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     Sparky |
The Hawaiians are generally regarded to have originated the sport of surfing a long time ago. Eventually the sport migrated to the States and especially Southern California where it became very popular in the 60's. As it turns out, this is probably the only sport that has its own music. Enter the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Dick Dale & the Del-Tones, the Belairs, the Ventures, etc. These first wave bands originated a new genre of Rock -- Instrumental Surf Music. The essence, spirit and vitality of those times never died. It lives on today with new Surf bands emerging all over the world. With that in mind, here are some links to events in SoCal where you can catch the current wave of Surf Music: Mach Turtle website - list of surf music concert events Huntington Beach International Surf Museum Surfin' Sundays series of free concerts at the Museum or the Pier Here's what they have for May: Baja Cantina, 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey May 10, The Torquays May 17th - The Duotones May 24th - The Surftones Huntington Beach Surf Museum May 21, The Torquays First up is the Torquays. With a name like that, these guys ought to be Buellers. So, if you can, ride your Buell to these events. Parking is much simpler on a bike. Whichever way you arrive, maybe I'll see ya there, Sparky | ||
| Sparky |
Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Who: Outer Wave Where: British & Dominion Social Club 12882 Valley View Drive Garden Grove, CA (714) 898-6733 When: 8 PM -------- Sunday, May 28, 2006 What: 4th Annual South Bay Surf Stomp featuring 10 surf bands, car show Who: The Pacific Headhunters June Suckerfish Spawn The Flowmasters Kelp The Lava Rats Secret Samurai CHUM The Detonators The Surf Kings Longboard Ranch Where: Suzy's Bar & Grill 1141 Aviation Blvd. Hermosa Beach, CA When: noon | ||
| Sparky |
Here is a list of free live surf music events for June: From Mach Turtle Events website: Baja Cantina's Surf Night concert series all summer long on Wednesdays (free), 311 Washington Bl., Marina Del Rey June 7th - The Reventlos June 14th - The Cadillac Angels June 21st - The Boardwalkers June 28th - Outer Wave Huntington Beach International Surf Museum Surfin' Sundays concert at the Pier Sunday, June 4 (updated lineup courtesy Dave Arnson of Insect Surfers) 11:00am Marauders 12:30pm Boardwalkers 2:00pm Insect Surfers 3:35pm Eliminators Huntington Beach Surf Museum parking lot June 11th - The Aquaphonics June 25th - The Pacific Headhunters Stay tuned for further developments. . . | ||
| Ocbueller |
Hey, We have Dick Dale in Ocean City,Maryland on June 6. Does that count? SteveH | ||
| Sparky |
Saturday, June 17 Who: The Torquays When: 11 am - 1 pm Who: The Mai Tais When: ? What: The Cruz 4th Semi-annual Surf, Skate, Hawaiiana Expo Where: Aviation Park Gymnasium 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach, Ca. How much: $5 Who: The Halibuts What: Their Annual Reunion Show Where: The Pitcher House 142 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 When: 9 pm How much: $3 Trivia: This is a very important gig. It's the 3rd to last Surf show at the Pitcher House as it will be closing down after July, sez bigtikidude Jeff. Sample: The Halibuts | ||
| Sparky |
Hey, it's the first day of The Summer of '06 and SURF's UP! We've got 12 to 20 ft. waves at the beach, 80 degrees, and the Boardwalkers at Baja Cantina's Wednesdays Surf Night! Good food, great music (free too), fun atmosphere and I think it's surfboard raffle night tonight. Jen won a $600 longboard on a $5 raffle 2 years ago here and I a short board last year. We're going for 3 tonight! Boardwalkers at 7 pm. Baja Cantina, 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey | ||
| Sparky |
Wednesday, 7/12/2006 Jeff the BigTikiDude sent me this intel on who's playing Baja Cantina this Wednesday, 7/12.
Saturday, 7/15/2006 Now, this has gotta be a BIG DEAL! Insect Dave sent me this: INSECT SURFERS 20 YEARS IN LOS ANGELES ANNIVERSARY ===Safari Sam's , Sat July 15th====== Insect Surfers (David Arnson-guitar, Dano Sullivan-guitar, Dan Valentie-bass, Adrien Anthony-drums) are celebrating their 20 years in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 15th, at the new Safari Sam's in Hollywood, 5214 Sunset Boulevard. $10.00 cover. Starting at 8:00pm sharp, the lineup, in order of appearance is- * 8:00pm The Fleagles (exuberant garage rock) * 8:45pm Chum (drummer Adrien's surf band) * 9:30pm The Boardwalkers (bassist Dan V.'s surf band) * 10:15pm Davie Allan and the Arrows (legendary 60's fuzz guitarist, noted for numerous Roger Corman biker movie film soundtracks and the instro hit 'Blue's Theme') **** 11:0pm Insect Surfers (past and present members !), and * 12:30am Spindrift (psychedelic spaghetti western sounds) Also featured are KXLU's Reverend Dan on DJ duty, and Stormy Byrd's award winning dragster 'Revelation', revving it up in front of the club between sets! Special luau/tiki menu and drinks! and- free admission for all drivers bringing their hot rods! Unfettered dancing! Groovy projections! You might even wanna bring earplugs-we don't really as a rule play that loud, but the sound system here is really, uhh, loud! We got 'Reverb Sun' bassist Mike Oneil flying in from NYC!!! And former drummer Jimbo comin' in from his (crunched) house in New Orleans! Plus many other past and present Insects guestin' on yer fave Insect tunes! ----and merchandise-wise---we're getting new shirts (and new designs!) and reprinting our old cds --collect 'em all! Hoot! And artist Yume will be sellin her lil' Surfin' Insect sculptures! SEEYA THERE!!!! !~~~~~!!!!!!!! Here's a little Insect Surfers background (OK, a lot  ):
Sounds like a fun party! Sparky | ||
| Sparky |
Thursday, 7/13/06, 4 to 6 pm Don't forget to tune into Clint Beachwood's "A Day at the Beach" internet radio show. This is 2 hours of surf music broadcasted weekly from San Diego State U. There are several ways to tune in: 1) If you live in or around San Diego, tune into Cox Digital Cable channel 956 or Time Warner Music Choice channel 957. 2) Open Windows Media Player and paste this url, kcr.sdsu.edu/kcr.asx 3) Click this link, www.kcrlive.com/ and then click the Windows Media radio to begin streaming the station. 4) Clint also has a MySpace account. So if you are into that, search for Clint Beachwood in MySpace; there should be a link to his show there. His site is one of the most informative re Surf Music, drawing like minded music fans from all around the world. It seems like as the world gets smaller, CyberSpace gets bigger, don't it? Surf's Up, Sparky | ||
| Sparky |
OK. This is a biggie! Wed. Aug 2 Pollo Del Mar (a Premier San Francisco Surf Band) is coming to SoCal this week. First stop is Baja Cantina in Marina Del Rey for their Surfin' Wednesday nights summer concerts series. This is free, all ages. Sat. Aug 5 Then the bill is: Pollo Del Mar Insect Surfers @ the Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street El Segundo, CA (831) 625-2252 There may be a cover charge. I'm not sure. And it's a bar so, count on it being ages 21 or over. I've been told they have "rosemary chicken burritos!" here. Let's see, shall we... Hey! Google these bands. They are a West Coast Happening. And they are happening now, not in the past! You know you're looking for an excuse to escape the heat wave. So head over here! It's Cool, man! 2 blocks from the Pacific! Sparky & Jen | ||
| Sparky |
Sat. Aug 5 Corrections in red Pollo Del Mar, Insect Surfers @ the Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street El Segundo, CA Starts 9:30 pm (310) 322-5829 No cover charge No rosemary chicken burritos -- I cross-lined the post when I read that. But you'll probably like the tiki-lounge motif. Sun. Aug 6 Adrien from CHUM sends this message:
Where: Huntington Beach Pier on the big stage Cost: free | ||
| Sparky |
Here's the list of free surf music concerts for the rest of August: Credit Mach Turtle Events website: Baja Cantina's Surf Night concert series all summer long on Wednesdays (free), 311 Washington Bl., Marina Del Rey. Starts 7 pm Aug 9 - The Detonators Aug 16 - Dean Men Don't Surf Aug 23 - The Surftones At the Huntington Beach Surf Museum parking lot, Aug 13 - Wave Invasion; Orange County Music Award 2006 nominee for "Surf" category Aug 20 - Buddy Dughi Combo; a more traditional rockabilly sound than Hot Rod Trio Aug 27 - The Sound Waves; 2005 Warner Grand Theater Battle of the Bands Recipient It's free. Music from 1 to 3 pm. Ride your bike, bring sunscreen, have fun! | ||
| Sparky |
Wed. Aug 16th Dead Men Don't Surf, aka, The Dickless Deltones Featuring ex- Dick Dale members: Dusty Watson on Drums, Steve Soest on Bass, Ron Eglit Guitar, and special guest Paul Johnson At the Baja Cantina in Marina Del Rey, 311 Washington Blvd. 7 pm to 10 pm, free, and all ages. Jeff, the bigtikidude, sez, "this should be an epic show." | ||
| Sparky |
Fri. 9/1 Kilaueas & Outer Wave at the British & Dominion Social Club 12882 Valley View Drive Garden Grove, CA (714) 898-6733 The Kilaueas is a surf band from Germany. Sat. 9/2 The Detonators The Boardwalkers The Kilaueas at Suzy's Bar & Grill 1141 Aviation Blvd. Hermosa Beach, CA | ||
| Sparky |
From the land that gave the world Porsches, Mercedes Benz's and Volkswagens, but to say "the Kilaueas is a surf band from Germany"? That's a gross understatement. After seeing them in person, these guys ROCK! They have picked up the instrumental surf music genre and honed it to perfection. Rick Wilkinson of Surf Report says it best, "Surf music needs no translation." The combination of the Kilaueas' (almost rhymes with killer whales) song writing ability, energetic enthusiasm, the surf sound and on-stage moves makes for a very interesting show. They are into their second week of a 22 day USA tour. Tonight they are at the Baja Cantina, splitting the bill with Longboard Ranch. So, if you want to see the Kilaueas before their tour takes them out of the SoCal area, tonight at Baja Cantina's Surf Night concert is a must see. Wed. Sept 6 Longboard Ranch The Kilaueas Baja Cantina 311 Washington Bl., Marina Del Rey 7 p.m., (free) Buell parking up front, even tho the sign says, "No motorcycle parking". They make exceptions on Surf Night. | ||
| Sparky |
Here's good news for the LA & OC area surf music fans, courtesy of Mach Turtle Productions Events organizer, Jamie Murray: Surfin' Wednesdays @ the Baja Cantina (extended!) September 13th - The Boardwalkers September 20th - Outer Wave September 27th - Dead Men Don't Surf October 4th - Slacktone @ Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA all shows start at 7 PM | ||
| Sparky |
Saturday, September 23 - Day and evening Surf Music shows at The Richmond Street Fair in El Segundo, featuring 4:00pm - Insect Surfers on Richmond Street, Grand and Franklin Avenues El Segundo, CA. COST: free! Then later in the evening, 8:30pm - June Suckerfish Spawn 10:00pm - Insect Surfers at the Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street El Segundo, CA COST: free! | ||
| Sparky |
Well, I guess the Baja Cantina knows they hate to see a good thing go away. The Wednesday Surf Nights Concert thing has ended for this year, but they started a Wednesday Tropics Night featuring Reggae/Lite jazz/lounge type musicians. Quite a change from the amplified, reverb-drenched surf sounds but enjoyable nonetheless. This is supposed to continue thru next year when the Surf Nights Concerts start up again in spring. Thurs, Nov 9 The Insect Surfers (All Star band) lead off for the Whys, a Japanese all-girl surf band, tonight at the Purple Orchid, 221 Richmond St, El Segundo. It's free. | ||
| Sparky |
Sun, Mar 18 - The 6th Annual Acid Beach Party at the Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd. LA. $10, all ages. Featured bands: 3:15 - 3:45 SURF ROCKETS 4:00 - 4:30 OUTER WAVE 4:45 - 5:15 REVENTLOS 5:30 - 6:00 DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY CAR 6:15 - 6:45 BOARDWALKERS 7:00 - 7:45 INSECT SURFERS Acid Beach Party presents its 6th show in a psychedelic series of consciousness elevation through loud rock music. Bands combined with psychotronic video make for old fashioned sweat-lodge hallucinations. What is Acid Beach Party? Is it the long lost movie where Annette and Frankie dropped out and turned into Sunshine and Sky-boy? Is it where ravers danced the apocalypso on the Bikini Atoll the night the A-bomb tests turned the sand to glass? Is it a Vulcan mind-meld of freak out music and freakin' video, bands united in the lysergic resurgence? Acid Beach Party is not about the trippy wanderings of misguided 60's drug fueled false euphoria, aimless as an endless guitar solo. Acid Beach Party is not a trendy fashion, a designer drug, or the latest ecstatic rave. Acid Beach Party is a highly distilled goo, uniting musician, instrument and audience in a mind body feedback loop. Acid Beach Party is loud, dark, confusing and dedicated to bringing the outside in and the inside out. And it's a lot of clean fun, cool psychedelic videos, lava lamps, good vibes and loud, reverberating instrumental Surf Music -- the best live surf music in So Cal! Acid Beach Party was started by Dave Arnson of the Insect Surfers in January, 2000 and this is his 6th in the Los Angeles area. | ||
| Sparky |
Baja Cantina "Big Wednesday" Summer Schedule is happening at Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd. Marina Del Rey, CA Wednesdays, 7-10 PM Here are the bands for the rest of May: May 16th - Glasgow Tiki Shakers May 23rd - The Surftones May 30th - Insect Surfers Good Mexican food, drinks, music and... No Charge for bike parking. What more could you want? Oh yeah, it's free! | ||
| Sparky |
Buell Content: Here are 6 rides this month that are guaranteed to bring "Good Vibrations." SURF MUSIC is LIVE!! IT'S ALIVE!!! Instrumental surf music fans in SoCal are especially fortunate this summer because we've got three major local sources to find that rarest pure genre of Rock, Surf music: 1) Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum concert events at the Museum parking lot or the HB Pier Plaza. See, Hear and Feel live surf music (((reverberating))) up close and personal at the Museum or the Pier. 2) Mach Turtles Events showcases various local surf bands in NorCal and around the southland including Baja Cantina In Marina Del Rey, 3) KCR college radio station broadcasts Clint Beachwood's weekly live radio show "A Day at the Beach" from 4 to 6 pm Thursdays on the internet and locally in San Diego on Time Warner cable; 2 hours of the finest surf music from the U.S. and abroad. Here is a list of free live surf music events for June: From Mach Turtle Events website: Baja Cantina's Surf Night concert series all summer long on Wednesdays (free), 311 Washington Bl., Marina Del Rey, 7 -10 pm June 6th - Slacktone June 20th - 3 Balls of Fire w/Jerry Cole June 27th - The Reventlos Huntington Beach International Surf Museum Surfin' Sundays concert at the Pier (free): Sunday, June 3 11:00 am - Deep Sea and guest Travis & Marcus Barton 12:05 pm - Boardwalkers 1:05 pm - Detonators with guest guitarist Abdel Kineche 2:05 pm - Sand Devils 3:00 pm - Abdel Kineche playing his Shadows tunes solo 4:05 - Surf Kings sunday June 10th 1 to 3pm in the museum parking lot, The SoundWaves and 60's Legendary special guest appearance by EDDIE BERTRAND of Eddie and the Showmen. June 24th in the museum parking lot. 3 Balls of Fire from Austin Texas with guest legend Jerry Cole... Thanks to Jamie Murray for booking Mach Turtles Events, dragonfly_727 for booking HBISM events and Clint Beachwood for KCR's weekly A Day at the Beach internet radio show. | ||
| Sparky |
Saturday June 30th 11:00AM - 3:30 The legendary Orange County surf rock band Slacktone rocks California Harley Davidson, 1517 Pacific Coast Hwy., Harbor City, Ca., phone (310) 539-3366. FREE! www.californiaharleydavidson.com has a Buell club putting on a ride this day:
Slacktone is the high-energy live entertainment. If you've never heard Slacktone play, you're in for a treat. You'll be stunned by the fierce energy display from drummer Dusty Watson, amazed by the brilliant guitar artistry and original songwriting of Dave Wronski, both synergistically backed by Agent Orange/Dick Dale bassist Sam Bolle. | ||
| Sparky |
I know this post is not in chronological order, but here's the scoop on 3 Balls of Fire and Jerry Cole from Austin, Texas's SoCal tour. Surf music from Texas! -- Oh Yeah  Saturday June 23 3 Balls of Fire & Insect Surfers at Purple Orchid 221 Richmond El Segundo 10pm From Burnin' Mike Vernon and 3BF: The Balls California trip, June 20th through the 24th, celebrating our 20th anniversary at various shows in the Los Angeles area... Vic Gerard (bass), Victor [Ziolkowski, 15 year old drum prodigy -- Mispent Youth, Vicious Three] and I are excited about getting together with all of our So. Cal buddies again. Check the schedule below and hope to see you all out there. Thanks and Vaya con Dios. Please visit us at www.myspace.com/3ballsoffire, www.3ballsoffire.com, www.myspace.com/thejerrycole 20 Years - 3 Balls in California: * June 20 Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey 7 to 10 pm * June 21 KCR Radio w/ Clint Beachwood San Diego State Univ. 4pm (PST) * June 21 The Pig & Whistle 4714 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 10pm w/ Chris Mulkey, and Guitarista (members of Los Lobos and Havana 3 AM) * June 23 Purple Orchid 221 Richmond El Segundo 10pm with the Insect Surfers * June 24 Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum Huntington Beach 1 to 3 pm with guitar legend Jerry Cole, and guest drummer Dusty Watson * June 24 Safari Sam's 5214 W. Sunset Blvd Hollywood 8 pm tiki party with guitar legend Jerry Cole, guest drummer Dusty Watson, and the Insect Surfers | ||
| Sparky |
Tuesday July 3rd The Party Before The Party" Expo & Free Concert noon to 9Pm at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza... 12 Noon to 1:30Pm The Relix 1:45Pm to 2:45Pm RipTides 3:00Pm to 4:15Pm Eddie Bertrand 4:30Pm to 6:00Pm Outer Wave 6:15Pm to 7:30Pm El Surfo 7:45 to 9:00Pm Slacktone Wednesday July 4th 6th Annual Big Wednesday Surf Nights at Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey 7 to 10 pm Free! The Pyronauts
Thursday July 5th The Pyronauts are special guests on Clint Beachwood's "A Day at the Beach" internet radio show on KCR. (Uses Windows Media Player) 4 to 6 pm Saturday, July 7th at Suzy's Bar & Grill, 1141 Aviation Blvd., Hermosa Beach, 8 pm: - Slacktone - The Detonators - The Longboards (from Spain!) - The Pyronauts Small cover charge, usually $5 From Mach Turtle Events website: Baja Cantina's Wednesday Summer Surf Nights concerts, 7 to 10 pm, Free! July 11th - Billy Blastoff & the Surf Rockets July 18th - The Boardwalkers July 25th - Dead Men Don't Surf Huntington Beach International Surf Museum Surfin' Sundays concert 1 to 3pm in the museum parking lot. Free!: Sunday July 22nd - The Breakaways Sunday July 29th - Meshugga Beach Party from Northern CA. "Traditional Jewish folk songs & Instrumental Surf Music... WHO KNEW?" | ||
| Sparky |
Don't forget "A Day at the Beach" internet surf rock radio show… Thursdays 4 - 6 pm (west coast time)
We're all in it for the fun. That's what puts the joy in life. Surf music, among other things, puts joy in my life. The joyful tunes that emanate from this 2-hour radio segment are an outgrowth of simpler times when we rode our first wave while listening to the Beach Boys, the Belairs, Dick Dale and other first-wave surf bands. Surf music's gone full circle from Southern California to enthusiasts around the world, and back to Southern California's KCR radio, San Diego. So enjoy! | ||
| Sparky |
A late change in the July lineup: Wednesday July 25 The Duo-tones + 2 (special guests!) at Baja Cantina in Marina Del Rey, 311 Washington Blvd. 7 pm to 10 pm, free, and all ages. The question is, who are the special guests? I don't know, but the Duo-tones (Paul Johnson of the Belairs and Gil Orr of the Chantays) are an easy listening treat all by themselves. Dead Men Don't Surf, a band made up of ex-Dick Dale band members, has apparently been moved from July 25th to August 29th. | ||
| Sparky |
Events for August Buell Content: It's summertime! The days are long and the evenings are right for some day rides and night runs on your motorcycle to these family oriented events. Saturday August 4th at the Purple Orchid, 221 Richmond St., El Segundo, 9 pm - The Insect Surfers - Pollo Del Mar From Mach Turtle Events website: Baja Cantina's Wednesday Summer Surf Nights concerts, 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, 7 to 10 pm, Free! Wed. August 1st - Pollo Del Mar surf band extraordinaire from San Francisco Wed. August 8th - The Insect Surfers all the way from LA (Los Angeles) Wed. August 15th - The Detonators Wed. August 29th - Dead Men Don't Surf ex Dick Dale band members Huntington Beach International Surf Museum Surfin' Sundays concerts. Free!: Sunday August 5th at Pier Plaza from 11 am to 5 pm - the Eliminators - the Fabulous Nomads - Outer Wave - Slacktone - Pollo del Mar - The Insect Surfers Sunday August 12th from 1 to 3pm in the museum parking lot - Billy Blastoff & The Surf Rockets Sunday August 19th from 1 to 3pm at Pier Plaza - the Reventlos from Costa Mesa Sunday August 26th from 1 to 3pm in the museum parking lot - Secret Samurai from San Diego | ||
| Sparky |
Buellers in the San Diego area can check out: Friday August 3rd at the Zombie Lounge, 3519 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego - Pollo Del Mar ...from San Francisco bringing that "Summer of Love" feeling 10 pm | ||
| Slaughter |
Sparky, Have you heard the CD being sold by Starbucks? It's a best-of compilation of surf instrumentals by all the major groups titled "Big Waves" http://www.hearmusic.com/#PRODUCT279 If you want a copy - shoot me an email, we have family working there and can get sweet deals on the family discount (NO! We don't just lift it when their backs are turned!!). | ||
| Sparky |
SS, No, I haven't heard it yet, but Ferenc of Pollo Del Mar shamelessy plugs it in SurfGuitar101 thusly:
Wow, that's the same link as yours. Neat! PM on the way. Thanks, Sparky BTW, did you or anybody who was at Laguna Seca hear Drifting Sand playing outside Bubba Gumps on Saturday? Kinda mellow beach music for the most part. Almost vintage cool, not what you'd hear on the radio these days. | ||
| Sparky |
CHUM, Southern California's Killerest Surf Band, is kicking off its release of a new album entitled 'Downtown Beach' on Rickshaw records by embarking on a Kalifornia Tour, kicking off THIS FRIDAY 8/17/2007 in San Diego. Here's the complete itinerary for the rest of the Californians who might be visiting this site: Friday August 17th - Tiki House, Pacific Beach, CA. w/The Living Deadbeats Wednesday August 22nd - Baja Cantina, Venice, CA. Thursday August 23rd - San Luis Obispo Street Fair, SLO, CA. Friday August 24th - Smoke Tiki Lounge, San Jose, CA. w/The Lava Rats Saturday August 25th - Portman's Tiki Luau (private, but ask and we'll spill) Sunday August 26th - Forbidden Island, Alameda, CA. Note: CHUM may not be listed on Mach Turtles Events for August 22nd at Baja Cantina, but regardless, it is scheduled, Adrien tells me. So, as CHUM's #1 fan, I'll be there and you too, dear Buell rider, are invited. Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 7 to 10 pm Free! |
