The always loveable Creepy Creeps will be playing at Hensleys in Carlsbad on October 28, with the always amazing Thee Swank Bastards! click the link for more information.
And, on October 29, the band will be playing a Halloween show at the Til-Two Club with Thee Cormans, Haunted George and Mother’s Worry.
Go – see ’em play!
Another Tiki Oasis has come and gone.
Having been to all 11 Tiki Oasis weekenders, I can without a doubt say that this year’s event was in many ways better than the previous 10, and that my friends is not an easy accomplishment. For instance, Tiki Oasis’ musical line-ups have always been magical but this one was that much more over-the-top. Some of the musical highlights from Tiki Oasis 11 include the legendary “Mr. Bongo,” Jack Costanzo‘s superb Latin Jazz ensemble who just freakin’ NAILED it, tight and tough instrumental insanity from Los Straightjackets who were joined by our pal Big Sandy for a round of rock ‘n’ roll songs en Espanol, an excellent set of Herb Albert tunes from the tribute group Herb, exotic and percussive Latin Jazz sounds from Orchestra Superstring featuring some truly amaazing play between the percussionists as well as DJ Bonebrake’s brilliant performance on the vibes, and the spooky exotic meets surf sounds of our own Creepxotica who played poolside, at the art show and wandered around the event dressed as Dia De Los Muertos mariachis with portable pig-nose amplifiers strapped to their outfits. To cap it all off, for the first time, Tiki Oasis extended through Sunday Night with a most entertaining show including two perfectly paced sets from exotica legends Don Tiki who filled the stage with exceptional musicians on their very first performance in California. As stated, these were highlights for me – the rest of the music? Two thumbs up!
I’d have to write over a thousand words to truly cover the event from start to finish, so instead of going into detail about how great the symposiums, art, debaucherous room crawls, LuxuriaMusic.com and poolside DJs, the fabulous King Kukulele and Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid, marketplace, Otto’s muschache and Baby Doe’s circle skirt were, I’ll just load up this post with Tiki Oasis videos from our friends at Lost in Paradise and other various sources on YouTube so you can see for yourself the color and fun that this event represents and gives to its attendees. Don’t miss Tiki Oasis 12… Stay tuned for the scoop!
I shot a video of Creepxotica playing outside the elevators as the room crawl action was going full steam with my iPod Touch – will post as soon as I upload and edit as I’m still catching up on work here. As more Tiki Oasis 11 videos pop up on YouTube I’ll put those up as well.
Lee
(Photo: Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid – by Scott Evanskey)
Tiki Oasis Flicker Photo Group
Robert Plant saw The Creepy Creeps perform and loved ’em. OK so we know a lot of garage and punk fans don’t like Zep but no matter what you think of his old band, he does have pretty good taste in music – – thus he asked the legendary Creepy Creeps to open two Southern California shows for him – and here they are:
June 8: ROBERT PLANT and the BAND OF JOY with THE CREEPY CREEPS – at Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego
June 9: ROBERT PLANT and the BAND OF JOY with THE CREEPY CREEPS – at the San Manuel Casino
The Creepy Creeps are currently working on a new 45 which should be out in time for Tiki Oasis 11!
The Zombie is the benchmark for the classic exotic cocktail, and the drink that lit the fuse of the mid-century Polynesian craze in America when it debuted in 1934. This complex and powerful drink is a medley of bold flavors that takes the drinker on a trip to the islands. You just can’t call you bar a tiki bar without serving up a great Zombie. At Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco, where they take pride in offering 75 historic exotic libations, owner Martin Cate serves this drink made right with all fresh squeezed fruit juices, the correct & historically accurate rums, and housemade ingredients. Martin Cate gives a cocktail seminar each year at the West Coast’s largest gathering of tiki enthusiasts, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, CA. He’ll be back this year with another interactive & informative seminar for hundreds of guests at this premier tiki event August 18-21.
Classic Zombie 1934 by Don the Beachcomber
.75 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice (white or pink)
.25 oz cinnamon syrup
.5 oz falernum
1.5 oz gold Puerto Rican rum
1.5 oz aged Jamaican rum
1 oz Lemon Hart 151 Demerara rum
1 tsp grenadine
Dash angostura bitters
6 drops pernod or herbsaint
Pulse blend all ingredients with 6 oz crushed ice for 2-3 seconds, and pour contents into zombie glass and add ice to fill. Garnish with mint sprig.
This evening
April 28, 2011
5:00 PM PST
The Official Launch of the
TIKI OASIS 2011 WEBSITE
www.tikioasis.com
August 18 – 21, 2011
The biggest and best Tiki Oasis yet,
– – South of the Border style – –
New this year, a Sunday Night event!
The Woggles and The Creepy Creeps in San Diego!
Friday Sept. 24th
Tower Bar
4757 University Ave
San Diego, CA
Tony the Tyger presents an exclusive performance from Atlanta, Georgia’s Woggles who will play a manic non-stop garage-soul set that will keep you shaking all night long. Opening the set will be local heroes on the Dionysus label, The Creepy Creeps. DJ Tony the Tyger (Haunted House Au-Go-Go/Mind Machine) will be spinning solid garage-fuzz 45’s all night. Come down and dig this incredible show!
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