The first public word of Sound City was when Paul McCartney performed with the surviving members of Nirvana: Grohl, Novoselic and
Smear live at the
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief in New York. Together they premiered the collaborative song "
Cut Me Some Slack". Grohl then revealed his plans for the
Sound City film and soundtrack. McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana performed the song a second time the following week on
Saturday Night Live. Grohl then formed the Sound City Players with many of the musicians who appeared in his film
Sound City about the closing of, (but later re-opened)
Sound City Studios in
Van Nuys, California. Their debut was at the
Sundance Film Festival's
Park City Live on January 18, 2013. The Sound City Players appeared on
Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 5, 2013 and on
Ellen on March 7, 2013. Grohl promised that their final show was the concert at the
SXSW music festival on March 14, 2013. ==Members==