Post #16916 by tweedtone on Fri, Dec 20, 2002 12:38 PM

Thanks for the replies!

James:
Awesome! I've perused your fine Tiki Bar Review website so it seems you're the ideal person for such a publishing endeavor. I await with eager antici ... (say it!) ... pation.

Swanky:
Thanks for the tip re: Echo Lounge. Some friends have played there and reported had a good time. My turn!

I guess I'm looking for surf rock/lounge music friendly places, with tiki ambiance being a sought-after bonus. My mindset is that while decor is most helpful in creating mood, it's the aloha spirit of the people assembled that makes the evening something special. For my band, we're hoping to design and build some portable set pieces so that we can at least partially transform the lowliest of fratboy binge drinking swillholes into at least some shadowy representation of Tikiness. I consider it a kind of reverse missionary work. :)

It'd be great to get some sort of tiki/surf/lounge musician's network started, so that acts can travel sans backline and have a "host band" in various cities to help set up shows and promote 'em ...