One of the Most Important
Surf Music Events of the Year!
The 2nd Annual Winter Surf Fest

Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Starting Gate
5052 Katella Ave.,
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

10AM-6PM,
$20 Admission

Summer really is a state of mind, especially during the cold months in Southern California. Nothing can prove it more than the right live musical soundtrack. For many fans the world over, this soundtrack is Surf Music, the instrumental genre created in the early 60.s by legendary bands such as The Belairs and Eddie & The Showmen. Helping to keep this instro torch alive and well are the members of the online forum SurfGuitar101.com, who have put together some of the most significant live Surf Music events in recent years. The 2nd annual Winter Surf Fest will continue along these lines, featuring an entire day of the reverb-drenched goodness, complete with rare tribute and reunion performances, and the US public debut screening of the new Surf Music documentary film Reverb Junkies. This special Sunday event coincides with one of the most important music weekends in Southern California that includes Deke Dickerson’s Guitar Geek Festival and the NAMM trade show in Anaheim, and the So Cal World Guitar Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

2nd Annual Winter Surf Fest Highlights:
–A very special US public debut screening of the brand-new Surf Music documentary film Reverb Junkies at 10AM, with the filmmakers present. DVDs of the film will be available for purchase.
–A tribute performance by John Blair (Jon & The Nightriders), Dick Dodd (The Belairs, Eddie & The Showmen, The Standells), Jim Frias (The Nocturnes) with High Tide, to the great Surf Guitar pioneer Eddie Bertrand (The Belairs, Eddie & The Showmen), who recently passed away
–A Rare Belairs reunion performance featuring original members Paul Johnson, Dick Dodd, and Jimmy Roberts with special guests
–A rare Southern California performance by modern Bay Area Surf masters The TomorrowMen
–A performance by Surf/Garage/Frat band extraordinaire The Volcanics
–A performance by San Pedro traditional surf maestros The Riptides
–A performance by Southern California 60s tribute band Banned From the Beach

Contact: Jeff “Bigtikidude” Hanson
(714) 931-9809
bigtikidude@yahoo.com

Join me on episode #8 of “Over Under Sideways Down” on LuxuriaMusic.com for two hours of Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Rockabilly 45s from the 1950s – I’ll be in-studio, live, playing almost all original 45s (with the exception a couple of now over two decade old repros.) No compilation LPs, no CDs and no MP3s! It will be a rockin’ good time for all!

This Wednesday, July 18 at 3pm – 5pm Pacific, tune in LuxuriaMusic.com‘s “Over Under Sideways Down” as your host Lee Joseph and his guest translator Mimi Me-Me play almost two hours of French Pop, Ye Ye, Rock and Psychedelic tracks from the ’60s featuring Dani, Clothilde, France Gall, Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Dutronc, Karen Bessy, Henri Salvador, Petula Clark, Les Charlots, Stone, Jacqueline Taieb, Shelia, 5 Gentlemen, Michael Polornoff and many more including a French Canadian set!  A podcast will post on LuxuraMusic’s Facebook page shortly after the show ends – come back to the Dionysus blog for a podcast link and play-list!

As aired on Luxuira Music.com June 20th, 2012 on Over Under Sideways Down with your host Lee Joseph (feeling the effects of sleep deprivation) The First Day of Summer and Surf Spectacular show is available to listen to or download! Click here for Podcast

PLAYLIST

This Friday: LA’s 60s / mod dance party – The Blackeyed Soul Club in Downtown Los Angeles DJs Howie Pyro and Jason Pandora are joined by Lee Joseph from Dionysus Records who brings some amazing records to the turntable. FUN FUN FUN!

The Blackeyed Soul Club happens every Friday at The Monty Bar: 1222 West 7th Street  Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 228-6000, www.montybar.com

Before the club, come to La Luz de Jesus Gallery  for the opening of Scott Hove’s “My Private Apocalypse” and Joe Sorren’s “When The Rains Come” exhibitions, opening at 8PM.

The promotors of the yearly Surf Guitar 101 Festival have decided to give SOCA surf fans a winter treat with their very first So-Cal Winter Surf Fest featuring live music, vendors and raffles – all happpening Sunday January 21 2012 at The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Avenue, in Los Alamitos, California, 11 am to 7 pm. $20.00 cover for a full day of music! The band line-up includes High Tide, The Eliminators, Slacktone, Secret Samurai, The Tequila Worms, The Breakaways

The show happens the day after Deke Dickerson’s Guitar Geek Fest in Anaheim (in conjunction with the Namm weekend) as well as the same weekend of the Vintage Guitar and Amp Swap Meet at OC fairgrounds making it a full-on reverb-drenched six (or twelve) string weekend here in Southern California!

Tiki Oasis proudly announces the release of a limited 7” 45 RPM vinyl record

The Tiki Oasis 11 Commemorative 7” Record features Tiki Oasis alumni Lushy performing a memorable self-penned tribute to the event called “Tiki Oasis” and Herb (Herb Albert and The Tijuana Brass tribute ) performing a rousing version of “Tijuana Taxi” in honor of Tiki Oasis 11’s “South of the Border” theme ! This record is pressed in an edition of 1000 on random color vinyl (many different colors in the pressing ) and comes with a  download coupon for free digital versions of both songs. The 45 will be available at the Tiki Oasis 11 merch booth or right here in the Dionysus cart!

We’d like to wish a slightly belated Happy Birthday to one of the most marvelous joys of life on this earth – the 45 RPM Record! Check out this link containing text from RCA Victor’s press releases regarding the launch of the 45, and have a listen to RCA’s “Whirl Away” demonstration 45 which introduces the format.

The legendary and departed Greg Shaw –  founder of Bomp!  holding his favorite format. Photo borrowed from the Bomp! Records website.