Photo of the Day

Here are 9, count them, 9 videos from The Space Cossacks 10 year reunion show at IOTA, in Arlington Virginia, on Saturday, May 15th, 2010. A big SG101 thank-you to our own morphball for shooting and uploading this priceless footage! Dig it!

Don't miss the 5th Annual Great Lakes Surf Battle! With 7 bands over 2 nights, it is guaranteed to be total surf & rock'n'roll mayhem! Both nights at the Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This year will be better than ever so plan for it now!

Return of the Jaguar

(the 40 year journey of an Australian guitar)

Martin Cilia is guitarist with the legendary Australian surf band  The Atlantics. He is also regarded as one of Australia's finest.

Around 2006 Martin got a phone call to demonstrate some guitar sounds for ABC’s The Collectors TV show. He had original versions of all the guitars they wanted to demo, except for one - a Fender Jaguar. Steve Jackson of Jackson's Rare Guitars sent over one of his Jaguars to use.

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Instromania presents the opportunity for music fans to join forces to witness a day of instrumental madness. 

Date: 12th June 2010
Time: 8pm- Midnight
Location: The Chandelier Room
91 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin (Melbourne, Aust.)
http://www.chandelierroom.com.au/
(ample parking available)
Lineup:

• Martin Cilia
• Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum
• The Futuras
• Harry's Webb

Tickets: $15 (at the door)
More info: http://www.instromania.com.au/

 

I finally broke down and created an "official" SG101 twitter feed: @SurfGuitar101. I'll be tweeting about news and events relating to the site as well as interesting surf music links.

5/14/2010 9:00 PM
Space Cossacks, Atomic Mosquitos and Daikaiju
with DJ Bumpadelic spinning intro 45's
The Metro Gallery
1700 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD
http://themetrogallery.net

5/15/2010 9:00 PM
Official 10 year reunion show w/Atomic Mosquitos opening
Iota Club and Cafe
2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia
www.iotaclubandcafe.com

"SURF ROCKERS" HAS REGROUPED.  WE NEED A PIANO PLAYER  WHO CAN SING.  THERE WILL BE NINE OF US AFTER WE FIND SUCH A PIANIST.  WE DO VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTALS.  WE HAVE SOME GIGS ON CALENDAR FOR THIS SUMMER.  THEY HAPPEN TO BE PAY GIGS, BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES.  WE ARE A HOBBY BAND. We rehearse in Gardena, CA.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT omalleylaw@hotmail.com OR CALL MIKE MARONEY AT 818-355-1338.

SURF'S UP!

NICK O'MALLEY (an original Del-Tone)

HUNTINGTON BEACH INTERNATIONAL SURFING MUSEUM
2010 SURFIN SUNDAYS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

BANDS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

PIER PLAZA 315 PACIFIC COAST HWY
HUNTINGTON BEACH 92648

HBISM 411 OLIVE AVE
HUNTINGTON BEACH 92648

APRIL 25 PIER PLAZA 11AM TO 5 PM

1. GOOFYFOOTS, http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Goofyfoots/303234216923 ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOAhvLAuRY&feature=related
2. JOHN BLAIR & THE TRESPASSERS, myspace coming soon,
3. 3 BALLS OF FIRE from Texas http://www.myspace.com/3ballsoffire
4. SURFSIDE IV, Phoenix Az. http://www.myspace.com/thesurfsideiv
5. THE RIPTIDES, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uqzD6EnVfI
6. THE WEDGE, http://www.myspace.com/thewedgesurfband

Instrumental Guitar Legend Nokie Edwards announces SF Bay area show
May 21 • Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St. San Francisco, 8 pm, $15 adv/$20 door, http://www.rickshawstop.com

NOKIE EDWARDS
Nokie Edwards is the lead guitarist for the most successful instrumental
group in musical history: THE VENTURES. He is in the Rock and Roll
Hall Of Fame, he is a Grammy winner, and has sold over 100 million records in his long career. Some of the Ventures’ big hits are “Walk Don’t Run,” “Perfidia,” “Hawaii 5-0,” “Slaughter On 10th Ave.,” “Batman Theme,” and “Apache” -- and the list goes on and on.  http://www.nokieedwards.com/

VENTURESMANIA is a Ventures tribute band formed by some of the
best surf musicians of the modern era. The band formed exclusively to back Nokie Edwards in a style that echoes the classic 1960’s sound of the Ventures. Venturesmania is made up of: Deke Dickerson on guitar (Untamed Youth, Dave & Deke Combo, Go-Nuts, Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics), Garrett Immel, guitar (The Ghastly Ones), Mel Bergmann, bass (The Phantom Surfers, Go-Nuts), and Chris Sprague (Chris Sprague & his 18 Wheelers, Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics). Venturesmania plays Mosrite guitars exclusively.

DEKE DICKERSON & THE ECCO-FONICS are one of America’s premier roots and rockabilly bands. Deke has been touring the globe and making records for many years. Recent successes include his very own signature Hallmark “Deke Dickerson Model” guitar, and he has also provided guitar music and commentary for Bob Dylan’s successful radio show “Theme
Time Radio Hour.” http://www.myspace.com/dekedickerson

POLLO DEL MAR is one of the most successful bands of surf music’s “Third Wave,” featuring a combo sound that mixes the classic twang of reverb soaked Fender guitars with layers of atmospheric feedback and a powerhouse rhythm section.  http://www.pollodelmar.com/

THE MINI-SKIRT  MOB
Featuring members of the Devil-Ettes doing Go-Go-tastic dances!

Nokie Edwards and VenturesMania will also be performing:
May 22 - Joe's Great America Bar - Burbank
May 23 - The Casbah - San Diego