26 Years Ago: Nirvana Play Their First New York City Show

Man, we sure do love us some Nirvana. And it's no wonder -- they played a massive role in changing the face of rock music in a relatively short amount of time. So it should come as no surprise that we're pretty enamored with this video of Nirvana performing back in 1989 -- check it out above.

The video bears some historic significance -- assuming you're also a Nirvana fan -- as it marks the band's first time playing in New York City; they performed at Manhattan's Pyramid Club in the East Village on July 17, 26 years ago.

Singer Kurt Cobain looks like he's been on the road for a while, with what appears to be a scraggly beard and an early appearance of a nice, bright, plaid flannel shirt. Within a few years, roughly one-third of the country's population (I made that statistic up, but a lot of people did wear ugly plaid flannel in the '90s) would be following in Cobain's fashion footsteps.

And you may notice another guitar player on the stage. That is none other than Jason Everman, the fellow responsible for footing the bill for Nirvana's first album, Bleach. This video is also pre-Dave Grohl, who didn't join the band until the following year.