Thanks to Jason Hall and the Coachella Valley Weekly for this fabulous first review of the new JESIKA Von RABBIT Dessert Rock album out September 14, CD and LP on Dionysus Records, Digital on Royal Order!
Summer 2018; Dionysus Records and Italy’s LORENZO SURFER JOE has teamed up to release the Swell of Dwell LP!
SURFER JOE is one of the hardest working men in modern surf music,! SURFER JOE plays in the traditional surf style, with tones, melodies, and rhythm patterns that are immediate identifiers of the genre. SURFER JOE plays the most aggressive tunes a-la DICK DALE, and seamlessly switches to mellow and sentimental ballads, giving an extraordinary attention to the quality of the melodies. Swell of Dwell is SURFER JOE‘s latest release, and first appearance on Dionysus Records!
In addition to his world-renown reputation as a surf guitarist with a discography of over 14 releases solo and in conjunction with other groups and musicians, LORENZO “SURFER JOE” VALDAMBRINI is the co-organizer of the yearly Surfer Joe Summer Festival, the most important, prestigious, and awaited surf music event in then world, has headlined many surf festivals worldwide, and is the co-owner of the only restaurant, tiki bar and music venue dedicated to surf music, the Surfer Joe Diner in Livorno Italy which periodically hosts concerts and international events.
Swell of Dwell is distributed worldwide by ILD, www.ildistro.com and can be purchased directly from Dionysus Records at this link
Here are SURFER JOE’S upcoming live performances! Check out www.surfmusic.net for more info!
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Jesika von Rabbit
Dessert Rock Release Party
Saturday, September 15, 7-10 PM
Soap Plant / Wacko
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.soapplant.com
Photo by Jessica Janos
The Queen of the High Desert, Jesika von Rabbit cordially invites you to the unveiling of her new album Dessert Rock.
Enter the whimsical world of Rabbit… Costumes are encouraged as we create a space adorned with desserts, drinks, and dancing girls. Jesika von Rabbit videos will be playing on a loop, interspersed with projections by visual mastermind Mr. Tamale along with the sweet sounds of Dessert Rock playing all night.
Dessert Rock, Jesika von Rabbit‘s second solo album, is an avalanche of appetizing amalgams that incorporate hints of calypso, sci-fi, psychedelic, electro, and funk, and will be available for purchase on both LP (white vinyl) and CD. Digital will be available through iTunes, etc.
Freak Out with us on this delightful night, as the Desert meets the City!
Street Date: September 14 2018
Artist: Jesika von Rabbit
Title: Dessert Rock
Label: Dionysus Records
SRLP – LP $18.95
SRLP – CD $10.95
UPC LP: 0-534877-31741-6
UPC CD: 0-534877-31742-3
Distributed by ILD Distro
www.ildistro.com
ALSO AVAILABLE
Journey Mitchell LP on Dionysus Records
“Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” 7″ on Sympathy for the Record Industry
Upcoming Jesika von Rabbit live dates:
9/1: Campout Festival – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown
9/9: Matinee Show – Alex’s Bar – Long Beach
10/5: Joshua Tree Music Festival – Joshua Tree
10/27: Halloween Show – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown
www.jesikavonrabbit.com
www.facebook.com/jesikavonrabbitmusic
www.jesikavonrabbit.bandcamp.com
www.dionysusrecords.com
Tune in Over Under Sideways Down with your host, Lee Joseph today, Wed 2/21/18 5-7 Pacific and help LuxuriaMusic.com survive 2018. Lee will have several Dionysus items in the Luxuria store as a gift for your one-time or monthly contribution to help the station.
When you participate in the 2018 Listener Sponsorship Drive, you’re helping to guarantee the survival of this one-of-a-kind source for music and culture. Once a year, we reach out to our faithful listener-believers to gather the means by which to keep this wild experiment going. If you believe in streaming music you can’t hear anywhere else, hosted by knowledgeable programmers who get it, then you’re one of us. Don’t let your good thing go down without a fight- join us in fighting to keep LuxuriaMusic alive. Go to store.luxuriamusic.com and find your way to giving what you can. Take a t-shirt, a record, or a book as a token of our appreciation, or support us with a monthly contribution that sustains us all year long. Whatever your style, we embrace it. Thank you.
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With her second post-Gram Rabbit solo album in the can, Jesika von Rabbit hops into 2018 with her new songs and band, in Los Angeles, and her hi-desert home-base of Joshua Tree/Pioneertown. Expanding from a two-piece to four with former Gram Rabbit member and Silverlake area producer Ethan Allen on lead guitar, Boston transplant Dan Kashuck on drums and Lee Joseph on bass, the group, including a giant rabbit and dancers masked as former and current presidents, took the crowd by storm at last fall’s Desert Daze festival.
(photo by Carly Valentine, show posters below)
Thursday, Feb. 8, 8:30 PM
Jesika von Rabbit, Sumo Princess (featuring Abby Travis and Gene Trautman), Pair of Arrows
Bootleg Theater
21 and over
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90057
Facebook invite page at this link
Click this link for ticket info
Friday, Feb. 9, 8:30 PM
Jesika von Rabbit, Spindrift
Pappy & Harriet’s
All ages
53688 Pioneertown Road
Pioneertown, CA, 92268
Facebook invite page at this link
Click this link for ticket info
See original exotica musician Al Pabilona & daughter Olivia for a session of live exotica music featuring songs and stories in the classic Hawaii entertainer style!
This Sunday, Jan 21, 4-6pm
Forbidden Island, 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda, CA 94501
Doors open at 3p.m. • $10 cover • Albums available for sale
Live Exotica and Storytelling and live recording.
(image: Al Pabilona and Arthur Lyman)
Over fifty years ago Al Pabilona recorded the Exotica album titled “Mauna Kea Breeze” with his father and family band in their garage. Al and his family lived in Hawaii and then settled in San Jose where he is still playing music with his daughter Olivia in a band called UNDERTOW.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear live exotica music and catch an original exotica musician. Al Pabilona may be the last living legend playing essentially the same set he would have played in the late 1960s. Lounge and Exotica standards are presented with stories and introductions reminiscent of the heyday of old Waikiki hotel lounge shows.
This show will be recorded live to capture the current sound of Undertow with plans for a future live release.
Al Jr. was only 13 years old when he played drums on an Exotica recording by The Hawaiian Spotlighters. They were originally called Al’s Spotlighters and played at clubs, weddings and other events in Hilo, Hawaii. The family later moved to California. In 1964, Al Pabilona Sr. recorded his musical family inside their garage in Hayward, California. Each family member played an integral part of the band with Bill Pabilona composing the title track “Mauna Kea Breeze”.
He was gracious, kind and awestruck when Dionysus Records approached him to reissue the album – only 200 copies of the original album were made on the Century Custom label. Today, only a handful of these exist, making this one of the rarest exotica records ever recorded!
Desert Soul Club, Tonga Hut Palm Springs announces its’ Fall 2017 Dates, all Saturdays: Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16! We have a doubleheader this weekend with Desert Soul Club on Saturday 9/16, and Jesika von Rabbit at the Casbah in San Diego 9/17, with Dani Bell and The Tarantist and Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates on Sunday!
9/16: Desert Soul Club 9pm – 1am:
Tonga Hut Palm Springs: 254 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
9/17: The Casbah: 2501 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
Desert Soul Club Facebook Page
Jesika von Rabbit Facebook Page
ROBERT DRASNIN – VOODOO III LP, CD, Digital officially released
Towards the end of Robert Drasnin‘s life – he set out to work on the third, and final, volume of Voodoo which he left unfinished. Drasnin had requested Skip Heller to complete his works and turn them into a releasable album. Skip finished Robert Drasnin Voodoo III which was rushed out as a super limited release, sold only at Tiki Oasis 15 with a few leftovers sold through Dionysus Records Mail Order.
After numerous delays, including an entire pressing of records recalled to due to a manufacturing defect, the official release including remastered audio, extremely detailed liner notes by Skip, cover art by Claudette Barjoud, and package design by Bob Deck, is now officially released on LP, CD, and digital (available through iTunes, Amazon, and just about all streaming services). The first pressing of 500 LPs is on transparent blue vinyl.
You can order the LP and CD straight from Dionysus at these links. Search your digital provider for downloads and streams.
Robert Drasnin Voodoo III LP
Robert Drasnin Voodoo III CD
These works encompass all the elements that made Voodoo I and Voodoo II legendary entries in the world of exotica music.
Surf Guitar 101 Convention 2017 is happening this weekend! It’s the 10th Aniversary of the event which this year is spread over three days. The first 2 nights are at Alpine Village in Torrance. The third night is at Surf Dogs in Huntington Beach. Come visit the Dionysus Records booth in the merch area!
More info at the Facebook event page
Day 1
Friday, August 4th at Alpine Village $20
Insect Surfers – CA
The Volcanics – CA
Outerwave – CA
The Tequila Worms – CA
Par Avion – CA
The Surf Rockers – CA, tribute to Dick Dale and the Deltones
Day 2
Saturday, August 5th at Alpine Village $40
El Caminos – Japan
The Kilaueas – Germany
The Huntington Cads – CA
The Exotics – WI
The Madeira – IN
Atomic Mosquitos – D.C.
The Dynotones – CA (Tim Fitzpatrick’s final performance)
The Lively Ones – Ca.
The Mystery Men – GA
Venturesmania – CA (Deke, Garrett, Mel, Chris)
Tribute to Jim Fuller of the Surfaris
All-Star Legends of Surf Jam.
Day 3
Sunday, August 6th Surf Dogs in Huntington Beach $20
(alternate set lists!)
El Caminos – Japan
The Kilaueas – Germany
The Exotics – WI
The Madeira – IN
Atomic Mosquitos – D.C.
The Mystery Men- GA
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