The surviving, non-singing members of Soundgarden — guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron — reunited underneath their earlier alias Nudedragons final night time (Dec. 14) on the Showbox in Seattle as a part of the annual SMooCH fundraiser for Seattle Youngsters’s Hospital.
Seattle vocalist Shaina Shepherd crammed in for late frontman Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in 2017. Among the many favorites unearthed had been “Hunted Down,” “Outshined,” “Flower” and “Past the Wheel.” Weapons N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan then took the mic for “Kickstand” and a set-closing cowl of MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams.”
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Soundgarden’s first reunion present in 2010 after a 14-year hiatus was additionally billed as Nudedragons on the similar venue. The group went on to tour and report a brand new album, King Animal, and was engaged on a follow-up on the time of Cornell’s passing. They’ve since been engaged in authorized motion over the discharge of that music with Cornell’s widow, Vicky, though the events settled their points in April 2023.
The SMooCH profit provided extra performances by McKagan, Sebadoh (their first in almost 5 years) and Constructed to Spill frontman Doug Martsch, who carried out solo for VIPs throughout a “distinctive meals and wine expertise” with famous native chef Ethan Stowell.
The occasion goals “to have fun and assist the extraordinary work that Seattle Youngsters’s Hospital does for all kids, no matter means or circumstances. Youngsters’s Hospital is an especially vital group asset that gives unbelievable care and hope for all children.”
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