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*** Tickets are all reserved for this event; some may become available 10 minutes prior to show time ***

The Oral History Live! series at EMP|SFM features intimate interviews before a live audience.

On July 10, enjoy an evening with Sub Pop Records founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman as they celebrate 20 years of Sub Pop Records and talk about their remarkable experiences at the label. Jacob McMurray, senior curator at EMP|SFM, will conduct the interview.

Bruce Pavitt started Sub Pop in Olympia, WA in 1979 as a radio show called Subterranean Pop; by 1980, the show grew into the music fanzine Sub Pop, and a year later began releasing cassette compilations. In 1983, Bruce moved to Seattle where Sub Pop became an indie specialty show on KCMU-FM. In 1986, Sub Pop Records released its first record, and in 1987 Pavitt teamed up with Jonathan Poneman to release Soundgarden's "Screaming Life" EP, after which Bruce and Jonathan quit their day jobs and opened a full-time Sub Pop Records office, which led to many recordings of Seattle area groups, including Nirvana. Sub Pop continues to achieve critical and commercial success releasing music by popular indie bands including The Postal Service and The Shins.

Date
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Time
7:00 pm

Ticket Info
Free to EMP|SFM members and The Recording Academy members; $5 general public, 206.770.2702 or 1.877.EMP.SFM1.

Reserved seats unclaimed 10 minutes prior to the event are subject to be released to the wait list.

Venue
JBL Theater
325 5th Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109