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Bands from Seattle

This is a list of bands, musician, and musical artists from Seattle. We obviously don't have every band from Seattle, but it's a pretty long list! Enjoy!

  • 10 Minute Warning, hardcore punk band

  • 3rd Secret, alternative rock/folk rock/grunge band

  • 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Christian melodic death metal band

  • 7 Year Bitch, riot grrrl band

  • 764-HERO, indie rock/emo band

  • A Frames, experimental rock band

  • Aaron Parks, jazz pianist

  • Aaron Sprinkle, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist & producer

  • Abney Park, steampunk band

  • Abyssinian Creole, Northwest hip hop duo

  • Acceptance, pop-punk band

  • The Accused, crossover thrash band

  • Aiden, horror punk band

  • Akimbo, hardcore punk band

  • Alcohol Funnycar, alternative rock/post-grunge band

  • Alex Vincent, grunge/punk rock drummer

  • Alice in Chains, grunge band

  • Alice N' Chains, glam metal band

  • Allen Stone, blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter

  • Alyse Black, rock/pop/jazz/folk pop singer-songwriter

  • Amber Pacific, pop-punk band

  • Amy Denio, avant-garde jazz/experimental rock/free improvisation multi-instrumenralist/vocalist

  • Andrew Wood, grunge/glam metal vocalist

  • Ann Wilson, hard rock/pop rock vocalist

  • Anomie Belle, avant-garde vocalist/multi-instrumentalist

  • Aqueduct, indie pop band

  • Artis the Spoonman, rock spoonist/busker

  • Arthur & Yu, indie folk duo

  • Assemblage 23, futurepop band

  • Asva, drone/doom metal band

  • Awaken the Empire, alternative rock/metal band

  • "Awesome", cabaret collective

  • Ayron Jones, blues rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Baby Gramps, Americana singer-songwriter

  • Band of Horses, indie rock band

  • Barcelona, indie rock band

  • Barrett Martin, grunge percussionist & ethnomusicologist

  • The Beakers, art punk/post-punk/new wave band

  • Bell Witch, doom metal band

  • Ben Bridwell, indie rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Ben Gibbard, indie rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Ben Shepherd, grunge bassist

  • The Bergevin Brothers, political jazz band

  • Bernadette Bascom, R&B/gospel vocalist

  • Best Kissers in the World, post-grunge band

  • Big Band Garage Orchestra, punk jazz orchestra

  • Big Business, heavy metal band

  • Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist

  • Bill Rieflin, industrial rock drummer

  • Black Cat Orchestra, classical/world/film score band

  • The Blackouts, punk rock band

  • Blaine "Zippy" Cook, punk rock/thrash metal vocalist

  • Blake Lewis, beatboxer/pop vocalist

  • Blake Wescott, indie rock guitarist/drummer

  • The Blakes, indie rock band

  • The Blood Brothers, post-hardcore band

  • Blood Circus, sludge metal band

  • Bloodgood, Christian metal band

  • Blue Scholars, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo

  • BOAT, indie rock band

  • Bonnie Guitar, country/pop singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Botch, mathcore band

  • Brad, alternative rock band

  • Brandi Carlile, Americana singer-songwriter

  • Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, country band

  • Briana Marela, indie rock vocalist

  • The Briefs, punk rock band

  • Brite Futures (formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head), indie rock/electronica band

  • The Brothers Four, folk pop vocal group

  • Bruce Fairweather, grunge guitarist/bassist

  • Buddy Catlett, jazz bassist

  • Budo, hip hop multi-instrumenralist/producer

  • Bundle of Hiss, grunge band

  • Burning Witch, doom metal band

  • Calm Down Juanita, psychedelic rock band

  • Candlebox, grunge/post-grunge band

  • Car Seat Headrest, indie rock band

  • Cardiknox, indie pop band

  • Carissa's Wierd, indie rock band

  • Carrie Akre, alternative rock vocalist

  • Cat Butt, alternative rock band

  • The Catch, alternative pop band

  • The Catheters, hard rock band

  • The Cave Singers, indie rock/folk band

  • Chad Channing, alternative rock drummer

  • Champion, hardcore punk band

  • charlieonnafriday, melodic rapper

  • Chastity Belt, alternative rock band

  • Childbirth, garage rock band

  • Chinas Comidas, art punk band

  • Choral Arts, choral music group

  • Chris Ballew aka Caspar Babypants, alternative rock/kids' music vocalist/bassist/basitarist

  • Chris Cornell, grunge/hard rock vocalist

  • Chris Staples, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist

  • Chris Walla, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Christ Analogue, electronic/industrial rock band

  • Christian Wargo, indie folk singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Circus Contraption, dark cabaret troupe

  • Clarence Acox Jr., jazz drummer & director of the Garfield Jazz Ensemble (1979–2019)

  • The Classic Crime, alternative rock band

  • Climax Golden Twins, experimental music band

  • Cody Votolato, post-hardcore guitarist

  • Coffin Break, hardcore punk band

  • Common Market, Northwest hip hop duo

  • Critters Buggin, jazz/rock/funk/electronica instrumental band

  • Culprit, heavy metal band

  • Cuong Vu, jazz trumpet

  • Daily Flash, folk rock/psychedelic rock band

  • Damien Jurado, indie rock singer-songwriter

  • Dan Hoerner, emo vocalist/guitarist

  • Dan Peters, grunge drummer

  • Daniel House, grunge bassist & former owner of C/Z Records

  • Dann Gallucci, indie rock guitarist/producer

  • The Dark Fantastic, hard/desert/psychedelic/indie rock band

  • Dark Time Sunshine, alternative/indie hip hop duo

  • Dave Dederer, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist/guitbassist

  • Dave Knudson, indie rock/mathcore guitarist

  • Dave Krusen, alternative rock drummer

  • Dave Lewis, R&B vocalist/keyboardist

  • David Bazan, indie rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist

  • David Friesen, jazz bassist

  • David Zaffiro, Christian metal guitarist & producer

  • David Wayne, heavy metal vocalist

  • Dead Low Tide, garage rock band

  • The Dead Science, experimental pop band

  • Dear John Letters, alternative rock/indie rock/emo band

  • Death Cab For Cutie, indie rock band

  • Deep Sea Diver, pop rock band

  • Demon Hunter, Christian metal band

  • Devilhead, alternative rock band

  • Diagram of Suburban Chaos, electronic music composer

  • Dick Wilson, jazz tenor saxophonist

  • Dickless, riot grrrl/grunge/punk rock/funk punk band

  • The Divorce, indie rock band

  • Doll Squad, alternative rock/power pop band

  • Dolour, indie rock band

  • Don Lanphere, jazz saxophonist

  • Dude York, alternative rock band

  • Duff McKagan, hard rock bassist

  • Dust Moth, metalgaze band

  • The Dutchess and the Duke, indie folk band

  • Eddie Vedder, grunge vocalist

  • Eldon Hoke aka El Duce, shock rock vocalist/drummer

  • Elmer Gill, jazz pianist/vibraphonist/vocalist

  • Emi Meyer, jazz vocalist/pianist

  • Eric Carlson aka Sickie Wifebeater, shock rock guitarist

  • Erik Blood, hip hop artist/producer

  • Ernestine Anderson, vocal jazz/blues vocalist

  • Estradasphere, experimental rock band

  • Fair, alternative rock/emo pop band

  • Faith & Disease, ethereal wave/dark wave/slowcore/shoegaze/dream pop/new-age band

  • The Fall of Troy, mathcore band

  • The Fartz, hardcore punk band

  • Fastbacks, punk rock band

  • Fences, pop rock band

  • Fifth Angel, heavy metal band

  • The Fire Theft, prog rock band

  • Fleet Foxes, indie folk band

  • Flop, power pop band

  • Floyd Standifer, jazz tenor saxophonist/trumpeter

  • Foo Fighters, post-grunge band

  • Forced Entry, thrash metal band

  • Forgive Durden, indie rock/emo band

  • Frank Waldron, jazz cornetist/trumpeter/alto saxophonist

  • The Frantics, garage rock band

  • Gabor Hun, punk rock guitarist/vocalist

  • Gabriel Teodros, Northwest hip hop rapper

  • The Gallahads, doo wop vocal group

  • Gary Lee Conner, grunge guitarist

  • Gas Huffer, garage rock band

  • Gatsbys American Dream, indie rock band

  • The Gentlemen, pop rock band

  • Geoff Reading, hard rock drummer

  • Gerald Brashear, jazz conga drummer/saxophonist/scat singer

  • Girl On Fire, hard rock band

  • The Girls, pop punk band

  • The Gits, punk rock band

  • Goodness, alternative rock band

  • Gosling (formerly Loudermilk), hard rock band

  • Grammatrain, post-punk band

  • Grand Archives, indie rock band

  • Grand Hallway, chamber pop

  • Grave Babies, goth rock band

  • Grayskul, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo

  • Green Apple Quick Step, post-grunge/psychedelic rock band

  • The Green Pajamas, neo-psychedelia band

  • Green River, grunge band

  • Greg Anderson, doom metal guitarist

  • Greg Gilmore, grunge drummer

  • Grieves, hip hop rapper/producer

  • Gruntruck, grunge band

  • Guy Lacey, grunge guitarist/vocalist

  • Hadley Caliman, jazz saxophonist/flutist

  • Hammerbox, grunge band

  • Harold Weeks, jazz/ragtime composer/songwriter

  • Harvey Danger, alternative rock band

  • Hater, alternative metal band

  • He Is We, indie pop band

  • The Head and the Heart, indie folk band

  • Headphones, indie rock/synthpop band

  • Heart, hard rock/pop rock band

  • Heir Apparent, heavy metal band

  • Heiress, sludge metal band

  • Hell's Belles, all-girl AC/DC tribute band

  • Helms Alee, sludge metal band

  • Hey Marseilles, indie folk/chamber pop band

  • Hibou, dream pop band

  • Himsa, metalcore band

  • Hiro Yamamoto, grunge bassist

  • Hobosexual, experimental rock band

  • Hollis, pop/hip hop singer-songwriter

  • Howard Leese, hard rock guitarist

  • Hovercraft, experimental rock instrumental band

  • I Declare War, deathcore band

  • The Intelligence, post-punk band

  • Isaac Brock, indie rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Isaac Scott, blues/soul/gospel guitarist/vocalist

  • Ivan & Alyosha, indie pop band

  • Ivar Haglund, folk singer and founder of Ivar's Acres of Clams

  • J. Clark post-punk guitarist/drummer

  • Jack Endino, grunge guitarist & Sub Pop producer/engineer

  • Jake Snider, indie rock guitarist/vocalist

  • Jake One, Northwest hip hop/trap producer/songwriter

  • James Bergstrom, hard rock drummer

  • Jason Finn, alternative rock drummer

  • Jason Holstrom, electronic rock/dream pop guitarist/vocalist

  • Jason Kardong, Americana/lo-fi/alt-country pedal steel guitarist/vocalist

  • Jason Webley, folk punk vocalist/accordionist/guitarist

  • Jay Park, hip hop/R&B rapper/singer-songwriter

  • Jeff Ament, grunge bassist

  • Jeff Angell, blues rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Jeff Kashiwa, jazz fusion saxophonist

  • Jeff Loomis, prog rock guitarist

  • Jeff Rouse, hard rock bassist

  • Jeff Suffering, Christian punk vocalist/bassist

  • Jen Wood, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Jennifer Thomas, crossover/classical/new-age pianist

  • Jeremiah Green, indie rock drummer

  • Jeremy Enigk, emo/prog rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Jerry Cantrell, grunge guitarist/vocalist

  • Jesse Brand, country rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist

  • Jessica Lurie, jazz woodwinds

  • Jim Allchin, blues rock guitarist/vocalist & Microsoft software engineer

  • Jim Black, free jazz/post-rock drummer

  • Jim Page, folk singer-songwriter/busker

  • Jim Sheppard, prog rock bassist

  • Jimi Hendrix, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist/vocalist

  • Joe Doria, jazz/funk/rock Hammond organist

  • John Holte, big band swing bandleader/arranger/reedist

  • John Pettibone, hardcore punk/metalcore vocalist

  • John Roderick, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Johnny Bacolas, glam metal/industrial dance/world music bassist

  • Johnny Whitney, post-hardcore vocalist/keyboardist

  • Jon Auer, power pop/psychedelic rock guitarist

  • Jonathan Moore aka Wordsayer, Northwest hip hop producer/rapper/DJ

  • Jordan Blilie, post-hardcore vocalist

  • Julian Priester, jazz trombonist & educator (Cornish College of the Arts 1979–2011)

  • Juned, pop rock band

  • Juno, post-punk band

  • Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, psychedelic pop band

  • Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist

  • Ken Stringfellow, alternative rock guitarist/vocalist

  • Ken Mary, heavy metal drummer

  • Kevin Wood, grunge guitarist

  • Kevtone, alternative rock drummer

  • Khingz, Northwest hip hop MC

  • Kid Sensation (now known as Xola Malik), old skool hip hop rapper/producer

  • Kill Switch...Klick, industrial rock band

  • Kim Thayil, grunge guitarist

  • Kim Warnick, punk rock vocalist/bassist

  • Kings Kaleidoscope, contemporary worship/Christian rock/art rock/chamber pop/progressive pop band

  • Kinski, post-rock band

  • Kiss It Goodbye, metalcore/hardcore punk band

  • Krist Novoselic, grunge bassist

  • Kultur Shock, Gypsy punk/alternative metal band

  • Kurt Bloch, hard rock guitarist

  • Kurt Cobain, grunge vocalist/guitarist

  • Kyle Townsend, hip hop/R&B producer/keyboardist

  • La Luz, surf noir band

  • Land, jazz/world music/electronica band

  • The Lashes, power pop band

  • Lavender Country, country/Americana band

  • Layne Staley, grunge vocalist

  • Leah LaBelle, R&B vocalist

  • Legion Within, dark wave/gothic rock/industrial rock band

  • The Lemons, post-grunge/pop punk band

  • Liar's Club, pop music band

  • Lil Mosey, hip hop/trap rapper

  • Limp Richerds, hardcore punk band

  • Little Champions, indie rock band

  • Living Daylights, jazz-jamband trio

  • Loaded, hard rock band

  • The Long Winters, indie rock band

  • Loni Rose, pop music singer-songwriter

  • Love Battery, grunge band

  • The Lovemongers, acoustic side project of Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart

  • Macklemore, hip hop rapper

  • Mad Rad, hipster hop group

  • Mad Season, grunge band

  • The Magic Magicians, indie rock duo

  • Maktub, jazz fusion/prog rock band

  • The Maldives, alt-country band

  • Malfunkshun, glam punk/grunge band

  • Mamiffer, post-rock/ambient/experimental rock/drone

  • Manooghi Hi, prog rock band

  • Marc Seales, jazz/post-bop pianist

  • Mark Arm, grunge vocalist/guitarist

  • Mark Lanegan, grunge vocalist

  • Mark Pickerel, grunge drummer/guitarist/vocalist

  • Mary Lambert, R&B/folk/pop singer-songwriter & spoken word artist

  • Mat Brooke, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Mateo Messina, classical/film score pianist/composer

  • Math and Physics Club, indie pop band

  • Matt Bayles, indie rock keyboardist & producer

  • Matt Lukin, grunge bassist

  • Melissa Reese, hard rock keyboardist/vocalist

  • Merrilee Rush, pop vocalist

  • Mentors, shock rock band

  • Metal Church, heavy metal band

  • Mia Zapata, punk rock vocalist

  • Michael "The Whip" Wilton, progressive metal guitarist

  • Mico de Noche, stoner rock/sludge metal band

  • Mike Inez, grunge/alternative metal bassist

  • Mike McCready, grunge guitarist

  • Mike Squires, alternative rock guitarist

  • Mike Starr, grunge bassist

  • Minus the Bear, math rock band

  • The Missionary Position, blues rock band

  • Mistrust, heavy metal band

  • Modest Mouse, indie rock band

  • Mother Love Bone, grunge/glam punk band

  • Mr. Hill, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop DJ & producer

  • Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, indie rock band

  • Mudhoney, grunge band

  • Murder City Devils, horror punk band

  • My Sister's Machine, grunge band

  • The Myriad, indie rock band

  • Nacho Picasso, hip hop rapper

  • Naked Giants, rock and roll/psychedelic rock/grunge/post-punk/lo-fi band

  • Nancy Wilson, hard rock/pop rock guitarist/backing vocalist

  • Narrows, mathcore band

  • Natalie Grant, contemporary Christian vocalist

  • Nate Mendel, alternative rock bassist

  • Neko Case, indie rock/alt-country vocalist/tenor guitarist/percussionist

  • Neon Blonde, experimental rock band

  • Nerve Filter, electronic band

  • Nevada Bachelors, alternative rock band

  • Nevermore, heavy metal band

  • New American Shame, hard rock band

  • Nick Pollock, grunge guitarist/vocalist

  • Nick Wiggins, post-hardcore guitarist/bassist

  • Night Beats, garage rock band

  • Nightcaps, lounge band

  • Nirvana, grunge band

  • Nissim Black aka D.Black, hardcore/conscious/Jewish hip hop rapper/producer

  • The No WTO Combo, hardcore punk/spoken word band

  • Noah Gundersen and the Courage, acoustic folk rock singer-songwriter and his band

  • NoClue, Northwest hip hop rapper

  • Odesza, electropop duo

  • Oldominion, hip hop collective (which also has members from Portland, Oregon)

  • On the Last Day, post-hardcore band

  • Onry Ozzborn, alternative hip hop rapper/producer

  • Orcas, dream pop/ambient/electronic duo

  • Orkestar RTW, Balkan folk band

  • Owen Wright, grunge/heavy metal guitarist

  • Pacific Gold, contemporary Christian band

  • The Pale Pacific, power pop band

  • Pamela Moore, hard rock/heavy metal singer-songwriter

  • Past Lives, post-punk band

  • Patti Bown, jazz/soul pianist/vocalist

  • Paul Tutmarc, country tenor vocalist/lap steel guitarist

  • Pearl Jam, grunge band

  • Pedro The Lion, slowcore band

  • Perfume Genius, art pop singer-songwriter

  • Perkins Coie Band, rock and roll/garage rock band

  • Pete Stewart, Christian rock singer-songwriter

  • Peter Cornell, alternative metal/heavy metal/grunge/alternative rock/hard rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Peter DePoe (aka Last Walking Bear), funk rock/swamp rock/soul/R&B/Native American traditional drummer

  • Peter Scott Lewis, contemporary classical composer

  • Pickwick, garage rock band

  • Pigeonhed, trip hop/lo-fi band

  • PK Dwyer, jump blues busker

  • Pleaseeasaur, camp musical parody act

  • Pollens, indie rock band

  • Ponga, jazz improv band

  • Pony Time, garage rock/punk rock band

  • Poor Moon, indie folk band

  • Poor Old Lu, Christian rock band

  • The Posies, power pop band

  • The Postal Service, indie pop/synth-pop band

  • Posse, indie rock band

  • Presidents of the United States of America, alternative rock band

  • Pretty Girls Make Graves, post-punk band

  • Pretty Mary Sunshine, indie rock band

  • The Prom, indie rock band

  • Psychic Emperor, electropop band

  • Q5, hard rock/heavy metal band

  • Quincy Jones, jazz trumpeter/arranger & multi-genre producer

  • RA Scion, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop rapper/producer

  • Raft of Dead Monkeys, Christian punk band

  • Rail, hard rock band

  • Randy Hansen, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist & Jimi Hendrix tribute performer

  • Ray Charles,R&B vocalist/pianist

  • Ray Dalton, hip hop/gospel/R&B/pop singer-songwriter

  • Raz Simone, hip hop rapper

  • Red Stars Theory, slowcore band

  • Regan Hagar, grunge drummer

  • Reggie Watts, comedic electronic/trip hop beatboxer/keyboardist & "disinformationist"

  • Reignwolf, indie rock/blues rock band

  • Reverend, thrash metal band

  • The Revolutionary Hydra, indie rock band

  • Richard Stuverud, grunge drummer

  • Rick Parashar, grunge keyboardist & founder of London Bridge Studio

  • Roadside Monument, math rock band

  • Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, jazz bandleader & multi-genre producer

  • Robert Cray, blues vocalist/guitarist

  • Robert DeLong, house/dubstep keyboardist/sampler

  • Robert Brown aka Captain Robert, steampunk vocalist/multi-instrumentalist

  • Robert Roth, grunge/psychedelic rock vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist

  • Robin Pecknold, indie folk singer-songwriter

  • Robin Holcomb, avant-garde minimalist singer-songwriter/pianist

  • The Rockfords, alternative rock band

  • Rocky Votolato, indie folk/folk rock singer-songwriter

  • Roger Fisher, hard rock guitarist

  • Ron Holden, R&B/pop/rock and roll vocalist

  • Room Nine, psychedelic rock band

  • Rose Blossom Punch, post-grunge band

  • Rose Windows, psychedelic rock band

  • Rosie Thomas, indie folk singer-songwriter & comedian (as Sheila Saputa)

  • Roxy Coss, jazz saxophonist

  • The Rumba Kings, world music band

  • Rusty Willoughby, power pop vocalist/guitarist/drummer

  • Ryan Lewis, alternative hip hop/hipster hop DJ/producer

  • Ryann Donnelly, horror punk/pop vocalist

  • S aka Jenn Champion (formerly Jenn Ghetto), indie rock singer-songwriter

  • Sabzi, alternative hip hop DJ/producer

  • Sam Kim, R&B singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • Sammy Drain, blues/rock/R&B guitarist

  • Sanctuary, thrash metal band

  • Sandrider, grunge/sludge metal band

  • Sango, electronic/hip hop/R&B DJ/producer

  • Sanjaya Malakar, pop vocalist

  • Satchel, grunge band

  • Satisfact, post-punk band

  • The Saturday Knights, hip hop/indie rock/pop band

  • Say Hi, indie rock solo act

  • The Scene Aesthetic, acoustic indie/folk/country pop band

  • Schoolyard Heroes, horror punk band

  • scntfc, EDM/hip hop/rock composer/sound designer

  • Scott McCaughey, alternative rock guitarist

  • Scott Mercado, grunge/psychedelic rock drummer

  • Scott Rockenfield aka SRock, prog rock drummer

  • Screaming Trees, grunge band

  • Seapony, indie pop band

  • Sean Kinney, grunge drummer

  • Sean Nelson, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist

  • Sean Osborn, classical/chamber clarinetist/composer

  • Seattle Chamber Players, chamber ensemble

  • Seattle Girls Choir, choral music group

  • Seattle Opera, Opera company

  • Seattle Pro Musica, choral music group

  • Seattle Symphony, classical orchestra

  • Second Coming, industrial dance band

  • Sera Cahoone, Americana/lo-fi singer-songwriter/guitarist/drummer

  • Shabazz Palaces, progressive rap/alternative hip hop group

  • Shane Tutmarc, indie pop singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist

  • Sharks Keep Moving, math rock band

  • Shawn Smith, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist

  • Shelby Earl, indie rock singer-songwriter

  • Shoplifting, punk rock band

  • Sicko, punk rock band

  • The Sight Below, ambient/techno/shoegaze/electronic band

  • Sir Mix-a-Lot, old skool hip hop/electro-funk rapper/producer

  • Sirens Sister, alternative rock band

  • Skerik, jazz saxophonics

  • Skin Yard, grunge band

  • Sky Cries Mary, psychedelic rock/trance band

  • SixTwoSeven, alternative rock band

  • Sledgeback, punk rock/Oi! band

  • Slender Means, indie rock band

  • Sleze, glam metal band

  • Smoosh (now known as Chaos Chaos), indie pop/synth-pop sister duo

  • SMP, industrial rock band

  • Soiled Doves (formerly The Vogues), post-hardcore band

  • Sol, hip hop rapper

  • Solger, hardcore punk band

  • Soulbender, hard rock band

  • Soundgarden, grunge band

  • Source of Labor, Northwest hip hop rap group

  • Spencer Moody, garage rock vocalist

  • Spluii Numa, hardcore punk band

  • Spys4Darwin, alternative metal band

  • The Squirrels, novelty pop-punk band

  • Stan Boreson, "Scandahoovian" parody music vocalist/accordionist

  • Stefanie Sargent, punk rock guitarist

  • Stephen O'Malley aka SOMA, avant-garde metal guitarist/keyboardist

  • Steve Broy aka Dr. Heathen Scum, shock rock bassist

  • Steve Turner, grunge guitarist

  • Stone Gossard, grunge guitarist

  • Sunn O))), experimental metal band

  • Sunny Day Real Estate, emo band

  • Super Deluxe, punk pop band

  • The Supersuckers, cowpunk/hard rock band

  • Surf Mesa, electronic music artist

  • Sweet 75, alternative rock band

  • Sweet Water, alternative rock/new wave band

  • SYML, indie pop singer-songwriter

  • Syncopated Taint Septet, punk jazz band

  • Tacocat, pop punk band

  • Tad, grunge band

  • Taime Downe, glam metal vocalist

  • Tamara Gee, pop singer-songwriter

  • Tangerine, dream pop band

  • Tattle Tale, riot grrrl band

  • Tea Cozies, garage rock band

  • Teen Angels, grunge band

  • Telekinesis, indie rock/shoegaze band

  • The Tempers, synthpop/glam rock/art rock/dark cabaret band

  • Temple of the Dog, grunge supergroup

  • THEESatisfaction, hip hop/R&B/neo-soul duo

  • These Arms Are Snakes, post-hardcore band

  • This Busy Monster, indie rock band

  • This Providence, alternative rock/punk pop/emo band

  • Thorr's Hammer, death-doom band

  • Thrones, avant-garde metal solo project of Joe Preston

  • Throw Me The Statue, indie pop band

  • Thunderpussy, hard rock band

  • Tim Gemmill, jazz/post-bop/avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion/techno saxophonist/flutist/keyboardist

  • Tim Mullen, punk rock/heavy metal drummer

  • Tina Bell, grunge/punk rock singer-songwriter

  • Tiny Vipers, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • The Tiptons Sax Quartet, jazz quartet

  • TKO, glam rock/heavy metal band

  • Toe Tag, hardcore punk/thrash metal band

  • Tom Collier, jazz/classical/pop vibraphonist/percussionist

  • Total Experience Gospel Choir, gospel choir

  • Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, anti-folk/indie rock/art pop band

  • Travis Bracht, post-grunge singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist

  • Treepeople, alternative rock/post-punk band

  • Trial, hardcore punk band

  • The Tripwires, power pop/pub rock band

  • Truly, grunge/psychedelic rock band

  • Tuatara, world music instrumental band

  • Tullycraft, twee pop band

  • The Turn-Ons, alternative rock band

  • Tyler Willman, post-grunge/psychedelic rock singer-songwriter/guitarist

  • The U-Men, grunge band

  • Ugly Casanova, indie rock band

  • UMI, R&B singer-songwriter

  • Uncle Bonsai, contemporary folk trio

  • Undertow, hardcore punk band

  • Unified Theory (formerly Luma), post-grunge band

  • United State of Electronica, electronic rock band

  • Unwed Sailor, instrumental rock/ambient/post-rock band

  • Van Conner, grunge bassist

  • VAST, industrial rock band

  • Vells, indie rock band

  • Vendetta Red, post-grunge/screamo band

  • Vic Meyers, jazz saxophonist/ bandleader

  • Vince Mira, country rock vocalist/guitarist

  • Visqueen, punk pop band

  • The Wakefields, alt-country band

  • Waking Hour, prog metal band

  • The Walkabouts, indie rock/alt-country band

  • Walking Papers, alternative rock band

  • Walt Wagner, lounge/pop/classical/rock and roll pianist (Canlis 1996-2016)

  • War Babies, hard rock band

  • Warrel Dane, heavy metal/thrash metal vocalist

  • Waxwing, indie rock band

  • Wayne Horvitz, jazz/downtown scene keyboardist & adjunct professor at the Cornish College of the Arts

  • Wellwater Conspiracy, garage rock/neo-psychedelia/space rock band

  • Western State Hurricanes, indie rock band

  • Whangdoodle Entertainers, jazz/ragtime band

  • White (formerly MerKaBa), prog rock band

  • Wil Francis aka William Control, horror punk/dark wave singer-songwriter

  • Willard, grunge/sludge metal band

  • William Bolcom, contemporary classical/traditional pop/parlour/cabaret/ragtime pianist/composer

  • William Control, dark wave band

  • William Goldsmith, alternative rock drummer

  • Wimps, punk rock band

  • Wizdom, Northwest hip hop MC

  • Wonderful, dream pop band

  • X-15, punk rock band

  • Xperience, alternative hip hop rapper

  • Young Fresh Fellows, alternative rock band

  • Zeke, hardcore punk band

  • Zipgun, punk rock band


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