Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil attended the Nirvana Returns event on Friday in Seattle. They looked at photos that featured their late bandmates Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell.
arrivelikebutterflies wrote, “Last night, I attended the #NirvanaReturns exhibit reopening party at @mopopseattle. Jacob McMurray and @nirvana‘s Krist Novoselić gave opening remarks. Later, there was a panel with Steve Fisk, @soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Gillian Gaar, producer Jack Endino, photographer Charles Peterson, @subpop founder Bruce Pavitt, Kerri Harrop, & Jacob McMurray. The evening felt like a gathering of old friends as memories of the “Old Seattle” were shared along with incredible photos taken by Peterson over the years. There was a bittersweet feeling, but still plenty of laughs, as memories of Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s early tours were shared. I learned a lot more about Seattle’s music history and the backstory to some photos I’ve seen before, but can now put into context. Thanks for a great evening, MoPop!”
tvhphotography wrote about Kim Thayil, “I’d so have loved to shake this man’s hand tonight and say #thankyou …!! Alas I had to settle for taking pics from across the room…
#kimthayil #soundgarden #seattle #mopop #nirvanaexhibit #guitarhero ? #music #guitarist.”
SeattlePI reports:
Novoselic opened with a tale of sharing pot with Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea when the two bands were playing in Brazil, but the panelists — who included producer Steve Fisk, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, recording engineer Jack Endino, music writer Gillian Gaar, Sub Pop cofounder Bruce Pavitt, industry “stalwart” Kerry Harrop and photographer Charles Peterson — dug into the lore of the Seattle scene in the late 1980s as they showed some of Peterson’s photos overhead.
One photo of Thayil was an outtake from an early Soundgarden shoot done in Peterson’s Capitol Hill apartment in the late 1980s.
The apartment, near 14th Avenue East and East John Street, was typical of the scene in those days. Peterson and two others lived there for $100 a month each, he said.
“There were literally mushrooms growing in the ceiling in the living room, but it was a great place for people to come by and meet,” he said.
But as important as the cheap, skeezy places for artists to live in those days were places to play, especially after 1985, when Seattle’s teen dance ordinance severely limited the ability of clubs to host all-ages shows.
