WAITIKI 7's West Coast Debut at Don's (Dec. 29-31, 2010) - California Events

P professahhummingflowah Member honolulu, hawaii & boston, ma Joined: Mar 11, 2005 Posts: 296	P professahhummingflowah Posted posted on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 10:31 PM Updated 12/16/10: General Admission & Added VIP Seating Opened Due To Popular Demand! http://donthebeachcomber.tix.com The WAITIKI 7 and Friends Ring in the New Year with Craft Cocktails and Lush Exotica at Don The Beachcomber's The scene feels straight out of a Martin Denny tune: Smiling hosts and hostesses graciously greet guests relaxing among pagodas, waterfalls, and walls of now extinct square bamboo. The music’s swinging, the drinks and food divine, the company warm and welcoming. Partygoers will step into this slice of paradise for three nights (December 29-30-31, 2010). Champions of exotica WAITIKI will celebrate the year’s end at Don the Beachcomber (Huntington Beach, CA), the restaurant haven of the great mixologist Donn Beach and all things tiki. The events will honor Beach and the stunning libations he created; exotica living legend Robert Drasnin and vocalist Sherry Shaoling; and leaders of the ‘90s tiki revival Combustible Edison with live music, original cocktails, and DJ sets. Robert Drasnin—a jazz clarinetist, exotica ghostwriter, and former Director of Music at CBS now in his 80s—will take the podium on December 30 to lead the WAITIKI 7 in a rare, live performance of his 1959 cult classic album Voodoo, a requisite for every space-age bachelor pad. WAITIKI 7 and Drasnin will be joined by vocalist Sherry Shaoling (of Honolulu’s exotica darlings Don Tiki), whose powerful voice channels forgotten exotica divas like Japanese-American Ethel Azama or Peruvian Yma Sumac. Nearby, Combustible Edison’s Brother Cleve and The Millionaire will spin everything from go-go and surf to exotica disco and big beat in their first joint DJ appearance in fifteen years. For New Year’s Eve, the WAITIKI 7 get swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the renewed interest in non-rock instrumental music from the 50s and 60s. “We were a lightning rod fans of all these vintage recordings could rally around, as we not only gave props to these styles but wrote original music in that spirit,” Brother Cleve explains. “Tiki Exotica was one aspect of what we did, and we helped revitalize it.” This lightning rod attracted big names like Quentin Tarantino, as well as legions of fans. The evening will feature the first performance of Combustible Edison’s music since the band’s demise a decade ago, with help from Brother Cleve and The Millionaire. Midnight will transform the ballroom into a full-on tiki dance party. WAITIKI and Combustible Edison will reveal their mixologist side: Original craft cocktails by Brother Cleve, Randy Wong, and others will join Beach’s creations on the drink menu. TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED ASAP! WAITIKI INTERNATIONAL LLC: Advancing Exotica & Tiki for Modern Times www.WAITIKI.com and also visit The WAITIKI 7 [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-10-11 12:49 ] [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-11-04 05:35 ] [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-12-16 20:37 ] [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-12-16 20:37 ] [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-12-16 20:38 ] [ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2011-01-17 16:26 ]

Updated 12/16/10:

** ** General Admission & Added VIP Seating Opened Due To Popular Demand! http://donthebeachcomber.tix.com ** **

The WAITIKI 7 and Friends Ring in the New Year with Craft Cocktails and Lush Exotica at Don The Beachcomber's

The scene feels straight out of a Martin Denny tune: Smiling hosts and hostesses graciously greet guests relaxing among pagodas, waterfalls, and walls of now extinct square bamboo. The music’s swinging, the drinks and food divine, the company warm and welcoming.

Partygoers will step into this slice of paradise for three nights (December 29-30-31, 2010). Champions of exotica WAITIKI will celebrate the year’s end at Don the Beachcomber (Huntington Beach, CA), the restaurant haven of the great mixologist Donn Beach and all things tiki. The events will honor Beach and the stunning libations he created; exotica living legend Robert Drasnin and vocalist Sherry Shaoling; and leaders of the ‘90s tiki revival Combustible Edison with live music, original cocktails, and DJ sets.

Robert Drasnin—a jazz clarinetist, exotica ghostwriter, and former Director of Music at CBS now in his 80s—will take the podium on December 30 to lead the WAITIKI 7 in a rare, live performance of his 1959 cult classic album Voodoo, a requisite for every space-age bachelor pad. WAITIKI 7 and Drasnin will be joined by vocalist Sherry Shaoling (of Honolulu’s exotica darlings Don Tiki), whose powerful voice channels forgotten exotica divas like Japanese-American Ethel Azama or Peruvian Yma Sumac. Nearby, Combustible Edison’s Brother Cleve and The Millionaire will spin everything from go-go and surf to exotica disco and big beat in their first joint DJ appearance in fifteen years.

For New Year’s Eve, the WAITIKI 7 get swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the renewed interest in non-rock instrumental music from the 50s and 60s. “We were a lightning rod fans of all these vintage recordings could rally around, as we not only gave props to these styles but wrote original music in that spirit,” Brother Cleve explains. “Tiki Exotica was one aspect of what we did, and we helped revitalize it.” This lightning rod attracted big names like Quentin Tarantino, as well as legions of fans.

The evening will feature the first performance of Combustible Edison’s music since the band’s demise a decade ago, with help from Brother Cleve and The Millionaire. Midnight will transform the ballroom into a full-on tiki dance party. WAITIKI and Combustible Edison will reveal their mixologist side: Original craft cocktails by Brother Cleve, Randy Wong, and others will join Beach’s creations on the drink menu.

TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED ASAP!

WAITIKI INTERNATIONAL LLC: Advancing Exotica & Tiki for Modern Times
www.WAITIKI.com and also visit The WAITIKI 7

[ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-10-11 12:49 ]

[ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-11-04 05:35 ]

[ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-12-16 20:37 ]

[ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2010-12-16 20:38 ]

[ Edited by: professahhummingflowah 2011-01-17 16:26 ]

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