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> Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn ...
> for one night the center of the surfin' universe ...
> may there be many more future nights of reverb at Hank's ...
>
> to the bands:
>
> thanks for the sweet sounds
>
> -- bob d.
let me echo that sentiment
Hank's Saloon will hopefully do for the surf scene in Brooklyn - and
let Blue StingRaye do this on a once-a-month basis, the same that
Otto's Shrunken Head has done in Manhattan by giving me the first
Saturday of every month to do my SURF-ROCK SHINDIGs
first time I have seen the NEPTUNE SOCIETY SURF BAND who hail from
the Philadelphia area; young guys, with a lot of surf-twang energy,
very enthusiastic approach to performing this music live....exactly
what the genre needs! They do a mix of trad classics and originals,
as do the FIN-DICATORS. The NEPTUNEs will be part of SURF-ROCK
SHINDIG with the SHARKSKINS, MISTER NEUTRON and VENICE BEACH MUSCLE
CLUB which should be a strong show.
anyway, those NEPTUNE dudes put on a great set, followed by the FIN-
DICATORS. Bill "Bong Loard" Moffat and his fellow FINs really kept
the place shakin'. I gotta point out the smiling faces...from the
band members and thye audiences. It's evident that the guys on stage
were havin' a blast.....those in the audience cannot help but be
caught up in that....lots of hollerin', dancin' (the 9th Wave's
OCEANA was, as usual, shakin' her stuff right at the foot of the
stage....you, go, girl! I mean, you go-go, girl!).
now then T99 and his fellow band-mates that make up THIS SPY SURFS
come on next-and last-and close out the evening in their usual
neat "cool" way (no better word to describe these "jivin' surf cats" -
- I like to call their sound "film noir surf"). They present a
stripped-down, yet no-nonsense set that ya just can't help but feel
their groove by maybe the middle of the first song...and it carries
thru their time on stage. Maybe I shouldn't really say "on stage"
b/c T99 wanders around the room on his wireless playing alongside
people hanging out...it's as if he's 'conversing' with them (he's so
at ease it's amazing) and not really playing. T99 gets quick a deep
reverb too from the wireless set-up he has - and he styles the surf
sound with a loose-jazz improv feel to it. This is a totally unique
act. On May 6th THIS SPY SURFS closes out a SURF-ROCK SHINDIG that
also includes (check this line-up!) THE COCKTAIL PREACHERS, REVERB
GALAXY, and THE 9th WAVE!! Oh yeah!
So Blue StingRaye, hats off 2 U for putting this together, with a
shout-out nod to NESMA (all 3 bands that played are members).
I got my live surf-rock fix for the week-end (though of course I
stand some more!)
Hope to see some of you at the MARCH 4th SURF-ROCK SHINDIG (a week
from today!) at OTTO's - THE CHILLERS, 9th WAVE, SEA DEVILS, MISTER
NEUTRON will perform for your twangin' pleasure!
UNSTEADY FREDDIE
