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     Sparky |
This Wednesday night, 8/29, is the wrap up of Baja Cantina's Wednesday Summer Surf Nights concerts for 2007 Wed. August 29th - Dead Men Don't Surf (ex Dick Dale band members) AKA the Dickless Deltones. Probably it will be Paul Johnson of the Belairs on guitar, Ron Eglit on Bass, Dusty Watson on drums and Gill Orr of the Chantays on guitar. This is gonna be fun! Baja Cantina 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 7 to 10 pm Free! | ||
| Sparky |
Clint Beachwood's internet radio show "A Day at the Beach" is every Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 PM Events for September Saturday Sept. 8, 4 PM Marty Tippens / Doug Forbes play acoustic sets at Steamers Coffee House 142 W. Sierra Madre Ave. Sierra Madre CA. Admission is free Saturday Sept. 8, 8 PM 'Verb from Seattle & Outerwave from L.A. at Purple Orchid 221 Richmond St. El Segundo, Ca. Admission is free Sunday Sept. 9, 1-3 PM The 'Verb & Glascow Tiki Shakers at Huntington Beach Surfing Museum (HBISM) parking lot 411 Olive St, HB Free Monday Sept. 10, 8 PM The 'Verb at Spikes Bar and Billiards, Rosemead, Ca. Friday Sept. 14, 9 PM The 'Verb & The Tequila Worms & The Re-Chords at The Juke Joint, Anahiem, Ca. Saturday Sept. 15, 11 AM HUNTINGTON BEACH MAIN STREET CLOSURE with the following surf bands playing in the street 11a-12:30 Relix 1-2:30 Soundwaves 3-4:30 Hot Plankton 5-7 Billy Blastoff & The Surf Rockets Sunday Sept. 16, 11 AM HUNTINGTON BEACH MAIN STREET CLOSURE 11 AM Marauders 1 PM CHUM & CD Release 3:30 Outer Wave 5:30 - 7 Reventlos Sunday Sept. 23, 1 PM Goofyfoots at HBISM parking lot Sunday Sept. 30, 1 PM Duotones + 2 (or PJ's All Stars) at HBISM parking lot | ||
| Sparky |
Here's what's happening around the Southland for the best of Instrumental Surf Music in 2008. Friday Jan 18 The Bone Sharks at Prince O' Whales 335 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey No cover charge 9:30 pm - 1 am Sunday Jan 20 Glasgow Tiki Shakers & Teisco Del Rey at Purple Orchid 221 Richmond St El Segundo, 90245 $5 cover Doors open 7:30 pm, Glasgow Tiki Shakers up first. Teisco Del Rey's, "Texas-blues-meets-'60s surf" first-ever Southern California live appearance! Austin, Texas' Teisco Del Rey is finally playing the birthplace of surf music -- with, as he says, "Not just an all-star band, not a dream team, but the dream team of instrumental surf." On bass: Dick Dale alumnus and member of the Torquays, STEVE SOEST. On drums: from the Halibuts and Los Straitjackets, PETE CURRY. On guitar: instro-surf pioneer and member of the Belairs, PAUL 'MR. MOTO' JOHNSON. TEISCO and his bad self plays lead guitar and Guitorgan. This just came in: Sat, Jan 19 Slacktone at Lofflers 8901 Katella, Anaheim. 8:00 PM (Message edited by sparky on January 17, 2008) | ||
| Sparky |
Attn Long Beach hodads and gremmies! One of the Southland's favorite surf bands, Outer Wave, will be in your town. Wed, Jan 23 Outer Wave at The Gaslamp 6215 E. PCH, Long Beach, at the corner of PCH & Loynes. (562) 596-4718 8 p.m. The Gaslamp has a great burger deal. 1/2 lb burger, fries and a beer $5.00. This one will be a lot of fun! | ||
| Sparky |
The Pyronauts return to SoCal for one night only (private party the next night). So this will be your only chance this go round! Last year on a Surfin Wednesday, the Fourth of July, (hmmm, Pyronauts...4th of July...fireworks, how fitting!) these dudes rocked out Baja Cantina so energetically, they literally broke the sound barrier, and got fired! But it was a great treat to see these guys in action while it lasted. And I got it on video! Ask me about it sometime. Fri, Feb 1st The Pyronauts and Insect Surfers at Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge 221 Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 9 pm | ||
| Sparky |
Sat 2/23 11AM to 9 PM Two big shows this Saturday. A big birthday celebration party for Linda Miller, the lady who books surf bands for the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum events. This is at the Gaslamp Restaurant & Bar 6251 E Pacific Coast Hwy Long Beach, CA 90803 (562) 596-4718 10 bands are playing from 11 AM to 9 PM Jerry Rogers of Outer Wave Surf Band is planning the party. We will be Honoring Linda Miller 60th Birthday. This is our way to show a big Thank you to her for all she has done for the bands. The public is welcome. NO COVER CHARGE. ITS FREE! Bring your friends and the whole family to this one. The Bands in their playing order: 1) The RIP Tides 11am - 11:45 2) The Soundwaves 12pm - 12:45 3) Surf City 1pm - 1:45 4) Surftones 2pm - 2:45 5) Surf Rockets 3pm - 3:45 6) Glasgow Tiki Shakers 4pm - 4:45 7) The Sand Devils 5pm - 5:45 8) The Surfaris 6pm - 6:45 9) The Eliminators 7pm - 7:45 10) Outerwave 8pm - 9:00 Guests playing Dave Wronski & Eddie Bertrand Dave Wronski is from Slacktone. Eddie Bertrand is "Eddie" from the 60's rock group Eddie and the Showmen. He is making a re-emergence back into surf music after 40 some odd years, looking to start up a new band. Sat 2/23 10PM to 1 AM Then take a half hour drive to El Segundo's Purple Orchid to hear The Dynotones and the Glasgow Tiki Shakers. Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge 221 Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 10 PM - 1 AM More info about all this here: surfguitar101 | ||
| Sparky |
Well, OK. The word is out that there will be no more Surfin' Wednesday night concerts at Baja Cantina because the current manager says so. There goes one of the best local venues, IMHO, for casual outdoor summer patio style surf music events. Regardless, the beat goes on! Sunday May 25th It's on again... SOUTH BAY SURF STOMP #6!!! Suzy's Bar & Grill 1141 Aviation Blvd. (at Prospect), Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Surf music is all about returning to our '60's roots... What was cool in the 60's? VW's, dune buggys, low-rider cruisers, street rods, Corvettes, motorcycles, Honda Cubs, Cushman scooters... It seems like surf music was around and connected with all these things. Do you believe that? Come on down. Check it out! June 1 Huntington Beach Pier Plaza 11 Am - 5 Pm NEW YORK SURFIN SHINDIG EMCEE UNSTEADY FREDDIE CO-HOSTS THIS EVENT WITH (HBISM Event Coordinator) LINDA MILLER 11 Am Glasgow Tiki Shakers 12 Noon Slacktone 1 Pm Reventlos 2 Pm Outer Wave 3 Pm Duotones Plus 2 with Slacktone's Dusty Watson & “Jim Fuller’s Surfaris Band” member Ron Eglit 4 Pm Torquays "Reunion" PLUS Kerry Germain’s book signing “KIMO” books for kids, ALSO Kai Weisser “Images of America HB Lifeguards” book signing June 8 HBISM (Huntington Beach Int'l Surfing Museum) Parking Lot 1 - 4 PM The Nocturnes PLUS Kathy Kohner Zuckerman “Gidget” book signing, PLUS Linda Chase “Surfing: Women Of The Waves” book signing June 22 HBISM PARKING Lot 1- 4 PM Tomorrow Men from Northern CA PLUS The Mighty Surf Lords from Sparks Nev. June 29 HBISM Parking Lot 1- 4 PM Reventlos PLUS Hot Plankton July 13 HBISM Parking Lot 1- 4 PM Neptunes & Pyronauts from Northern CA July 20 HBISM Parking Lot 1- 4 PM Secret Samurai PLUS Jason Lee & The R.I.P. Tides from San Diego This last item is for anyone who couldn't make it out to Laguna Seca for the MotoGP race weekend; RIP it up for us in our absence!!! | ||
| Sparky |
Summer just arrived! Let's Celebrate the Season and Kick it Off with these Energetic Surf Bands!!! Sat. June 21 3 bands in the LAX area, El Segundo to be exact. ..The Detonators ..The Tomorrow Men ..The Mighty Surf Lords  | ||
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Sat July 12  The Purple Orchid in El Segundo is hosting Bay Area Surf Guitar heros The Pyronauts. Guaranteed to light the night on fire! Plus, So Cal sensations Outerwave. Summer's happening NOW! Don't wait until fall to notice. Next week RIP Tides Secret Samurai | ||
| Sparky |
Sat Sept 13 News Flash from the Purple Orchid:  This will be the best show of the summer! $10 cover to see two of the best surf bands in the WORLD! The Surf Coasters come all the way from Japan and will amaze you. Slacktone is, well duh, SLACKTONE! Plus, all your favorite adult libations. 21+ only! This week is a rare and wonderful treat. The Surf Coasters are on tour from Japan and are appearing live with Slacktone this Saturday. The Surf Coasters have been amazing audiences all over the States on this tour. Plus, Slacktone is one of the best bands around. Both bands are only rarely see in a venue as intimate as the Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge. Admission will be limited, so get there early! Music starts at 10 pm Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street, El Segundo (310) 322-5829. Just south of LAX! | ||
| Sparky |
Surf Music is happening again this year in the Southland! Sat June 6, 2009  Slacktone from Orange County featuring players from Agent Orange and Dick Dale's band The Pyronauts from NorCal $10 for two of the greatest surf bands in NorCal and SoCal. Wow! Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street, El Segundo (310) 322-5829. Just south of LAX! Sun. June 7th 11 AM - 5 PM Huntington Beach PIER PLAZA at the end of Main St. and PCH. PYRONAUTS TSUNAMI BLUE BOARDWALKERS OUTER WAVE SLACKTONE JOHN BLAIR & THE TRESPASSERS Free show. Bring sunscreen. | ||
| Sparky |
Surf music is happening this coming weekend in a BIG way in LA, Orange and San Diego counties. It's the SurfGuitar101.com Convention. There are two shows scheduled on Friday July 31 in LA and San Diego, two shows in Orange and San Diego counties on Saturday Aug 1 and two shows in two locations in Orange county on Sunday Aug 2. Fri July 31 night in LA county: Insect Surfers from LA, Boardwalkers from OC, and the Surge from Atlanta Ga. at the Purple Orchid 221 Richmond Street, El Segundo (310) 322-5829. Just south of LAX! 21 and up and Free. 9pm. and Fri night, in San Diego: Secret Samurai, The Verbtones from Portland, and the Tomorrowmen from San Francisco. at Bar Pink. 21 and up. Sat. Aug 1st in OC: SG101 convention at the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos Ca. surf Jam, 11am to 12:30pm Detonators, 12:40 to 1:20 Boardwalkers, 1:30 to 2:10 Sand Devils, 2:20 to 3:00 The Surge, 3:10 to 3:50 Reventlos, 4:00 to 4:40 Secret Samurai, 4:50 to 5:30 Tomorrowmen, 5:40 to 6:20 Ghastly Ones, 6:30 to 7:10 Verbtones with Eddie Bertrand (of Eddie & the Showmen), 7:20 to 8:00pm. Aug 1st And in San Diego county later that night: Tsunami Blue, and Outerwave, at the Royal Dive in Oceanside Ca. 21 and up, 9:30 pm till? Sun Aug 2nd in OC, 5 bands at the Huntington Beach Pier amphitheater, Main St. at PCH: 11 am to 5pm The Surge, The Verbtones, The Reventlos, The Eliminators, The Chantays. also Sun. Aug 2nd in OC: The Duo-tones featuring Paul Johnson (from the Bel Airs), and Gil Orr (from The Chantays) at Don the Beachcomber, in Sunset Beach. on PCH. 6 miles north. of HB pier. from 6:30 to 8:30 Free Buell content: Of course, save gas, save parking and ride your Buell to these events. | ||
| Sparky |
Update: Sat. Aug 1st in OC: Surf Guitar 101 convention at the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos Ca. surf Jam, 11am to 12:30pm, plus 9 bands: Detonators, 12:40 to 1:20 Boardwalkers, 1:30 to 2:10 Sand Devils, 2:20 to 3:00 The Surge, 3:10 to 3:50 Reventlos, 4:00 to 4:40 Secret Samurai, 4:50 to 5:30 Tomorrowmen, 5:40 to 6:20 Ghastly Ones, 6:30 to 7:10 Verbtones with Eddie Bertrand (of Eddie & the Showmen), 7:20 to 8:00pm. $15 cover Sun Aug 2nd in OC, 5 bands at the Huntington Beach Pier amphitheater, Main St. at PCH: 11 am to 5pm The Surge, The Verbtones, The Reventlos, The Eliminators, The Chantays. Free | ||
| Sparky |
Sat Apr 10 Orange County's Dynotones at Don the Beachcomber, in Sunset Beach on PCH. Music starts at 9, goes to midnight. It's free! | ||
| Sparky |
The Big Kahuna of Surf Music Festivals is happening this week at various locations in SoCal starting Wednesday, Aug 4 through Saturday, Aug 7 with a Post-SG101 Convention gig at Suzy's in Hermosa Bch (details to follow...)Sun Aug 8. Announcing the Surf Guitar 101 Convention at The Starting Gate Bar/Grill across the street from the Los Alamitos Horse Race Track on Katella St. in OC. This is going to be a truly international event celebrating the rising phenomenon of instrumental surf rock music with groups coming from Germany and Antigua, Italy. Wed, Aug 4 On KFJC radio in the Bay Area and the Internet, Frankie & The Pool Boys will be streaming a live webcast. 4 to 5 pm. In Fresno, Frankie & The Pool Boys, The Neptunes play at Audie's Olympic. 9 pm. In Long Beach, the Wadadli Riders play two sets at the Pike (the bar) on Cherry Ave. 9 to 11 pm. In San Diego, The Secret Samurai play at The Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room in La Mesa. 10 pm. Thur Aug 5 In Fullerton, The Tequila Worms, Wadadli Riders, Space Rangers play at The Tropics Lounge. 8 pm to midnight In Las Vegas, Frankie & The Pool Boys, Thee Swank Bastards play at The Double Down. 8 - 11 pm. Fri Aug 6 In Sunset Beach, OC, it's a SG101 Warm-Up Night at Don The Beachcomber on PCH. --Outerwave from the O.C.will play and supply the amplifiers and drums. --The Space Rangers from Germany, The Atomic Mosquitos from Washington D.C., and The Wadadli Riders from Antigua are scheduled to perform. --The event will be held in the Longboard Room of Don the Beachcomber's. 8 pm to midnight. In San Diego, The Space Cossacks, Frankie & The Poolboys, The Secret Samurai play at the Soda Bar. --To help prepare for the weekend's onslaught of surf fueled mayhem, we're happy to announce this year's SG101 Convention San Diego Pre-party! This year is really special as we're lucky to have one of the greatest instro surf bands of all time, The Space Cossacks!! --If that weren't enough, also on the bill is the surf super group, Frankie & The Poolboys consisting of Ferenc Dobronyi from Pollo Del Mar, Danny Snyder and Karen Dobronyi from Meshugga Beach Party, Naotaka Seki from The Surf Coasters, Tony Baid from The TomorrowMen. --Rounding out the lineup will be San Diego's, The Secret Samurai, who will start things off at 10pm. --$6.00 at the door will get you more than adequate reverb poisoning. 10 pm to 1 am. Sat Aug 7 In Los Alamitos, The 3rd SurfGuitar101 Convention main event featuring in this order: noon Men of Mystery (L.A. County, CA) 1pm The Surfside IV (Phoenix, AZ) 2pm The Wadadli Riders (Antigua/Italy) 3pm The Space Rangers (Germany) 4pm The Atomic Mosquitos (Washington D.C.) 5pm The Insect Surfers (Los Angeles, CA) 6pm Frankie and the Pool Boys (SF Bay Area, CA) 7pm Space Cossacks (Washington D.C.) **Plus** 10 am The SG101 Members Jam and 11am A "60's Legends of Surf" Jam --Huge back room at The Starting Gate will host the Vendors area. --Meet and greet SG101 members from around the world --Meet legendary Surf Musicians (details to follow; stay tuned...) $20, 16 years and under free Buell content: parking is limited at the Starting Gate, so ride your Buell (or other motorcycle, Geo.) and park next to mine! | ||
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Previews of some of the bands playing at the 3rd Annual SurfGuitar101 Convention: Radio Free Bakersfield Podcast 189 with Dave Arnson of the Insect Surfers and Big Tiki Dude previewing some of the bands playing SG101 Convention #3. Playlist includes: 1. space rangers--taipeh tower chase 2. space rangers--cold blooded 3. surfside IV--burnout 4. surfside IV--mutatis mutandis 5. wadadli riders--mozipel twist 6. wadadli riders--the killer wave 7. space cossacks--metsakukkia 8. space cossacks--black sand 9. atomic mosquitos--banzai fallout 10. atomic mosquitos--dusty dusty dusty riding nugget nugget nugget 11. frankie & the pool boys--the raven 12. frankie & the pool boys--no surf today 13. international men of mystery--frightened city 14. international men of mystery--the savage 15. insect surfers--tethys 16. insect surfers--diamondback 17. eliminators--punta baja 18. secret samurai--off the richter SG101 Podcast Episode 12 previews the SG101 Convention #3. Join Lady Reverb as she spins music from the bands who will be performing at the 3rd Annual SurfGuitar101.com Surf Music Convention on August 7th, 2010 in Los Alamitos, CA. Also featured are new music from The Bambi Molesters, The Reigning Monarchs, and The Wagon Train. SG101 Podcast Episode 12 Playlist: 1. Bahraini Boogie - Surfside IV 2. Twang fu - Surfside IV 3. Sno Balls and Pit Beef - Atomic Mosquitos 4. Ah, the Atmosphere - Atomic Mosquitos 5. Going My Wave - Wadadli Riders 6. Dwell@10 - Wadadli Riders 7. Teke, Teke, Teke - Frankie and the Pool Boys 8. Magyara - Frankie and the Pool Boys 9. Surf Party - Astronauts 10. The Savage - The Shadows 11. Volcano Juice - Insect Surfers 12. Nomad - Insect Surfers 13. Tiger Shark - Insect Surfers 14. Good Morning Svetlana - The Space Rangers 15. Murder On The Sixth Tee - The Space Rangers 16. Transatlantic Orbit - The Space Cossacks 17. Tsunami Surprise - The Space Cossacks 18. As The Dark Wave Swells - The Bambi Molesters 19. The Witch Doctor - The Wagon Train 20. Lambretta - The Reigning Monarchs 21. Spectre - The Reigning Monarchs Bed Music - Bambi Molesters Hey, they're free! Load them on your iPod or mp3 player. | ||
| Sparky |
Live surf music tonight at the Pre-SurfGuitar101 Convention Warm Up Night and Party in the Longboard Room of Don the BeachComber's in Sunset Beach, Ca.  | ||
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Live surf music too at the southernmost SG101 Convention San Diego Pre-Party at the Soda Bar. The party starts at 10 pm.  | ||
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Hey San Dieggans, Carls-badasses and Oceanside-ians, Get down to the Boar Cross'n in Carlsbad tonight for a special treat to see San Diego's Jason Lee and the R.I.P.tides with Germany's Space Rangers (who wowed the Surf Guitar #3 Convention with their awesome sounds) and The Orbitrons:  | ||
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That is so cool . . . I was in Carlsbad the other night and had forgotten how much I miss the area. Two guys . . . around 5:00pm . . . just came out on the sidewalk on Grand, sat up a couple amps, mics and wailed to/for anyone driving by for a couple hours. I was in the music shop (lame) across the street at the time. Awesome to see the surf guitar scene booming! | ||
| Sparky |
Sun. Aug 15 Live Surf Music at the Huntington Beach Pier: Space Rangers (from Germany, you know, the place that brought us Porsches, Mercedes Benz's, BMW's, PegasusRacing Team, VW's, DKW's, V-2's-the rocket missiles not V-twins, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Einstein) Orbitrons Dead Men Don't Surf (Ex Dick Dale band members) Surf Kings (San Diego's surf band evolved from the 60's Crossfires who later became the Turtles) 11 AM - 5 PM Free | ||
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Sat. Feb. 5th There is going to be a big Fundraiser Benefit Concert for Eddie Bertrand. Eddie had a couple falls and broke his hips. Eddie is a living legend who is an original member of the Belairs from Redondo Beach in the early 60s, and founding member of Eddie and the Showmen. The Surf Music community is stepping in to help him through hard times. There will be Bands playing (not in order of appearance): The Riptides (south bay band) not Jason Lee and the RIP tides. Outerwave, The Eliminators, Slacktone, The Insect Surfers, Secret Samurai, The Men Of Mystery, and an All Star Jam doing songs of the Bel-Airs and Eddie and the Showmen, featuring John Blair, Paul Johnson, Tim Fitzpatrick, John Benton, Jim Frias, Matt Quilter and possibly some other legends. There will also be merchandise and really cool raffle prizes. It will be at Don the Beachcomber in Sunset Beach Ca. 16278 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (562) 592-1321 from 2 pm to 10 pm in the Back, High Chiefs Room, and Hidden Village. $20 donation at the door gets you in. Get there early, it might sell out! For those who like pictures,  Info for the event on the surf music forum. Here is the link to the Eddie Benefit Facebook Page. And here is the link for a 1 hour podcast, radio show that the BigTikiDude did to promote the event, where he played the Bel Airs, and Eddie and the Showmen, and the bands playing the Benefit show: RFB 213--Eddiepalooza! | ||
| Sparky |
Sunday Mar 27 Big Surf Music Benefit show for Victor Vector at Suzys Bar & Grill 1141 Aviation Bl, Hermosa Beach, Ca Be there and Care or Be Square... But, of course, make some noise and ride your Bad Buell there!!!  | ||
| Sparky |
San Diego's own Secret Samurai has a new CD, "Zanshin" and you'll be able to buy it there at Suzy's for only $12, I'm told. | ||
| Sparky |
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The 4th Annual Surf Guitar Convention is coming to town! The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA is where it's happening. There are tours of the Fender factory in Corona on Friday 8/12. See here for details. On Saturday 8/13 the Surf Guitar Convention goes on from 9 AM to 8 PM at the Starting Gate. The latest lineup for the bands is as follows: 9:30am to 10:20am SG101 Member Jam 10:30am to 11:30am Legends Jam, Belairs (reunion/tribute), Eddie and the Showmen tribute, Davie Allan and the Arrows, (plus special award dedication to Davie) 11:40am to 12:25pm, The Blue Demons from Canada 12:35pm to 1:20pm, The Deadbeats from NorCal 1:30pm to 2:15pm, The Cocktail Preachers from Chicago 2:25pm to 3:10pm, Meshugga Beach Party from San Francisco 3:20pm to 4:05pm, The Tequila Worms 4:15pm to 5:00pm, The Bradipos IV from Italy 5:10pm to 5:55pm, Daikaiju from Alabama 6:05pm to 6:50pm, The Razorblades from Germany 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Satan's Pilgrims from Oregon. In addition to the bands, there will be a room set up to buy CDs, T-shirts and other swag, possibly guitars, amps, etc. And there will be 3 Pre shows, on Fri. August 12th. --San Diego will be at the Soda Bar: Secret Samurai, Daikaiju, and The Razorblades, --LA, at the Purple Orchid, near LAX airport: Outerwave, The Meshugga Beach Party, and the Bradipos IV --Anaheim, at the Juke Joint: Tequila Worms, Cocktail Preachers, and The Blue Demons. Get the latest updates on the Surf Guitar 101 thread. See y'all there, ya hear (bring ear plugs  ) | ||
| Sparky |
Get a head start on your SG101 reverb fix at the Purple Orchid, El Segundo this Friday:  The official poster for Saturday's SG101 Convention #4: (bands not necessarily shown in playing order)  Following the SG101 Convention on Saturday go see Slacktone at Don The Beachcomber in Huntington Beach:  FYI, Dave Wronski, lead guitarist of Slacktone, works at the Fender factory and in his off time, plays an incredibly complex and diverse surf guitar. This man is sooo talented. | ||
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Sat. 8/13 11PM, El Segundo Chum, Southern California's Killerest Surf Band, will be having a Record Release Party at The Purple Orchid.  | ||
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Big surf music shows this weekend. Fri. Jan. 17th 9pm to 1am Meshugga Beach Party and Casino 66 at the Purple Orchid in El Segundo 221 Richmond St, El Segundo, CA 90245 Sat. Jan. 18th,noon- 7pm Winter Surf Fest at the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos features 6 bands. $20 cover, food & drinks available. The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Ave. Los Alamitos, Ca. 90720 Sat. Jan. 18th 9pm to midnite Slacktone at Don the Beachcomber in Sunset Beach Ca. No cover, food & drinks available. Don the Beachcomber 16278 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Sunday Jan 19th Sunday Surf Show in Hermosa Beach at Suzy's Bar & Grill features 4 bands. $8 cover, food & drinks available. Live music starts at 1 pm. Suzy's Bar & Grill 1141 Aviation Blvd. Hermosa Beach, Ca. 90254 | ||
| Sparky |
The big news is this weekend is the Saturday, August 9 7th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention in Los Alamitos, CA with the following U.S. and international bands: Slacktone (from SoCal) The Boss Martians (from Washington State) The Surf Coasters (from Japan) The Kilaueas (from Germany) The Supertones (from New York) Frankie & The Poolboys (from NorCal) The Surf Kings (from SoCal) Threesome (from Serbia) Plus: Atlantics Tribute SG101 Members Jam Dick Dale Tribute Paul Johnson & Friends Vendors Raffles (including Fender Jaguar Guitar) more details here As if that weren't enough, there are various bands playing different venues all around California. See this Calendar for particular details in your area. CYA there. |
