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Welcome to the new SurfGuitar101.com! This format was launched on February 25, 2006.
This site combines my love for all things computer geekery and my other passion: instrumental surf music. I hope this site is useful for both surf fans and musicians, as it offers the following:
- Users can submit news, show announcements, show reports, reviews, etc. These stories can then be ranked and commented on by others. These stories are then archived on this site.
- Web based forum area to discuss all things related to surf music.
- A database of useful links.
- Surf music FAQ's.
- Photos of surf bands in action.
- An event calendar so people can quickly see what shows are coming up.
Stay tuned and I hope you enjoy the ride.
Surf's up!
-BN
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Attention Surf Music Fans!
There are several exciting books and a DVD that every surf music fan must know about. We are very lucky these all seem to have hit about the same time.
First of all, John Blair (from Jon & The Nightriders) has just released the 4th Edition of his book The Illustrated Discography of Surf Music 1961-1965. Please check out our news story and forum thread.
Secondly, everyone should run out and grab a copy of The Pounding Surf, a combination surf music history and surf drumming instructional video. You can check out this story, this one, and this forum thread.
And finally, another new book: Pop Surf Culture Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom by Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore. Check out the publisher's website, and you can find it on Amazon. |
Check Out Our Forums: | Join us in our forums for some lively discussions. Here are the latest forum threads with new posts:
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An Unforgettable Laugh - The Man Behind Wipeout's Intro |  Sacramento News & Review recently ran an article on Dale Smallin, the manager of The Surfaris who provided the unforgettable intro-laugh to "Wipeout".
"The fast-paced day-to-day of musician Dale Smallin, who recorded the wild cackle at the intro of the classic Surfari’s hit ‘Wipe Out,’ now is a slow-paced life in downtown Sacramento."
Thanks to JetBlue for posting the link our forums.
| Posted by Brian on Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 17:08:49 CDT (1 reads)
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Ramblin' Ambassadors to release 7" |  This item was submitted by hiddencharms.
The Ramblin Ambassadors are all set to release their brand new 7" on Eat Shit and Die Records out of Edmonton. Containing one original "Pine Beetle Express and two Shadows covers (The Savage/FBI) this little platter is pure dynamite!
For ordering info contact: www.esanddrecordings.com
Also look for the Ramblin' Ambassadors touring Western Canada in April!
| Posted by Brian on Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 17:00:26 CDT (2 reads)
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Eddie Bertrand Interviewed on Spanish Radio |  Surf guitar legend Eddie Bertrand (Belairs, Eddie & The Showman) recently traveled to Spain to play a festival. He was interviewed on El Sotano (The Basement), a program hosted at Spanish National Radio. Check out the whole interview here. It's a very interesting interview interspersed with Eddie's music, and don't worry, the interview is in both Spanish and English. Well worth a listen!
| Posted by Brian on Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 18:22:26 CST (46 reads)
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Monthly Surf Night at Mahogany's |  This item was submitted by DoNtFearTheReverbBass.
In an effort to build a stronger audience for surf music and the bands that have been performing the Midwest Surf Spy and Spaghetti Syndicate, Dave Davies of the AmpFibians and Don Schott of Don't Fear the Reverb have teamed up with Bob, the owner of the Mahogany's (formerly known as Lucille’s - the blues club) in LATONIA SPRINGS KY. The monthly SURF NIGHT will try to feature a minimum of 3 performance groups per night with one of them being "friends of surf" vocal groups. This would include Rock- A - Billy and Link Wray style bands. The SURF EXPLOSIONS need to be better attended and this is one way of consistently increasing audience awareness in the area, we have BIG plans. Right now there is minimal money on the table to be able to get groups in from other cities that are not direct "neighbors" to the area. We plan to keep the invitations open though, as the SURF EXPLOSIONS have had groups like: Roger and the Wraybands, The Surge, The Madeira, The Volcanos among the local favorites. We want to continue having great regional talent appear as well but because MAHOGANY'S is a small capacity family owned establishment, we intend to keep it as a home base for "fans" of surf in the area. These show's happen at 8 to 8:30 right after the WAIF 88.3 ROCKIN' & SURFIN" SHOW (6-8 each Saturday) and streaming here.
We hope to get an area fan and festival base going here not unlike the Blues Society (that Don had a part in).
Our next show is :
27 MARCH 2010
cover charge - minimal (3-$5)
featuring: (so far - see updates at www.Kokopellistages.com )
- the AmpFibians
- Don't Fear the Reverb
- TBA - a third group
http://www.dontfearreverb.com/
http://www.reverbnation.com/theampfibians#/dontfearthereverb
http://www.donschott.com OR email : don@donschott.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/theampfibians
for involvement and booking of shows on this event :
http://www.kokopellistages.com
Mahogany's - 3715 Winston Avenue, Latonia, KY 41015 · (859) 261-1029 http://www.mahoganyslive.com/
| Posted by Brian on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 19:57:49 CST (39 reads)
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The Svens on My Space | This item was submitted by theviking.
The Svens have joined the E world. Check us out on MySpace.
www.myspace.com/svenscowboysurfpoetry
Give us a listen, find out what Cowboy Surf Poetry is all about. Enjoy
| Posted by Brian on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 @ 17:15:24 CST (49 reads)
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Official Announcement for 2010 SG101 Convention | This item was submitted by bigtikidude.
The third Annual SurfGuitar101 Convention is confirmed August 5-8 at various location in Southern California. The main event is planned for Saturday, August 7th at The Starting Gate in Los Alamitos. Please save these dates, and make your plans now to come to California for this celebration of Surf Music! Details about the events surrounding the convention will be posted soon.
Venue: The Starting Gate
www.thestartinggate.us
5052 Katella Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2802
(562) 598-8957
here is the link to the Facebook that Kristena is doing for it.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Guitar-101-Convention/270722858862?ref=mf
and here is the myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sg101convention
Time:
8 am- Open for Breakfast
9 am- Vendors begin
10 am to 8 pm - Live Music
Line up:
Space Cossacks (Washington D.C.)
http://www.myspace.com/thespacecossacks
Frankie and the Pool Boys (SF Bay Area, CA)
http://www.myspace.com/frankieandthepoolboys
The Wadadli Riders (Antigua/Italy)
http://www.myspace.com/wadadliriders
The Insect Surfers (Los Angeles, CA)
http://www.myspace.com/insectsurfers
The Space Rangers (Germany)
http://www.myspace.com/thespacerangers
Atomic Mosquitos, Washington D.C.)
http://www.myspace.com/atomicmosquitos
The Surfside IV (Phoenix, AZ)
http://www.myspace.com/thesurfsideiv
Men of Mystery (L.A. County, CA)
myspace coming soon.
**Plus**
- A "60's Legends of Surf" Jam and The SG101 Members 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
- Many more shows planned around the main convention show.
I hope many of you can come out to California to soak up the sun and reverb of this ongoing tradition of shows.
- Your host Jeff "Big Tiki Dude" Hanson
A few notes about each band:
The Space Cossacks– Originally from Washington D.C., The Space Cossacks are widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential bands of the 1990's great surf revival, if not all time. We are honored that The Space Cossacks, with their original line-up intact, will appear at the SG101 Convention as part of their 10th anniversary reunion tour.
Frankie and the Pool Boys- This Bay Area group was never supposed to perform live, but agreed to come together for the SG101 Convention. Featuring Ferenc Dobronyi from Pollo Del Mar with Danny and Tony from The TomorrowMen, Karen of Meshugga Beach party, and Naotaka Seki from Japan's Surf Coasters on drums with several special guests.
The Wadadli Riders- The Surf Music Kings of the Caribbean! Lorenzo Valdambrini, the leader of the band is also the founder of the hugely successful Surfer Joe Festival in Italy. This will be the Wadali Riders second tour of California.
(Along with the Space Rangers from Germany, we are pleased to have The Wadadli Riders as our first international bands at the SG101 convention.)
The Insect Surfers- Planet Earth's longest running modern surf bands has been preforming since the Summer of 1979. They have released 3 CDs, and a best-of album, with appearances on about 30(!) compilations. The Insect Surfers strive to bring you the best in modern surfadelic sounds.
The Space Rangers- From Ulm, Germany, The Space Rangers' stomping beats and bass lines are the solid reef on which the delayed guitar riffs break, topped with whitecaps of organ harmonies. If Godzilla had a favorite band, it would be the Space Rangers.
The Atomic Mosquitos- From Washington D.C., The Atomic Mosquitos are led by the twin reverb guitars of Joe Marencic and Paul Carson with Stephen Blickenstaff adding theremin touches and driven along by Sean Rush on bass and Craig Stang's drums. They deliver a full-on, uptempo surf assault. They have released three CDs.
The Surfside IV- With fans numbering in the dozens, these surf rockers from Sonora, Arizona have managed to thrill themselves and audiences alike, despite their willingness to don a fez. Never afraid to make a true spectacle and always providing an ample target area for empty beer cans, a Surfside IV show is a veritable reverb-soaked cavalcade of high-speed guitar, bass and drum acrobatics.
The Men of Mystery- A tribute to England's legendary Shadows, this group features members of The Detonators, joined by Marty Tippens (The Planktones, The Trespassers), and Abdel Khineche (a long time Shadows devotee.)
The Legends of Surf Jam - We have asked members several First Wave groups to join a fantastic, all-star backing band, to perform the music we cherish. This a very rare opportunity for you to see the songs performed by the people that first recorded and wrote them.
Starting the day's music will be the very popular SG101 Members Jam.
I am thinking of trying something different to organize it this year.
Look for a separate thread on that later.
Please plan on coming 4PM, Thursday, August 5th to a BBQ at my place, followed by a show in nearby Anaheim.
Monday, August 9th will be a day of sight seeing and field trips.
Thanks for all your enthusiasm and support over the years.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
| Posted by Brian on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 17:44:49 CST (124 reads)
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Frankie and the Pool Boys Announce August 2010 Tour | Received from Sean @ Double Crown Records:
Frankie and The Pool Boys, the Bay Area surf super group, has announced plans for an August 2010 tour. Eight shows are being scheduled with stops in San Francisco, the Central Valley, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County. There will also be radio performances and record shop in-stores as the schedule allows.
Frankie and The Pool Boys is a project band put together by Pollo del Mar's lead guitarist and songwriter Ferenc Dobronyi. The concept was to get together some of the best players in the surf genre and have a lot of fun. Members from the bands The Ventures, Slacktone, The Surf Coasters, The Madeira and many more contributed performances to the 2008 self titled release. It was never the intention to try and take the band on the road but an invitation to perform at the 2010 Surf Guitar 101 Convention in Orange County got the ball rolling and Dobronyi began to assemble a touring unit.
The live band will feature Dobronyi on guitar with the incredible Naotaka Seki from Japan's Surf Coasters on drums. (This will be especially interesting as Seki has just started to learn English!) Also on guitar will be Danny Snyder, and on bass Tony Bald from the Bay Area's The TomorrowMen. Karen Dobronyi from Meshugga Beach Party will be playing keyboards. Of course, any of The Pool Boys who performed on the CD will be asked to join the band on stage.
The Frankie and The Pool Boys CD (released on Double Crown Records) was very well received and quickly sold out it's first pressing. Davy Peckett of New Gandy Dancer said, "This is quite definitely our album of the year - my God is it good!" and Dan Forte of Vintage Guitar called the CD a whacked out, throbbing party album.
http://www.myspace.com/frankieandthepoolboys
http://www.doublecrownrecords.com/
| Posted by Brian on Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 17:52:53 CST (121 reads)
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ROBBIE ALLEN/OUTER EDGE TO PERFORM AT ARCATA THEATRE FOR SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | This item was submitted by surfrider_85.
Arcata, CA – Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge have been invited to perform at the Arcata Theatre in Arcata, CA on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The show's proceeds will be donated to the Surfrider Foundation, Humboldt Chapter to aid them in their cause. Joining or renewing Surfrider members will get a free cotton Surfrider tote bag with killer goodies inside. Expect bitchin’ surf visuals, prizes and whole lot more! Sponsored by Greenhouse Boardshop!
http://www.surfrider.com/humboldt
http://www.arcatatheatre.com
http://www.outeredgeband.com/
| Posted by Brian on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 08:00:13 CST (92 reads)
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Richard Delvy 1942-2010 | | Sundazed Records is reporting that Richard Delvy, the drummer for first wave surf bands The Belairs and The Challengers has passed away. Richard later became a record producer and businessman and was involved in some of the great hits of the genre. An extensive interview with Richard conducted by fellow Belair Paul Johnson can be seen on the recent Pounding Surf DVD. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
| Posted by Brian on Tuesday, February 09, 2010 @ 18:23:14 CST (294 reads)
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Help us pay the bills
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Donat-o-Meter Stats
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March´s Goal: |
$100.00 |
Due Date: |
Mar 31 |
Gross Amount: |
$292.00 |
Net Balance: |
$277.61 |
Left to go: |
$-177.61 |
| © | | Donations: | dannysnyder Mar-20 | midwest_surf_guy Mar-19 | Anonymous Mar-19 | synchro Mar-19 | UmaFloresta Mar-19 | mr_reverb63 Mar-19 | missinglink Mar-18 | Richard Mar-18 | crumble Mar-18 | guitarslinger1 Mar-18 |
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Old Articles | | Friday, February 05, 2010 | | · | Surfer Joe Music Festival 2010 Lineup Announced! | | · | Ewa On The Beach Guitar Lesson! | | Friday, January 29, 2010 | | · | Picture gallery of The Atlantics Live at the Basement in Sydney | | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | | · | STEREO DYNAMITE RECORDINGS SIGN THE von DRATS | | · | Sundazed to Reissue Dick Dale on Vinyl | | Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | | · | Chunklet Interviews Birdstuff on the Man or Astro-Man? Reunion | | Monday, January 25, 2010 | | · | Man or Astro-Man? Reunite? YES! | | Thursday, January 21, 2010 | | · | SG101 Podcast #11 Now Available! | | Friday, January 15, 2010 | | · | Buy A Double Crown CD And We’ll Send $4 To Haiti For Earthquake Relief | | Thursday, January 14, 2010 | | · | The Five release Debut/Farewell EP | | Monday, January 11, 2010 | | · | Meshugga Beach Party and George Tomsco Invade So. Cal. | | Thursday, December 24, 2009 | | · | The Bambi Molesters - As The Dark Wave Swells | | Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | | · | 2009 MP3 Compilation Now Available on Archive.org! | | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 | | · | New Laramie Dean band live in Hollywood,CA | | Thursday, November 26, 2009 | | · | Surfin' Guitars Instrumental Surf Bands of the 60's 3rd edition | | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | | · | Zorba and The Greeks Reunion 2007 | | · | The Pyronauts November/December 2009 | | Saturday, November 07, 2009 | | · | The Boardwalkers from 1991 | | Friday, October 30, 2009 | | · | SG101 Podcast #10 Now Available! | | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | | · | SG101 Podcast #9 Now Available! | | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | | · | Dick Dale Article at MyDesert.com | | Thursday, October 08, 2009 | | · | The Trashmen Come to New York | | Friday, September 25, 2009 | | · | RA/OE's New Album Available For Sale via Web | | Thursday, September 24, 2009 | | · | OUTERWAVE at Don the Beachcomber's Sept. 26th | | Monday, September 14, 2009 | | · | Surfin' Sundays 2009 Grand Finale | | Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | | · | RA/OE CD Release This Weekend | | Sunday, September 06, 2009 | | · | RA/OE, Bay Area Next Weekend | | Friday, September 04, 2009 | | · | Slacktone European Dates for September, 2009 | | · | Announcing the SG101 2009 MP3 Compilation! | | Monday, August 31, 2009 | | · | Shallow End Re-Dedicated to Rip and Spanky |
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