Double Crown will be represented at the upcoming Las Vegas Shakedown fest by at least two bands, The Untamed Youth and The Volcanics. The lineup also includes a bunch of great rockabilly, garage rock and punk bands, and it is all taking place in downtown Las Vegas, on Fremont Street. For some reason they haven’t updated their regular website, so the best place to get the scoop on the lineup, and purchasing tickets, is on their Facebook page.

The big annual Surf Guitar 101 festival is this weekend (co-sponsored by Double Crown Records). Bands from all over the world are gathering in Southern California for a series of shows, culminating in the big event on Saturday, August 13th. You can get all of the details at the Surf Guitar 101 website.
Here is the complete band lineup for the convention:

Satan’s Pilgrims – One of the most popular and influential modern surf bands, these caped musicians hail from the Pacific Northwest, home of the Ventures, The Sonics, and The Wailers.
The …

The Razorblades, from Wiesbaden, Germany, will be in Bellingham, WA this Sunday, July 31st at the Shakedown at 9:00pm. This is a rare chance to see one of the best surf rock bands in the world play in Bellingham. They have released several acclaimed CD’s and 7″s, and have toured all over the world. Opening the show are local faves the Sweaty Sweaters.

If you live in Southern California, drop what you’re doing this week and catch Mike Barbwire (guitarist of The Barbwires) and The Deadbeats, playing 4 shows between June 28 – July 2. If you can’t make it to the shows, do the next best thing and pick up Mike Barbwire’s upcoming 7″ release on Wild Records. This is billed as Mike Barbwire & The Blue Ocean Five, featuring members of The Domestic Bumblebees, The Hives, The Dragtones, Big Band Splash. You can hear a preview of the 7″ via YouTube – pretty …

Guitar World magazine online has an interview with certified guitar legend Duane Eddy (“Rebel Rouser”, “Peter Gunn” & “Movin’ & Groovin’” are among his many hits). What makes this essential reading is that the guy doing the interview was none other than Deke Dickerson (Untamed Youth, Dave & Deke Combo, Ecco-Fonic Records and currently a popular solo artist). Eddy has a new record coming out, a collaboration with UK musician Richard Hawley (an artist well worth checking out, especially if you like moody, atmospheric rockabilly influenced torch songs), and will …

The Angry Breed, one of the Surfites aliases on their new Surfites & Co. CD, is featured on the new Garage Punk Hideout compilation CD, Songs The Hideout Taught Us, Volume Too. Their song is “Danger Ahead ’66″, and they are the only band to be featured on volume 1 and volume 2 of the series. You can download the compilation for free by becoming a member of the Garage Punk Hideout website.

It’s time to party like it’s 2002, with a rare show by two local Double Crown bands – Footstompin’ Trio and Chris Con Carne. Head on down to the Shakedown in Bellingham on June 10th for a wild night, the likes you haven’t seen since these bands used to grace the stage of the much beloved 3-B Tavern. They are joined on the bill by local faves, The Cheeps. We will have a merch table selling all sorts of stuff – Double Crown CD’s and …

The Hukilau Tiki Festival is back again this year for their 10th anniversary! Here is the scoop on this year’s festival:

Entice your senses with the alluring vibe of the Polynesian islands and the world of Tikiphiles while sipping potent potions this summer during the 10-year Anniversary of The Hukilau! The East coast’s largest Tiki and Polynesian Pop gathering will also be honoring the 55-year Anniversary of the historic Mai-Kai Restaurant, one of the remaining Polynesian Tiki treasures in North America.
A Hukilau, which is a traditional Hawaiian festival held …

The latest issue of the Continental Magazine was featured on Spanish National Radio (RTVE), along with 10 songs featured on the free CD that comes with each issue.
Congrats to all of the band featured on the show:
THE THUNDERCHIEFS “Lost” (The Interstellar Sounds Of…)
THE SILHOUETTES “Surfin’ With Sharks”
MR. GERRYMANDERS “Molicone Surf”
THE YOUNG WEREWOLVES “Hot Rod Burnin’”
THE ANACONDAS “Space Truffle”
THE TRABANTS “Undercover”
DOCTEUR LEGUME ET LES SURFWERKS “Der Trabant Twist”
THE MAN FROM RAVCON “Moonlight Mountain”
THE VOLCANICS “The Baron”
THE BEECHWOODS “Watusi At Night”
For more info on the show, click here, or listen to the …