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Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 1115 Green Valley, AZ |
Threesome at Alex's in Long Beach, after Danny Amis |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25520 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Thanks Dave ! —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5089 San Francisco |
Snippets of the Surf Coasters tour: Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Last edited: Aug 21, 2014 19:38:29 |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19262 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Yes thanks Dave for the videos! I'm so far behind! Urgh... Brian's trip report part 4: Friday Night @ The Barkley in Pasadena So after leaving BTD's BBQ bash, we fought some traffic and headed to Pasadena to The Barkley. This is a neighborhood restaurant & bar that is owned, I believe, by Frankie of The Volcanics and his brother. There was a cool Volcanics poster outside on the wall. When Dane, Ivan, Danny & I got there, the rest of Frankie & The Poolboys were already there along with The Surf Coasters and Warren, aka Captain Springfield. It was so great to see Warren again as I saw him last back in June at the Madeira / Volcanos / Mystery Men show in Indy. Ivan, Warren, Dane, & I sat in a crowded booth and had dinner while talking mostly about heavy metal music, Europe & Scotland, and other random things. Good times! There is no real stage at the Barkley, you just play in an open space up front by the door. It is also pretty dark in there. Frankie & The Poolboys were up first. I have seen them several times. I think they played the 2010 convention and surrounding dates. But it was quite apparent they had "leveled up" to use nerdy gamer speak since then. Wow, I was completely blown away by the performance and sound of the band. Ferenc is one of thee best songwriters in our little genre and I was so thrilled to hear songs like The Raven, Teke Teke Teke, Magyara, Ewa on the Beach, & Finito Bandido. From the latest masterpiece album "The Adventures of Cap'n Coconuts" they played the Cap'n Coconuts TV Theme, Skinny Dippin' (one of my favorite songs), Organic Matters featuring Karen, plus Danny got to shine on his own Ripley in Love and on The Phantom Frank track Dead Man Surfin'. The band sounded very muscular with the powerhouse rhythm section of Dusty Watson (!!) and Deadbeat Abraham on bass. Man those guys worked so well together! As noted by others Ferenc was sounding fantastic during this little tour with his red Strat and Vibroverb. He had a very juicy and powerful tone that cut right through the band. They also really floored me by playing some really cool 1st wave surf tracks including a cover of Moment of Truth (one of my favorite 60's tunes). Here Karen did the plinky plink piano part as well as the sax sounding part on the organ. It was so freaking cool! I knew this set was going to be good but they really knocked it out of the park. Great job! Up next were The Surf Coasters from Tokyo Japan! Woot! I had seen them back in 2004 during their first tour at the Brookdale Lodge and Sacramento. This time they had a new drummer and a 2nd guitar player! The band stuck to a strictly surf set which you can see highlights of in the attached Lost In Paradise video. Just keep in mind it was about 20x better in person. The band was just as tight as ever and the new drummer was so precise and on the money. Someone later said she was a pro drummer back in Japan and it was very easy to believe. Her name was Cozy and she, along with Jovana, made it 2 female drummers during the convention. Cool! She wasn't flashy like Jovana but man she was so fun to watch (and damn cute). When the 3 guitar players were doing their Mach IV inspired "typewriter" during Surf Party she would turn her head to the side synchronized with the guitar players. Ha! What can I say about a Surf Coasters performance that isn't obvious to everyone already? They are tons of fun, flashing smiles, and playing so freaking effortlessly with jaw dropping musicianship (see for example the mind blowing version of Bumble Bee Twist). Cozy did the talking between songs in halting English and the crowd just loved them. The place was packed during their set, I'm not sure where everyone came from and I certainly didn't notice them coming in. They did their insanely funny crowd pleasing "Beach Monster" bit with Kuri (the bass player) sighting the monster and he and the rest of the band doing the "Rrrrroooooaaaaars". It was a whirlwind set and it was all too soon over. This was the only set of the 3 that I saw where they played Misirlou, complete with Shigeo's over the top and under the fretboard fretting hand gymnastics. Insane! I wish Baja Marty could have seen that one more time. What a set! Wow! I'm not sure how you could top that and Casino 66 didn't even try. They came on next and started playing a set of moody, soundtrack-y, and just damn too cool for school instro tunes. It was a great way to wind down after the energy of the Surf Coasters. The lead guitar player is the legendary Chris Barfield who played in the Finks and The Huntington Cads. He's an amazingly tasteful, smooth, and talented guitar player. I really wanted to pick up a CD but I was surprised to learn they don't have one! We stayed for probably more than 1/2 their set but everyone was dead tired and we still had to drive back to Los Alamitos and get up early for the convention the next day. So unfortunately we left a bit early but it was definitely a very unforgettable evening for me. Thanks for reading. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Last edited: Aug 21, 2014 20:23:50 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
Thanks, Brian! PolloGuitar wrote:
Very cool, thanks, Ferenc! So, Ferenc, will you give us your take on the convention, getting F&tPB going with Dusty as well as traveling with the Surf Coasters? Would love to hear it! —Ivan |
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IvanP wrote:
I think the thing that needs to be appreciated the most about the Surf Coasters visit is how difficult it was for them to pull off, at a large personal expense. It really was touch and go for a long time, and at one point they flat out said they couldn't come. All of the band except Shigeo have regular jobs, and in Japan, you only get 5 days vacation. So for them to give up 4 days is a big deal, especially for Kuri who has a family. Air flights are very expensive in the summer, which is why, in the past, they have always toured in the fall or spring. Until 2 weeks prior to this gig, Rikki Watson was supposed to be the drummer for the Pool Boys, but she started to feel overwhelmed with her job starting up and commitments with her new band The Two Tens, so she asked if Dusty could fill in. Dusty spent significant time relearning the songs (though he recorded them, it takes a while for the muscle memory to fix to make a confident live show.) We only had one rehearsal before the Surf Spot show, and to be honest, I was really worried because both Lorenzo and Evan told me how much their groups had been rehearsing, so I was feeling the squeeze to get tight. I think Ivan and the Atlantics Tribute Band had more rehearsal time than we did. Anyway, I'm very happy with our performances. One of the key things for me was seeing that Shigeo kept my amp on 6-8, I usually keep it at 3-4 'cause I don't want to blast every body out, but what the hell, I kept the VibroVerb cranked for all 3 shows and was quite happy with the tones. My apologies for keeping the song list the same for all the shows, we just don't have the history with Dusty to pull out more tunes. Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Last edited: Aug 22, 2014 12:30:02 |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19262 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
So awesome, thank you Ferenc! —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
Fantastic, Ferenc, thank you! Really glad to get the clarifications on some of these things regarding the Surf Coasters. I cannot express fully how wonderful it was to see them play again! They simply blew me away - as did you guys (F&tPB)! What an amazing weekend, hard to believe two weeks have already passed since then.... —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25520 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
I have a huge thank you list I need to post, But I need to thank Ferenc for all his help You da man, Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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THANK YOU BTD & BRIAN NEAL |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25520 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Bob, thank you! Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia |
Thanks to eeeeeeeeeeeverybody!!! We had SUCH a fantastic nice time in California!!! Best tour ever! I feel still jetlagged and need a bit more time for hanging out my overlasted brain… Hug California! —Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1335 Escondido, CA |
Thanks Ferenc, it's always great to read your reports. Thanks for pointing out Morley's shredding skills, I noticed that in Vegas. The background on F&TPB's "preparation" makes your sets even more impressive, as everyone commented, it sounded tighter & more powerful than ever. Hope to see you soon, Last edited: Aug 23, 2014 10:58:01 |
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2466 Venice, CA |
Still trying to catch my breath and decompress from the month-long craziness, but just had to say thanks and give tremendous props to THEE one and only BigTikiDude for once again organizing an event that helps us all remember how wonderful it is to be alive! It's been said a million times, but for good reason--this gathering is about so much more than just the amazing music from all over the world. It is about human nature, friendship, love, bonding, sharing, laughing, crying--you name it, it runs the gamut of human experience. It's a family reunion, anniversary, birthday, wedding and aural orgy all rolled into one! Most sincere respect and admiration to everyone that attended, donated, helped behind the scenes, performed and made this event the best yet! On a personal note...I cannot express enough what an honor it was to make music with Ivan, Danny and Dane in The Atlantics tribute and Uros and Jovana in Threesome. It was easily some of the most rewarding musical experience I've ever had and I am so humbled and grateful to have been a part of it! Giant group hug! Counting the days until next time... PS....I'll say it again and again...there truly is no greater community and musical family than Surf Guitar 101! — Insect Surfers |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25520 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
yer gonna make me cry again man, Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
JONPAUL wrote:
Jonpaul, you totally earned it, you blew EVERYBODY away - I'm in complete awe of how great your playing was with both bands, especially considering how complex and difficult - and different from each other - the parts were . Who does that???? Really, I'm astounded. All I can tell you is that not only was the honor ours, so was the pleasure! I loved playing with you, and I sure hope we get to do it again - soon! Now GO GET SOME REST, BROTHER!! You've truly earned it! (And BTW, thanks so much for your very kind remarks on Fiberglass Jungle today, I was very touched.)
Indeed!!! What, only 50 weeks to go? Piece of cake, it'll be here again before we know it (that is, if all of us east of the Mississippi survive one more winter like the last one, according to the Farmer's Almanac....)! —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1335 Escondido, CA |
JP has a way with words — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
PolloGuitar wrote:
Such a cool, cool video! Just watched it again. Ferenc, what is the song played in the video? Somebody in the comments says it's a new song - new Surf Coasters song? I like it! I had no idea they were recording anything, though. —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25520 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Could it be the one new song from the new double cd best of? —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 1115 Green Valley, AZ |
Two Convention videos from the |