Double Crown is proud to be a co-sponsor of the upcoming Rollin’ Outta Here: A Big Lebowski Burlesque series of performances taking place at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago Fridays and Saturdays all throughout the month of September. This is sure to be an exciting show, and if you’re lucky, you may even win some Double Crown swag at one of the performances. These shows sold out last year, so act quick and get your tickets right away!

Okay, so they didn’t get the painting right (they used a photo of their old lineup for reference, instead of the current lineup featuring original guitarist Starcrunch, plus new recruit Victor Vector). Still, any time you can get some high quality live recordings, for free, it’s a day to rejoice and crank up the hi-fi. Get ‘em here.

There is not one, but two podcasts featuring music from bands performing at the upcoming Surf Guitar 101 Festival. Here are the links – a great way to get revved up for the fest!
SG101 podcast
http://surfguitar101.com/modules/Podcast/podcasts/sg101_episode12.m4a
Radio Free Bakersfield podcast
http://www.radiofreebakersfield.com/shows/rfb189.mp3

It’s no secret that the Surfites, one of the most popular Double Crown bands ever, are a studio creation like the Kickstands, The Hondells and the Super Stocks. On this release the boys have put together their own unique collection – songs with different sounds, and different band names (The Surfites, The Excelsiors, The Angry Breed and The Royal Vikings), but all delivered by the same group of musicians! 18 songs in all – all originals!
Tracks: Gnarly Charlie Brown (The Surfites) – The Picador (The Excelsiors) – Cycle Sounds (The …

Just saw a report on NME.com stating that the Beach Boys will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with a show featuring past musicians, including Brian Wilson. The lineup is set to include Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and possibly guitarist David Marks. To tell the truth, I am more excited about the Trashmen playing shows now, or the recent shows by Man Or Astroman?, but still, this is pretty newsworthy.

We put out our first 7″ in years recently, a two track twister from The Beechwoods – a brand new frat n’ surf rock band. The disc has one vocal and one instro, with a sound that sure to please. It’s a limited edition release – only 300 copies were made.
The Beechwoods – It’s Party Time / Beechwood Beat 7″ (Order From Double Crown)
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be releasing another 7″ in 2011. The Surfites, who will be releasing their Surfites & Co. CD in a week or …

The third annual Surf Guitar 101 festival, co-sponsored by Double Crown Records, is less than a month away! The lineup is the best yet, including the Space Cossacks, Frankie & The Poolboys, The Wadadli Riders, The Insect Surfers, The Space Rangers, The Atomic Mosquitos, The Surfside IV, and the International Men Of Mystery. There will also be an all-star surf musician jam and a large vending area where you can pick up all of the latest surf CD’s, 7″s and memorabilia. You can get the full scoop on the Surf …

This clip was just too good to not post here. I’ll be heading down to Seattle tomorrow for their appearance at the Triple Sip wine tasting/dinner/concert fundraiser for KEXP radio. I didn’t think I’d be able to make it, but thanks to Victor Vector, I’ll be enjoying a fine Cabernet while listening to “A Mouthful Of Exhaust” and “U-Uranus”

MAN OR ASTROMAN? @ SNEAKY DEES – NXNE @ 2010 from untold city on Vimeo.

Man Or Astroman? will be playing a free in-store show at Easy Street Records in Seattle on June 26th at 12:00 noon, before they play the Triple Sip wine/dinner event later that evening. More tour news should be coming soon – the best place to see what’s going on with the band is the Man Or Astroman? Facebook page.

The Exotics will be hittin’ the West Coast this August on their “California Tiki Tour” for the following shows:
Aug 11: TBA
Aug 12 Forbidden Island – Alameda
Aug 13 Trader Vic’s – Los Angeles
Aug 14 Don The Beachcomber – Huntington Beach
Aug 15 Int’l Surfing Museum Concert on the Pier – Huntington Beach
Aug 17 Bar Pink’s “TIKI TUES” – San Diego
Aug 18 Tiki House – San Diego w/ Secret Samurai
If you haven’t heard the Exotics yet, pick up their latest release, Lost Album, from the Double Crown shop!