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Nirvana Reunites With St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett & Violet Grohl on Vocals

Hervana rode again at FireAid.

Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters performs with his daughter Violet Grohl on The Pyramid Stage at Day 3 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 23, 2023, in Glastonbury, England.

Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters performs with his daughter Violet Grohl on The Pyramid Stage at Day 3 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 23, 2023, in Glastonbury, England.

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In 2014, when Nirvana was being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, surviving members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited onstage to perform a raucous selection of the culture-shifting grunge band’s beloved songs. With Kurt Cobain gone, lead vocals fell to an assortment of guest singers – St. Vincent, Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Lorde. Dubbed “Hervana,” the musical collective delivered what turned out to be one of the most legendary Rock Hall performances of all time.

On Thursday (Jan. 30) night, Hervana rode again. During the FireAid LA Benefit Concert – which is raising money to rebuild communities and assist people affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires – Nirvana once again reunited with three of the aforementioned four vocalists.


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The unannounced performance at the Kia Forum ripped open with St. Vincent snarling through the bratty, punky Nevermind classic “Breed,” absolutely ripping it up on her guitar alongside Smear while Grohl pounded on the drums. After that, Kim Gordon – a friend of the band’s during Cobain’s lifetime – shuffled on stage to growl through an uncompromising “School” from the band’s debut album, Bleach. After the former Sonic Youth member’s appearance, Joan Jett took the stage to thunderous applause, singing Nevermind’s “Territorial Pissings” while a sweaty Grohl banged away in the background. (She missed a couple of lyrics, but who cares? If you’re expecting perfection from a Nirvana cover, you’re missing the point.)

Then came what was perhaps the biggest surprise: Violet Grohl, Dave’s 18-year-old daughter, singing lead vocals on Nirvana’s In Utero highlight “All Apologies.” Her vocals were strong and well-suited for the song, and while the magnitude of the Kia Forum’s crowd wasn’t lost on her, she was remarkably comfortable in front of the massive crowd.

Aside from demonstrating promising musical chops, that performance (not to mention the song title) was noteworthy for another reason. Just last fall, Dave Grohl announced that he had fathered a child outside of his marriage and he would do his best to be a father to that baby while simultaneously working to repair his marriage. “I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness,” he wrote on Instagram in September. This performance with Violet Grohl marks his first high-profile public appearance since then.

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This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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No, Tyler, The Creator Isn’t Making a Hebrew Jazz Funk Album With Lil Yachty
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Tyler, the Creator performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2024 in Indio, California.

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No, Tyler, The Creator Isn’t Making a Hebrew Jazz Funk Album With Lil Yachty

Yachty was clearly joking around, but Tyler still felt it was necessary to clear things up.

Tyler, The Creator and Lil Yachty are not working on Hebrew jazz funk album.

Lil Yachty went on his Instagram over the weekend and posted a series of pics of him and Tyler in matching yellow outfits to thank him for taking him along on the Chromakopia tour, and joked that the West Coast rapper was secretly working on a high-concept project. “Tour is done, love you brother,” Yachty wrote in the caption. “Blessed to be apart. Let y’all in on a secret… dat boi Tyler workin’ on a Hebrew jazz funk album, sh– gone be tough.. 2026.”

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