50 Years Of Surf Music Surf music historian and musician John Blair http://johnblair.us/ has an outstanding read on the beginnings of 'Surf Music!' at Surf Guitar 101 http://surfguitar101.com/news/story/675/
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Slacktone Does D.C. |
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Slacktone, comprised of Dave Wronski, Dusty Watson, and Sam Bolle rolled
into Grog and Tankard, Washington D.C., Sept. 21, 2006 and put on a stunning
display of reverb drenched surf music!
Their CD's:
"Rough Surf, Rough Mix, Live in Berlin;" "Surf
Adventure Tour-Live In Prague;" "Into The Blue Sparkle;"
"Warning: Reverb Instrumentals!" For CD reviews and fan comments on Slacktone--Click Here |
Videos
Slacktone, Reverb Drenched Surf Music Comes
To D.C. (a) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (b) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (c) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (d) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (e) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (f) Slacktone, Reverb
Drenched Surf Music Comes To D.C. (g) |
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About Slacktone SLACKTONE is
widely recognized as one of America's best surf instrumental bands. SLACKTONE was formed in January 1995, when Dave Wronski and Dusty
Watson ran into each other at a music manufacturer's convention in Anaheim,
CA. Having played together during the second wave of surf music ('79 through
'84), with
Jon and The Nightriders, they were well aware of the current
interest in instrumental music, thanks to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. They
had not seen or heard from each other for nearly ten years! They exchanged
numbers and promised to get together. SLACKTONE was then formed, along with
bass player Mike Sullivan who was with the band until his untimely death in
August 2001. Fellow bandmate and friend Sam Bolle joined the band shortly
thereafter. Dave grew up in San Bernardino, CA. His dad was a test pilot and they were
next door neighbors with Jim Irwin (2nd man on the moon!) and Bob White, the
famous X-15 pilot. Dave started playing guitar at age 10 with a Stella
Acoustic. By 16 he was in the recording studio, and by 18 had moved to
Chicago with his band opening for Styx at an outdoor festival! Back in
California, Dave joined Jon and The Nightriders, recording and touring
Europe. He later joined Brighten, and returned to Europe many more times
with them. Sam Bolle--Bass Guitar |
Also, check out Surf Guitar King Dick Dale, and Los Straitjackets! |
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Surf Music In The 1980s: A
Brief Historical Review |
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Jon & the
Nightriders released several albums and
singles during the early 1980s: “Surf Beat ’80” (1980), “Live at the Whiskey
A-Go-Go” (1981), “Charge of the Nightriders” (1984), “Splashback” EP (1982),
and “Stampede” (1986). The high-energy reverberated sounds of Jon & the
Nightriders featured traditional surf arrangements and instrumentation.
The band featured future Slacktone members Dusty Watson on drums, Dave Wronski on guitar. Surf historian John Blair composed many tracks and was featured on reverberated lead guitar. Ultimately, John Blair would write the authoritative Illustrated Discography of Surf Music 1961-1965. |
Agent Orange from Fullerton CA released their “Bitchin’ Summer” EP on the Hollywood based label Poshboy Records and Tapes in 1982. The EP featured an extended version of the Chantay’s classic “Pipeline” as well as punked-up versions of Dick Dale’s “Miserlou”, and the Belair’s “Mr. Moto”. Guitarist Mike Palm’s penchant for quirky vintage gear (Vox guitars and HIWATT amplifiers) as well as a healthy dose of screaming distortion typified Agent Orange’s 1980s surf style. Agent Orange releases can be found on the multitude of Poshboy compilations that appeared during the 1980s. |
History of Surf Music series (1982)
Rhino Records of Los Angeles CA released several surf LPs during the 1980s. Rhino’s History of Surf Music series (1982) featured three surf themed LPs: Volume One - Original Instrumental Hits (1961-1963); Volume Two-The Vocals; and Volume Three- The Revival (1980-1982). Volume One offered a collection of then-hard-to-find instrumentals from such acts as The Belairs, The Chantays, The Pyramids, The Lively Ones, The Original Surfaris, The Crossfires, The Sentinals, The Challengers, The Surfaris, Tom Starr and the Galaxies, and of course, Dick Dale. Volume Three offered 1980s surf revival bands such as The Malibooz, Jon & the Nightriders, The Surf Raiders, The Wedge, The Evasions and The Surf Punks." |
Surf Books I like, including Surf Beat; Elogio Del Surf; The Best of Dick Dale; The Illsustrated Discography of Surf Music (1961-1965); Surf Pop Culture (click image to enlarge) |