Music

Grunge bands of the '90s

From Alice in Chains to Temple of the Dog, grunge bands rocked the Northwest and beyond during the 1990s.

Pearl Jam

ca. 1991, Hollywood, California, USA --- Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder sings on his knees next to guitarist Mike McCready. --- Image by © Neal Preston/CORBIS

— Neal Preston

Nirvana

10 Oct 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA --- (L-R) David Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Kurt Cobain of the band Nirvana prepare for an underwater portrait during a shoot in a North Hollywood pool. --- Image by © Kirk Weddle/Corbis

— Kirk Weddle

Alice in Chains

ca. 1997-1998, Seattle, Washington, USA --- Singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains performs at Seattle's Paramount Theater. --- Image by © Karen Mason Blair/CORBIS

— Karen Mason Blair

Screaming Trees

ca.1990s, Seattle, Washington, USA --- Rock Band Screaming Trees --- Image by © Karen Mason Blair/CORBIS

— Karen Mason Blair

Stone Temple Pilots

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots performs in Atlanta's Lakewood Amphitheater October 1, 2000 at the Varoius Venues in Varoius Cities, (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage)

— Rick Diamond / WireImage

Soundgarden

1990, Portland, Oregon, USA --- Members of the Seattle rock band Soundgarden are (left to right): Chris Cornell (vocals and guitar, Ben Shepherd (bass), Kim Thayil (guitar), Matt Cameron (drums). --- Image by © Karen Mason Blair/CORBIS

— Karen Mason Blair

Hole

Courtney Love of Hole performs at Cal Expo Amphitheatre in Sacramento Calif. on 8/17/1995. Lollapalooza \"95\" Photo By: Tim Mosenfelder/ImageDirect

— Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Images North America

Mudhoney

ca. 1995 --- The members of the rock band Mudhoney are: Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner. --- Image by © Bozi/CORBIS

— Tibor Bozi

Temple of the Dog

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden Perform in Temple of the Dog at the The Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CA (Photo by Marty Temme/WireImage)

— Marty Temme / WireImage

The Melvins

— Tibor Bozi

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