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revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3869 North Atlantic	Posted on Jan 20 2025 07:10 AM https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jd-mcpherson-nite-owls-robert-plant-and-alison-krauss A good plug for the Surfy Bear Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Last edited: Jan 20, 2025 12:38:27 Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1916 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 20 2025 09:25 AM JD's new album Nite Owls is loaded with surf! I get a whole Richie Allen thing from this track. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
Fronkensurf Joined: Jul 29, 2014 Posts: 55 Cincinnati	Posted on Jan 20 2025 09:33 AM JD is the real deal! Incredible guitar playing and guitar tones on all of his albums! Saw him live last year and he and his band were fantastic! Top
Redfeather Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 896	Posted on Jan 20 2025 12:26 PM Thanks for the reminder to buy that Nite Owls album! He won me over with his Socks! Christmas album a few years ago. What a musician. Sonichris, I hear what you mean regarding Richie Allen in that track but to me there's more of a Jerry Cole sound to it. Maybe a mix of both. Whatever the inspirational content, the song is great! Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1916 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 20 2025 01:09 PM Redfeather wrote: Sonichris, I hear what you mean regarding Richie Allen in that track but to me there's more of a Jerry Cole sound to it. Maybe a mix of both. Whatever the inspirational content, the song is great! I agree - maybe even more after my drive to work. Jerry Cole Surf Age song came on and I re-thought my previous comment. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Last edited: Jan 20, 2025 13:11:40 Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3869 North Atlantic	Posted on Jan 20 2025 02:39 PM Correction on my earlier post. Definitely surfy. I think I was confusing him with someone else. He is relatively new to me. Thanks for the education. Will listen to more of JD Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1916 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 20 2025 08:14 PM revmike wrote: Correction on my earlier post. Definitely surfy. I think I was confusing him with someone else. He is relatively new to me. Thanks for the education. Will listen to more of JD Rev I hope you don't think I was trying to be harsh, or correct you. I'm glad you brought it up. When I first heard JD's Nite Owls album, I was expecting Americana, not any surf sounds. I listened to it fairly passively at work, and immediately had to go back for a second listen. The surf sounds, along with a bunch of other influential sounds, make this one of my favorite albums in a very long time. I hear surf, Phil Spector, LInk Wray, Beach Boys, and a bunch of others. And I hear something new every time I listen. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1916 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 20 2025 08:56 PM Here's the whole album. No excuses now! — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
spskins Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3796 tn	Posted on Jan 20 2025 10:07 PM I think I am most excited by the use of the SurfyBear to get those 80s new wave tones. Brings me back! — http://www.satanspilgrims.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Satans-Pilgrims/8210228553 https://satanspilgrims.bandcamp.com/ http://www.surfyindustries.com Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3869 North Atlantic	Posted on Jan 21 2025 08:01 AM Sonichris wrote: revmike wrote: Correction on my earlier post. Definitely surfy. I think I was confusing him with someone else. He is relatively new to me. Thanks for the education. Will listen to more of JD Rev I hope you don't think I was trying to be harsh, or correct you. I'm glad you brought it up. When I first heard JD's Nite Owls album, I was expecting Americana, not any surf sounds. I listened to it fairly passively at work, and immediately had to go back for a second listen. The surf sounds, along with a bunch of other influential sounds, make this one of my favorite albums in a very long time. I hear surf, Phil Spector, LInk Wray, Beach Boys, and a bunch of others. And I hear something new every time I listen. No worries, I didn’t take it as being harsh, or nasty. I had only heard a vocal tune or two and thought that might be his sound. Glad it was pointed out to me. I have been enjoying the instro stuff immensely. — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Fady Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2279 North Carolina	Posted on Jan 24 2025 01:01 PM Thank you SG101 for the nudge!! I became aware of JD a few years ago. It was around the time Joel Patterson blew up with his phenomenal LP "Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar" and it seemed JD's Socks was getting around then too. I listened to the first couple tracks of that album then, but admittedly, I was so smitten with Joel's work, I never gave JD an honest chance in hind sight - not Socks nor his earlier work. Suffice it to say, Nite Owls is AMAZING. Real good the first time through and just keeps getting better. SOOOO Good! And, I could not agree more with Chris/Sonichris... "The surf sounds, along with a bunch of other influential sounds, make this one of my favorite albums in a very long time. I hear surf, Phil Spector, LInk Wray, Beach Boys, and a bunch of others." Anyhow, thanks for the 411, Rev / SG101!! — Fady El Mirage & Mondo Guitaro Top
Iusedtoskatepools Joined: Jun 01, 2025 Posts: 4	Posted on Jun 11 2025 10:49 PM Hey the guy who did the art for Night Owls happens to be in a surf band. The Cormans. Budget surf? Fun band. Not sure if they follow all of the surf music rule book. But they are a fun cool band. Yeah the cover art made me give JD a second try as well. Watch his Premier guitar rig rundown. Neat little episode, surf adjacent to me. Top
SabedLeepski Joined: Jul 18, 2018 Posts: 131 Tilburg	Posted on Jun 12 2025 04:01 AM I saw him play last Saturday at Goezot in’t Hofke in Belgium. It was a great show! Unfortunately the weather didn't play nice, so we ended up soaking wet. Apart from his name I didn't really know him before. The other highlight for me at the same festival was The Whodads from Ghent, especially their big band sets. — Sunburn.surf Sunburn Surf Fest – Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Tilburg (NL) Surfin’ Europe – Surf gigs in Europe The Malbehavers The Malbehavers – Instrumental Surf Music from Tilburg (NL) Tout Tilburg Surft – The Malbehavers’ debut EP Top
Wellens_ Joined: Nov 05, 2023 Posts: 70 Brussels Area	Posted on Jun 14 2025 09:33 AM @ ikspeeldebas JD was good indeed, played the hits we wanted to hear, especially taking in consideration he had a bad cough. The Whodads killed!! The highlight of the day to me. And what fun they all had playing. I've seen the Revelaires playing tighter in the past. Good luck with the festival! — Cheers, Wellens https://m.facebook.com/TheArousals For the daring... and lusty! Last edited: Jun 14, 2025 09:35:01 Top

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