Issue #17 includes huge feature interviews with The Kilaueas and The Dynotones, a gear report from The Surfites, a show report from this year’s Deke Dickerson Guitar Geek Festival featuring the legendary Duane Eddy, and the return of Man Or Astro-man?, plus tons of music and DVD reviews. There is also a 17 track CD filled with lots of great surf, instro and garage rock tunes (track list coming soon!). We can tell you it has a brand new Kilaueas recording (previously unreleased) as well as new songs by The …

Sadly I’m stuck in Bellingham, WA and can’t make it down for this, but if you’re in California, or can get there next weekend, you absolutely must attend Deke Dickerson’s 7th Annual Guitar Geek Festival. I saw his mini-Geek Fest at Viva Las Vegas last year and it was definitely one of the highlights of the weekend, and one of the most entertaining shows I’ve ever seen. The highlight of the fest next weekend has got to be the rare live appearance of legendary guitar twang-meister Duane Eddy. But that’s …

Deke Dickerson recorded the music for the upcoming Johnny Knoxville film “The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West
Virginia”, which just debuted on June 27th. I haven’t heard the music yet, but chances are it’s a mix of his patented style of hillbilly, rockabilly, swing, western and surf rock.

Just a week from today I will be escaping the chilly NW (there was frickin’ snow this morning on my way into work!) and flying into sunny Las Vegas for the 2009 Viva Las Vegas festival. As excited as I am about that, I’m equally, if not more, excited about the Wild Records Showcase gig on Wednesday at the Rio Hotel, featuring The Barbwires, Omar & The Stringpoppers, Santos and Luis & The Wildfires. Four great bands, yes, playing a major Las Vegas hotel, yes, yes, that’s all cool, but …