This is a story that has never been told in a television documentary form............. Until now. The story begins in the after hours clubs of the Northwest then moves to the garages and homes of typical Pacific Northwest families during the late 1950's. That was where high school kids in every pocket of the Northwest would get together with a couple of guitars, some drums, maybe a saxophone and a couple of mics, to learn some songs that they would hope to draw a crowd of kids to their performances at the local teen club. 

     Often, the bands scoured obscure R&B records and radio stations for material and put their own twist to the arrangement and performance of those songs. Their version of that underground music is what their audiences heard. Something distinctive that gave them the edge at the next Battle of the bands or dance. Local radio and the dance hall circuit played a major part in all this, and it was common to have bands scrambling to recording studios to try and capture their performance on tape for that chance at local radio airplay to entice the kids to the next dance. It was all about the performance and sound. In fact, at least one major equipment manufacturer got its start directly because of the Northwest Scene. It was all about the brotherhood........ The brotherhood of music. 

     The race for local musical dominance was on throughout the country, and the prize was money, glamour, fame and big record contracts. Or was it? Not usually. More often than not it was that they just wanted to play. They found themselves packing up their cars with their guitars and equipment, then heading toward their next gig. The story of this race is in the artists themselves, their friendships with the other groups and the people behind the scenes…. The DJ's, the record producers and engineers, the dance clubs and the kids who danced. The records, the radio stations and the family and friends of those who inspired generations of musicians worldwide. 

     How is this history weaved into the fabric of the Northwest and the rest of the world? That’s our story. And we’re ready to tell it.