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LOCATION:The Paramount Theatre\n901 Pine St.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98101
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CLASS:PUBLIC
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URL:http://culturemob.com/events/119785-the-sonics-wa-seattle-downtown-9810
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UID:November 08\, 2009 00:03:07_670622242@diamond.culturemob.com
DTSTAMP:20091108T000307
DESCRIPTION:A rock & roll band from Tacoma\, WA\, the Sonics' original memb
 ers were Gerry Roslie (lead singer\, piano\, organ)\, Andy Parypa (guitar)\
 , Larry Parypa (bass)\, Bob Bennett (drums)\, and Rob Lind (saxophone). For
 ming in the wake of the early-'60s success of local favorites the Kingsmen 
 and the Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for)\, the Sonics comb
 ined classic Northwest-area teen band raunch with early English band grit (
 particularly influenced by the Kinks)\, relentless rhythmic drive\, and una
 bashed '50s-style blues shouting for a combination that still makes their b
 rand of rock & roll perhaps the raunchiest ever captured on wax. Lead singe
 r Gerry Roslie was no less than a white Little Richard\, whose harrowing so
 ul-screams were startling even to the Northwest teen audience\, who liked t
 heir music powerful and driving with little regard to commercial subtleties
 . With hit after hit on the local charts (and influencing every local band 
 that ever took the stage)\, the band inexplicably was never able to break o
 ut nationally\, leaving its sound largely undiluted for mass consumption. B
 reaking up in the late '60s (after one ill-fated album attempt to water dow
 n their style for national attention)\, the Sonics continue today to be rev
 ered by '60s collectors the world over for their unique brand of rock & rol
 l raunch. 
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\nMore Info:
\nhttp://www.theparamount.com/artists/?artist=81
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\nmyspace.com/sonicsthe
SUMMARY:The Sonics
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