grunge

June 5, 2024

Here we are now

The Rocket landed in Seattle on October 1, 1979. In the years to come, it would nurture some of the most iconic Northwest music acts to ever exist.

December 1, 1996

Where musical minds met

In the 1980s, the UW brought together many individuals who would go on to music stardom.

When Seattle’s grunge scene exploded, you had to be in the know

Many UW students were part of the grunge music scene from its beginning, and the campus radio station KCMU played a crucial role in its formation.