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Columnist Danny O’Neil ponders the possible return of the Sonics, and reflects on the culprits who pushed Seattle’s first modern sports franchise out of town.
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, that formed in 1960. [1] Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk and garage music worldwide, and they have been named inspirations to the White Stripes , LCD Soundsystem , Nirvana , The Hives , and other musical artists.
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing "This Is the Sonics is a joyously raw blast of full-bore garage rock stomp that comes perilously close to matching the furious energy of their iconic Etiquette Records sides from the '60s" and it is "an outstanding return to duty for one of the great primal ...
On February 15, 2008, the Sonics' ownership group gave the city of Seattle a one-day deadline to accept a $26.5 million offer that would buy out the Sonics' lease in KeyArena and pay off what the ownership group claimed was the value of debts on the arena. [23] The city rejected the offer. [24]
A fan holds up a sign in the stands urging the former Seattle Sonics basketball team to return to Seattle before a preseason NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail ...
Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs " The Witch " (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.
The twelve-man roster for the 1967–68 season consisted of three rookies from the 1967 NBA Draft and nine players from the expansion draft. Al Bianchi's choice of player-coach Richie Guerin from the St. Louis Hawks came as a surprise to most, since Guerin had already announced his retirement, and thus did not play for the Sonics. [2]
The Sonics, owners of a 44–5 home record (including playoffs), [2] suffered a 22-point blow-out in their return to Seattle, giving the Bulls a seemingly insurmountable 3–0 series lead. Frustration would once again set in for the Sonics, as Frank Brickowski was ejected for committing a flagrant foul on Dennis Rodman.