Sonar Rock City: Seattle

Sep 9, 2019

1h 2m

★ 0.0

Overview

Sonar Rock City: Seattle is a journey through the city that caught our attention back in 1992 thanks to the grunge movement which today no longer exists. Still today the creative spirit runs through its veins with a new music scene that captures what Seattle is in its core.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

RDF Media

Sonar Rock City: Seattle Trailers

Cast

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Alfredo Lewin

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Mark Arm

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Danny Denial

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Jack Endino

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Chris Kellogg

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Jonathan Plum

Jonathan Poneman

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Cedric Walker

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Eva Walker

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