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Check out this great article on Dick Dale at MyDesert.com. Dick is going to be inducted in the Musician's Hall of Fame in Nashville! Congratulations Dick!

From sundazed.com:

Beloved midwest garage-rock kings and Sundazed recording artists the Trashmen will perform their FIRST-EVER New York-area shows, on October 23 at Southpaw in Brooklyn and October 24 at Maxwell's in Hoboken.

The seminal foursome—original members Tony Andreason, Dal Winslow and Bob Reed, with Tony's brother Mark Andreason taking over for the late Steve Wahrer on drums—will deliver such immortal Trashmen classics as "A-Bone," "Tube City," "King Of The Surf," "My Woodie" and the bigger-than-life anthem "Surfin' Bird," recently proclaimed the Greatest Song of All Time by no less an authority than The Family Guy's Peter Griffin.

Hard as it may be to believe, these shows mark the first time that the Trashmen have played in the New York City area. According to Dal Winslow, "In the early '60s, we played a club in New Jersey and around the Finger Lakes region, but we never hit New York City. It's been a long tome coming, like 40 years, and we're really looking forward to it!"

As a bonus these shows coincide with the WFMU Record Fair at the Manhattan Pavillion, where the Sundazed booth will, as always, be supplying smashing sounds to satisfied shoppers!

Don't miss the opportunity to see the Trashmen live at these venues!:

Friday Oct. 23rd Southpaw 125 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 
Buy tickets for this show HERE!

Sat. Oct. 24th  Maxwell's 1039 Washington St.,. Hoboken, NJ
Buy tickets for this show HERE!

Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge released "Lost In The Sweep" on the weekend of September 11th followed a quick mini-tour of the SF Bay Area. The CD is now available via the band's website. Brand new original tracks (12 in all) incorporating the instro/surf guitar styles we all know and love.
The album features some of the new songs the band has been highlighting at their shows over the past 6 months that some of you have been asking about such as Sonar Ghost, Tormented Victory, Namazu's Revenge, Hazel Dayz, and Sad Day In The Waves.

Go to www.outeredgeband.com and click on 'Records' to order a copy. Only $9.99 plus shipping.


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Outewave will be playing at Don the Beachcomber's in Sunset Beach, CA Saturday Sept. 26th 9:00 p.m. til midnight in the Dagger Bar.  Come check out the new and improved line up with Mac on guitar, Allen moves from bass to guitar, Tony on drums and Jeff Isles on bass.  Very hot and rockin' surf music.

Don's is located at 16278 Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach just north of Huntington Beach.

Hope to see you there!

 

Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum Presents:

“FREE” Surfin’ Sundays Season Grand Finale Concert & Book Signing

Date: Sunday September 20th, 2009

Time: 12:00 Noon to 4:00 Pm

This concert is dedicated to HBISM Founder Natalie Kotsch, Guitar Legend Dick Dale and HBISM volunteer John Miller.  We are proud of all of you valiantly fighting to beat the odds against cancer.

“POUNDING SURF” DRUM DVD SEQUEL & GUITAR JAM SESSION

Our theme this year is "Before There Was Surf" exploring all the great music that laid the foundation for the music we know and love. You'll get first-hand accounts and performances by some of the folks that created surf music, plus all the great songs that first inspired them to play.  This year's show will be an unforgettable afternoon of music, history, jamming and fun featuring an incredible array of talent:

On Drums:  Bob Colwell (Dave Myers and the Surftones, Trademarks), Tracy Longstreth (Rhythm Rockers), Lee Kix (Reventlos), Bob Welch (The Chantays), Doug Harlow (The Eliminators)

On Saxophone:   Jim Frias (Nocturnes) & Armon Frank (Surfmen, Dick Dale)

On Guitars:  Paul Johnson (Belairs, Surfaris), Bob Spickard (The Chantays), Gil Orr (The Chantays, Duo-Tones), Barry Rillera (Dick Dale, Trademarks, Rillera Brothers Band), John Blair (Jon & the Nightriders), Ron Eglit (Dick Dale, Surfaris), Matt Quilter (Reventlos)

Keyboards: Kerry Chester (Dick Dale, Dead Men Don't Surf)

Bass: John Benton (Lively Ones) & Jeff Hanson (Big Tiki Dude)

In 2005 we featured “Pounding Surf DVD Promotional Concert” at HBISM for the first time to a live audience.  Released in 2008 this DVD is entertaining, educational and includes the history of instrumental surf music from interviews with legends such as Dick Dale, Paul Johnson, Bob Spickard & Richard Delvy. 

Pounding Surf! DVD’s will be on sale at a special rate during this show only.

SPECIAL GUEST:   Please join Champion Surfer Mike Hynson for a book signing of his newly published autobiography, “Mike Hynson – Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel” appearing inside the museum during this concert.

We invite you to join us in celebration of 13 years of great music, from dedicated musicians who donate their precious time in support of the museum. Our concerts feature oldies but goodies and promising newcomers as well as celebrities like Dick Dale, Dean Torrence & John Blair who just happen to drop in.

We have shade pop-ups but the chairs are limited, so we encourage you to bring your own. 

Location: 411 Olive Ave Huntington Beach 92648

HBISM Phone: 714-960-3483    

Check our website www.surfingmuseum.org for the complete schedule and information.

Finally wrapped up the final masters for the new album "Lost In The Sweep" and decided to release the CD this week in time for our little tour. We've added an extra show on Saturday. We should have plenty of copies of the new disc on hand! Show info below:

September 12th - 12:00 PM
Jessie's Grove - Surf Party
1973 W Turner Rd
Lodi, CA 95242

This show is an addition to the shows already booked for this weekend. We are atill playing in Napa on Friday, Isleton Saturday night, and San Francisco on Sunday.

-RA/OE http://www.outeredgeband.com/

Hello, just checking into let everyone know that Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge will be playing three shows on the weekend on Sept. 11th. Here is the schedule below. Doing our part to keep those surfy tones pulsing through people's ears all over the West Coast!

9/11 - 9:00 PM Downtown Joe's 902 Main St. Napa, CA 94559

9/12 - 9:00 PM Happy Harbor Marina 731 W Brannan Rd Isleton, CA 95641 (Near Antioch)

9/13 - 2:00 PM Beach Chalet 1000 Great Highway San Francisco, CA 94121

http://www.outeredgeband.com/

Slacktone is hitting Europe in September, playing in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands! Check out the Slacktone gig page for more info.

I am pleased to announce the SurfGuitar101 2009 MP3 Compilation! Our 5^th one! Just like before, this is a way for all members to share music, recording tips, and to just have fun. The main emphasis is fun, so please send in an entry no matter what your skill level is. Here are the rules:

1. You must be a member of this website to submit an mp3.
2. You may submit only 1 mp3.
3. The mp3 you submit must not have appeared on any "official" release before. Likewise, please don't submit anything that is destined for an official release in the future.
4. The mp3 must be 8 MB in size or less.
5. There is a good chance the comp will end up on Archive.org. Therefore, you must agree to their Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives) License for your mp3.
6. The deadline for submitting an mp3 is Friday, December 18th, 2009.

I have created an Official 2009 MP3 Compilation Forum Thread. Please use that thread to discuss the compilation and to get information on how to submit an mp3. Please use that thread if you'd like to find a fellow member to work with on the project. With the magic of digital recording and the internet, remote collaborations are possible. Make your own virtual surf band! Let the comp begin!

Please check out our prior compilations if you haven't seen them already: 2005 2006 2007 2008.

We recently lost Brian Rogers, aka Spanky Twangler, of the Penetrators. This is especially tragic because Brian was the brother and bandmate of Scott Rogers, aka Rip Thrillby, who passed in an auto accident several years ago. Brian had a battle with cancer that he detailed on his myspace and facebook pages. Brian showed an amazing amount of courage, humanity, and faith in his battle, and we will miss him terribly.

Both Brian and Scott were larger than life figures in the surf community, both off and on-line. The Shallow End forum, our off-topic place for friendly chit-chat, was dedicated to Rip shortly after this site went live. It now seems only fitting to re-dedicate The Shallow End to both Rip and Spanky. I never met these fine gentlemen in person, but their loss was felt very deeply by myself and many other surf music fans. Thank you guys for your time with us; the humor, creativity, and musicianship you displayed is a true inspiration for us all.