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Chris, any idea what time the AquaSonics will be starting tonight?
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> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
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> > Thank God for Rockabilly and it's fans. We have more Rockabilly
> > people at our shows than Surf people. I honestly think they
> like Surf
> > because it's really similar to Rockabilly. >
> > Bill
> > www.freewebs.com/reluctantaquanauts
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> Yep, it's that way here in Denver too. We get paired with
> Rockabilly/Vintage country all the time. This weekend, we're
> playing a show with one rockabilly, one roots country, and one Funk-
> aBilly group. Around here, it's all called "roots music". I think
> Dick Messnick is right, it's about the reverb/echo. It's all guitar
> driven rhythm. I'd actually like to encorporate some rockabilly
> songs into our song list. I've seen numerous national acts ( Deke
> Dickerson/Junior Brown) play rockabilly, and then bust out a couple
> of surf numbers, and the crowd loves 'em.
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> One of the coolest shows I went to in the last few years had The
> Original Haley's Comets, The Beloved Invaders (Bolder Bobb's Kick
> ASS surf band) The Orang-a-Tones ( a great frat-rock band), High
> Noon ( roots Country/rockabilly) and the Fireballs. It was GREAT!
> All different, but similiar, ya know?! A full afternoon of twangy
> fun!
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> Chris
> www.theAquaSonics.com
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> > -- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
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> > > For the past two nights I went and saw two Rockabilly shows
> > (Dusty
> > > 45's/S.c.o.t.s. & Seattle Psychobilly Brawl). Both nights the
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> > > played a surf song or two, whether their own creation or
> covers.
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> > > surprised at how much of a connection there is between them and
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> > > curious why that is. I see that several people on this list
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> > > have mentioned interests in it. correct me if i'm wrong but I
> > don't
> > > recall a lot of rockabilly "roots" bands, like chuck berry doing
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> > > whole lot of reverb drenched tremolo picking. So why not the
> surf,
> > > new wave connection or the surf/metallica collaboration?
> Thoughts?
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