Noob here. What's Slacktone? Is it related to slack key?

Number 1 song of the last 30+ years of surf music in NSSR poll...

nielsjansen wrote:

Surf Revival Top 101, 2nd edition

1 (3) Slacktone - "The Bells of St. Kahuna"
2 (1) The Surf Coasters - "Intruder"
3 (2) Los Twang! Marvels - "Sea of Glory"
4 (4) Frankie & The Pool Boys - "Ewa on the Beach"
5 (8) The Bambi Molesters - "As the Dark Wave Swells"
6 (5) Los Straitjackets - "Pacifica"
7 (13) Jon & the Nightriders - "Rumble at Waikiki"
8 (6) The Bambi Molesters - "Theme from Slaying Beauty"
9 (7) The Treble Spankers - "Jaa-Rabbi"
10 (12) The Barbwires - "La Caja del Muerto"
11 (9) Los Straitjackets - "Tailspin"
12 (20) The Nebulas - "Nebula One"
13 (38) Satan's Pilgrims - "Badge of Honor"
14 (29) The Kilaueas - "Bernard of Hollywood"
15 (10) Satan's Pilgrims - "Devil's Punchbowl
16 (17) The Bambi Molesters - "Point Break"
17 (19) The Space Cossacks - "Tsar Wars"
18 (28) Insect Surfers - "Polaris"
19 (11) Jon & the Nightriders - "Depth Charge"
20 (27) Messer Chups - "Lipstick Twang"
21 (34) Insect Surfers - "Mojave"
22 (15) Jon & the Nightriders - "Moving target"
23 (25) Fifty Foot Combo - "It's Alive"
24 (18) The Space Cossacks - "Red Sunrise"
25 (32) Laika & the Cosmonauts - "Floating"
26 (30) The Fathoms - "Fathomless"
27 (21) The Space Cossacks - "The Apes of Wrath"
28 (14) The Infrareds - The Red Scare
29 (44) Man or Astro-Man? - "Transmission from Venus"
30 (33) The Treble Spankers - "Mirananda"
31 (41) The Fathoms - "Getaway Car"
32 (22) Slacktone - "Tidal Wave"
33 (16) The Atlantics – “Flight Of The Surf Guitar”
34 (56) The Space Rangers - "Mr. Lou
35 (37) The Boss Martians - "XKE!"
36 (24) The Phantom Four - "Van Loo"
37 (26) Langhorns - "Tierra del Fuego"
38 (40) Los Kahunas - "6G15"
39 (23) The Sandals - “Wingnut’s Theme”
40 (43) Burt Rocket - "Mr. Motor"
41 (60) The Surf Coasters - "Sea Knows"
42 (48) The Ghastly Ones - "Ghastly Stomp
43 (53) The Anacondas - "Tucson"
44 (36) Daikaiju - "Flight of Garuda"
45 (31) Satan's Pilgrims - "Creature Feature"
46 (61) The Halibuts– "Mr. Mysterioso"
47 (42) The Treble Spankers - "Dilmohammed"
48 (39) The Fathoms - “Overboard”
49 (49) Slacktone - "Mysterioso
50 (52) Pollo Del Mar - "A Flash of Green"
51 (74) Slacktone - "Longboard Legato"
52 (45) Los Straitjackets - "Rockula"
53 (55) The Madeira - "The Saracen
54 (79) Los Twang! Marvels - "Kaha huna"
55 (73) El Ray - "Spacecar 2001
56 (35) The Surftones - "Cecilia Ann"
57 (46) Los Straitjackets - "Kawanga"
58 (69) The Ghastly Ones - "Thunderhead
59 (81) The Mermen - "Ocean Beach"
60 (50) Satan's Pilgrims - "Super Stock"
61 (47) Dirty Fuse - Sunset Beach
62 (51) The Fathoms - "Fathom This!"
63 (78) The Ghastly Ones - "Haulin' Hearse"
64 (77) Lost Acapulco - "Malaga Storm"
65 N The Surfites - "Space Encounter"
66 (54) Speedball Jr – V8
67 (57) Los Coronas - "Hacha de Guerra"
68 N The Mobsmen - "Barbershop Accident"
69 N Satans Pilgrims - "¿Que Honda?"
70 (62) Laika & the Cosmonauts - "Turquoise"
71 (64) The Surf Raiders - "Point Conception 63"
72 (59) Daikaiju - "Zombie Harem"
73 (65) The Dynotones - High Wall
74 (63) Slacktone - "Nocturne"
75 N Los Coronas - "Adios Sancho"
76 (82) The Fathoms - "Fathomized"
77 (68) Messer Chups - "Twin Peaks Twist"
78 (67) The Space Cossacks - "The Space Victory Theme
79 (58) The Apemen - "Percolator Stomp"
80 N The Space Cossacks - "Tsunami Tsurprise"
81 (88) The Phantom Four - "Paganini"
82 (71) The Tormentos - "Dragstrip Night"
83 N The Treble Spankers - "Araban"
84 (66) The Bangles - Bitchen Summer
85 (70) The Phantom Four - "Morgana"
86 N Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - "Egypt,Texas"
87 (75) The Space Cossacks - "The Jewel of Duende"
88 (72) The Madeira - "Burning Mirage
89 N Satan's Pilgrims - "Haunted House of Rock"
90 N Slacktone - "Rell Sunn Aloha"
91 N Man or Astro-Man? - "Eric Estrotica"
92 (95) The Beat Tornados - "Nøkken Surfacing"
93 N Les Agamemnons - "Apollo"
94 N Insect Surfers - "Black Sea"
95 (98) The Treble Spankers - "Ultra Wave"
96 (83) Surfer joe - "The North Swell"
97 (90) Phantom Frank - "Dead Man Surfin'"
98 N The Taikonauts "Fatal Radiation Overdose"
99 (86) The Tomorrowmen - "Phistful of Photons"
100 N The Tormentos - "New Wave"
101 (87) The Bambi Molesters - "Point of No Return"

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac'

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

Nobody has said anything. And Dusty is on tour with the Sonics right now. Really cool tour!

It may not be my place to speak,
But what the hell,
As Jake said Dusty is out drumming with the Sonics.
Slacktone and other bands were supposed to play at The Kon Tiki event in Az. In late April, But the event was cancelled.
I have Slacktone Booked to play the HB pier in June.
I'll be announcing the whole summer schedule soon.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

JObeast wrote:

We might want to wait until the man himself checks in to answer that question posed above. Not too cool to trade in rumors.

That certainly wasn't the goal of the thread. Dave hasn't posted in a year but he has friends and peers on this site who might be able to give an update.

To Boldly go where no Tiki has gone before...

Dave sent me a message about gear a week ago and posted a video a month ago about strat pickups.

The Kahuna Kings

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447

https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases

This is a great set!

Rev

Canadian Surf

http://www.urbansurfkings.com/

I seem to recall hearing that some show announcements were coming soon.