Scene Report: The Music Fan's Guide to Seattle

From vintage guitar hauls to Kurt Cobain's favourite dive bar, here are the nine places every music fan should visit on a trip to the Pacific Northwest's Emerald City

This month’s Scene Report (newcomers- this is a monthly round-up curating a guide to a location or long weekender) is a Seattle special. The Emerald City is lush with musical merits from the birthing of guitar great Jimi Hendrix not to mention an entire grunge movement. And, while you may have read my report live from Alkaline Trio’s Showbox Sodo gig earlier this month, I’ve been saving these hotspots for their own dedicated post. So if you’re ready to pull up a pew at the bar where Nirvana played their first show and tinker at the keys where Pearl Jam laid down Ten, let’s begin…

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