Nirvanna
Tribute to Nirvana
4.8(5)Published Sep 22, 2023
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Chicago-based tribute band Smells Like Nirvana performs songs from Nevermind, In Utero, Bleach, MTV Unplugged, and rare b-sides. A national traveling Nirvana tribute, the band plays without click tracks or backing tracks.
Smells Like Nirvana is a national traveling Nirvana tribute based in Chicago, featuring seasoned professionals and die-hard Nirvana fans. Fronted by Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Dead Original), with Nick Shabatura on drums and Mike Petrasek (Bedlem), the band performs a live tribute spanning Bleach, Nevermind, In Utero, MTV Unplugged, rare B-sides, and more. Their performance is a haunting episode of grunge filled with angst, played without click tracks or backing tracks—a trait and philosophy Nirvana lived by.
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- 01Lithium
- 02Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 03Polly
- 04Breed
- 05Stay Away
- 06Territorial Pissings
- 07Drain You
- 08In Bloom
- 09Come As You Are
- 10On A Plain
- 11Lounge Act
- 12Something In The Way
- 13Endless, Nameless
- 14Rape Me
- 15Very Ape
- 16Serve The Servants
- 17Dumb
- 18Heart-Shaped Box
- 19All Apologies
- 20Pennyroyal Tea
- 21Scentless Apprentice
- 22Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle
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