History Pub: Before Seattle Rocked, A City and its Music
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McMenamins and Bothell Historical Society present
History Pub
Before Seattle Rocked, A City and its Music
Presented by Kurt Armbruster
McMenamins Anderson School
Haynes’ Hall
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages welcome
Seattle is a music town with deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. While today the city is most famous for the 1990’s grunge rock era, the culturally diverse music scenes and popular musicians that came before are often overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills in that knowledge gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from 1850 to 1980, "before Seattle rocked."
Kurt Armbruster is a Seattle native and graduate of the University of Washington who has enjoyed careers as a locomotive engineer, photo finisher, and musician. He is the author of numerous books, including 𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑, 𝐴 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐.
History Pub
Before Seattle Rocked, A City and its Music
Presented by Kurt Armbruster
McMenamins Anderson School
Haynes’ Hall
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages welcome
Seattle is a music town with deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. While today the city is most famous for the 1990’s grunge rock era, the culturally diverse music scenes and popular musicians that came before are often overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills in that knowledge gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from 1850 to 1980, "before Seattle rocked."
Kurt Armbruster is a Seattle native and graduate of the University of Washington who has enjoyed careers as a locomotive engineer, photo finisher, and musician. He is the author of numerous books, including 𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑, 𝐴 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐.
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McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE,Bothell, Washington, United States
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