896 results for: Performing Arts
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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
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Love Battery playing at RKCNDY, Seattle, September 1992
RKCNDY (pronounced "rock candy") opened in 1991 at 1812 Yale Avenue as an all-ages music venue. Operating during the height of grunge, RKCNDY 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 RKCNDY one of the few places that allowed entry to under-21s.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC333
Date:1992
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Supersuckers performing at Neumos, Seattle, June 6, 2006
Neumos (officially "Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room") is a music venue located at E. Pike St. and 10th Avenue in Seattle. Opened as Moe’s Mo’Roc’N Café in 1992, it reopened as Neumos ("New Moe's") in 2003, 6 years after Moe's closed. In 2017, Neumo's was renovated, with new state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems installed. As of 2024, Neumo's continues as…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC610
Date:2006
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Crocodile Cafe exterior, Seattle, 1992
The Crocodile Cafe opened in 1991 at 2200 2nd Avenue at Blanchard Street in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. The popular music venue featured many well-known acts, such as Nirvana, MudHoney, Pearl Jam, and Death Cab for Cutie. The Crocodile Cafe closed in December 2007, but was reopened under new ownership as The Crocodile in March 2009. In 2021, the…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MUSIC36
Date:1992
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Pianist Ruby Bishop celebrating her 90th birthday at the Swedish Club, Seattle, 2011
Ruby Bishop (1919-2019) was a popular jazz singer and pianist in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Thurston County, Ms. Bishop moved to Seattle to attend University of Washington, but left school after a year to pursue a career in music. In addition to performing, she also worked for Boeing during World War II, and as a court reporter,…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC414
Date:2011
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Taiko drummers performing at Bon Odori festival, Seattle, July 2015
During the summer of 1932, the Seattle Buddhist Church held the city's first Bon Odori festival. Bon Odori is a Japanese dance which is part of the observance of Obon, a Buddhist memorial service. The joyful dance, which celebrates the Buddhist tradition of selfless giving, expresses gratitude to departed family members. Over the years, the festival grew to include flower…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC433
Date:2015
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Panelists for program on racial integration of Musicians' Association of Seattle, January 23, 2018
The American Federation of Music (AFM) Local 493 in Seattle, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," was founded in 1918 as Local 458 when African Americans were excluded from Seattle's first musicians' union, AFM Local 76. Local 493 was at the heart of Seattle's vibrant jazz scene, and its E. Jefferson Street "clubhouse," the Blue Note, was a lifeline…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC657
Date:2018
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Overton Berry and Jeff Davies performing at the Swedish Club, Seattle, February 9, 2018
Overton Berry (1936-2020) was a popular Seattle jazz pianist with a long career spanning the late Jackson Street jazz club period in the early 1950s to shortly before his death in 2020. Born in Texas, Berry moved to Seattle with his family in 1945. He studied classical piano as a child and formed his first jazz trio with two of…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC659
Date:2018