During the grunge era, when Sub Pop records reigned, Michael Lavine was one of two primary photographers enlisted by the label to visually record the bands that defined the movement. He captured grunge’s genesis in the late eighties and nineties while living in Olympia, WA and then served as the label’s go-to photographer for shooting bands on the road after moving to NYC.

In Grunge, Michael Lavine’s compelling black-and-white photographs, and a text by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore reveal a unique era in music and fashion with incomparable authority, intimacy and sensitivity.

We're pleased to host a book signing with Mr. Lavine at our West Seattle store at 4 pm on Saturday, November 14. And don't forget to hit the "Grunge" release party the night before (11/13) at Neumos with Mudhoney, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (featuring TAD) and Unnatural Helpers!