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Surf, Spy and Spaghetti trio: Don't Fear the Reverb will perform in concert at the Redmoor in Mt. Lookout a suburb of Cincinnati OH on 23 MAY 2009 we are opening for Maurice Mattei's the TEMPERS - Maurice designed the posters for the first two CINCINNATI SURF ROCK EXPLOSION posters 1 & 2.

The Beach is a very sandy water park with some great wave pools and slide rides and we will perform a 3 set show there on 10 JULY 2009 from 6 to 9 PM.

For more information: www.dontfearreverb.com. Read more to see show flyer.

Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge will be performing on Memorial Day, May 25th, at the Sacramento Fair taking place at Cal Expo. The show begins at 11:00 AM.

More news to come...

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Hey all you Hodads, gremmies, and Surf Betties! It's time to grab your suntan lotion and your board shorts and bikinis and catch a wave of fun in the sun. Tiki Oasis is not only an event but an experience. Experience a full weekend of LIVE Exotica and classic Surf tunes, burlesque, attend educational symposiums, peruse art, purchase the latest creations from over 50 vendors and imbibe tropical cocktails poolside while Disc Jockeys from across the country provide a seamless soundtrack from spinning vintage vinyl. We hope you will join us at Tiki Oasis!

Tiki Oasis takes place at the Crown Plaza Hanalei in San Diego, CA, August 13-16, 2009.

May 9th 2009 at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Oh there will be a tribute concert honoring Link Wray.  Come out and enjoy a full night of instrumentals, vintage rock, roots rock and surf.  Opening the show will be Cleveland's own Topcats, then playing high powered reverb surf and their favorite Link tunes will be Chicago's own Wraygun. Link Wray's Raymen featuring John Van Horn, Ed Cynar, and Pat Greenwood will be playing a wide variety of Link's greatest songs even songs that Link never got to play live. Link Wray's grandson Chris will also be playing Link's songs with Gary Small and Jason Kay. Closing the night will be Webb Wilder doing what he does best. The show starts early 7 p.m. until they throw us out.

THE CARS’ ELLIOT EASTON DEBUTS BAND WITH ALL-STAR LINE UP
 ELLIOT EASTON’S TIKI GODS
 FRI. MAY 8, 2009 AT KEY CLUB

Featuring Members of The Brian Wilson Band and The Wondermints

(LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2009) – Famed The Cars’ guitarist, Elliot Easton debuts Elliot Easton’s Tiki Gods, an Exotica instrumental group featuring some of music’s greatest talents on Friday, May 8, at Key Club.  With members from The Brian Wilson Band and The Wondermints, this nine-piece ensemble plans to create waves in the exotica, Tiki music scene.  Doors at 9:00 p.m. Ticket price is $10.00 and advance tickets are available at www.Ticketmaster.com or at the Key Club box office (310) 274-5800.

KFJC Radio presents the Fourth KFJC Battle of the Surfin' Bands. Organized by the bands to thank KFJC for it's continued support of obscure genres like surf music, this is also a celebration of live music and a gathering of fans to check out new talent, and old favorites. While some of the bands have been playing for longer than a decade, toured extensively and have multiple releases, a full half of the bands on this year's bill were formed within the last two years, confirming surf music's ongoing popularity. Each band gets a 15 minute set to show off their finest material and distinct sound, and any band that makes a memorable impact on the audience is a winner at this battle.

SG101 convention weekend.
Fri. July 31st in San Diego, Bar Pink. 9 pm
Secret Samurai, The Verbtones from Portland, and The Tomorrowmen, from San Francisco.

Also Fri. July 31st in El Segundo-L.A. The Purple Orchid
Insect Surfers, The Boardwalkers, and The Surge from Atlanta.

Sat. Aug 1st. Surf Guitar 101 Convention, 11 am to 8 pm,
The Starting Gate, Los Alamitos, Ca.
The Ghastly Ones, The Tomorrowmen, The Verbtones featuring surf guitar legends Eddie Bertrand and Paul Johnson, The Surge, Secret Samurai, The Sand Devils, The Detonators,  The Reventlos, and probably a surprise short set by a band doing a reunion. a few weeks later.

Sun. Aug 2nd at the Huntington Beach pier, 11 am to 5 pm
Verbtones, The Surge, The Reventlos, The Eliminators, and The Chantays.

And working on getting the Duo tones, Paul Johnson, and Gil Ore at Don the Beachcombers, in Sunset Beach, 5 min north of HB pier.
Sun. Aug 2nd, 6 pm to 8 pm.

Also thinking about doing a show on Thurs. July 30th.

pheeeew.

Link Wray Tribute concert - May 9, 2009 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Oh.  Performing will be Link Wray's Raymen, Webb Wilder, Wraygun, The Topcats, Chris Webb, Jason Kay, & Gary Small special guests. This will be only the third tribute to Link ever, first in Cleveland. The venue is located at 15711 Waterloo rd. Cleveland, Oh. and tickets are available at the Beachland's website.

The Five kick off with a gig supporting Sydney's The Model School at Ric's Bar, Brisbane on 9th May.

Over the next 5 months The Five will be playing a limited run of 5 gigs, and releasing a 5-track EP of original tunes.

Stylistically the band's music covers Link Wray/Davie Allan/The Shadows/Dick Dale/The Ventures and all ports between.

www.thefive.com.au

Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge will be performing at the Park Chalet on April 25th, drummer Gary Christensen's birthday. So those of you in the Bay Area come on out and have a good time and offer your congrats for Gary. This will also mark Josh Tucci's last performance with the group until later this year as he will be spending the rest of spring and summer back home in Wisconsin due to prior commitments. Original bassist Geoffrey Clegg will be filling in until his return.

April 25th, 2009
Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge
Park Chalet
1000 Great Highway
San Fransisco, CA 94121
http://www.beachchalet.com/