Thu, Oct 24
|Toronto
Boom: A film about the SONICS
BBAM! Gallery/Ralph Alfonso and The Redwood Theatre are proud to present the exclusive Toronto Film Premiere of BOOM, a film about THE SONICS - an in-depth documentary about one of the most influential 60s garage rock bands. Doors open at 6:00, film starts at 7pm Bar will be open.
Oct 24, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Toronto, 1300 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7, Canada
About the Event
The Toronto premiere will be introduced by Ralph Alfonso (manager of The Diodes and Toronto's first punk club, The Crash 'n' Burn).
Directed by Jordan Albertsen, BOOM (A film about The Sonics) chronicles one of rock ‘n’ roll’s wildest and most influential bands: The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members explore how a relatively unknown band from the Pacific Northwest became a worldwide phenomenon 50 years later, shaping music for decades to come.
Featuring interviews with homegrown heroes and breakthrough artists alike; including Pearl Jam, Heart, Mudhoney, and many, many more.
For anyone familiar with 60s rock and 60s garage rock, The Sonics are the motherlode; primal, raw, every one of their riffs has become someone else's entire album. Their classics (Strychnine, Cinderella, The Witch, Psycho) have been revived and become standard repertoire for dozens of bands and their revved up definitive take on Have Love Will Travel as used in BMW and Land Rover TV commercials (and movie soundtracks) has spurred on the band's revival.
This documentary took over 15 years to make and is a revelation!
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvO1dy7ak-8
The Toronto premiere will be introduced by Ralph Alfonso (manager of The Diodes and Toronto's first punk club, The Crash 'n' Burn).
Limited seating (200), so be sure to purchase tickets early (the Montreal screening sold out very quickly).
TICKETS
Advance General Admission
Tickets $15 in advance. $20 at the door.
$15.00Tax: +$1.95 HST+$0.42 service fee
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