The No WTO Combo was a short-lived punk rock band started by Jello Biafra, formerly of the Dead Kennedys. The band consisted of Biafra; Kim Thayil of Soundgarden; and the rhythm section of Sweet 75, Gina Mainwal and Krist Novoselic. They were originally scheduled to play the Showbox November 31, the night before the WTO meeting of 1999 in Seattle, but the performance was canceled because the venue's staff could not get past the police "curfew zone". They rescheduled the show for the next night, December 1st, but played that night down the street at The Central Tavern where Biafra was approached by local record producer Mark Cavener. Cavener offered to record the album at the Showbox the next evening. Novoselic later asked Jack Endino to mix the recordings, resulting in the bands' only release titled "Live from the Battle in Seattle" distributed by Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Jello Biafra, onstage in Switzerland (October 15, 2003). ... From Left to Right: Klaus Flouride, Jello Biafra, D.H. Peligro and East Bay Ray The Dead Kennedys were a punk rock band from San Francisco, California. ... Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960 in Seattle, Washington) is best known as the guitarist for Seattle, USA grunge band Soundgarden, which he founded with Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. ... (L-R) Ben Shepherd, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron. ... Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. ... Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. ... Krist Novoselic Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965, Compton, California) is an American rock musician best known for being the bassist for Nirvana. ... On November 30, 1999, the World Trade Organization convened in Seattle, Washington, USA, for what was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Music producer / audio engineer known for working with recording artists such as Nickelback, Sugar Ray, Heart, Cheap Trick, Vertical Horizon, Fuel, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Fountains of Wayne, Live, 3 Doors Down, Jet, Michael Bublé, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, Finger Eleven, Simple Plan, Spearhead, Trolls Cottage, Peter... The only album released by anti-globalization punk band the No WTO Combo. ... Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ...