Seattle's Crocodile club set to re-open March 20

In December of 2007, a pair of Seattle up-and-comers named Robin Pecknold and J. Tillman played a set at the city's infamous corner-venue The Crocodile Cafe. It was the last show ever played there. The next day, owner Stephanie Dorgan called her waitstaff and told them she was closing the venue due to financial difficulties.

But on March 20, The Crocodile's neon signs will glisten once again. Local entrepreneur and club-owner Marcus Charles and his wife have purchased the venue's empty shell, determined to resurrect it to its former grimey dive glory. The staff has drafted a new logo, but plans to retain the club's title (dropping "cafe") and have released a schedule for March. 

The Crocodile Cafe was not only a landmark of the city, but of an entire genre of music. Opened in 1991, the same year Nirvana exploded onto the nation's musical radar with Nevermind , the club became an icon of Seattle grunge. Throughout the '90s, fans rocked out to Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Sleater-Kinney and Cheap Trick within the Croc's dark confines.

Charles' board conjures up images of the Croc's glory days; investors include Sean Kinney (of Alice in Chains) and Susan Silver (manger of Alice in Chains and former Soundgarden manager).

You can pick up information about the the Crocodile's progress via Twitter. A recent entry denotes progress underway, "It's pretty crazy in here," the post reads, "there are heavy support beams going in!"