[3] In 1985, Silver met Soundgarden, whose lead vocalist was her then-boyfriend Chris Cornell, and in the following year she started managing the band.
[10] The store would become famous years later for selling the Dr. Martens boots worn by several members of Grunge bands from Seattle.
Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic consulted Silver for advice, and she looked at the contract and told them they needed a lawyer.
They met Silver in Los Angeles and she introduced them to agent Don Muller and music business attorney Alan Mintz, who specialized in finding deals for new bands.
Mintz started sending out Nirvana's demo tape to major labels looking for deals.
[13][14] Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic offered her the opportunity to manage them, but she refused because she was too busy with her bands.
[9] When Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, Novoselic thanked Silver during his speech for "introducing them to the music industry properly".
[17] Among Silver's clients in the 1990s were the bands Hater,[18] Inflatable Soule,[19] Crackerbox,[20] Sweet Water,[20] Sponge,[20] singer Kristen Barry,[4][21] and producer Terry Date.
5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified gold by the RIAA in 2010 for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.
[27] Since 2009, Silver co-manages Alice in Chains along with David Benveniste and his company Velvet Hammer Management.
[28] Since 2009, Silver co-owns the club The Crocodile in Seattle along with Alice in Chains' drummer Sean Kinney,[29][30] Capitol Hill Block Party co-founder Marcus Charles,[6] Peggy Curtis,[6] and Portugal.
[38] Silver says: "Movement and dance... for the last 25 years, helps me physically feel better but lifts me emotionally in a profound way.