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Just thought I'd let everyone know, there is gonna be a battle of the surf bands here in Austin, Texas on Friday, April 4th. It will be Los SuperAvengers, The Nematoads, and 3 Balls Of Fire.....its gonna be a good show, all three are very good. You can find all three of them on Myspace.

The venue is At The Oaks in Manor near Austin, Texas. All ages, $5.

The Mighty Surf Lords have been out making new friends this past week.

One is local DJ Max Volume for KOZZ Radio. Max has taken me under his wing, and has been promoting our new album on this local classic rock station.

Max LOVES surf music, and is really helping to spread the word around Reno, Carson, and Tahoe.

Then yesterday we were apporoached by Buzz, who did a small interview and has made our music available, anytime, at www.RenoRadiocast.com

There are many people in this area  who are discovering surf music, and they are really diggin' it! This is good news for all surf bands!

From Yep Roc Records:

Yep Roc Records will release the new Los Straitjackets DVD Live In Concert, on May 13th, 2008.

Los Straitjackets have made a career out of being one of the most dynamic and skillful instrumental bands on the planet. Their renowned live show is filled with mind-bending guitar theatrics, group choreography and fuzzed-out experiments in high fidelity rock n' roll showmanship. On their new DVD, In Concert, the luchadores of rock document a 2005 gig at San Francisco's historic Great American Music Hall.

The set abounds with original tracks and signature far out covers ("My Heart Will Go On") done as only the Straitjackets can do them. The spellbinding shows are captured in Dolby 5.1 surround sound and crystal clear video resulting in a vintage snapshot of the band in lean, mean musical form. Complete with kitschy cool intro sequences produced by the band, In Concert is the quintessential document of the Los Straitjackets live experience.

In Concert will also be available on 12 inch vinyl, complete with an alternate track listing and songs not available on the DVD version.

The First ever Shake the Shack Surf Special - 3 hours of Dr. Leon Berman's surf favorites - from the latest to the greatest, from bands all over the world. The Good Doctor digs through his massive surf collection and scrapes off his favorites. Whether you favor surfing Trestles, The Backdoor, Westport or Kite-Surfing Golden Gardens, this special evening of music is sure to be an epic soundtrack for riding the wave that's been building in the back of your brain. Check it out - March 28th from 6 - 9:00pm on KEXP Radio 90.3 FM in Seattle and Streaming Worldwide at www.KEXP.org

The Show will also Be archived and be available for listening to at KEXP.org until April 11th.

The Ventures have finally been inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame! VH-1 Classic will broadcast the ceremony live on Monday, March 10th at 8:30 PM Eastern time. In addition, a special two and a half hour highlight edition will premiere on VH1 on Saturday, March 22 at 11:00 PM.

Congratulations to The Ventures from SurfGuitar101.com!!!

Greetings all. A small upgrade was done to the site software this evening. If you see anything funny, please send me an email or leave a message in our forums. Thanks!

March 22.08 @ Purple Orchid El Segundo,CA

besides the fantastic news of agent orange releasing a live dvd from hamburg germany, surf guitar axe man laramie dean is now on tour with the boys and has been sitting in with them on select instros for their encore. if they are coming your way good. if not, then i suggest you go to them.

We now have our very own private IRC server! Chat in real time with your fellow SG101'ers. For instructions on how to get started, please see this forum thread. This has been up and running a short time now, and has proven quite popular and fun! I hope you check it out!

Holy Surf Legends, Batman! Check out Eddie Bertrand (Belairs, Eddie & The Showmen) playing Mr. Rebel, Squad Car, and Dark Eyes, with The Eliminators at Linda Miller's Birthday Bash! Taped at The Gas Lamp, Long Beach Ca. 2-23-3008 by HBKahuna. This is truly great stuff!

Edit (April 2016): This video has was hosted on blip.tv which seems to have gone under.