The Bacchus Archives reissue of Geza X’s “You Goddam Kids” has been out of print for almost two years – the album has been repressed in an edition of 500 on yellow vinyl and includes a digital download coupon! Click here to order the record.

Geza X has been an important fixture on the California punk/new wave scene for many years as a producer/writer/engineer for countless artists, from Josie Cotton to the Dead Kennedys. As an artist, however, he doesn’t resemble most of those he’s worked with at all: You Goddamn Kids! is delightful, off-the-wall, adventurous, complex and humorous. The studio pro uses sound effects and treated vocals to enhance his music, much of which might well appeal to fans of, say, the Residents. – Charles P. Lamey – Trouser Press

This classic post Masque-era  album is the unique work of former Deadbeats, Mommymen member and producer GEZA X with quite the cast of original Los Angeles punk scene luminaries as contributing musicians including Brendan Mullen, Paul Roessler, D.J. Bonebrake, Josie Cotton, Don Bolles and others! Utilizing the unique “Gezatone” guitar with a screechy vocal style and warped sense of humor, this album delivers early ‘80s classics such as “We Need More Power” and “Isotope Soap” as heard on the “Let Them Eat Jellybeans” and “Rodney On The Roq” compilations.

Tracks: Pony Ride II, Rio Grande Hotel, Hungarian, We Need More Power, Isotope Soap, The Paranoids Are Coming, Interlude, Funky Monsters, Practicing Mice, I Hate Punks, Mean Mr. Mommy Man and the bonus tracks RX Rock & Roll and Pony Ride I

Geza X and The Mommymen – “The Paranoids Are Coming” from New Wave Theater

Interview with Geza X by Peter Ivers on New Wave Theater

On  April 17, Orchestra Superstring will celebrate the release of their new Dionysus CD, “Easy” at McCabes in Santa Monica.  Click this link to order “Easy” from the Dionysus mail-order cart. Also, be sure to check out their 2004 self-titled release also on Dionysus Records

Orchestra Supersting is a contemporary group that plays instrumental jazz music inspired by Afro-Cuban, Latin and more. Fans of exotica will love the comobo who are comprised of an eclectic band of well known Los Angeles musicians (including DJ Bonebrake of X), Orchestra Superstring blends infectious beats and fresh dance rhythms in original tunes written by its members and creates new interpretations of jazz standards.

ORCHESTRA SUPERSTRING members:
DJ Bonebrake – Vibes, Marimba
Woody Jackson – Guitars, Guitorgan
Mike Bolger – Keyboards, Trumpet, Accordion
Paul Eckman – Bass
Danny Frankel – Bongos, Percussion
Debra Dobkin – Congas, Percussion
Victor Bisetti – Timbales, Percussion
Don Heffington – Congas
Davey Chegwidden – Bongos

Jonny Whiteside Presents The Messaround’s Lucky 13 Edition with wah-wah overlord Del Casher, punk legend Dave Drive & The Zoomies, roots alchemists The Skip Heller Trio, destructo-rock sensations The Ingrates! Dick Deluxe fronts the houseband! All Ages! No Cover! No Prisoners!

Jonny Whiteside’s Messaround at Viva Cantina
Sun., March 20, 5-9 p.m.
900 West Riverside Drive,
Burbank, CA 91506
all ages; no cover.
FREE PARKING across the street at Pickwick Bowl (same owners)
www.vivacantina.com

Strap on Yer Dribble Cups To Suck Up This Highly Spiced Burgoo of Outright Slash & Burn Chaos Versus Cool, Controlled Old School Perfection

Messaround Witch Doctor Jonny Whiteside ecstatically yields to popular demand and welcomes back the incomparable guitar stylist Del Casher. The first visionary to adapt the wah-wah peddle unto a guitar (and the first to record with it), Casher is intimately conversant with the full spectrum of American music, from pure communicative jazz to frosty cocktail blues to rabble-rousing rockabilly. This is the cat who truly did the 1960’s Hollywood music business “A-Z”–as lead guitarist for Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch by day and as hired hand for Frank Zappa at the Whisky by night; an in-demand session player, who has cut with everyone from Frank Sinatra to supplying the twang for TV’s Bonanza theme and backing up Elvis Presley onscreen in Roustabout, Casher’s dazzling, wah-wah laced mastery is nothing less than mesmerizing.

The Thrill-O-Meter is sure to bust with Big Beat Mayhem Supergroup The Zoomies. Fronted by punk rock icon Dave Drive (Gears, D.I.’s) on guitar and vocals (!!!) with the equally esteemed veterano Dig Pig on guitar, plus Marty Perez, Ralph Lopez and (maybe even) Mike Manifold–the Zoomies will throw down thunderous, sublime trash rock for what is certain to be an auspicious Messaround debut, and we’re proud as hell to be hosting these gnarsome artistes.

Get-around singer-musician Skip Heller, the formidable, Les Baxter-mentored stylist who has collaborated with the likes of Sun Goddess Yma Sumac and Pachuco Boogie Godfather Lalo Guerrero, brings his crack trio, eccentric repertoire, decades of far-ranging experience and rare insider insight. The prolific and passionate Heller ranks as one of the West Coast’s most discriminating and broad minded talents, a man whose innate hep quotient and well-chilled instincts guarantees a performance loaded with sizzle and sensitivity.

Making another wild-hair Messaround debut tonight is the Ingrates, who’ll fire a high-calibre barrage of Iggy-Motorhead-Ramones bunker-busters directly into your soul. Fronted by untamed rock doll Paige Darling (whose 20th century incarnation the Darlings were good enough to make the Bomp Records roster) and featuring tenured Hollywood hellraisers Chris “Poobah” Bailey, Tommy Wright (late of 80’s-era Raji’s miscreants the Little Kings), along with Chris Schwartz and Jill Guido, this frantic combo is certain to live up to their name via a distinctive wall-to-wall-FTW-with-a-backbeat disregard for every known form of societal normalcy.

With an opening benediction from our brand spankin’ new houseband frontman Dick Deluxe and beloved ‘Mess stalwarts Paul Marshall and David Raven–the righteous rockers upon which we build this tabernacle–plus the inevitable surprise guest performers and the singular culture of lurid flat-git-it balling which the Messaround has created, it’s yet another blow-top schizo-phonic session of the highest order.

The Skip Heller Trio featuring Skip Heller on guitar and vocals, Dionysus Records’ Lee Joseph on bass and vocals, and Mark Borinstien on drums will be playing two shows this coming weekend:

Feb 11, 2011
9:00 PM
Café Amsterdam
10905 Magnolia Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-1938
www.amsterdamcafenoho.com
All ages, no cover

Feb 12, 2011
8:30 PM
Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza
6551 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91303
(818) 348-1524
www.redballs.com
All ages, no cover

Skip Heller Blogspot
Skip Heller Trio Myspace Page
Skip Heller Trio Facebook Page

Dionysus Records presents our first release of 2011!

Hailing from a little village close to Gelnhausen Germany (where the Monks were stationed as Gls), Roman Aul a/k/a Redondo Beat had a knack for playing many instruments and with his talent recorded two full length albums and several 45s on his own. While working mostly alone in the studio, Aul always had a real rock ‘n’ roll band backing him on stage. With his numerous releases, Aul’s Redondo Beat created a small buzz in the USA, touring the East Coast three times. Redondo Beat had the opportunity to open a show in Frankfurt with headliners their 60s idols, the Monks, and toured throughout Europe as Sky Saxon’s (of The Seeds) backing band for a month in 2008, on what would turn out to be Sky’s last tour.

Dionysus Records is proud to release Redondo Beat’s “Meet Redondo Beat”. Aul’s influences run the gamut from early ‘60s Brill Building songwriters and related East Coast Girl Group sound, Creedence Clearwater Revival, a touch of Doo Wop, the sound of mid-‘60s convertible top-down summertime Southern California and early ‘70s teenage AM radio Raspberry City Rollers flavored love-affairs. It is pure pop as seen through the eyes of the best decades of original rock ‘n’ roll music with all the drive of late ‘70s punk powered ‘80s power pop. Dionysus commissioned Southern California Surf artist Damian Fulton to paint the cover and the disc was mastered by The Tikiyaki Orchestra’s Jim Bacchi. lt’s a marvelous listening experience that will have you traveling time and bobbing your head to some of the sweetest retro-pop-rock music you’ve EVER heard!

Check out these reviews:
Bills Music Forum blogspot
Uncle Critic blogspot
AusPowerpop blogspot

Purchase Redondo Beat’s “Meet Redondo Beat” right here from the Dionysus Records mail-order cart:
“Meet Redondo Beat” vinyl LP (with free digital download code)
“Meet Redondo Beat” CD
or download from iTunes, eMusic, Amazon

Redondo Beat Facebook page
Redondo Beat Myspace page

Upcoming Shows:
Feb 10 – Berlin -NBI Club
Feb 12- Berlin – Cortina Bob

Redondo Beat’s “Full Moon Child” video – Directors Cut!

As some of you may or may not know – since I started playing bass again in 2010,  I’ve joined not one but two combos – and am playing in both The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra and The Skip Heller Trio with long-time Dionysus Records friend, producer and artist Skip Heller.  Here’s a couple of videos of the trio performing – around Los Angeles. This combo should be recording something in 2011, stay tuned!

“You Got Me Dizzy” live at the back porch of The Echo in Echo Park with our drummer Mark Borinstein

“Doin’ My Tme” and “California Blues” live at The Redwood in Downtown Los Angeles with guest drummer D.J. Bonebrake, of X, Orchestra Superstring and The Bonebrake Syncopators

Tonight – December 4, 2010: Live at Viva Cantina, Burbank CA

A free show!

8:30-9:30
Boyd-Orser Bluegrass
9:40-10:20
Dick and Jane Family Orchestra
10:30-11:05
The Skip Heller Trio
11:15-11:40
Dick and Jane Family Orchestra (the rated R songs)
11:45
Boyd-Orser jam

VIVA FRESH CANTINA
900 W Riverside Dr
Burbank, CA
(next door to LA Equestrian Center)
FREE!!
Full Bar and Menu
Free Parking at Pickwick Bowl across the street

Photos by Squeezebox Sam Koskela

“Haunted Hop” – The Creepy Creeps from Scott Jones on Vimeo.

Dionysus Records recording artists and all around creepy guys, San Diego’s very own The Creepy Creeps have been asked to play the Hollywood Babylon show at The Hollywood Paladium on Tuesday, November 30th at 7:00 pm with Monotonix, from Tel Aviv, Faith No More and MC Selene Luna (yay Selene former Velvet Hammer Burlesque!)

Hailing from a little village close to Gelnhausen, Germany (where the Monks were stationed as GIs), Roman Aul a/k/a Redondo Beat had a knack for playing many instruments and with his talent recorded two full length albums and several 45s on his own.

While working mostly alone in the studio, Aul always had a real rock ‘n’ roll band backing him on stage. With his numerous releases, Aul’s Redondo Beat created a small buzz in the USA, touring the East Coast three times. Redondo Beat had the opportunity to open a show in Frankfurt with headliners their 60s idols, the Monks, and toured throughout Europe as Sky Saxon’s (of The Seeds) backing band for a month in 2009, on what would turn out to be Sky’s last tour.

Dionysus Records is proud to release Redondo Beat’s “Meet Redondo Beat”. Aul’s influences run the gamut from early ‘60s Brill Building songwriters and related East Coast Girl Group sound, Creedence Clearwater Revival, a touch of Doo Wop, the sound of mid-‘60s convertible top-down summertime Southern California and early ‘70s teenage AM radio Raspberry City Rollers flavored love-affairs. It is pure pop as seen through the eyes of the best decades of original rock ‘n’ roll music with all the drive of late ‘70s punk powered ‘80s power pop. Dionysus commissioned Southern California Surf artist Damian Fulton to paint the cover and the disc was mastered by The Tikiyaki Orchestra’s Jim Bacchi.  It’s a marvelous listening experience that will have you traveling time and bobbing your head to some of the sweetest retro-pop-rock music you’ve EVER heard!

All three original members of the legendary Detroit / LA transplants, The Dogs performing, “Fed UP” at The Masque reunion in 2007. It has been a little over a year since Masque founder Brendan Mullen passed away.  Think good thoughts for Brendan and thank him for his contributions to music and journalism – punk rock in particular – they are plentiful. Do a Google search on his name if you want to know more.