ever taken in “corporate offi ces” is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush Valley St 9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, On this site once stood the music store show, and bands like Modest the United States.” 305 Harrison St. This placid site this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras in Seattle’s Terminal where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic Pioneer Square Mouse got their start. Welcome to Seattle, one brought distraught fans together to Mercer St Mercer St including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Sales Building, at guitar around 1958. touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam mark the passing of Nirvana singer — New York Times, July 1 of today’s most dynamic Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever 1932 First Avenue, bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight This fertile scene blossomed despite Westlake Ave Dexter Ave Fairview Ave 12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St. Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later 1975, upon the occasion 1st jazz record.

music cities, where a rich 5th became the launch- a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains the pressures of the Teen Dance Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20, of Seattle Opera’s fi rst 2 Some of the world’s most famous “buskers” through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the history feeds a lifestyle that is all about 2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Seattle Center ing pad for early have played in this Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by Ring cycle 3 Broad St innovation, inspiration, and rocking the Courtney Love read – and cursed her releases by Nirvana, street-music- The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals. the City to regulate potentially dangerous house every day and night. Seattle’s music way through – Cobain’s suicide note. Soundgarden, friendly space, its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system mingling of adults and minors at new wave 18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, community is fi ercely independent and intensely Mudhoney, and many including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the accommodates everything from silent fi lms to discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to 3. Experience Music Project: 5 this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still Denny Denny other eventual ’90s “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit. ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active 325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a 5th 9th John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, 6th Boren Ave grunge icons. The 13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, unique fl owing pavilion designed by 4th 8th at 9th and Pine. and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig Wall 7 you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many 3rd 7th label continues to nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer. resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a Broad St 2nd Battery music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon scene and discover your own soundtrack! exhibits, including Northwest Passage, Bell Olive Way thrive with an The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave. more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented 1st 9 19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the W Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you estern increasingly eclectic The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave. spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project, Elliott Ave Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides Created in 2005, this guide is only a snapshot of our city’s rich Blanchard Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes can learn to play the regional Alaskan W 6 The Paramount: 911 Pine St. in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see Lenora Virginia St roster of alternative Pearl Jam. musical legacy. Boren Ave rock classic “Louie Louie”! 4 pop stars. Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990. live music every week and learn music-related skills from ay Olive Way 16 breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Convention Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center Stewart St Pine Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera 8 Center 1903 — 1914 — 1921 — Musical 1921 — Madame Mary 1941 — Woody Guthrie 1942 — 1958 — 1962 — With agitated guitarguitars,s, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, 15 1958 Desegregation, 1959 The Fleetwoods’ 1962 Elvis Presley Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene. hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in Pike First Seattle Cornish College Arts Society Davenport-Engberg, fi rst commissioned to write Founding of Seattle Desegregation, Elvis Presley the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents Black musician’s “Come Softly to Me” fi lms “It Happened at winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the Union Symphony of the Arts denounces jazz woman symphony conductor “Roll on Columbia” – Youth Symphony, black musicians’ fi lms believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to 12 14 union joins white nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend 13 holds four weeks at #1 the World’s Fair” in University performance. opens. as something in U.S. history, becomes declared the currently the largest union joins It Happened at legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “… 10 9th union, Local 76-49 on The Billboard Seattle. and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot Seneca  11 4th 8th that “tears down Seattle Symphony Washington State youth symphony in white union, the World’s Fair the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 3rd Spring Charts. 2nd the moral fi ber.” Conductor. folksong in 1987. the U.S. Local 76-493. in Seattle. stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.” 2,500 regional and international artists. W 1st estern Madison Ave Marion 1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA 1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA Downtown Columbia Cherry 1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY 17 1960 — 1963 — Seattle’s Jerden 1965 — The James 1920 — “Jelly 1948 — The Ventures cut label issues the Northwest’s Roll” Morton the Ray Charles (left) 1961 — The Wailers record Pioneer Jefferson their #1 Kingsmen’s “Louie Paul Revere www.seattle.gov/filmmusic Square Yesler Way “inventor” of jazz arrives in Seattle their classic At The Castle LP 18 international hit, Louie” which and the Washington and Oscar Holden & befriends live at the Spanish Castle Greater 19 ”Walk—Don’t Run,” Ballroom. becomes a Raiders becomes the house Downtown Main play the fellow teenage in Seattle. controversial band on Dick Clark’s TV show Jackson Entertainer’s Club. jazzer Quincy worldwide hit. Where the Action Is. King Jones (right). Seattle Center Belltown 6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and 14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once The Beatles stayed at The Waterfront Greetings! Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville the Edgewater Hotel On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets and movie house in Seattle. during their 1964 The gateway to KIDS GET POLITICAL were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a 15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. world tour. With the Elliott Bay is a artists and punks. pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s installation of a popular scenic area As in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or World’s Fair, includes indoor walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots. 7. Teatro Zinzanni: 222 Mercer ballroom hosted decades of fabled cyclone fence around with hotels, dining, music scene springs from its youth. What’s opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of theaters, outdoor stages, St. Described once as “the shows by acts including Billie Holiday, the property, fanatic shopping, and unusual about this city is the way its younger 4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful music options to delight your musical fancy. an outdoor stadium, and a fans tried swimming stunning views of scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, Soleil,” this modern day dinner Dead, and Janis Joplin. citizens have banded together to make their Seattle has rich music roots, and with this variety of exhibition R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many theater pairs top talents like Ann to the hotel. One of the Olympic Moun- presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to map, I invite you to explore our history’s buildings. touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the the most famous tains. Ride the have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by start here. Featured in the 1996 fi lm Hype! most important locations, with ties to 1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Mexican Elvis, with gourmet Beatles photos was trolley or climb the stairs to Pike youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea Sub Pop started as a familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, – Seattle Opera, PacifiPacific c 5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N. meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas. Benaroya Hall taken here, as the Fab Place Market. that popular music is good schooling as well as tiny cassette-oriented Pop Culture Palaces Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Northwest Ballet: 321 Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has 8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. 4 fi shed from the 16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 good fun. label founded by Downtown In the early 20th century, when movies Jam. Mercer St. Built in 1927 as evolved into a nationally signifi cant cultural force – an Nirvana played its fi rst window of room 272. Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s Seattle’s Civic Auditorium McCaw Hall at night early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more DJ Bruce Pavitt in were new and vaudeville all the rage, Seattle show in this former The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle You will discover some wonderful neighbor- and transformed into the “The opera? In Seattle? recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner the early 1980s. people expected an evening’s entertainment crucible for the Seattle present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here can be found in a loose network of art hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz Seattle Opera House for This city at the Northwest for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on sound, opening for Blood Pavitt teamed with to be a royal experience. Gorgeous include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can day of the week. galleries and alternative spaces with district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International the 1962 World’s Fair, this corner of the nation, best Circus in April 1988. The Jonathan Poneman Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton. listen over the airwaves while you’re in town. architecture housed the new art forms that names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, concert hall reopened in original venue now houses 10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor- known for Boeing 747’s, in 1987 to produce a gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like 17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious 2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890- the rock and roll hair salon Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard. sourdough, and sockeye maverick, globally most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened seat marvel that serves as home to Vain. new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting salmon, has casually Greater Downtown Area infl uential post-punk marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at both the Seattle Opera and Pacific performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once mounted one of the most Queen phenomenon. Sub music discovery center for children. most of those shrines to dreaming have been the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music Lake had won the hearts of all of Seattle. conducted here! ambitious operatic Anne Hill Kurt Cobain Pop’s ironic take on demolished, but three survive here. The Moore Foo Fighters performed their fi rst festivals and classic performance halls. 99 Union 11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. 2. Seattle Center International Fountain: projects ever taken in “corporate offi ces” is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush Valley St 9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, On this site once stood the music store show, and bands like Modest Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving the United States.” 305 Harrison St. This placid site and now an office building, this dance hall in Seattle’s Terminal where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic Pioneer Square Mouse got their start. music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in brought distraught fans together to Mercer St Mercer St featured top jazz era orchestras including those Sales Building, at guitar around 1958. touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam mark the passing of Nirvana singer — New York Times, July 1 the making! led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Gay Jones – the 1932 First Avenue, bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight This fertile scene blossomed despite Westlake Ave Dexter Ave Fairview Ave 12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St. Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later 1975, upon the occasion 1st latter cut the town’s first ever jazz record.

5th became the launch- a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains the pressures of the Teen Dance Sincerely, Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20, of Seattle Opera’s fi rst 2 Some of the world’s most famous “buskers” through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the 2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Seattle Center ing pad for early have played in this Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by Ring cycle 3 Broad St Courtney Love read – and cursed her releases by Nirvana, street-music- The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals. the City to regulate potentially dangerous way through – Cobain’s suicide note. Soundgarden, friendly space, its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system mingling of adults and minors at new wave including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the 18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, 5 Mudhoney, and many accommodates everything from silent fi lms to discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to Greg Nickels 3. Experience Music Project: “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit. this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. Denny Denny other eventual ’90s ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active Mayor of Seattle 325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a 5th 9th 6th Boren Ave grunge icons. The 13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, unique fl owing pavilion designed by 4th 8th at 9th and Pine. and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig Wall 7 Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many 3rd 7th label continues to nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer. resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a Broad St 2nd Battery music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon exhibits, including Northwest Passage, Bell Olive Way thrive with an The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave. more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented 1st 9 19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the W Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you estern increasingly eclectic The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave. spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project, Elliott Ave Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides Blanchard Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes can learn to play the regional Alaskan W 6 The Paramount: 911 Pine St. in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see Welcome to Seattle, one Lenora Virginia St roster of alternative Pearl Jam. rock classic “Louie Louie”! Boren Ave of today’s most dynamic 4 pop stars. Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990. live music every week and learn music-related skills from ay Olive Way music cities, where a rich 16 breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Convention history feeds a lifestyle that is all about Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center Stewart St Pine Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera 8 Center 1903 — 1914 — 1921 — Musical 1921 — Madame Mary 1941 — Woody Guthrie 1942 — 1958 — 1962 — With agitated guitarguitars,s, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, innovation, inspiration, and rocking the 15 1958 Desegregation, 1959 The Fleetwoods’ 1962 Elvis Presley Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene. hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in Pike First Seattle Cornish College Arts Society Davenport-Engberg, fi rst commissioned to write Founding of Seattle Desegregation, Elvis Presley the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents house every day and night. Seattle’s music Black musician’s “Come Softly to Me” fi lms “It Happened at winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the Union Symphony of the Arts denounces jazz woman symphony conductor “Roll on Columbia” – Youth Symphony, black musicians’ fi lms believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to 12 14 union joins white community is fi ercely independent and intensely nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend 13 holds four weeks at #1 the World’s Fair” in University performance. opens. as something in U.S. history, becomes declared the currently the largest union joins It Happened at legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “… dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still 10 9th union, Local 76-49 on The Billboard Seattle. and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot Seneca  11 4th 8th that “tears down Seattle Symphony Washington State youth symphony in white union, the World’s Fair the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 3rd Spring Charts. 2nd the moral fi ber.” Conductor. folksong in 1987. the U.S. Local 76-493. in Seattle. stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.” you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the 2,500 regional and international artists. W 1st estern Madison Ave scene and discover your own soundtrack! Marion 1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA 1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA Downtown Columbia This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more Cherry 1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY 17 1960 — 1963 — Seattle’s Jerden 1965 — The in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable James 1920 — “Jelly 1948 — The Ventures cut label issues the Northwest’s music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website: Roll” Morton the Ray Charles (left) 1961 — The Wailers record Pioneer Jefferson their #1 Kingsmen’s “Louie Paul Revere Square Yesler Way “inventor” of jazz arrives in Seattle their classic At The Castle LP 18 international hit, Louie” which and the www.seattle.gov/music Washington and Oscar Holden & befriends live at the Spanish Castle Greater 19 ”Walk—Don’t Run,” Ballroom. becomes a Raiders becomes the house Downtown Main play the fellow teenage in Seattle. controversial band on Dick Clark’s TV show Jackson Entertainer’s Club. jazzer Quincy worldwide hit. Where the Action Is. King Jones (right). Seattle Center Belltown 6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and 14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once The Beatles stayed at The Waterfront Greetings! Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville the Edgewater Hotel On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets and movie house in Seattle. during their 1964 The gateway to KIDS GET POLITICAL were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a 15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. world tour. With the Elliott Bay is a artists and punks. pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s installation of a popular scenic area As in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or World’s Fair, includes indoor walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots. 7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th ballroom hosted decades of fabled cyclone fence around with hotels, dining, music scene springs from its youth. What’s opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of theaters, outdoor stages, Ave. Described once as “the shows by acts including Billie Holiday, the property, fanatic shopping, and unusual about this city is the way its younger 4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful music options to delight your musical fancy. an outdoor stadium, and a fans tried swimming stunning views of scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, Soleil,” this modern day dinner Dead, and Janis Joplin. citizens have banded together to make their Seattle has rich music roots, and with this variety of exhibition R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many theater pairs top talents like Ann to the hotel. One of the Olympic Moun- presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to map, I invite you to explore our history’s buildings. touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the the most famous tains. Ride the have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype! most important locations, with ties to 1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Mexican Elvis, with gourmet Beatles photos was trolley or climb the stairs to Pike youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea Sub Pop started as a familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, – Seattle Opera, PacifiPacific c 5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N. meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas. Benaroya Hall taken here, as the Fab Place Market. that popular music is good schooling as well as tiny cassette-oriented Pop Culture Palaces Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Northwest Ballet: 321 Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has 8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. 4 fi shed from the 16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 good fun. label founded by Downtown In the early 20th century, when movies Jam. Mercer St. Built in 1927 as evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an Nirvana played its first window of room 272. Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s Seattle’s Civic Auditorium McCaw Hall at night early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more DJ Bruce Pavitt in were new and vaudeville all the rage, Seattle show in this former The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle You will discover some wonderful neighbor- and transformed into the “The opera? In Seattle? recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner the early 1980s. people expected an evening’s entertainment crucible for the Seattle present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here can be found in a loose network of art hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz Seattle Opera House for This city at the Northwest for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on sound, opening for Blood Pavitt teamed with to be a royal experience. Gorgeous include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can day of the week. galleries and alternative spaces with district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International the 1962 World’s Fair, this corner of the nation, best Circus in April 1988. The Jonathan Poneman Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton. listen over the airwaves while you’re in town. architecture housed the new art forms that names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, concert hall reopened in original venue now houses 10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor- known for Boeing 747’s, in 1987 to produce a gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like 17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious 2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890- the rock and roll hair salon Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard. sourdough, and sockeye maverick, globally most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened seat marvel that serves as home to Vain; the club survives, now new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting salmon, has casually Greater Downtown Area infl uential post-punk marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at both the Seattle Opera and Pacific featuring gothic music and performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once mounted one of the most Queen burlesque, at 1516 11th phenomenon. Sub music discovery center for children. most of those shrines to dreaming have been the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music Lake had won the hearts of all of Seattle. conducted here! ambitious operatic Anne Hill Ave. on Capitol Hill. Kurt Cobain Pop’s ironic take on demolished, but three survive here. The Moore Foo Fighters performed their fi rst festivals and classic performance halls. 99 Union 11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. 2. Seattle Center International Fountain: projects ever taken in “corporate offi ces” is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush Valley St 9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, On this site once stood the music store show, and bands like Modest Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving the United States.” 305 Harrison St. This placid site this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras in Seattle’s Terminal where Jimi Hendrix bought his fi rst electric interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic Pioneer Square Mouse got their start. music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in brought distraught fans together to Mercer St Mercer St including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Sales Building, at guitar around 1958. touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam mark the passing of Nirvana singer — New York Times, July 1 the making! Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever 1932 First Avenue, bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight This fertile scene blossomed despite Westlake Ave Dexter Ave Fairview Ave 12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St. Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later 1975, upon the occasion 1st jazz record.

5th became the launch- a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains the pressures of the Teen Dance Sincerely, Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20, of Seattle Opera’s fi rst 2 Some of the world’s most famous “buskers” through last call. Sports bars serve the overflow from the 2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Seattle Center ing pad for early have played in this Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by Ring cycle 3 Broad St Courtney Love read – and cursed her releases by Nirvana, street-music- The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals. the City to regulate potentially dangerous way through – Cobain’s suicide note. Soundgarden, friendly space, its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system mingling of adults and minors at new wave including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the 18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, 5 Mudhoney, and many accommodates everything from silent fi lms to discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to Greg Nickels 3. Experience Music Project: “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit. this venue was the first structure completed after Seattle’s historic fire of 1889. Denny Denny other eventual ’90s ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active Mayor of Seattle 325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a 5th 9th 6th Boren Ave grunge icons. The 13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, unique fl owing pavilion designed by 4th 8th at 9th and Pine. and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig Wall 7 Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many 3rd 7th label continues to nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer. resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a Broad St 2nd Battery music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon exhibits, including Northwest Passage, Bell Olive Way thrive with an The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave. more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented 1st 9 19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the W Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you estern increasingly eclectic The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave. spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project, Elliott Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides Blanchard Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes can learn to play the regional Alaskan Way 6 roster of alternative The Paramount: 911 Pine St. in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Seattle’s first City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see Welcome to Seattle, one Ave Lenora Virginia St Pearl Jam. rock classic “Louie Louie”! 4 Boren Ave Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990. of today’s most dynamic Olive Way pop stars. live music every week and learn music-related skills from music cities, where a rich 16 breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Convention history feeds a lifestyle that is all about Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center Stewart St Pine Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera 8 Center 1903 — 1914 — 1921 — Musical 1921 — Madame Mary 1941 — Woody Guthrie 1942 — 1958 — 1962 — With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, innovation, inspiration, and rocking the 15 1958 Desegregation, 1959 The Fleetwoods’ 1962 Elvis Presley Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene. hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in Pike First Seattle Cornish College Arts Society Davenport-Engberg, fi rst commissioned to write Founding of Seattle Desegregation, Elvis Presley the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents house every day and night. Seattle’s music Black musician’s “Come Softly to Me” fi lms “It Happened at winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the Union Symphony of the Arts denounces jazz woman symphony conductor “Roll on Columbia” – Youth Symphony, black musicians’ fi lms believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to 12 14 union joins white community is fi ercely independent and intensely nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend 13 holds four weeks at #1 the World’s Fair” in University performance. opens. as something in U.S. history, becomes declared the currently the largest union joins It Happened at legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “… dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still 10 9th union, Local 76-49 on The Billboard Seattle. and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot Seneca  4th 8th that “tears down Seattle Symphony Washington State youth symphony in white union, the World’s Fair the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, 11 Charts. is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 3rd Spring ve 2nd A the moral fi ber.” Conductor. folksong in 1987. the U.S. Local 76-493. in Seattle. stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.” you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the 2,500 regional and international artists. W 1st estern Madison scene and discover your own soundtrack! Marion 1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA 1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA Downtown Columbia This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more Cherry 1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY 17 1960 — 1963 — Seattle’s Jerden 1965 — The in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable James 1920 — “Jelly 1948 — The Ventures cut label issues the Northwest’s music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website: Roll” Morton the Ray Charles (left) 1961 — The Wailers record Pioneer Jefferson their #1 Kingsmen’s “Louie Paul Revere Square Yesler Way “inventor” of jazz arrives in Seattle their classic At The Castle LP 18 international hit, Louie” which and the www.seattle.gov/music Washington and Oscar Holden & befriends live at the Spanish Castle Greater 19 ”Walk—Don’t Run,” Ballroom. becomes a Raiders becomes the house Downtown Main play the fellow teenage in Seattle. controversial band on Dick Clark’s TV show Jackson Entertainer’s Club. jazzer Quincy worldwide hit. Where the Action Is. King Jones (right). Seattle Center Belltown 6. Black Dog Forge: 2316 Second Ave. Pearl Jam and 14. The Triple Door: 216 Union St. This elegant and eclectic club was once The Beatles stayed at The Waterfront Greetings! Soundgarden rehearsed in the basement of this artisan the Embassy, the longest-lived vaudeville the Edgewater Hotel On a site where Native Americans and pioneers once In the shadow of the Space Needle, Belltown evolved during the go-go blacksmithing studio, where many of Pearl Jam’s stage sets and movie house in Seattle. during their 1964 The gateway to KIDS GET POLITICAL were created. The forge’s alleyway was a hangout for On behalf of the citizens of Seattle it is my gathered, the Seattle Center celebrates diverse music and 1990s from an edgy industrial area where underground arts fl ourished to a 15. Eagles Auditorium: NE Corner 7th Ave. world tour. With the Elliott Bay is a artists and punks. pleasure to welcome you to Seattle’s music cultural events year-round. This 74-acre park, built for the 1962 mecca for Gen X bohemians and dot-com entrepreneurs. It’s now a highly & Union St. Built in 1923, this hall’s installation of a popular scenic area As in most of America, the energy of Seattle’s scene. Whether your tastes run to hip hop or World’s Fair, includes indoor walkable hub of boutiques, eateries and nightspots. 7. Teatro Zinzanni: 2301 6th ballroom hosted decades of fabled cyclone fence around with hotels, dining, music scene springs from its youth. What’s opera, jazz or rock, Seattle has a range of theaters, outdoor stages, Ave. Described once as “the shows by acts including Billie Holiday, the property, fanatic shopping, and unusual about this city is the way its younger 4. The Crocodile Café: 2200 2nd Ave. The Seattle rock Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Little Richard, The Doors, the Grateful music options to delight your musical fancy. an outdoor stadium, and a fans tried swimming stunning views of scene’s home away from home, this is where Pearl Jam, Soleil,” this modern day dinner Dead, and Janis Joplin. citizens have banded together to make their Seattle has rich music roots, and with this variety of exhibition R.E.M. and other heavies play secret shows and many theater pairs top talents like Ann to the hotel. One of the Olympic Moun- presence offi cially known. One of the only cities to map, I invite you to explore our history’s buildings. touring acts regularly land. Death Cab for Cutie got its Wilson of Heart and El Vez, the the most famous tains. Ride the have nightlife laws on the books largely shaped by start here. Featured in the 1996 film Hype! most important locations, with ties to 1. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Mexican Elvis, with gourmet Beatles photos was trolley or climb the stairs to Pike youth advocates, Seattle is committed to the idea Sub Pop started as a familiar names like Quincy Jones, Nirvana, – Seattle Opera, PacifiPacific c 5. KEXP 90.3 FM & 91.7 FM: 113 Dexter Ave. N. meals prepared by celeb chef Tom Douglas. Benaroya Hall taken here, as the Fab Place Market. that popular music is good schooling as well as tiny cassette-oriented Pop Culture Palaces Jimi Hendrix, Ernestine Anderson and Pearl Northwest Ballet: 321 Begun as tiny 10-watt KCMU in 1972, the station has 8. The Vogue: 2018 1st Ave. 4 fi shed from the 16. The Edgewater Hotel / Pier 67: 2411 good fun. label founded by Downtown In the early 20th century, when movies Jam. Mercer St. Built in 1927 as evolved into a nationally significant cultural force – an Nirvana played its first window of room 272. Alaskan Way. This hotel of choice for many ’60s Seattle’s Civic Auditorium McCaw Hall at night early leader in both the “modern rock” format and, more DJ Bruce Pavitt in were new and vaudeville all the rage, Seattle show in this former The heart of the city is a showcase for grand music venues, past and and ’70s rock stars extends over Elliott Bay. The roots of today’s All-Ages Seattle You will discover some wonderful neighbor- and transformed into the “The opera? In Seattle? recently, in Internet radio. A 2001 Webby award winner the early 1980s. people expected an evening’s entertainment crucible for the Seattle present. Dress up or down and experience world-class performances every Famous rock ‘n rollers who’ve stayed here can be found in a loose network of art hoods along the way. Delve into the old jazz Seattle Opera House for This city at the Northwest for Best Radio Website, KEXP has loyal fans tuning in on sound, opening for Blood Pavitt teamed with to be a royal experience. Gorgeous include the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the their laptops from here to New Zealand, but you can day of the week. galleries and alternative spaces with district along Jackson Street in the Central Area and International the 1962 World’s Fair, this corner of the nation, best Circus in April 1988. The Jonathan Poneman Beastie Boys and Bill Clinton. listen over the airwaves while you’re in town. architecture housed the new art forms that names like Rosco Louie, the Metropolis, concert hall reopened in original venue now houses 10. Benaroya Hall: 200 University St. The visually and acoustically stunning District, explore the sites in Belltown and visit the historic neighbor- known for Boeing 747’s, in 1987 to produce a gave Americans a new way to dream. Seattle was like 17. Ivar’s Acres of Clams / Pier 54: In 1938, folk Graven Image, and Gorilla Gardens, where ambitious 2003 as a new state-of-the-art 2,890- the rock and roll hair salon Benaroya Hall, occupying a full city block at Seattle’s geographic core, became the hoods of Pioneer Square and Ballard. sourdough, and sockeye maverick, globally most cities, alive with ornate theaters whose musician and pal to Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, opened seat marvel that serves as home to Vain; the club survives, now new home of the Seattle Symphony in 1998. This multi-use venue houses two kids and their supporters hosted and performed exciting salmon, has casually Greater Downtown Area infl uential post-punk marquees illuminated the streets. Elsewhere, his shop and sang outside to attract customers. By 1940 Make time to see some of the many shows happening every day at both the Seattle Opera and Pacific featuring gothic music and performance spaces, a 4,490-pipe Watjen Concert Organ, and Soundbridge, a shows in the 1980s and 1990s. One crucial space was he was also hosting a popular show on KJR radio and Northwest Ballet. Stravinsky once mounted one of the most Queen burlesque, at 1516 11th phenomenon. Sub music discovery center for children. most of those shrines to dreaming have been the Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge, where the the amazing number of current live houses, jazz clubs, music Lake had won the hearts of all of Seattle. conducted here! ambitious operatic Anne Hill Ave. on Capitol Hill. Kurt Cobain Pop’s ironic take on demolished, but three survive here. The Moore Foo Fighters performed their fi rst festivals and classic performance halls. 99 Union 11. Myers Music: 1214 1st Ave. 2. Seattle Center International Fountain: projects ever taken in “corporate offi ces” is the oldest, an intimate venue with a lush Valley St 9. Trianon Ballroom: 218 Wall St. Built in 1927, On this site once stood the music store show, and bands like Modest Enjoy exploring Seattle’s rich musical history and today’s thriving the United States.” 305 Harrison St. This placid site this dance hall featured top jazz era orchestras in Seattle’s Terminal where Jimi Hendrix bought his first electric interior built in 1907; it now showcases eclectic Pioneer Square Mouse got their start. music culture – You may just catch the next big music sensation in brought distraught fans together to Mercer St Mercer St including those led by Seattle’s Vic Meyer and Sales Building, at guitar around 1958. touring acts from avant-garde theater to jam mark the passing of Nirvana singer — New York Times, July 1 the making! Gay Jones – the latter cut the town’s fi rst ever 1932 First Avenue, bands. The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, features This historic neighborhood stays hopping straight This fertile scene blossomed despite Westlake Ave Dexter Ave Fairview Ave 12. Pike Place Market: 1st Ave. & Pike St. Kurt Cobain (April 10, 1994) and later 1975, upon the occasion 1st jazz record.

5th became the launch- a breathtaking interior evoking China’s Forbidden City and remains the pressures of the Teen Dance Sincerely, Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley (April 20, of Seattle Opera’s fi rst 2 Some of the world’s most famous “buskers” through last call. Sports bars serve the overfl ow from the 2002). At his memorial, Cobain’s wife Seattle Center ing pad for early have played in this Seattle’s premier musical theater venue. Perhaps most stunning is nearby stadiums, while hard rock-oriented taverns, romantic eateries, and Ordinance, a 1985 law passed by Ring cycle 3 Broad St Courtney Love read – and cursed her releases by Nirvana, street-music- The Paramount, a resplendent structure built in 1928 and restored to many antique and art galleries attract both tourists and locals. the City to regulate potentially dangerous way through – Cobain’s suicide note. Soundgarden, friendly space, its Tinseltown glory in 1995. Its fully convertible seating system mingling of adults and minors at new wave including Woody Guthrie, Jim Page, and Artis – the 18. New Orleans: 114 1st Ave. S. Located in the venerable Lombardy building, 5 Mudhoney, and many accommodates everything from silent fi lms to discos. By the new millennium, the music community decided to Greg Nickels 3. Experience Music Project: “Spoonman” of Soundgarden’s 1994 hit. this venue was the fi rst structure completed after Seattle’s historic fi re of 1889. Denny Denny other eventual ’90s ballet to Bob Dylan, and its marquee still glistens John Coltrane recorded “Live in Seattle” across the street at the Penthouse, at 1st organize. An unprecedented civic effort resulted in an active Mayor of Seattle 325 5th Ave. N. Housed in a 5th 9th 6th Boren Ave grunge icons. The 13. The Showbox: 1426 1st Ave. This quintessential dialogue among City offi cials, music professionals, and youth, unique fl owing pavilion designed by 4th 8th at 9th and Pine. and Cherry, in 1965. On Wednesday nights, enjoy Seattle’s longest-running jazz gig Wall 7 Frank O. Gehry, EMP features many 3rd 7th label continues to nightspot has presented an astonishing breadth of (two decades!) with multi-instrumentalist Floyd Standifer. resulting in the passing of 2002’s All Ages Dance Ordinance, a Broad St 2nd Battery music since its cabaret origins in 1939, from jazz icon exhibits, including Northwest Passage, Bell Olive Way thrive with an The Moore: 1932 2nd Ave. more effective means of regulating the safety of youth-oriented 1st 9 19. The Central Saloon: 207 1st Ave. S. Opened in 1892 as a frontier eatery, the W Duke Ellington and homegrown burlesque queen Gypsy Jimi Hendrix, and Soundlab, where you estern increasingly eclectic The 5th Avenue Theatre: 1308 5th Ave. spaces. This new civic spirit also gave birth to the Vera Project, Elliott Central was a gathering place for hippie radicals in the 1960s, Mayoral aides Blanchard Rose Lee to punk legends the Ramones and local heroes can learn to play the regional Alaskan Way 6 roster of alternative The Paramount: 911 Pine St. in the 1970s, and indie rock lovers after that. It would be the last place Seattle’s fi rst City-supported all-ages venue, where kids can see Welcome to Seattle, one Ave Lenora Virginia St Pearl Jam. rock classic “Louie Louie”! 4 Boren Ave Mother Love Bone played before singer Andrew Wood‘s death in 1990. of today’s most dynamic Olive Way pop stars. live music every week and learn music-related skills from music cities, where a rich 16 breakdancing to sound engineering. Currently based at 1916 4th Convention history feeds a lifestyle that is all about Seattle Center Music Festivals: The Seattle Center Stewart St Pine Ave., but making its presence known throughout the city, the Vera 8 Center 1903 — 1914 — 1921 — Musical 1921 — Madame Mary 1941 — Woody Guthrie 1942 — 1958 — 1962 — With agitated guitars, reckless bass chords and “evil” drum beats, innovation, inspiration, and rocking the 15 1958 Desegregation, 1959 The Fleetwoods’ 1962 Elvis Presley Project is the soul of Seattle’s young music scene. hosts festivals year-round, from Vietnamese New Year in Pike First Seattle Cornish College Arts Society Davenport-Engberg, fi rst commissioned to write Founding of Seattle Desegregation, Elvis Presley the Northwest garage rock era affi rmed everything parents house every day and night. Seattle’s music Black musician’s “Come Softly to Me” fi lms “It Happened at winter to Hmong New Year in the fall, with the Union Symphony of the Arts denounces jazz woman symphony conductor “Roll on Columbia” – Youth Symphony, black musicians’ fi lms believed was dangerous about rock and roll. But according to 12 14 union joins white community is fi ercely independent and intensely nationally renowned Folklife on Memorial Day weekend 13 holds four weeks at #1 the World’s Fair” in University performance. opens. as something in U.S. history, becomes declared the currently the largest union joins It Happened at legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, during that historic time “… dedicated, recognized as cutting edge while still 10 9th union, Local 76-49 on The Billboard Seattle. and Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekend. Bumbershoot Seneca  4th 8th that “tears down Seattle Symphony Washington State youth symphony in white union, the World’s Fair the kids in Seattle and the Northwest were [just] into a much keeping the roots of Northwest music alive. In Seattle, 11 Charts. is the oldest and biggest fest, showcasing more than 3rd Spring ve 2nd A the moral fi ber.” Conductor. folksong in 1987. the U.S. Local 76-493. in Seattle. stronger form of R&B than in any other parts of the country.” you don’t just make or listen to music – you live it. Explore the 2,500 regional and international artists. W 1st estern Madison scene and discover your own soundtrack! Marion 1864 – 1925 VAUDEVILLE ERA 1959 – 1966 NORTHWEST GARAGE ROCK ERA Downtown Columbia This is only a snapshot of our city’s rich musical legacy. For a more Cherry 1917 – 1933 CLASSIC JAZZ ERA 1937 – 1951 JACKSON STREET JAZZ HEYDAY 17 1960 — 1963 — Seattle’s Jerden 1965 — The in-depth history, the latest concert calendars, and other valuable James 1920 — “Jelly 1948 — The Ventures cut label issues the Northwest’s music resources, go to the Mayor’s Offi ce of Film and Music website: Roll” Morton the Ray Charles (left) 1961 — The Wailers record Pioneer Jefferson their #1 Kingsmen’s “Louie Paul Revere Square Yesler Way “inventor” of jazz arrives in Seattle their classic At The Castle LP 18 international hit, Louie” which and the www.seattle.gov/music Washington and Oscar Holden & befriends live at the Spanish Castle Greater 19 ”Walk—Don’t Run,” Ballroom. becomes a Raiders becomes the house Downtown Main play the fellow teenage in Seattle. controversial band on Dick Clark’s TV show Jackson Entertainer’s Club. jazzer Quincy worldwide hit. Where the Action Is. King Jones (right). 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

Project managed by James Keblas and Donna James Researched by Deborah Semer and Peter Blecha Written and edited by Ann Powers and Eric Weisbard Layout and design by Marie McCaffrey, Crowley and Associates Special thank you to: Nancy Knox, Jeff Beckstrom, Mayor’s Music Advisory Committee Members Published 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.

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i surrounding area where dancing, bootleg liquor and hot jazz were spilling Aurora Av N Av Aurora Crown C NW 85th St NE Roosevelt Way pose. Earlmont Larry Coryell; smooth jazz king Kenny G. (who boasts a B.A. in accounting); punk Blecha, Peter. Various historical essays. HistoryLink.org shops, eateries, and the vivid street scene on Broadway and beyond. With Hill ke into the streets around the clock. Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Ernestine maritime and Scandinavian culture, now nurture a Greenwood La legends Mark Arm and Kim Thayil; and guitarist Dave Dederer of the Presidents of and The Rocket magazine, 1984–2004. two colleges and one university nearby, 6. Volunteer Park: 1247 15th Ave. E Seattle’s site of Anderson are just a few artists whose careers were launched on these burgeoning music scene. W the United States of America. N NE 124th Av v counterculture “be-ins” sponsored by local Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. businesses stay open later than usual. A Magnuson Market St 15th Av NW 15th Av View blocks. Take a jazz scene walking tour. Several of these historic buildings

35th Av NE 35th Av 10. Ballard Avenue: Though some artists and Seattle w An Insider’s Guide to Seattle’s Music History ake Ridge Park ay NE R e NW 3rd Av newspaper The Helix duringl W the 60s. The U of W is also famous for its ethnomusicology archive, which holds more than i

32nd Av NW 32nd Av 15 Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999. L tra edm v NW 65th St n NE 65th St en o are still standing, most are not. After your historical ramble, check out a C n musicians have hung out in this neighborhood 1. Dick’s Drive-In: 115 Broadway E. The home of e L NE 80th St d

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Av N Av Wallingford l Music Map v historic area. The Black & Tan Club: 404½ 12th Ave. S. Seattle’s most esteemed and and Hattie’s Hat. school” include Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist Mike McCready, Guns and Roses bassist W Emerson St B Of Washington Hendrix, James A. My Son Jimi. Seattle: AlJas Enterprises, W Northwest 2. 10th & E Pike St.: The close proximity of The e BRIDLE k longest-lived jazz nightclub operated from 1922–1966 under various names, and Duff McKagan, and Mötley Crüe guitarist Nikki Sixx. Roosevelt’s jazz band annually a College TRAILS 1999. l Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones both spent t Aurora Comet Tavern at 922 E Pike St., Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Café (now Neumo’s Crystal N Fremont Av n STATE 11. Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park: 3801 W Interbay o was the backdrop to greats like Duke Ellington, rivals Garfi eld’s in national high school competitions. Visit by appointment only.

PARK NE 132nd Av NE 140th Av NE 148th Av Hodgins, Randy and McLellan, Steve. Seattle on Film. E M formative childhood years here, and Ray Ball Reading Room) at 925 E Pike St., the Century Ballroom at 915 E Pine St., Ray Charles, and Charlie Parker. Government Way. Every July, this headquarters for United Seattle: True Northwest Publishing, 1995. and Broadway’s bustling strip have made this area ground zero for a generation of Magnolia Queen W Charles walked its streets as a young Indians of All Tribes Foundation, located within an expansive e Montlake Evergreen Point Bridge Anne s Overlake Av N Av 15th Av W 15th Av t Humphrey, Clark. Loser — The Real Seattle Music Story. nightcrawlers. Av lake UW Madison musician. When I walked home The Black Elks Club: 662½ S Jackson, top natural park, is home to a Pow Wow that attracts hundreds of

Hill astlake Av E Park Volunteer Arboretum fl oor. A 17 year-old Ray Charles had his fi rst dancers in full regalia, dozens of drum groups, and up to 10,000 Portland: Feral House, 1995. Park NE 24th St from school, I passed 3. Cornish College of the Arts: 710 E Roy E N 6 OVERLAKE 7. The Blue Note / Local 493 Black l regular gig here in 1948 with Garcia McKee. spectators in celebration of Native American culture. Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. lio GOLF & t Queen Ane E Aloha St the pool parlor and the St. Piano teacher and student of the t A 3 COUNTRY Musicians’ Union Hall: 1319 E Jefferson. v New York: Doubleday, 2001. W Seattle CLUB Mardi Gras and they The Rocking Chair: 1301 E Yesler Way. Montessori method Nellie Cornish Center N Aurora Av 4 NE 12th St Before desegregation, the Black Musicians’ 1 Capitol NE Bellevue Way Bellevue-Redmond Rd

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2 E 12th Av Park Seattle: Ballard Publishing, Inc., 2002. NE Av 112th “Rocking Chair Blues.” space where students could experience key to get in. In 1958Bellevue the union merged with AFM Local 76. My mother was saying Virginia St Broadway E E Madison St Square Centered around the University of Washington, this neighborhood has the interconnectedness of all the arts. A 4th Av Main St Peterson, Charles, Azerrad, Michael, Pavitt, Bruce. Boren Av S E Cherry St Shopping The 908 Club: 908 12th Ave. Considered ng Jr Way E “No!” but the music was v 8. Viretta Park: 151 Lake Washington Blvd i Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene. hotbed of avant-gardism in the 1930s, 9 A Center Wilburton KELSEY maintained a daring and youthful ambience. You never know what to expect e Lak CREEK Seattle’s first modern jazz temple, this was d E. Fans often leave flowers on a graffiti- sensuous and it said 7 i e SE 140th Av New York: Harpercollins, 1995. its instructors included John Cage, ther K 8 s H PARK u e ills where hipsters and bohemians came to listen in this ever-changing, vibrant area. k E Yesler Way L laden bench at this unoffi cial public C a “Yes.’” n o r i L n Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and t B to r nec instead of dance. e 1 a memorial near Kurt Cobain‘s former l 3 12. KRAB Radio – Jack Straw Productions: 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. Established in l 2 PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES Mark Tobey. The school survives as one M e n v Lak u d – pianist Patti Brown, home.LUTHER e Av

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