Beautiful shot of Layne rStaley eleased on 5 April 2024; the 22nd anniversary of Layne’s passing. Photographer Paul Hernandez pulled this from his archives and saved it for this year’s anniversary. This was a new photo for all of us!
We are pleased to announce the 2024 Layne Staley Tribute Weekend! Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 9th (if not sooner).
Join us, Thursday August 22 – Saturday August 24, 2024
Join us as we celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Layne Staley and Mike Starr at the annual tribute show that is held in Seattle, WA each August near Layne’s birthday. All proceeds from the tribute weekend…
An Acoustic Masterpiece Turned 30; Alice in Chains’ Jar of Flies
Last week saw the 30th anniversary of Alice In Chains’ 3rd EP, Jar of Flies. It was the first EP in history (at that time) to debut at number 1 on Billboard’s 200 chart.
Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley Photo Credit: Pete Cronin
The album was a vast difference from that of their 1992 LP release “Dirt”. But followed closely to that of their 2nd EP “Sap”. Specifically, mainly acoustic; with little…
Layne Staley, Phil Anselmo & James Hetfield & Would?
My friends at Puddle of Grunge (IG) had a great post today; name your favorite of the Big 4. To all of you who aren’t familiar, that’s the Seattle 4. It’s not meant to disrespect any other musician from the Grunge Era. But let’s face it, the term “grunge” shouldn’t have ever been used as a genre, mainly because none of the bands sound a like. To those of us who were born and raised here, our…
Also on this day, Alice In Chains plays at the Spokane Coliseum, 30 years ago.
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The first & second images are from the Spokesman Review. The 2nd pic is an image of Layne that was the cover of their entertainment section. Unfortunately with newspaper scans, they don’t always turn out well.
On this day, Alice In Chains performed a one-off show at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Lansing MI. This is “Confusion” already in progress. Video - Melissa Panek on YouTube.
Layne Staley Tribute 2023; Safety Tips For Out of Town Visitors
For those of you traveling to Seattle this week to attend the annual Layne Staley Tribute, it’s ALWAYS a good idea to do your own research.
Both me & Kurt live on the outskirts of Seattle. That means I research my trips into the city also. During tribute week, I find a parking garage and Uber-it.
I find that using Uber is one less thing I need to think about. BUT, just because you’re using that…
Layne Staley - Innocence Captured in Black & White
I couldn’t imagine a more beautiful image of Layne at the beginning of his career – a Rock Star. In fact, he was one before he ever sang a note. When I look at this photo I think about the risk he took to follow his dream. Taking a huge risk to try singing, instead of drumming.
What I can say for certain, Layne has left a monumental legacy behind. He’s finally getting acknowledged instead of…
Lollapalooza 1993 - Alice In Chains; picture recap
Starting on this day, I’ve decided to start making some of my social media posts available here. Now I realize not everyone wants to be on social media platforms and honestly, I can’t blame you, but I can start making those posts available here.
Since I’ve missed some anniversary dates, I decided to do a recap of Alice In Chains’ while on the Lollapalooza tour in 1993.
It’s very easy just to…
2023 Layne Staley Tribute Guest Singers-Musicians Announced
LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE 2023- THURS. AUGUST 17th – Gathering at the International Fountain at the Seattle Center.
– FRIDAY, AUGUST 18th – Unplugged Night at Madame Lou’s (21+)- SATURDAY, AUGUST 19th – LST2023 at The Crocodile in Seattle, WA (All-Ages)
Special Guest Performers:- Brendan Maier (Sapphire Sun)- Tim Branom (Gypsy Rose)- Tara Rae (RagDolls Aerosmith Tribute)- Dane Creek (Rain Light…