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hayy folks

thanxx fer the birthday shout-outs

rocketh,

david arnson

I am pleased to announce the SurfGuitar101 2008 MP3 Compilation! Our 4^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 19th, 2008.

I have created an Official 2008 MP3 Comp 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.

Received from Don Schott:

My friend Guy Moore (of the WAIF 88.3 Rockin' and Surfin' Show, Saturday nites from 6 to 8 pm)and my wife Beth and I (Kokopelli Stages) would like to invite you to CINCINNATI SURF EXPLOSION 2. This will take place on Friday, September 19th on the stage of the beautiful and spacious venue (not a bar) MEMORIAL HALL which is next to MUSIC HALL on Elm Street in Cincinnati, OH.

Not unlike our last production (Cincinnati Surf Explosion 1, held back in May 2008 at the Southgate House) we are going all out to bring the finest talent and a great stage production. We are even having this event recorded by Kurtis Heinrich of One Night on Earth Mobile Recording. We want to video tape it as well. We will be projecting surfing images onto a 12 foot projection hoop with colored lighting while the bands are playing. There will be hula and Polynesian fire dancers. Downstairs there will be a small (with intention to grow) village of tiki artifacts, custom culture and rockabilly stuff along with unusual merchandising and food and drink. Sure you will be able to get a beer as Budweiser Light is one of the SPONSORS along with Cincinnati City Beat free press.

Davy Jones' House Band Is now available!

HERE

“The Neptunes are one of my favorite instrumental bands around today.”    Eddie Angel - Los Straitjackets

How would you describe Neptunes sound? The Neptunes are considered a surf band by many, but it's a surf band that’s light on the reverb, and delivers a meaner more revved sound that’s closer to good ol' instrumental rock and roll.

Over the years the Neptunes made a name for themselves by playing double necked guitars, even Guitar Player Magazine and Fretboard Journal devoted a little ink to the bands double-double set-up. As of recently a second guitar, a saxophone and a full-time bassist have been enlisted, and a new version of the band has taken form. While the Neptunes don’t rule out double-necks in the near future, for now they will only use one set of hands at a time.

This album represents a nine year stretch between disks, and a lot of things have changed. Basically,  it’s a band of guys who like bad-assed tones played through the equipment of the early 60's. That pretty much describes the Neptunes sound. See what you think! We hope you enjoy, Davy Jones’ House Band.

Tom Walzem (559) 225-1802  fez@surfneptune.com

Aug 29 2008 8:00P w VooDou
Puka Tiki Bar Long Beach, California

Aug 30 2008 8:00P w Kelp
Mercury Lounge Goleta, California

Sep 4 2008 4:00P
KCR College Radio / Clint Beachwood San Diego, California

Sep 5 2008 8:00P w The Sand Devils
Whistle Stop Bar San Diego, California

Sep 6 2008 8:00P w ????
Bar El Elefante Tijuana Playa

Sep 7 2008 1:00P w the Widadli Riders and The Detonators
Surfing Sundays - Huntington Surfing Museum, Huntington, California

Sep 10 2008 8:00P w ????
Bar (tbc) Las Vegas, California

If anybody can help them get more gigs they need help filling in the blank spots.
e-mail me bigtikidude@yahoo.com  or call. 1- 714-931-9809

Thanks to Kelp, Sand Devils, Linda, The Detonators, and Wadadli Riders for helping them out with what they have.

Note, this info was culled from various sources in our forums and by consulting with The Wadadli Riders site.

The Wadadli Riders will be coming to California, with their first show at the Hotel Utah next Sunday afternoon. The band is led by Lorenzo Valdambrini, the webmaster behind the site surferjoemusic.com and the organizer of the recent festival in Italy. The rhythm guitarist had to cancel from the tour, but he will be replaced by Los Straitjacket's Daddy-O Grande. The Wadadli's set list will expand to include some Los Straitjackets material, as well as songs from Daddy-O Grande's solo album.

Sun 31/8 - San Francisco - Hotel Utah w/ Pollo del Mar & The Tomorrow Men
Thu 4/9 - Long Beach - The Pike
Sat 6/9 - El Segundo - Purple Orchid w/ Insect Surfers
Sun 7/9 - Huntigton Beach - Surfin' Museum w/ The Detonators
Tue 9/9 - San Diego - Bar Pink Elephant
Thu 11/9 - San Diego - KCR Clint Beachwood show

Note to confused Americans: the dates are in European format with the day coming first!

The Pyronauts have a shot at opening Biker Bash IV in Sacramento.  We're the only surf band on the list!  Help us out by voting.  If we win we get the gig and $500!  YES!

Click here!

Slacktone has announced 3 new dates on their gig page. One is with Japan's Surf Coasters in El Segundo next month, and two Florida dates! Check it out!

Last night at our show at The Sheraton Kauai Resort a guy and his daughter come wandering up to us and he asks "do you guys know Mr. Moto?" Yeah, we sure do...wanna hear it? and he nods yes and so we busted in to Mr. Moto which brought a huge smile to his face as he sat on the steps leading up to the restaurant where we play outside near the beach in Poipu. He sat and listened for the whole set and when we took our break he came up to me and started asking questions about surf music, my unusual guitar, and equipment and stuff like that and then mentioned that he used to play with Dick Dale back in the 80's. I'm like wow, you played with Dick Dale? and we started talking about DD having cancer and i told him we invited him to sit in with us when he comes to Hawaii after all his medical stuff is finished next year and he started reminiscing about playing with DD and surf music and equipment in general.

Image Head on over to surfdrums.com and order yourself a copy of the new DVD "Pounding Surf", a combined instructional surf drumming DVD and a documentary on surf music, from the drummer's perspective!

From the website:

"...75 minutes of tips and lessons in The Art of Surf Drumming™ from four great drummers, plus the full-length documentary film A Drummers Guide to Surf Drumming. The project is dedicated to the new torchbearers that are out there every night pushing the boundaries of instrumental surf music  and features talents of some of my favorite Musicians: Tracy and I are joined by drummers Lee Kixx (from the cutting-edge Reventlos) and the incomparable Dusty Watson (of Dick Dale and Slacktone). The all-star live band features classic performances from Paul Johnson, Dave Wronski of Slacktone and Dick Dale bassist Ron Eglit."

See also this forum thread, started by Matt Quilter of the Reventlos, and one of the contributors to this project.