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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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Original Richard Hugo House building, Seattle, 2016
Richard Hugo House, named for the Northwest poet Richard Hugo (1923-1982), was originally located in an old frame house at the corner of Eleventh Avenue and East Olive Street, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The building, built in 1902, had originally housed a mortuary and funeral Home, and later, the New City Theater. Hugo House was founded in 1996 by…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.ARCH200
Date:2016
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Baba Yaga, Girl Trouble, and Paisley Sin concert poster, March 22, 1985
A short-lived Seattle venue now frequently cited as the birthplace of grunge, The Rock Theater, in Seattle at 410 Fifth Avenue South (and later briefly in Lower Queen Anne), actually had two performance spaces: the Omni Room and Gorilla Gardens. Often simply referred to as Gorilla Gardens, the club hosted all-ages shows for out-of-town bands as well as local punk…
ID Number:2018.86.69
Date:1985