Public record

The Sonics

Rock | Bremerton, WA | since 1960

classic pop and rock
garage
garage rock
proto-punk
rock
rock and roll
Rock/Pop

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2018

On record since

Releases

Show history

2018 · 1

Aug 26, 2018Fawcett Hall at Alma Mater· Tacomaheadliner
with Acid Tongue

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

The Sonics — Here Are The Sonics!!! — Release art · Here Are The Sonics!!! — release

The Sonics — Boom — Release art · Boom — release

The Sonics — The Witch b/w Keep A Knockin' 7" — Release art · The Witch b/w Keep A Knockin' 7" — release

The Sonics — Boss Hoss b/w The Hustler 7" — Release art · Boss Hoss b/w The Hustler 7" — release

The Sonics — Live At Easy Street — Release art · Live At Easy Street — release

The Sonics — This Is the Sonics — Release art · This Is the Sonics — release

The Sonics — Fawcett Hall at Alma Mater, 2018-08-26 — Poster · Fawcett Hall at Alma Mater, 2018-08-26 — Songkick

Lineup

Freddie Dennis
Rob Lind
Andy Parypa
Larry Parypa
Gerry Roslie
Dusty Watson

Releases

HT
High Time
2025
Here Are The Sonics!!!
Jul 12, 2017 · album
Boom
Jul 12, 2017 · album
The Witch b/w Keep A Knockin' 7"
Jul 12, 2017 · album
Boss Hoss b/w The Hustler 7"
Jul 12, 2017 · album
Live At Easy Street
May 6, 2016 · album · 14 tracks
LA
Live At Easy Street
2016 · album
LA
Live At Easy Street
2016
This Is the Sonics
Mar 31, 2015 · album · 12 tracks
TI
This Is the Sonics
2015 · album
50
50
2015
TI
This Is The Sonics
2015
BB
Bad Betty / I Like It Small
2014 · single
BB
Bad Betty / I Like It Small
2014
TW
The Witch EP
2013 · ep
TW
The Witch
2013
DY
Do You Love Me
2013
8
8
2010 · ep
8
8
2010
BB
Busy Body!!! Live In Tacoma 1964
2007 · album
BB
Busy Body!!! (Live In Tacoma 1964)
2007
BB
Busy Body
2006
JY
Jerden Years 1966-69
2001 · compilation
TI
This Is... The Savage Young Sonics
2001 · compilation
FA
Fire and Ice II - the 'Lost' Tapes
1996 · album
PS
Psycho-Sonic
1993 · compilation
HA
Here Are the Ultimate Sonics
1991 · compilation
MM
Maintaining My Cool
1991 · compilation
TU
The Ultimate Sonics (The Etiquette Collection)
1991 · compilation
FO
Fanz Only
1986 · album
FF
Full Force!
1984 · compilation
SI
Sinderella
1980 · compilation
UN
Unreleased
1980 · compilation
IT
Introducing the Sonics
1967 · album
P/
Psycho / Maintaining My Cool
1967 · single
BO
Boom
1966 · album
LL
Love Lights / You Got Your Head on Backwards
1966 · single
TW
The Witch / Like No Other Man
1966 · single
HA
Here Are The Sonics!!!
1965 · album
MC
Merry Christmas
1965 · album
TW
The Witch / Keep a Knockin'
1964 · single
LL
Louie Louie b/w ROCKIN' ROBIN ROBERTS 7"
album
CB
Cinderella b/w He's Waiting 7"
album
TS
THE SAVAGE YOUNG SONICS
album
BB
Busy Body: Live in Tacoma 1964
album
8
8
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2024-03-09–2026-08-19 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters, Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Greg Vandy) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (DJ Jewel) — KEXP

Artist background

The Sonics formed in 1960 — MusicBrainz
The Sonics is based in Bremerton — MusicBrainz
The Sonics disbanded in 1968 — MusicBrainz
Freddie Dennis: member — MusicBrainz
Rob Lind: member — MusicBrainz
Andy Parypa: member — MusicBrainz
Larry Parypa: member — MusicBrainz
Gerry Roslie: member — MusicBrainz
Dusty Watson: member — MusicBrainz
The Sonics has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1964–2016 — MusicBrainz
The Sonics is based in Seattle, Washington — The Sonics on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Here Are The Sonics!!! (2017-07-12) — Bandcamp
The Sonics is from Tacoma, Washington , U.S. — Wikipedia
The Sonics has 5 members: Gerry Roslie, Rob Lind, Larry Parypa, Dusty Watson, Freddie Dennis — Wikipedia
The Sonics plays Garage rock — Wikipedia
The Sonics plays proto-punk — Wikipedia
The Sonics plays rock and roll — Wikipedia
The Sonics has 529363 listeners on Last.fm — The Sonics on Last.fm
The Sonics has released 10 recordings between 2006 and 2025 — The Sonics on Discogs
The Sonics has 6 followers on Genius — The Sonics on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @RealSonicsBoom — The Sonics on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — The Sonics — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sonics — The Sonics on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 307 — The Sonics — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/02kv14 — The Sonics — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Tacoma, WA — The Sonics on TheAudioDB
Formed 1960 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Tacoma (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: garage rock, frat rock — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Andy Parypa, Gerry Roslie, Larry Parypa, Rob Lind, Freddie Dennis — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Jerden — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sonics — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Fawcett Hall at Alma Mater · Tacoma	1

By year: 2018 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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