Sonic Boom Records

Sonic Boom is a must for music lovers, whether you're visiting the Fremont area or not. They carry all sorts of music, including a large selection of local artists. Need assistance? The staff is more than willing to help out and to make recommendations, no matter what your musical tastes are. Come support this wonderful local music store! more

I love Amazon - what's NOT to love? Convenient, cheap, and you don't have to move anything more than a few fingers to buy stuff you need. But I refuse to buy CD's from them anymore. Why? Sonic Boom. If I lived in Renton, I'd drive to Sonic Boom just to browse, ask the guys and gals who occupy the sales desk about who else I'd like if I like Explosions in the Sky (cause they'd not only know who I was talking about, they'd actually be able to rattle off 3 other bands that sound like them... and they'd be right), and dig around for stuff I heard on KEXP. Ok, I'll concede that the listening stations at Easy STreet on lower queen anne are way way better. but whatever. more

In a world of ubiquitous online retailing, not to mention digital file-sharing and the iPod phenomenon, it's hard to predict the future of the neighborhood record store. All the more reason to support *your* neighborhood record store. If you live in Seattle, my recommendation for that neighborhood store is Sonic Boom records. With locations in Fremont, on Capitol Hill and (the newest and largest store) on Market St. in Ballard, Sonic Boom is hands-down the best local source for everything pop music - from new and used CDs, to local concert tickets, to in-store performances from great local and national bands. Add to that the fact that they're a local, independent store that's bucking the national trend (slavish implementation of major-label promotions for useless bands, shrinking margins, bankruptcy, etc.) with smart, customer-oriented business practices, and it's practically your duty as a music lover to stop in and check them out. Make it so! more

We love Sonic Boom. The music selection is amazing, the listening stations abound, you can get concert tix right there (to many great shows) and the t-shirts make a great gift. Head to Fremont and enjoy. more