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    • January 5, 2013 3:15 PM CST
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      Yeah -- that was A) really f'in' stupid (misses a great band and what? They paid for it, right?) and B) it was an awesome performance by the one and only Daddy-O Grande.

      Hanging is too good for those people. *huff*

      John Battles said:

      NOPE , THO' A NOTICEABLE PORTION OF THE AUDIENCE LEFT DADDY - O GRANDE'S COMBACK SHOW AT FITZGERALD'S IN BERWYN , ILL. , AFTER BIG SANDY PLAYED. FOR THAT , THEY SHOULD HANG.
       
      Andrew Malcolm said:

      Los Straightjackets - No one can deny the guitar prowess of Eddie Angel or Danny Amis. You, also, cannot fault them from becoming true "rock stars" either.
    • January 4, 2013 8:49 PM CST
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      Hmmmm....Al Casey , Astronauts , Lively Ones , Surfaris (Both of 'em , but , not so much the "Wipeout" LP) , TRASHMEN , Bel Airs/Eddie and The Showmen, Jim Messina and The Jesters , Fireballs (* Tho I don't neccessarily call 'em "Surf") , The Ventures (*SAME.) , Pyramids , Chantays ,  Fender IV , Nu - Beats.....

      Newer - Greaseballs , Volcanos , Los Straitjackets ( * as above.)

    • January 4, 2013 8:40 PM CST
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      NOPE , THO' A NOTICEABLE PORTION OF THE AUDIENCE LEFT DADDY - O GRANDE'S COMBACK SHOW AT FITZGERALD'S IN BERWYN , ILL. , AFTER BIG SANDY PLAYED. FOR THAT , THEY SHOULD HANG.
       
      Andrew Malcolm said:

      Los Straightjackets - No one can deny the guitar prowess of Eddie Angel or Danny Amis. You, also, cannot fault them from becoming true "rock stars" either.
    • May 24, 2012 11:34 PM CDT
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      Adding Takeshi Terauchi to my list...totally fits my love for the East meets West thing.

    • March 11, 2012 11:46 PM CDT
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      The Ventures

      The Astronauts

      The Lively Ones

      Link Wray

      The Surfaris

      The Chantays

    • December 29, 2011 3:34 PM CST
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      Shadowy Men from a Shadowy Planet- great

      Also from Canada Huevos Rancheros, one of my favorites!  "Shadow of Apache"

      UTube vid Huevos

    • October 3, 2011 12:17 PM CDT
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      making it a top 5, I MUST add:

       

      Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

      and

      The Aqua Velvets



      Steve said:

      My favorite band of all time would have to be the Tiki Men from Sacramento. Probably because I saw them so much and wore out the grooves on 12 Dust Diamonds

      Top three bands:
      Tiki Men
      Aquamen
      Bomboras

      Top three Songs:
      Close To Champagne
      Beauty is the Mind
      Peach Fuzz
    • September 28, 2011 7:34 PM CDT
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      Satan's Pilgrims are good, and I love The Bomboras.  My newest favorite is The Route 66 Killers.

      Crimson Ghosts are fun, too.

    • August 29, 2011 12:11 PM CDT
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      Anybody reading this need to buy "Landlocked & Loaded," what a great comp!!! If you live in the Midwest, ownership is mandatory!!! 

      kopper said:

      Another great "landlocked" surf band is The Delstars from Iowa (Des Moines, I think). There are a couple of their tunes on my "Landlocked & Loaded!" compilation album that I put out 11 years ago:

      http://www.troubleinrivercity.com/releases/va-landlocked-loaded-cd-...

    • August 29, 2011 12:03 PM CDT
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      Another great "landlocked" surf band is The Delstars from Iowa (Des Moines, I think). There are a couple of their tunes on my "Landlocked & Loaded!" compilation album that I put out 11 years ago:

      http://www.troubleinrivercity.com/releases/va-landlocked-loaded-cd-tirc-001/

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    • August 29, 2011 7:53 AM CDT
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      Oh and I LOVE the SURFITES!!!!

       

    • August 29, 2011 7:52 AM CDT
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      Satan's Pilgrims!

      Los Straitjackets (although they describe themselves as Guitar "Instrumentalists" rather than a surf guitar band)

      SEÑOR BIKINI.

    • August 29, 2011 6:53 AM CDT
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      Yeah, that Jackie & The Cedrics clip is a modern classic!

      Sorry for my relatively long list above. If I had to pick just 5 bands, I would probably go with The New Dimensions, The Astronauts, The Super Stocks, The Surfaris, and Jan & Dean.

      And in addition to my original list which is mainly made up of bands that released at least one album, one should also not forget that there were loads of bitchen 1st wave surf groups that only put out a 45 or two on small labels.

    • August 29, 2011 3:10 AM CDT
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      Jackie and the Cedrics - My favorite Japanese surf band.
    • August 28, 2011 12:03 PM CDT
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      All excellent choices. I'm really gonna have to make my list a little longer.
    • August 28, 2011 11:52 AM CDT
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      Los Straightjackets - No one can deny the guitar prowess of Eddie Angel or Danny Amis. You, also, cannot fault them from becoming true "rock stars" either.
    • August 28, 2011 9:52 AM CDT
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      Some surf bands I like to name just a few...

      The New Dimensions
      The Trashmen
      Jan & Dean
      The Astronauts
      Dick Dale
      The Super Stocks
      The Beach Boys
      The Centurions
      The Surfaris
      The Original Surfaris
      The Pyramids
      The Sentinals
      The Surf Teens
      The Chantays
      Ronny & The Daytonas
      Eddie & The Showmen
      The Ghouls
      The Silly Surfers
      The Crossfires
      Dave Myers & The Surftones
      The Fantastic Baggys
      The Thunderchiefs
      The Mobsmen
      The Reluctant Aquanauts
      The Ghastly Ones
      Satan's Pilgrims

      And all you fans of The Ghastly Ones might dig our brand new 45 which has Baron Shivers on lead vocals for the A-side:

    • August 28, 2011 4:19 AM CDT
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      My favorite "landlocked" surf bands:
      The Untamed Youth - Columbia, Missouri
      The Trashmen - Minneapolis, Minnesota
      The Astronauts - Buolder, Colorado
    • August 27, 2011 12:10 PM CDT
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      My favorite band of all time would have to be the Tiki Men from Sacramento. Probably because I saw them so much and wore out the grooves on 12 Dust Diamonds

      Top three bands:
      Tiki Men
      Aquamen
      Bomboras

      Top three Songs:
      Close To Champagne
      Beauty is the Mind
      Peach Fuzz
    • August 27, 2011 8:53 AM CDT
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      Eight Ball Scratch

      The Apemen

      etc.

    • August 27, 2011 8:47 AM CDT
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      The Bomboras and The Ghastly Ones!

       

      I wouldn't say that the Dum Dum Girls are surf.  They're more indie pop and lo-fi.

    • August 27, 2011 5:37 AM CDT
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      As of right now, I'd have to say the Tomorrowmen because the lead guitarist is going to give me guitar lessons. The Trashwomen, because Elka just sent me a signed TW record on which she declares her love for me. The Phantom Surfers because I love how Lo-Fi they sound.

       

      All time would have to be Dick Dale, Eddie and the Showmen, and the Ventures.

       

      **I freakin love the surfcast we need more!!!

       

    • August 27, 2011 3:46 AM CDT
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      Leopold Kraus is GREAT and will fit into surf/60s instro, the Killer Bananazz had there final concert short-ago,will miss them for sure...

      Dum Dum girls are unknown to me,I will trace them.

      Alohas.

    • August 27, 2011 2:06 AM CDT
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      yours?

      Mina said:
      Past and/or present, it's all good :)

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