Tag: Grunge

Written by Chris Tharp

The Most Dangerous Band in Seattle: the Story of ¡TchKunG!

Drums. Fire. The screech of violin. Writhing bodies covered in mud. Banners, flags, and air raid sirens. Gas masks, combat boots, crashing cymbals and droning bass. Cascades of sparks from grinders on metal. Smoke bombs and military flares. A bombastic singer howling about spiking trees, rising up, and burning it all down, along with the […]

Written by Chris Tharp

Your Hair is Too Long and so is Your Set

When I arrived in the summer of ‘91, Seattle was awash in music, a town in the throes of a full-blown, electric, sweat-soaked, sonic explosion. These were high times indeed, not just because we were all stoned, but because of a thrilling sense of intoxication in the air, water, trees, and rain-splashed pavement over which […]