Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam all hail from which U.S. city?"
...Seattle was the birthplace of grunge music, home to Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, the Foo Fighters, and countless more smaller acts. Alternative rock flourished in the Pacific Northwest in the 1990s, as many bands got their start playing Seattle’s rock/metal music venue, Gorilla Gardens.