The Sonics

The Sonics are the godfathers of punk, grunge, garage rock, ... as long as it bursts at the seams on a stage. They paved the way and set the guidelines for all who followed. Way before fans like The White Stripes, The Hives, Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Cramps of The Fall, deep in the sixties (beforeThe Kinks or The Stooges), The Sonics tore from the American state of Washington with local hits such as 'The Witch', 'Strychnine' and 'Psycho'. The big breakthrough did not materialize, and in 1968 The Sonics called it a day. But the blood creeps where it can't go. Since 2007, singer Gerry Roslie - who is not called the white Little Richard for nothing - and his band have been back with their unabashed fifties-style blues cries and relentless rhythmic drive.< /p>

Line-up

Gerry Roslie - keys, lead vocals

Rob Lind - sax, harp and vocals

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Larry Parypa - guitar, bkg vocals

Ricky Johnson - drums

Freddie Dennis - bass

SUPPORT: THE WRONG

A new sound from Ghent thunders around your ears. After hanging out together in bars and at concerts for years, the band members of The Wrong decided it was time to bring their own version of their favorite music: cheap garage, mixed with a lot of pounding soul and blues rash... The men are not new to the scene, you may have seen them in bands like Soapstone, Fifty Foot Combo, The Stiffs, Ultrasonic 7, Thee Andrews Surfers, The Backstabbers, Secret Agent Men, The Grave Brothers and more... much more... Hurry to the Handelsbeurs and see for yourself what the fuzz is all about!

Line-up

Tom Derie (Soapstone) - vocals

Staf Derie (Soapstone) - vocals

Jenz Von Trapp (50ft Combo, Thee Andrews Surfers) - bass

Wies Wydooghe (Backstabbers) - drums

Francis Wildermeersch (Jo Lemaire, Stef Bos) - farfisa organ

Jeroen Bauwens (Secret Agent Men) - guitar