On August 20, 1988, Nirvana and Soundgarden appeared on the same...

On August 20, 1988, Nirvana and Soundgarden appeared on the same bill at the Capitol Lake Jam in Olympia, Washington. (Photo via @TheGrungeScene.) Here’s an excerpt from my bookEverybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge about that gig:

STUART HALLERMAN (Soundgarden soundman) Every summer, Slim Moon—who later had the Kill Rock Stars label going on—worked with the Olympia parks department and police department to put on a punk-rock show on an August afternoon in Capitol Park. The state...