35 results for: Armbruster, Kurt E.
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Merchant’s Café and Trinity night club, Seattle, 2006
Claiming to be Seattle’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, the Merchant's Café, 109 Yesler Street, stands at the corner of Yesler and James Streets. Opening as the Merchant's Exchange Saloon in 1900, soon after Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, its owners changed the name to Café during Prohibition. Over the years it has served as a restaurant, brothel, tavern and jazz club.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.ARCH516
Date:2006
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Hungry Crocodiles playing at RCKNDY, Seattle, April 1992
RCKNDY (pronounced "rock candy") opened in 1991 at 1812 Yale Avenue as an all-ages music venue. Operating during the height of grunge, RCKNDY largely hosted rock and punk acts, but was also an important venue for hip-hop. At the time Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance severely limited all-ages venues, making RCKNDY one of the few places that allowed entry to under-21s.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC24
Date:1992
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Crowd at bar at The Vogue, Seattle, June 1992
The Vogue was a popular Seattle nightclub, operating from 1983 to 2007. First located in Belltown on the site of earlier gay bars, the Vogue was a significant part of the grunge scene - it hosted Nirvana's first large show in 1988, and Mudhoney's first show. It also saw shows by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Mother Love Bone, among…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC57
Date:1992
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The Vogue nightclub exterior, Seattle, 1992
The Vogue was a popular Seattle nightclub, operating from 1983 to 2007. First located in Belltown on the site of earlier gay bars, the Vogue was a significant part of the grunge scene - it hosted Nirvana's first large show in 1988, and Mudhoney's first show. It also saw shows by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Mother Love Bone, among…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC78
Date:1992
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Mother Love Bone graffiti on the Vogue's south wall, Seattle, 1992
The Vogue was a popular Seattle nightclub, operating from 1983 to 2007. First located in Belltown on the site of earlier gay bars, the Vogue was a significant part of the grunge scene - it hosted Nirvana's first large show in 1988, and Mudhoney's first show. It also saw shows by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Mother Love Bone, among…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC79
Date:1992
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Exterior of RCKNDY club, Seattle, 1993
RCKNDY (pronounced "rock candy") opened in 1991 at 1812 Yale Avenue as an all-ages music venue. Operating during the height of grunge, RCKNDY largely hosted rock and punk acts, but was also an important venue for hip-hop. At the time Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance severely limited all-ages venues, making RCKNDY one of the few places that allowed entry to under-21s.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC138
Date:1993
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Paisley Sin playing at Mad Dogs, Seattle, October 31, 1992
Paisley Sin, formed in Seattle in 1984 by Sylvan Smith and Findle McBliss, had various members over the years. Its music had roots in punk, soul, funk, pop, and classic rock. On October 31, 1992, the band played at Mad Dogs at 10805 Roosevelt Way NE. Here (from left) John Passareli, guitar; Robert Middleton, drums (not visible); Gerry Sylvan Smith,…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC144
Date:1992
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The Pleasure Elite performing at The Vogue nightclub, Seattle, June 1992
The Vogue was a popular Seattle nightclub, operating from 1983 to 2007. First located in Belltown on the site of earlier gay bars, the Vogue was a significant part of the grunge scene - it hosted Nirvana's first large show in 1988, and Mudhoney's first show. It also saw shows by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Mother Love Bone, among…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC267
Date:1992
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Off Ramp Cafe exterior, Seattle, 1992
Many of Seattle’s grunge bands played the Off Ramp Café in the 1990s. Located at 109 Eastlake Avenue East, in the shadow of Interstate 5, the club was frequented by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney and others. Pearl Jam, under the name Mookie Blaylock, played its first official show here on October 22, 1990. The club venue still…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC282
Date:1992
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Shug performing at Re-bar, Seattle, January 1996
Re-Bar was a nightclub and gay bar open from 1990 to 2020, located at the corner of Howell Street and Boren Avenue in a building that had been occupied by various bars since the mid-20th century. Its stage also hosted live theater and performance art. Re-Bar was popular not just with LGBTQ+ communities but also punks, goths, grungers, and others…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC293
Date:1996