Sub Pop gets into serious financial trouble, almost folds. The Crocodile Cafe opens. Northwest scene explodes into international fame. After nearly four years of record reviews and features, most of which covered local bands, Backlash releases their final issue. While in the studio, the band changes their name to Pearl Jam.
Recording is finished after only one month.
Former lawyer Stephanie Dorgan opens the Crocodile Cafe in a vacant building in Belltown. The album is dedicated to Andy Wood, with Chris Cornell writing the first two songs soon after Wood's passing. Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden accompany Cornell on the album. Pearl Jam's Ten is released on Epic Records. Nirvana's Nevermind is released on Geffen Records.