Night Beats feat. The Sonics Night Beats play The Sonics Boom Few artists loom larger in the garage-rock legend than THE SONICS. With raunchy, cult classics such as SHOT DOWN and HES WAITIN off their 1966 album, BOOM, the pioneering band staked their claim on rock n roll, putting the Pacific Northwest scene on the map and cementing their place as heroes for future generations. Those that followed include Danny Lee Blackwells NIGHT BEATS, a group with its own underground origins as well as a direct, fuzz and feedback-coated link between the impact of THE SONICS and their own potent sound. Its this connection that led NIGHT BEATS to record BOOM in its entirety, a proper homage to their musical forbearers. Blackwell, along with an arsenal of ace musicians manage to maintain the spirit of original recordings like CINDERELLA, DONT YOU JUST KNOW IT, and a particularly unhinged version of LOUIE LOUIE, while injecting their own brand of earth-quakin soul-shakin, maximum R&B. Blackwell takes the lead on vocals and guitar, interpreting Gerry Rosalies mean scream with ease. Mike Brandon holds things down on drums as his partner in crime, bass genius Nate Ryan, while Julien Oneill grooves things up on keys and Joe Santa Maria wails on the horns. Finishing touches come from Marlon Rabenreither on acoustic guitar, plus Cole Alexander and Dan Gerbang on backing vocalsall working together to keep THE SONICS legacy intact, even as they tear the whole place down. Next time you hear a loud boom and your windows rattle, its probably a sonic boom alright; but on the other hand, it might just be THE SONICS BOOM.