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Exclusive: A documentary about legendary Pacific Northwest band The Sonics, who influenced the likes of Nirvana, Mudhoney and The White Stripes, has been picked up by nascent distributor The Forge.

Jordan Albertsen’s Boom: A Film About the Sonics will get a limited theatrical release across North America in the first quarter of next year after local premieres in Seattle and LA and The Forge will represent worldwide sales and start looking for international deals at AFM next week.

The Forge was set up by producer and Vashon Island Film Festival director Mark Mathias Sayre and recently released Brett Smith’s directorial debut and Civil War-epic Freedom’s Path.

The Sonics were formed in 1960 in Tacoma and had a large roster of members, who have reunited regularly over the years. The band also influenced the likes of The Stooges and The Cramps. Kurt Cobain once said that The Sonics’ drum sound...

The makers of the punk band documentary have launched a campaign on the crowdfunding site as they bid to tell the tale of a seminal musical influence little-known outside the Us.

Director Jordan Albertsen and producer Brian Scott Robinson first worked together on 2006 drama The Standard and aim to chronicle the story of The Sonics, from humble origins in a living room in 1963 to their rise, fall and return in 2007.

“We want to make a film that upholds the legacy of this great band, and introduce a whole new generation to the earth shattering music that helped shape the history of what was to come,” said Albertsen on the Indiegogo website.

He continued: “The Sonics are the true unsung heroes of Rock and Roll. And one of the only reasons (some) music doesn’t completely suck today.”

The band is cited as an influence on such performers as The Hives, Nirvana, The Kinks...