Why Do Bands Stay Together? Seven Veteran Seattle Groups Share the Secrets of Their Longevity

Mudhoney: Sweet young things (ain’t young no more).EMILY RIEMAN
A few weeks ago in The Stranger, we profiled the many ways bands can split up. To keep the universe in equilibrium, we now present a survey of how bands keep on keepin' on, despite all the complications. If you think it's easy to hold a group of unstable egomaniacs together while creating music that everyone in said group can stand playing over and over, well, you've probably never been in a band. The following seven Seattle g