List of musicians from Seattle

This List of musicians from Seattle recognizes artists who are either from, or significantly associated with, the city.


 * 10 Minute Warning, hardcore punk band
 * 3rd Secret, alternative rock/folk rock/grunge band
 * 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Christian melodic death metal band
 * 7 Year Bitch, riot grrrl band
 * 764-HERO, indie rock/emo band
 * A Frames, experimental rock band
 * Aaron Parks, jazz pianist
 * Aaron Sprinkle, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist & producer
 * Abney Park, steampunk band
 * Abyssinian Creole, Northwest hip hop duo
 * Acceptance, pop-punk band
 * The Accused, crossover thrash band
 * Aiden, horror punk band
 * Akimbo, hardcore punk band
 * Alcohol Funnycar, alternative rock/post-grunge band
 * Alex Vincent, grunge/punk rock drummer
 * Alice in Chains, grunge band
 * Alice N' Chains, glam metal band
 * Allen Stone, blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter
 * Alyse Black, rock/pop/jazz/folk pop singer-songwriter
 * Amber Pacific, pop-punk band
 * Amy Denio, avant-garde jazz/experimental rock/free improvisation multi-instrumenralist/vocalist
 * Andrew Wood, grunge/glam metal vocalist
 * Ann Wilson, hard rock/pop rock vocalist
 * Anomie Belle, avant-garde vocalist/multi-instrumentalist
 * Aqueduct, indie pop band
 * Artis the Spoonman, rock spoonist/busker
 * Arthur & Yu, indie folk duo
 * Assemblage 23, futurepop band
 * Asva, drone/doom metal band
 * Awaken the Empire, alternative rock/metal band
 * "Awesome", cabaret collective
 * Ayron Jones, blues rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Baby Gramps, Americana singer-songwriter
 * Band of Horses, indie rock band
 * Barcelona, indie rock band
 * Barrett Martin, grunge percussionist & ethnomusicologist
 * The Beakers, art punk/post-punk/new wave band
 * Bell Witch, doom metal band
 * Ben Bridwell, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Ben Gibbard, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Ben Shepherd, grunge bassist
 * The Bergevin Brothers, political jazz band
 * Bernadette Bascom, R&B/gospel vocalist
 * Best Kissers in the World, post-grunge band
 * Big Band Garage Orchestra, punk jazz orchestra
 * Big Business, heavy metal band
 * Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist
 * Bill Rieflin, industrial rock drummer
 * Black Cat Orchestra, classical/world/film score band
 * The Blackouts, punk rock band
 * Blaine "Zippy" Cook, punk rock/thrash metal vocalist
 * Blake Lewis, beatboxer/pop vocalist
 * Blake Wescott, indie rock guitarist/drummer
 * The Blakes, indie rock band
 * The Blood Brothers, post-hardcore band
 * Blood Circus, sludge metal band
 * Bloodgood, Christian metal band
 * Blue Scholars, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo
 * BOAT, indie rock band
 * Bonnie Guitar, country/pop singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Botch, mathcore band
 * Brad, alternative rock band
 * Brandi Carlile, Americana singer-songwriter
 * Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, country band
 * Briana Marela, indie rock vocalist
 * The Briefs, punk rock band
 * Brite Futures (formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head), indie rock/electronica band
 * The Brothers Four, folk pop vocal group
 * Bruce Fairweather, grunge guitarist/bassist
 * Buddy Catlett, jazz bassist
 * Budo, hip hop multi-instrumenralist/producer
 * Bundle of Hiss, grunge band
 * Burning Witch, doom metal band
 * Calm Down Juanita, psychedelic rock band
 * Candlebox, grunge/post-grunge band
 * Car Seat Headrest, indie rock band
 * Cardiknox, indie pop band
 * Carissa's Wierd, indie rock band
 * Carrie Akre, alternative rock vocalist
 * Cat Butt, alternative rock band
 * The Catch, alternative pop band
 * The Catheters, hard rock band
 * The Cave Singers, indie rock/folk band
 * Chad Channing, alternative rock drummer
 * Champion, hardcore punk band
 * charlieonnafriday, melodic rapper
 * Chastity Belt, alternative rock band
 * Childbirth, garage rock band
 * Chinas Comidas, art punk band
 * Choral Arts, choral music group
 * Chris Ballew aka Caspar Babypants, alternative rock/kids' music vocalist/bassist/basitarist
 * Chris Cornell, grunge/hard rock vocalist
 * Chris Staples, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist
 * Chris Walla, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Christ Analogue, electronic/industrial rock band
 * Christian Wargo, indie folk singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Circus Contraption, dark cabaret troupe
 * Clarence Acox Jr., jazz drummer & director of the Garfield Jazz Ensemble (1979–2019)
 * The Classic Crime, alternative rock band
 * Climax Golden Twins, experimental music band
 * Cody Votolato, post-hardcore guitarist
 * Coffin Break, hardcore punk band
 * Common Market, Northwest hip hop duo
 * Critters Buggin, jazz/rock/funk/electronica instrumental band
 * Culprit, heavy metal band
 * Cuong Vu, jazz trumpet
 * Daily Flash, folk rock/psychedelic rock band
 * Damien Jurado, indie rock singer-songwriter
 * Dan Hoerner, emo vocalist/guitarist
 * Dan Peters, grunge drummer
 * Daniel House, grunge bassist & former owner of C/Z Records
 * Dann Gallucci, indie rock guitarist/producer
 * The Dark Fantastic, hard/desert/psychedelic/indie rock band
 * Dark Time Sunshine, alternative/indie hip hop duo
 * Dave Dederer, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist/guitbassist
 * Dave Knudson, indie rock/mathcore guitarist
 * Dave Krusen, alternative rock drummer
 * Dave Lewis, R&B vocalist/keyboardist
 * David Bazan, indie rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
 * David Friesen, jazz bassist
 * David Zaffiro, Christian metal guitarist & producer
 * David Wayne, heavy metal vocalist
 * Dead Low Tide, garage rock band
 * The Dead Science, experimental pop band
 * Dear John Letters, alternative rock/indie rock/emo band
 * Death Cab For Cutie, indie rock band
 * Deb Never, rock artist
 * Deep Sea Diver, pop rock band
 * Demon Hunter, Christian metal band
 * Devilhead, alternative rock band
 * Diagram of Suburban Chaos, electronic music composer
 * Dick Wilson, jazz tenor saxophonist
 * Dickless, riot grrrl/grunge/punk rock/funk punk band
 * The Divorce, indie rock band
 * Doll Squad, alternative rock/power pop band
 * Dolour, indie rock band
 * Don Lanphere, jazz saxophonist
 * Dude York, alternative rock band
 * Duff McKagan, hard rock bassist
 * Dust Moth, metalgaze band
 * The Dutchess and the Duke, indie folk band
 * Eddie Vedder, grunge vocalist
 * Eldon Hoke aka El Duce, shock rock vocalist/drummer
 * Elmer Gill, jazz pianist/vibraphonist/vocalist
 * Emi Meyer, jazz vocalist/pianist
 * Eric Carlson aka Sickie Wifebeater, shock rock guitarist
 * Erik Blood, hip hop artist/producer
 * Ernestine Anderson, vocal jazz/blues vocalist
 * Estradasphere, experimental rock band
 * Fair, alternative rock/emo pop band
 * Faith & Disease, ethereal wave/dark wave/slowcore/shoegaze/dream pop/new-age band
 * The Fall of Troy, mathcore band
 * The Fartz, hardcore punk band
 * Fastbacks, punk rock band
 * Fences, pop rock band
 * Fifth Angel, heavy metal band
 * The Fire Theft, prog rock band
 * Fleet Foxes, indie folk band
 * Flop, power pop band
 * Floyd Standifer, jazz tenor saxophonist/trumpeter
 * Foo Fighters, post-grunge band
 * Forced Entry, thrash metal band
 * Forgive Durden, indie rock/emo band
 * Frank Waldron, jazz cornetist/trumpeter/alto saxophonist
 * The Frantics, garage rock band
 * Gabor Hun, punk rock guitarist/vocalist
 * Gabriel Teodros, Northwest hip hop rapper
 * The Gallahads, doo wop vocal group
 * Gary Lee Conner, grunge guitarist
 * Gas Huffer, garage rock band
 * Gatsbys American Dream, indie rock band
 * The Gentlemen, pop rock band
 * Geoff Reading, hard rock drummer
 * Gerald Brashear, jazz conga drummer/saxophonist/scat singer
 * Girl On Fire, hard rock band
 * The Girls, pop punk band
 * The Gits, punk rock band
 * Goodness, alternative rock band
 * Gosling (formerly Loudermilk), hard rock band
 * Grammatrain, post-punk band
 * Grand Archives, indie rock band
 * Grand Hallway, chamber pop
 * Grave Babies, goth rock band
 * Grayskul, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo
 * Green Apple Quick Step, post-grunge/psychedelic rock band
 * The Green Pajamas, neo-psychedelia band
 * Green River, grunge band
 * Greg Anderson, doom metal guitarist
 * Greg Gilmore, grunge drummer
 * Grieves, hip hop rapper/producer
 * Gruntruck, grunge band
 * Guy Lacey, grunge guitarist/vocalist
 * Hadley Caliman, jazz saxophonist/flutist
 * Hammerbox, grunge band
 * Harold Weeks, jazz/ragtime composer/songwriter
 * Harvey Danger, alternative rock band
 * Hater, alternative metal band
 * He Is We, indie pop band
 * The Head and the Heart, indie folk band
 * Headphones, indie rock/synthpop band
 * Heart, hard rock/pop rock band
 * Heir Apparent, heavy metal band
 * Heiress, sludge metal band
 * Hell's Belles, all-girl AC/DC tribute band
 * Helms Alee, sludge metal band
 * Hey Marseilles, indie folk/chamber pop band
 * Hibou, dream pop band
 * Himsa, metalcore band
 * Hiro Yamamoto, grunge bassist
 * Hobosexual, experimental rock band
 * Hollis, pop/hip hop singer-songwriter
 * Howard Leese, hard rock guitarist
 * Hovercraft, experimental rock instrumental band
 * I Declare War, deathcore band
 * The Intelligence, post-punk band
 * Isaac Brock, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Isaac Scott, blues/soul/gospel guitarist/vocalist
 * Ivan & Alyosha, indie pop band
 * Ivar Haglund, folk singer and founder of Ivar's Acres of Clams
 * J. Clark post-punk guitarist/drummer
 * Jack Endino, grunge guitarist & Sub Pop producer/engineer
 * Jake Snider, indie rock guitarist/vocalist
 * Jake One, Northwest hip hop/trap producer/songwriter
 * James Bergstrom, hard rock drummer
 * Jason Finn, alternative rock drummer
 * Jason Holstrom, electronic rock/dream pop guitarist/vocalist
 * Jason Kardong, Americana/lo-fi/alt-country pedal steel guitarist/vocalist
 * Jason Webley, folk punk vocalist/accordionist/guitarist
 * Jay Park, hip hop/R&B rapper/singer-songwriter
 * Jeff Ament, grunge bassist
 * Jeff Angell, blues rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Jeff Kashiwa, jazz fusion saxophonist
 * Jeff Loomis, prog rock guitarist
 * Jeff Rouse, hard rock bassist
 * Jeff Suffering, Christian punk vocalist/bassist
 * Jen Wood, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Jennifer Thomas, crossover/classical/new-age pianist
 * Jeremiah Green, indie rock drummer
 * Jeremy Enigk, emo/prog rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Jerry Cantrell, grunge guitarist/vocalist
 * Jesse Brand, country rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
 * Jessica Lurie, jazz woodwinds
 * Jim Allchin, blues rock guitarist/vocalist & Microsoft software engineer
 * Jim Black, free jazz/post-rock drummer
 * Jim Page, folk singer-songwriter/busker
 * Jim Sheppard, prog rock bassist
 * Jimi Hendrix, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist/vocalist
 * Joe Doria, jazz/funk/rock Hammond organist
 * John Holte, big band swing bandleader/arranger/reedist
 * John Pettibone, hardcore punk/metalcore vocalist
 * John Roderick, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Johnny Bacolas, glam metal/industrial dance/world music bassist
 * Johnny Whitney, post-hardcore vocalist/keyboardist
 * Jon Auer, power pop/psychedelic rock guitarist
 * Jonathan Moore aka Wordsayer, Northwest hip hop producer/rapper/DJ
 * Jordan Blilie, post-hardcore vocalist
 * Julian Priester, jazz trombonist & educator (Cornish College of the Arts 1979–2011)
 * Juned, pop rock band
 * Juno, post-punk band
 * Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, psychedelic pop band
 * Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist
 * Ken Stringfellow, alternative rock guitarist/vocalist
 * Ken Mary, heavy metal drummer
 * Kevin Wood, grunge guitarist
 * Kevtone, alternative rock drummer
 * Kid Sensation (now known as Xola Malik), old skool hip hop rapper/producer
 * Kill Switch...Klick, industrial rock band
 * Kim Thayil, grunge guitarist
 * Kim Warnick, punk rock vocalist/bassist
 * Kings Kaleidoscope, contemporary worship/Christian rock/art rock/chamber pop/progressive pop band
 * Kinski, post-rock band
 * Kiss It Goodbye, metalcore/hardcore punk band
 * Krist Novoselic, grunge bassist
 * Kultur Shock, Gypsy punk/alternative metal band
 * Kurt Bloch, hard rock guitarist
 * Kurt Cobain, grunge vocalist/guitarist
 * Kyle Townsend, hip hop/R&B producer/keyboardist
 * La Luz, surf noir band
 * Land,  jazz/world music/electronica band
 * The Lashes, power pop band
 * Lavender Country, country/Americana band
 * Layne Staley, grunge vocalist
 * Leah LaBelle, R&B vocalist
 * Legion Within, dark wave/gothic rock/industrial rock band
 * The Lemons, post-grunge/pop punk band
 * Liar's Club, pop music band
 * Lil Mosey, hip hop/trap rapper
 * Limp Richerds, hardcore punk band
 * Little Champions, indie rock band
 * Living Daylights, jazz-jamband trio
 * Loaded, hard rock band
 * The Long Winters, indie rock band
 * Loni Rose, pop music singer-songwriter
 * Love Battery, grunge band
 * The Lovemongers, acoustic side project of Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart
 * Macklemore, hip hop rapper
 * Mad Rad, hipster hop group
 * Mad Season, grunge band
 * The Magic Magicians, indie rock duo
 * Maktub, jazz fusion/prog rock band
 * The Maldives, alt-country band
 * Malfunkshun, glam punk/grunge band
 * Mamiffer, post-rock/ambient/experimental rock/drone
 * Manooghi Hi, prog rock band
 * Marc Seales, jazz/post-bop pianist
 * Mark Arm, grunge vocalist/guitarist
 * Mark Lanegan, grunge vocalist
 * Mark Pickerel, grunge drummer/guitarist/vocalist
 * Mary Lambert, R&B/folk/pop singer-songwriter & spoken word artist
 * Mat Brooke, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Mateo Messina, classical/film score pianist/composer
 * Math and Physics Club, indie pop band
 * Matt Bayles, indie rock keyboardist & producer
 * Matt Lukin, grunge bassist
 * Melissa Reese, hard rock keyboardist/vocalist
 * Merrilee Rush, pop vocalist
 * Mentors, shock rock band
 * Metal Church, heavy metal band
 * Mia Zapata, punk rock vocalist
 * Michael "The Whip" Wilton, progressive metal guitarist
 * Mico de Noche, stoner rock/sludge metal band
 * Mike Inez, grunge/alternative metal bassist
 * Mike McCready, grunge guitarist
 * Mike Squires, alternative rock guitarist
 * Mike Starr, grunge bassist
 * Minus the Bear, math rock band
 * The Missionary Position, blues rock band
 * Mistrust, heavy metal band
 * Modest Mouse, indie rock band
 * Mother Love Bone, grunge/glam punk band
 * Mr. Hill, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop DJ & producer
 * Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, indie rock band
 * Mudhoney, grunge band
 * Murder City Devils, horror punk band
 * My Sister's Machine, grunge band
 * The Myriad, indie rock band
 * Nacho Picasso, hip hop rapper
 * Naked Giants, rock and roll/psychedelic rock/grunge/post-punk/lo-fi band
 * Nancy Wilson, hard rock/pop rock guitarist/backing vocalist
 * Narrows, mathcore band
 * Natalie Grant, contemporary Christian vocalist
 * Nate Mendel, alternative rock bassist
 * Neko Case, indie rock/alt-country vocalist/tenor guitarist/percussionist
 * Neon Blonde, experimental rock band
 * Nerve Filter, electronic band
 * Nevada Bachelors, alternative rock band
 * Nevermore, heavy metal band
 * New American Shame, hard rock band
 * Nick Pollock, grunge guitarist/vocalist
 * Nick Wiggins, post-hardcore guitarist/bassist
 * Night Beats, garage rock band
 * Nightcaps, lounge band
 * Nirvana, grunge band
 * Nissim Black aka D.Black, hardcore/conscious/Jewish hip hop rapper/producer
 * The No WTO Combo, hardcore punk/spoken word band
 * Noah Gundersen and the Courage, acoustic folk rock singer-songwriter and his band
 * NoClue, Northwest hip hop rapper
 * Odesza, electropop duo
 * Oldominion, hip hop collective (which also has members from Portland, Oregon)
 * On the Last Day, post-hardcore band
 * Onry Ozzborn, alternative hip hop rapper/producer
 * Orcas, dream pop/ambient/electronic duo
 * Orkestar RTW, Balkan folk band
 * Owen Wright, grunge/heavy metal guitarist
 * Pacific Gold, contemporary Christian band
 * The Pale Pacific, power pop band
 * Pamela Moore, hard rock/heavy metal singer-songwriter
 * Past Lives, post-punk band
 * Patti Bown, jazz/soul pianist/vocalist
 * Paul Tutmarc, country tenor vocalist/lap steel guitarist
 * Pearl Jam, grunge band
 * Pedro The Lion, slowcore band
 * Perfume Genius, art pop singer-songwriter
 * Perkins Coie Band, rock and roll/garage rock band
 * Pete Stewart, Christian rock singer-songwriter
 * Peter Cornell, alternative metal/heavy metal/grunge/alternative rock/hard rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Peter DePoe (aka Last Walking Bear), funk rock/swamp rock/soul/R&B/Native American traditional drummer
 * Peter Scott Lewis, contemporary classical composer
 * Pickwick, garage rock band
 * Pigeonhed, trip hop/lo-fi band
 * PK Dwyer, jump blues busker
 * Pleaseeasaur, camp musical parody act
 * Pollens, indie rock band
 * Ponga, jazz improv band
 * Pony Time, garage rock/punk rock band
 * Poor Moon, indie folk band
 * Poor Old Lu, Christian rock band
 * The Posies, power pop band
 * The Postal Service, indie pop/synth-pop band
 * Posse, indie rock band
 * Presidents of the United States of America, alternative rock band
 * Pretty Girls Make Graves, post-punk band
 * Pretty Mary Sunshine, indie rock band
 * The Prom, indie rock band
 * Psychic Emperor, electropop band
 * Q5, hard rock/heavy metal band
 * Quincy Jones, jazz trumpeter/arranger & multi-genre producer
 * RA Scion, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop rapper/producer
 * Raft of Dead Monkeys, Christian punk band
 * Rail, hard rock band
 * Randy Hansen, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist & Jimi Hendrix tribute performer
 * Ray Charles, R&B vocalist/pianist
 * Ray Dalton, hip hop/gospel/R&B/pop singer-songwriter
 * Raz Simone, hip hop rapper
 * Red Stars Theory, slowcore band
 * Regan Hagar, grunge drummer
 * Reggie Watts, comedic electronic/trip hop beatboxer/keyboardist & "disinformationist"
 * Reignwolf, indie rock/blues rock band
 * Reverend, thrash metal band
 * The Revolutionary Hydra, indie rock band
 * Richard Stuverud, grunge drummer
 * Rick Parashar, grunge keyboardist & founder of London Bridge Studio
 * Roadside Monument, math rock band
 * Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, jazz bandleader & multi-genre producer
 * Robert Cray, blues vocalist/guitarist
 * Robert DeLong, house/dubstep keyboardist/sampler
 * Robert Brown aka Captain Robert, steampunk vocalist/multi-instrumentalist
 * Robert Roth, grunge/psychedelic rock vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist
 * Robin Pecknold, indie folk singer-songwriter
 * Robin Holcomb, avant-garde minimalist singer-songwriter/pianist
 * The Rockfords, alternative rock band
 * Rocky Votolato, indie folk/folk rock singer-songwriter
 * Roger Fisher, hard rock guitarist
 * Ron Holden, R&B/pop/rock and roll vocalist
 * Room Nine, psychedelic rock band
 * Rose Blossom Punch, post-grunge band
 * Rose Windows, psychedelic rock band
 * Rosie Thomas, indie folk singer-songwriter & comedian (as Sheila Saputa)
 * Roxy Coss, jazz saxophonist
 * The Rumba Kings, world music band
 * Rusty Willoughby, power pop vocalist/guitarist/drummer
 * Ryan Lewis, alternative hip hop/hipster hop DJ/producer
 * Ryann Donnelly, horror punk/pop vocalist
 * S aka Jenn Champion (formerly Jenn Ghetto), indie rock singer-songwriter
 * Sabzi, alternative hip hop DJ/producer
 * Sam Kim, R&B singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * Sammy Drain, blues/rock/R&B guitarist
 * Sanctuary, thrash metal band
 * Sandrider, grunge/sludge metal band
 * Sango, electronic/hip hop/R&B DJ/producer
 * Sanjaya Malakar, pop vocalist
 * Satchel, grunge band
 * Satisfact, post-punk band
 * The Saturday Knights, hip hop/indie rock/pop band
 * Say Hi, indie rock solo act
 * The Scene Aesthetic, acoustic indie/folk/country pop band
 * Schoolyard Heroes, horror punk band
 * scntfc, EDM/hip hop/rock composer/sound designer
 * Scott McCaughey, alternative rock guitarist
 * Scott Mercado, grunge/psychedelic rock drummer
 * Scott Rockenfield aka SRock, prog rock drummer
 * Screaming Trees, grunge band
 * Seapony, indie pop band
 * Sean Kinney, grunge drummer
 * Sean Nelson, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist
 * Sean Osborn, classical/chamber clarinetist/composer
 * Seattle Chamber Players, chamber ensemble
 * Seattle Girls Choir, choral music group
 * Seattle Opera, Opera company
 * Seattle Pro Musica, choral music group
 * Seattle Symphony, classical orchestra
 * Second Coming, industrial dance band
 * Sera Cahoone, Americana/lo-fi singer-songwriter/guitarist/drummer
 * Shabazz Palaces, progressive rap/alternative hip hop group
 * Shane Tutmarc, indie pop singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
 * Sharks Keep Moving, math rock band
 * Shawn Smith, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist
 * Shelby Earl, indie rock singer-songwriter
 * Shoplifting, punk rock band
 * Sicko, punk rock band
 * The Sight Below, ambient/techno/shoegaze/electronic band
 * Sir Mix-a-Lot, old skool hip hop/electro-funk rapper/producer
 * Sirens Sister, alternative rock band
 * Skerik, jazz saxophonics
 * Skin Yard, grunge band
 * Sky Cries Mary, psychedelic rock/trance band
 * SixTwoSeven, alternative rock band
 * Sledgeback, punk rock/Oi! band
 * Slender Means, indie rock band
 * Sleze, glam metal band
 * Smoosh (now known as Chaos Chaos), indie pop/synth-pop sister duo
 * SMP, industrial rock band
 * Soiled Doves (formerly The Vogues), post-hardcore band
 * Sol, hip hop rapper
 * Solger, hardcore punk band
 * Soulbender, hard rock band
 * Soundgarden, grunge band
 * Source of Labor, Northwest hip hop rap group
 * Spencer Moody, garage rock vocalist
 * Spluii Numa, hardcore punk band
 * Spys4Darwin, alternative metal band
 * The Squirrels, novelty pop-punk band
 * Stan Boreson, "Scandahoovian" parody music vocalist/accordionist
 * Stefanie Sargent, punk rock guitarist
 * Stephen O'Malley aka SOMA, avant-garde metal guitarist/keyboardist
 * Steve Broy aka Dr. Heathen Scum, shock rock bassist
 * Steve Turner, grunge guitarist
 * Stone Gossard, grunge guitarist
 * Sunn O))), experimental metal band
 * Sunny Day Real Estate, emo band
 * Super Deluxe, punk pop band
 * The Supersuckers, cowpunk/hard rock band
 * Surf Mesa, electronic music artist
 * Sweet 75, alternative rock band
 * Sweet Water, alternative rock/new wave band
 * SYML, indie pop singer-songwriter
 * Syncopated Taint Septet, punk jazz band
 * Tacocat, pop punk band
 * Tad, grunge band
 * Taime Downe, glam metal vocalist
 * Tamara Gee, pop singer-songwriter
 * Tangerine, dream pop band
 * Tattle Tale, riot grrrl band
 * Tea Cozies, garage rock band
 * Teen Angels, grunge band
 * Telekinesis, indie rock/shoegaze band
 * The Tempers, synthpop/glam rock/art rock/dark cabaret band
 * Temple of the Dog, grunge supergroup
 * THEESatisfaction, hip hop/R&B/neo-soul duo
 * These Arms Are Snakes, post-hardcore band
 * This Busy Monster, indie rock band
 * This Providence, alternative rock/punk pop/emo band
 * Thorr's Hammer, death-doom band
 * Thrones, avant-garde metal solo project of Joe Preston
 * Throw Me The Statue, indie pop band
 * Thunderpussy, hard rock band
 * Tim Gemmill, jazz/post-bop/avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion/techno saxophonist/flutist/keyboardist
 * Tim Mullen, punk rock/heavy metal drummer
 * Tina Bell, grunge/punk rock singer-songwriter
 * Tiny Vipers, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * The Tiptons Sax Quartet, jazz quartet
 * TKO, glam rock/heavy metal band
 * Toe Tag, hardcore punk/thrash metal band
 * Tom Collier, jazz/classical/pop vibraphonist/percussionist
 * Total Experience Gospel Choir, gospel choir
 * Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, anti-folk/indie rock/art pop band
 * Travis Bracht, post-grunge singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
 * Treepeople, alternative rock/post-punk band
 * Trial, hardcore punk band
 * The Tripwires, power pop/pub rock band
 * Truly, grunge/psychedelic rock band
 * Tuatara, world music instrumental band
 * Tullycraft, twee pop band
 * The Turn-Ons, alternative rock band
 * Tyler Willman, post-grunge/psychedelic rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
 * The U-Men, grunge band
 * Ugly Casanova, indie rock band
 * UMI, R&B singer-songwriter
 * Uncle Bonsai, contemporary folk trio
 * Undertow, hardcore punk band
 * Unified Theory (formerly Luma), post-grunge band
 * United State of Electronica, electronic rock band
 * Unwed Sailor, instrumental rock/ambient/post-rock band
 * Van Conner, grunge bassist
 * VAST, industrial rock band
 * Vells, indie rock band
 * Vendetta Red, post-grunge/screamo band
 * Vic Meyers, jazz saxophonist/ bandleader
 * Vince Mira, country rock vocalist/guitarist
 * Visqueen, punk pop band
 * The Wakefields, alt-country band
 * Waking Hour, prog metal band
 * The Walkabouts, indie rock/alt-country band
 * Walking Papers, alternative rock band
 * Walt Wagner, lounge/pop/classical/rock and roll pianist (Canlis 1996–2016)
 * War Babies, hard rock band
 * Warrel Dane, heavy metal/thrash metal vocalist
 * Waxwing, indie rock band
 * Wayne Horvitz, jazz/downtown scene keyboardist & adjunct professor at the Cornish College of the Arts
 * Wellwater Conspiracy, garage rock/neo-psychedelia/space rock band
 * Western State Hurricanes, indie rock band
 * Whangdoodle Entertainers, jazz/ragtime band
 * White (formerly MerKaBa), prog rock band
 * Wil Francis aka William Control, horror punk/dark wave singer-songwriter
 * Willard, grunge/sludge metal band
 * William Bolcom, contemporary classical/traditional pop/parlour/cabaret/ragtime pianist/composer
 * William Control, dark wave band
 * William Goldsmith, alternative rock drummer
 * Wimps, punk rock band
 * Wizdom, Northwest hip hop MC
 * Wonderful, dream pop band
 * X-15, punk rock band
 * Xperience, alternative hip hop rapper
 * Young Fresh Fellows, alternative rock band
 * Zeke, hardcore punk band
 * Zipgun, punk rock band