Tom EleyMultimedia journalist·Waikato Herald·30 Jul, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to read‌Ten-year-old Indy Thomson plays drums for the family band Sonic Boom. Retired Knightshade drummer Alan Grady now teaches him.Rock bands usually worry about the critics. Ten-year-old Indy Thomson worries about the kids.

While most children his age are watching bands from the audience, Indy is behind the drum kit, driving the beat for Waikato family band Sonic Boom as it tours the North Island with concerts designed for