Originaire de Tacoma, dans l’État de Washington aux États-Unis, THE SONICS sont reconnus dans le monde entier comme un des premiers groupes punk/garage préparant le terrain pour tout ce qui suivrait en créant un son unique. Actifs dans un premier temps de 1963 à 1968, THE SONICS ont popularisé le fameux Louie Louie de Richard Berry (sorti en 1955) et ont composé The Witch, Boss Hoss, Psycho ou encore Strychnine, qui ont été maintes fois repris, contribuant à faire de leurs albums des classiques qui inspirent depuis des décennies des fans de toutes générations.
Après une première reformation en 2007 à New York et une première nouvelle tournée internationale en 2008 THE SONICS ont accepté l’invitation de South by Southwest à Austin en 2009 où leur performance à été acclamée comme l’une des plus mémorables. Ils continuent depuis de tourner et ils seront à Paris à La Maroquinerie le 25 février 2018.
En co-production avec U-Turn Touring.
DIMANCHE 25 FEVRIER 2018 – LA MAROQUINERIE
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La Maroquinerie: 23 Rue Boyer, 75020 Paris
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Membres du groupe: Rob Lind (sax/harp/vox); Dusty Watson (drums/vox); Freddie Dennis (bass/vox); Jake Cavaliere (keys/vox); Evan Foster (guitar/vox).
Biography:
Since the beginning of the Northwest Sound, the Sonics set the precedence and the pace that gave to every musician and band that followed the inalienable right to take rock to the edge of the universe, to explore the possibilities, to get out of the rut, experiment, and to scream your guts out, that you have arrived, and to continue that thought. They have remained the most recognized sounds ever listened to by aspiring musicians and multitudes of fans around the world.
Originally from Tacoma, WA, The Sonics are claimed worldwide to be the first punk band, or garage, or hard rock, or alternative, setting the stage for all that would follow. The band is still based in the Northwest USA.
Following their early retirement they left a legacy and decades of fans who continued to spread the word and the music. Still revered, in late 2007 the Sonics regrouped and reignited on the scene in Brooklyn, New York headlining two sold out shows at the Warsaw.
The Sonics return has sparked international promoters, journalists, reviewers, festival organizers and hordes of dedicated and new fans to embrace the group whose music has thrilled and inspired so many for so many years.
Original members of the Sonics included Bob Bennett, Drums; Larry Parypa, Guitar; Jerry Roslie, keys and lead vocals; Rob Lind, sax, harp and vocals; Andy Parypa, bass.
The Sonics today includes: Jerry Roslie keys, lead vocals, Rob Lind, sax, harp and vocals; Larry Parypa, guitar bkg vocals; Dusty Watson, drums, and; Freddie Dennis, bass and vocals.