The lineup for Deke Dickerson’s annual Guitar Geek Festival has been announced and man, it’s going to be another good one! Junior Brown is the headliner, but even more amazing (to me) is a West Coast appearance by The Trashmen. It will be on January 15th, 2011 in Anaheim, CA at the Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Here’s the full lineup:
JUNIOR BROWN–Master of the Guit-Steel!
THE TRASHMEN–Minnesota surf guitar legends!
SKIP PITTS–Memphis wah-wah genius who brought you the “Theme from Shaft!”
DAVIE ALLAN–King of the fuzz guitar! Biker movie soundtrack king!
JOEL PATERSON & THE MODERN …

This is a show I really would have liked to see – three of my favorite artists of all time, who may have gone down different paths musically and may not seem like a very good fit together, but after seeing YouTube clips of the show they sound great! This show was put together to celebrate Jack Daniel’s birthdate, on October 7th (I just heard about it today). Apparently there is a connection between the three musicians though. Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley were in Pulp together, and Duane Eddy …

The Concussions are playing a Halloween weekend show this Saturday at Marc Stewart’s Guest House in Grand Rapids, MI. $2 PBR & Stroh’s, costumes, spooky surf music and more!

I am really excited about the upcoming Sound Of The Surf documentary, which will show the progression of surf music through the late 50′s all the way through today. It will have interviews with Paul Johnson, John Blair, Eddie Bertrand, Domenic Priore, Kathy “Gidget” Kohner-Zuckerman and many others. What I’m really stoked about is all of the live footage they’ve assembled – the vintage stuff in the preview clips I’ve seen are amazing, and the modern stuff they’ve shot, from bands like The Madeira, The Barbwires, Jon & The Nightriders, …

You can hear an amazing 3-song studio session from KEXP Radio in Seattle here. The band was in Seattle (along with Slacktone, King Of Hawaii and Mercury 4) for “Surf Night” of the annual Shake The Shack Rockabilly Festival. You’ll hear live versions of “Ewa On The Beach”, “Teke Teke Teke” and “The Raven”, all from their self-titled Double Crown CD.

The Madeira are playing live this Saturday, October 2nd, in Cleveland, OH – here are the details:
Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio
http://www.beachlandballroom.com/
216-383-1124
With: The Cocktail Preachers • The Ethiopians
Door opens at 8, show at 8:30. $6 advance, $8 at door.

Frankie & The Poolboys have a few more shows left in their tour itenerary, including a big show in Seattle on September 23rd (part of the annual KEXP Shake The Shack Rockabilly Ball), playing with Slacktone, King of Hawaii and Mercury 4. Here are the dates:
Sep 23 2010      9:00P    Tractor Tavern     Seattle, WA
Sep 24 2010     6:30P    Beach Hut Deli     North Auburn, CA
Sep 26 2010     2:00P    The Hotel Utah     San Francisco, California
Read and hear more: http://www.myspace.com/frankieandthepoolboys

The Apemen will be getting back together for one night only, November 6th, in Rotterdam, Holland. It’ll be part of a Burlesque Ballroom event, which starts at 8pm and goes all night long. Book your tickets now – it’s sure to be a wild night!

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.