Saturday, August 13, 2016
The 9th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention
Alpine Village
833 W. Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90502

On Saturday, August 12, the 9th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention takes place in Alpine Village! This will be the first year the festival will take place in Los Angeles County.

The 9th Annual Surf Guitar 101

As one of the proud sponsors of the event, Dionysus Records will have a table at the 9th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention with a slew of Dionysus and related LPs and CDS, as well as new items from Sleazy Records, Green Cookie, and many other titles on vinyl and CD.

ABOUT THE EVENT:

For the 9th year in a row, the global Surf guitar community will focus its attention on its Southern California birthplace as the Surf Guitar 101 Convention takes over Alpine Village on Saturday, August 13, 2016. What began as a fairly intimate gathering of die-hard enthusiasts and members of the internet’s number one resource for all things Surf guitar, www.surfguitar101.com, has blossomed into the most important event of its kind in the USA.

The 12 hour affair, which runs from Noon to Midnight, will feature one of the greatest lineups of modern Surf instrumental bands from around the globe. This year’s performers include Crazy Aces from Nashville, TN; The Secret Samurai from San Diego, CA; Kelp from Santa Barbara, CA; Tikiyaki 5-0 from Los Angeles, CA; George Tomsco of the legendary group The Fireballs from New Mexico; a historic reunion of the Northern California super group The Mach IV and the reunion and 20th anniversary celebration of Washington D.C.’s highly influential Space Cossacks. Representing the international contingent will be the return of Italy’s Bradipos IV, the highly anticipated appearance of Russia’s masters of horror Surf, The Messer Chups and the American debut of Dutch trailblazers The Phantom Four, featuring not only Phantom Frank from the legendary Treble Spankers, but very special guest guitarist John Blair, Surf music historian and revival pioneer of Jon & The Nightriders.

In addition to the 10 main performances, there will be an extended live set of music featuring some extremely special guests from the original 60s era bands, an all-star tribute to The Original Surfaris, an exclusive performance by local favorites The Hot Rod Trio demonstrating products by Nocturne, and a generous all-day raffle of sponsorship products that includes prizes ranging from CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, guitar pedals by Nocturne, guitar and bass accessories from D’Addario, an amplifier by Quilter, a guitar and bass from Fender and a very special exclusive Eastwood Senn model guitar!

Alpine Village, the expansive new all-ages venue for the convention, features topnotch international cuisine and beverages, a deli and marketplace, ample parking and spacious areas where vendors from some of the leading Surf instrumental record companies and collectible dealers will gather to sell their wares.

Space Cossacks -reunion from DC :
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCStaqoaF2Q[/youtube]

Messer Chups from Russia:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/tZZHrK311aw[/youtube]

Mach IV – reunion from SF:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/7RWP5MZyS8w[/youtube]

Bradipos IV from Italy:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/oKQ60dxiwps[/youtube]

Phantom Four-from Netherlands
[youtube]https://youtu.be/RiHOgdLjD7g[/youtube]

George Tomsco of the Fireballs:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/zPcL4AURZFs[/youtube]

For more information, visit www.surfguitar101.com

Hunt down a preview of the new Creepxotica album via this Creepxotica Postcard Record today in San Diego!

Here are the rules…. All you have to do is go to one of these locations and ask for a Creepxotica Postcard Record. There will be five per shop.  One per person. Must show up in person to get the record, which is a preview from the upcoming Creepxotica album on Dionysus! After today, these records will not be available until Tiki Oasis!

They are available at Pack Rat Records, Vespa Motor Sport, La Loupe Vintage on Park, Zumwalts Bikes, Bar Pink (for Tiki Tuesday), Avalon Tatoo 2, Nickelodeon Records, Classic Rocks Sandwich Shoppe, Brake and Rumble (closed today get it Wednesday, Spindles Music Shack in Temecula and Old Town Records

Come find your corner of Clifton’s

Russell Scott with Scott Bruce & Travis Daggett – 10pm
A Clifton’s Debut of a legend of the California Roots Music Scene!

DJ Nuria Swamp Beat in the Forest Glen – 8pm
DJ Lee – 10:30 in the Monarch Bar

An evening of Guaranteed Curiosity!
Clifton’s
648 S Broadway,
Los Angeles, CA 90014
www.cliftonsla.com

Join the Jesikult! Jesika von Rabbit Summer Schedule!

July 14 – Hollywood, CA: Jesika von Rabbit’s Bunny Birthday Ball at Harvard and Stone Hollywood, CA with Sean Wheeler and Kirpatrick Thomas (Spindrift) and Friends. FREE! Starts at 9 PM Facebook invite page

July 16 – Pioneertown, CA: Jesika von Rabbit headlines Pappy and Harriet’s with Death Valley Girls. $10 at the door or purchase tickets on the P&H website. Starts at 8 PM. Tickets and more info at this link

July 26 – Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas, NV: Take a gamble with Jesika von Rabbit and Spindrift at Bunkhouse Saloon  www.bunkhousedowntown.com

August 6 – Palm Desert, CA: Jesika von Rabbit with Yip Yops and Herbert at The Hood in Palm Desert – event invite at this link 

August 26 – Campout XII Festival:  Jesika von Rabbit will be performing with Camper van Beethoven and others at the Campout festival in Pioneertown, CA Tickets and more info at this link

September 23 –  Desert Stars Festival: Jesika von Rabbit will be performing at the Desert Stars Festival with Strawbery Alarm Clock,  You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and others. Event website at this link

Jesika von Rabbit will be debuting two new songs, including “I’m a Dog at a Human Party” which she is currently shooting a video for with director Jessica Janos. von Rabbit and Spindrift’s Kirpatrick Thomas have scored and recorded music for a full-length feature, “Pretty Face”, also directed by Jessica Janos.

Tune in to “Open Mynd Excursion” tonight on LuxuriaMusic.com for a special all Tucson, AZ show featuring 1960s era airchecks from KTKT, KIKX and KFIF with legendary Tucson DJs Dan Gates, Frank Kalil, Ray Lindstrom and others, along with local records, 9-11 PM PDT on LuxuriaMusic.com.

The debut of the first Desert Soul Club in May at Tonga Hut, Palm Springs was a smash! Fans of ’60s soul sounds from the hi and low desert, and beyond, filled the room to capacity as DJ Bobby California and DJ Lee Joseph spun floor filler after floor filler off of 45 RPM platters.

Desert Soul Club announces its’ summer dates:
June 25, 9 PM – 1 AM
July 23, 9 PM – 1 AM
August 27, 9 PM – 1 AM
No Cover.

Tonga Hut, Palm Springs
254 N Palm Canyon Dr,
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Desert Soul Club Facebook Page at this link

The Desert Soul Club is Palm Springs’ monthly mod / soul / funk dance party, bringing the True Sounds of Mod to the low desert. Created by DJ Bobby California and “DJ Lee” Joseph, the heart and soul of the Club is based on irresistible dance grooves from a universe of wonderful hit and unknown records produced during the r&b, beat, mod, Motown, heyday of the early to mid-60s, extending through the funk era of the late 60s and early. Northern soul, freakbeat, boogaloo, afrobeat, and psychedelic soul will all be represented from Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, Philly, Europe and beyond. Bobby and Lee dig deep into their knowledge and cache of globe-spanning tracks, inviting you to stomp, shout and work it on out!

Introducing the Desert Soul Club
a Palm Springs Mod / Soul / Funk dance party!

Saturday, May 28, 2016, 9-1 PM
Tonga Hut Palm Springs
254 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262

The Desert Soul Club is Palm Springs’ monthly mod / soul / funk dance party, bringing the True Sounds of Mod to the low desert. Created by DJ Bobby California and “DJ Lee” Joseph, the heart and soul of the Club is based on irresistible dance grooves from a universe of wonderful hit and unknown records produced during the r&b, beat, mod, Motown, heyday of the early to mid-60s, extending through the funk era of the late 60s and early 70s up to the dawn of disco. Northern soul, freakbeat, boogaloo, afrobeat, and psychedelic soul will all be represented from Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, Philly and beyond. Bobby and Lee dig deep into their knowledge and cache of globe-spanning tracks, inviting you to stomp, shout and work it on out!

Join the Desert Soul Club Facebook page at this link

Become a charter member of the Desert Soul Club at its first official dance party at Tonga Hut Palm Springs (254 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262) on Saturday, May 28, 2016. The needle drops on the first 45 at 9:00 pm sharp. Admission is free, but be sure to wear your dancing shoes.

The DJs
Bob Deck aka DJ Bobby California grew up on oldies radio, and as a teenager, skateboarded and listened to punk rock to escape from the post-modern nightmare of his Wichita, Kansas. Bob attended Kansas University in Lawrence, where he studied graphic design and was a full-fledged music junkie, sharing his diverse musical discoveries on his “7-inch Show” on college radio station KJHK. Upon graduating, he remained in Lawrence, designing album covers, flyers and posters for many of the bands in the local music scene, and co-published a music fanzine called “micromag.” Eventually, his love of modernism and California sunshine led to a move to the mid-century modern mecca of Palm Springs, California, where he continues as a freelance graphic designer and DJs under the moniker “Bobby California,” named after a song by Curt Boettcher (The Millennium, Sagittarius).

“DJ Lee” Joseph is a lifelong music fan, record collector and pop culture aficionado. As a young child, Lee was obsessed with records and enamored with tiki and Polynesian pop inspired by the sights, and sounds, at Tucson, Arizona’s Kon Tiki restaurant located in the neighborhood where he grew up. He spent the early part of his 20s managing an indie record store in Tucson then moved to Los Angeles to immerse himself in numerous underground pop culture scenes while playing bass in several groups, scouring thrift stores, swap meets and yard sales for vintage clothing, tiki mugs, and old records. His mid-century centric record label Dionysus Records, is now in its third decade. Currently, Lee also runs a small PR company called Reverberations Media whose clientele includes Tiki Oasis, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, and Designer Con. Lee plays bass for Joshua Tree’s Jesika von Rabbit and also has a weekly show on LuxuriaMusic.com called “Over Under Sideways Down” which airs Monday 8-10 PM PST.

Joshua Tree’s Jesika von Rabbit has been added to this year’s Boogaloo Music and Art Festival, in Oak Canyon Park, Silverado CA., playing the Mountain Stage on Friday, April 29  at 5:30 PM. The Boogaloo Festival  is a music, art, yoga fest featuring live music, DJs, art installations, live paitning, food, a kids zone and much more. the Boogaloo Festival website can be found here, the Boogaloo Facebook page is at this link and, while you are clicking links, the check out the Boogaloo 2016 Facebook event page.

von Rabbit will be performing in Tarzana, CA on Saturday, May 7 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon with The Hellflowers and The Freedom Ledges. The Maui Sugar Mill is located at 18389 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana, CA. Maui Sugar Mill’s Facebook page can be found here, and the May 7 Facebook event page can be found here.

If you haven’t yet, check out Jesika’s newest video “Looking for a Weirdo” at this link, as well as her appearance in Cindy Lauper’s video for her cover of Wanda Jackson’s “Funnel of Love” (shot at von Rabbit’s home base, Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown) at this link.

Jesika von Rabbit has also been added on the Campout XII festival in Pioneertown, August 25-27. Dates and stage times TBA. Watch for the digital release of a new von Rabbit Song soon!

Skip Heller 78 RPM Release Party
Thursday, March 24
7-9 PM

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Soap Plant / Wacko
4633 Hollywood Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.laluzdejesus.com

Join Skip Heller’s Hollywood Blues Destroyers at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in celebration of Skip’s new release, a limited edition three-track 10” 78 RPM record. Heller and group will be performing a full set, featuring a Hot Five performance of the songs on the 78. The event is free, all ages, and takes place in the gallery surrounded by this year’s massive Laluzapalooza group show!

About the release:
Dionysus Records inaugural 78 RPM release does the label proud. Roots/exotica/rockabilly master Skip Heller returns to the imprint with Heller’s Hot 5, including Dionysus Records head honcho Lee Joseph on acoustic bass, delivering three smoking, blues-drenched tunes, recorded and cut live to mono tape by former Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio’s bassman, Wally Hersom, on all tube powered analog gear. This platter that matters is a limited edition vinyl microgroove 78, playable on anything that plays 78, including jukeboxes. The release comes with a download card. Purchase online direct from Dionysus Records at this link – or from Amazon, etc – downloads available from iTunes, Amazon, eMusic…

>All analog 78 RPM cut with a Westrex head on a vintage Scully Lathe
>Edition of 300 on Blue Vinyl in plain gold vintage 78 RPM sleeve
>Includes digital download with bonus tracks!

ARTIST: Heller’s Hot Five
Title: “I Hate You” 78 RPM
Label: Dionysus Records
Catalogue Number: D7801
Format 10” 78 RPM
Genre : Rhythm and Blues – Acoustic
SRLP: $16.95
UPC: None
Track List:
“Our Old Street”
“I Hate You”
“Sweet Sue, Just You”
Bonus digital track
“Have Love, Will Travel”
Distributed by ILD

Jesika von Rabbit unleashes the third video from her Journey Mitchell album today, for the song “Looking for a Weirdo”, directed by Jessica Janos.

Her solo album Journey Mitchell is available from Royal Order via digital from iTunes, Amazon.com, and Bandcamp, on CD from Amazon.com and at Jesika’s live shows. The vinyl version is on Dionysus Records, distributed worldwide by ILD and can be found on in the Dionysus Records online shop, Amazon, many other online outlets and retail record shops.

View her previous videos from Journey Mitchell at these links:
“Psychic Spice”
“Glamorous Misery”

Jesika von Rabbit Spring Shows So Far… 

Sunday, March 27, 7:30 PM
Jesika von Rabbit takes the guest spot with The Hot Fudge Sunday Band at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, with her bassist Lee Joseph. Free (if having dinner, reservations are necessary) More info here.

Tuesday, March 29, 9:00 PM
at The Continental Room in Fullerton with Cellars

Friday, April 1, 10;00 PM
DJvR and DJ Lee (Jesika von Rabbit and Lee Joseph) DJ Tag Team set at Chill Bar Palm Springs for Dinah Shore Weekend