6:00-6:30- Strike
6:30-7:00- Kristian Hoffman
7:00-7:30- Michael Quercio & Lina
7:30-8:00- Brian Waters
8:00-8:30- Lee Joseph
8:30-9:00- Gary Schneider
9:00-9:30- Allen and Allen
9:30-10:00- Agent Kari
10:00-10:30- Howie Pyro
10:30-11:00- Ron Sures
The Martini Kings only vinyl album, Palm Springs Serenade has been repressed on transparent red 180 gram vinyl! This will be the final run of this album, once these 500 LPs are gone the title will be deleted so grab now!
Purchase from Dionysus Mail Order at this link
Palm Springs Serenade is a vinyl compilation of the group’s favorite tracks from numerous The Martini Kings CDs, and features a guest appearance by Buddy Greco. The cover is illustrated by SHAG, with liner notes by Cocktail Nation’s Koop Kooper, printed on a thick, old-style LP jacket called “tip-on” which consists of slicks glued on board. The LP was cut on a vintage Scully lathe using a classic Westrex 3D cutter head. The album is packaged in a poly sleeve and includes a free digital download code. The first pressings of this LP were 400 black 180 gram vinyl and 100 clear vinyl.
The Martini Kings will be performing at Don the Beachcomber on Friday, November 7 with the Hukilau Hot Shots and DJ Senior Amor!
In September, Jesika von Rabbit, bassist Lee Joseph and von Rabbit’s dancers The Grundles opened 12 sold out shows for Eagles of Death Metal’s “Zipper Down” tour in the mid-west, south and East Coast. The packed rooms all responded enthusiastically to von Rabbit’s set which included songs from her recently released “Journey Mitchell” album (self released CD and Digital, vinyl LP on Dionysus Records), a twisted, searing industrial electro version of Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places” and a couple of von Rabbit’s country songs which were recorded by Gram Rabbit.
Photo by Marina Chavez – www.marinachavez.com
Click here for Washington City Paper DC show review and photos
Click here for “Journey Mitchell” review by Ron Garmon in LA Record
Click here von Rabbit’s latest video “Glamorous Misery” directed by Jessica Janos (NSFW)
von Rabbit and crew will be playing their first post-tour Los Angeles show, DJ Howie Pyro’s Madhouse Bop – Pre Halloween Dance Party starring Chief labotologist DJ Howie Pyro, plus live performances by Geneva Jacuzzi, Haunted George, L.A.Drones, Nora Keyes and special guest DJ Roger Mar
HM157 feels very fortunate to still be standing after the horrific May 1St Fire. Rumor has it that it was the Devil who spared the house* Halloween being their all time favorite holiday. The venue is putting on a monstrous pre-Halloween costume dance party where you will lose your mind! The winner of the costume contest will recieve FREE ENTRANCE to all HM157 events for a full year!
HM157
3110 N Broadway,
Los Angeles, California 90031
www.hm157.com
Click for Facebook event invite
Saturday, Oct 24 at 8:00pm to 3:00am
$13 Entrance @ Door
$11 in Advance @ http://localbuy.me/tickets/events/45
In October, von Rabbit’s group Gram Rabbit will come out of hiatus to perform four shows with Eagles of Death Metal
10/20/2015 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
10/21/2015 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
10/23/2015 The Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/26/2015 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
and on Halloween Weekend, Gram Rabbit will perform their 11th annual Grim Rabbit Halloween Ball at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown. On October 30, Spindrift will be opening and on the 31st Misfits cover band Astro Zombies will be opening. More information and tickets can be found at this link.
DJ Joey Altruda hosts Shanghai Noir record party every Wednesday at General Lee’s in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Come out & groove to an array of collectible vinyl ranging from Exotica, Jamaican, Brazilian and Cuban, to Funk, Soul, Weird Psych, Novelty and beyond. Festivities begin at 9:00 P.M. Free!
FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE MOUNTAIN BAR
FREE PARKING in the lot at the corner of College & Hill St. (behind the Shell station)
The Bar is situated at the far end of the Main Square, directly across from the kiddie rides (Look for Winnie The Pooh).
Tonight’s guest DJ, Lee Joseph of Dionysus Records!
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 requeseted Skip Heller to complete his works and turn them into a releasable album. 11 songs, plus one bonus were completed by Heller and Voodoo III was finished and rushed out just in time for Tiki Oasis 15 featuring cover art by Claudette Barjoud, designed by Thomas Kimball. The works encompasses all the elements that made Voodoo I and Voodoo II legendary entries in the world of exotica music. We have less than 40 copies of this Drasnin family produced disc currently. Please limit yourself to one copy unless purchasing for family or friends.
Queen of the High Desert, Jesika von Rabbit, will be supporting Eagles of Death Metal on the Midwest / East Coast leg of their 2015 worldwide tour. von Rabbit will be performing songs from her recently released Journey Mitchell album.
Prior to the Eagles of Death Metal dates, von Rabbit will grace her local desert following with two shows, including the Campout 11 fest with Cracker and Camper van Beethoven at her home base, Pappy and Harriet’s.
von Rabbit desert dates:
Aug 28 2015: Schmiddy’s Tavern – Palm Desert, CA
Aug 29 2015: Campout 11 at Pappy & Harriet’s with Cracker and Camper van Beethoven –Pioneertown, CA
with Eagles of Death Metal
Sep 09 2015 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN
Sep 10 2015 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
Sep 12 2015 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Sep 14 2015 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 15 2015 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Sep 16 2015 – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
Sep 17 2015 – Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
Sep 18 2015 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
Sep 21 2015 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
Sep 22 2015 – 20th Century Theater, Cincinatti, OH
Sep 24 2015 – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
Sep 25 2015 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
Jesika von Rabbit with local bands TBA
Sep 27 – Beerland – Austin, TX
von Rabbit will re-unite with Gram Rabbit in October for four shows with Eagles of Death Metal before playing their annual two-night Halloween ball at Pappy & Harriet’s.
Also, von Rabbit will have a new video out this fall for the track “Glamorous Misery” directed by Jessica Janos who also directed von Rabbit’s “Psychic Spice” video, both from her Journey Mitchell album available via digital from iTunes and Bandcamp, via LP on Dionysus Records and via CD from Royal Order.
www.jesikavonrabbit.com
Jesika von Rabbit Bandcamp page
For more info, images, and audio, contact Reverberations Media here
Way back in the 90s, Dionysus Records had a marvelous Philly punk group on its’ Hell Yeah label called Thorazine. We did two LPs and two 7″ with them, and even with the miles between Thorazine and the label – due to their constant touring and a couple of visits to Philly by Dionysus staff, the group, myself and everyone else at label got to spend quite a bit of time together. Those were memorable times for all of us! Thorazine have reformed and are starting their first tour since 1999 right here in Los Angeles!! They are going to be posting here to update us about their tour as it is happening. Tonight August 14th you can catch them at Cafe Nela at 1906 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles with Symbol Six and God Bless America (Portland) and Author Michael Essington will be signing his new book:BORN FRUSTRATED: A MEMOIR. 9pm
From Jo-Ann the lead singer of Thorazine:
Touring again after sixteen years is harder and easier all at the same time. The internet was in it’s infancy in the 90’s and booking a show often meant endless long distance phone calls which cost more than local calls. Now you can message promoters from where ever you are via social media. It was harder to book because well half the band are parenting of the same two kids. We all have grown up jobs and responsibilities but we still made it work because we love Thorazine. We love to play and we love to play as much as we can, and as far from home as possible. It is what the band was founded on, being our very first demo was called, Gettin’ Outta Philly.
This time around I have learned to savor the time with the Thorazine family. Rehearsals are something we look forward to all week and this tour has become a family vacation to see our far flung people who have stayed in our lives for so many years like Lee and the Dionysus crew and meet new people who have yet to get the intense Thorazine experience. Symbol Six who we are playing with tonight at Café Nela in Los Angeles were just in Philly two weeks ago and we had a great time at their show. It will be good to see them on their own turf. Really all of this is happening like it is all a dream. A really good dream I never want to wake up from. See you all out here on the road!
The first pressing of Creepxotica’s “Haunted Bossa Nova” LP has sold out, we’ve pressed a second run on transparent green vinyl – with digital download code, of course! Purchase your copy from Dionysus Records at this link – or from the band at their shows – or from your favorite record shop or mail-order service and if they don’t have it tell ’em to order it from ILD, Independent Label Distribution!
Tune in Over Under Sideways Down on LuxuriaMusic.com 8/5/15, 3-5 PM PDT as host Lee Joseph welcomes Edwin a/k/a Rama Lama and Rosann a/k/a Puka von Pele of The Ding Dong Devils as special guests to talk about their recent album “Space Fezcapade” and the upcoming Tiki Oasis 15 “Yesterday’s Future Today”! Lee will also play tracks from Tiki Oasis 15 entertainers as well as preview some tunes from his upcoming Tiki Oasis DJ set.
You can purchase the Ding Dong Devils release from the band at Tiki Oasis and order the CD or order the LP from Dionysus Mail Order at the links!
Announcing the 8th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention!
We are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention will be taking place on Saturday, August 8th, 9am to 8pm, at the Garden Grove Elks Lodge in Garden Grove, California! Please note the venue change this year!
Once again we have assembled an amazing lineup and have continued our tradition of hosting international bands. This year we have the incredible King of Fuzz Guitar, Davie Allan, celebrating the 50th year of his musical career! We have two bands from Spain: The Longboards and Els A-phonics (who knocked them dead at the Surfer Joe Festival in June). Also on the bill are California legends The Eliminators, the young and brash traditionalists The Volcanics, and the new hotrod surf band Boss Fink (featuring members of The Ghastly Ones and the Huntington Cads). Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia we have the progressive instrumental band Moonbase. From a time and place unknown we have the sci-fi stylings of The TomorrowMen. And it wouldn’t be a true surf guitar convention without the legendary Paul “Mr. Moto” Johnson of the groundbreaking 60’s band The Belairs. Finally we have an all-star tribute to Jim Messina and The Jesters featuring John Blair (Jon & The Nightriders) and Ivan Pongracic (The Space Cossacks, The Madeira).
Also new this year will be a live broadcast and stream courtesy of KFJC and Cousin Mary! KFJC will be broadcasting on 89.7 FM in the Los Altos Hills area as well as streaming audio and video on the ‘net at kfjc.org!
Be sure to get there early for the SG101 members jam (see the links below to sign up).
Once again here is the lineup followed by the venue details:
Davie Allan and the Arrows (50th Anniversary show) (USA)
The Eliminators (USA/So. Cal.)
Els A-phonics (Spain)
The Longboards (Spain)
The Volcanics (USA/So. Cal.)
The TomorrowMen (USA/Nor. Cal.)
Boss Fink (USA/So. Cal.)
MoonBase (USA/Atlanta, Ga.)
Paul Johnson and Friends
Jim Messina and the Jesters Tribute
SG101 Member’s Jam
Garden Grove Elks Lodge #1952
11551 Trask Avenue
Garden Grove, Ca. 92843
(714) 534-0226
Doors open at 9am, music begins at 10am and runs to 8pm. Cost is $30 at the door. The Elks Lodge is an all-ages, family friendly venue that will have food and beverage available all day!
In addition to the music we’ll have vendors selling surf music and surf related items. Check out these raffle items thanks to our generous sponsors:
An Eastwood Guitar
A Fender Strat courtesy of Paul “ColtsSurf” Wayne
A Nocturne guitar effects pedal
Items from Caveman Music, Dionysus Records, Double Crown Records
A DVD and T-Shirt from Reverb Junkies
CDs, shirts, and merchandise from the various bands
D’Addario Accessory Bundle
Surfy Bear FET Reverb Kit
Much, much more!
For more information please see the Facebook Event Page
Check out our Ebay store