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The ShookUps!

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TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 11:37 AM This is a brand new band featuring our own Dartin Menny on upright bass and Tiki Bong on steel Guitar! http://www.myspace.com/theshookupsrock http://soundcloud.com/lucas-vigor/sets/set-3/ "yer jus not tuned into the series of tubes yet, let it soak in". [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2011-05-01 11:40 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 12:55 PM Great name!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 1:30 PM [ Edited by: GROG 2011-05-01 13:30 ]
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 5:06 PM What, Grog?
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 6:05 PM That's Tiki Bong (Kevin Bullat) on the left, and Dartin Menny (Kevin Stewart) on the right! I have already been following these guys, and they sound fantastic! Totally state-of-the-art rockabilly and Western Swing! http://soundcloud.com/lucas-vigor/sets/set-3/ "yer jus not tuned into the series of tubes yet, let it soak in". [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2011-05-01 18:13 ]
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 10:46 PM can't wait to see these guys. Jeff(btd)
AOTB always on the beach Member Sweden Joined: Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 56	AOTB always on the beach Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 7:46 AM Great sound there! It's a pretty unique band you got there. It's fun to hear those bands today who are treating the groove and sounds of rockabilly respectfully. I think these musicians have the right feeling for rockabilly! Thanks!
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 9:34 AM Dang Lucas! Thanks! hahaha Never thought we'd make it onto TikiCentral and survive. hehe It's nice to see some appreciation and support on here! Cheers everyone. Hope some of yous can make the show tonite.... road trip anyone???
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 9:36 AM Disclaimer: I am NOT in this band! I am just posting it for the two friends I have who are in the group.... But yes, I totally agree. A lot of rockabilly bands to me seem really fixated on more of the image and the "corny" aspect of the genre...especially with all the psychobilly bands out there...little more then punk rock with an upright bass and sideburns! These guys in the shookups seem to be really giving the music the loving treatment it deserves...and one big draw for me is that the bass player, Kevin Stewart is considered to be one of (if not the best) rockabilly/roots bassists in the world. You may know him from the Brian Jay band, but he also has played with Big Sandy and the flyright boys, touring with them in Europe and Japan, as well as being the bassist for the phenomenal gypsy jazz/exotica/hawaiian band "exotiki". In his spare time, he is also a black belt in the art of brazilian Jiu Jitsu..... :) Kevin Bullat (tiki bong)has been a long time fixture in the local scene, playing with a classic 80's rockabilly band, the Torn 50's, and is currently a member of the Hula Girls band, and also a former member of the now-defunct Smokin' Menehunes. In his spare time, he is a male gigolo (but not a very good one :) ) [ Edited by: Lucas Vigor 2011-05-02 09:46 ]
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 9:37 AM On 2011-05-02 09:34, Dartin Menny wrote: Dang Lucas! Thanks! hahaha Never thought we'd make it onto TikiCentral and survive. hehe It's nice to see some appreciation and support on here! Cheers everyone. Hope some of yous can make the show tonite.... road trip anyone??? Not me! But post the fullerton gig you have coming out, amigo! http://soundcloud.com/lucas-vigor/sets/set-3/ "yer jus not tuned into the series of tubes yet, let it soak in". [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2011-05-02 09:37 ]
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 12:59 PM lucas vigor wrote:* ] Not me! But post the fullerton gig you have coming out, amigo! Will do!
BB brown bear Member Joined: May 02, 2011 Posts: 1	BB brown bear Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 1:14 PM hey
AOTB always on the beach Member Sweden Joined: Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 56	AOTB always on the beach Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 1:22 PM On 2011-05-02 09:36, lucas vigor wrote: Disclaimer: I am NOT in this band! I am just posting it for the two friends I have who are in the group.... But yes, I totally agree. A lot of rockabilly bands to me seem really fixated on more of the image and the "corny" aspect of the genre...especially with all the psychobilly bands out there...little more then punk rock with an upright bass and sideburns! These guys in the shookups seem to be really giving the music the loving treatment it deserves...and one big draw for me is that the bass player, Kevin Stewart is considered to be one of (if not the best) rockabilly/roots bassists in the world. You may know him from the Brian Jay band, but he also has played with Big Sandy and the flyright boys, touring with them in Europe and Japan, as well as being the bassist for the phenomenal gypsy jazz/exotica/hawaiian band "exotiki". In his spare time, he is also a black belt in the art of brazilian Jiu Jitsu..... :) Kevin Bullat (tiki bong)has been a long time fixture in the local scene, playing with a classic 80's rockabilly band, the Torn 50's, and is currently a member of the Hula Girls band, and also a former member of the now-defunct Smokin' Menehunes. In his spare time, he is a male gigolo (but not a very good one :) ) [ Edited by: Lucas Vigor 2011-05-02 09:46 ] I understood you weren't in the band but thanks you brought us their site for us! I totally see your point with the image-rockabilly bands. But I don't think it's especially becuase of the psychobilly genre. Those who've been first introduced to the modern psychobilly genre perhaps would agree. Of course, image has been a big part of the early psychobilly as well but it didn't take focus for how talented the musicians really were. But I think we agree that the psychobilly scene today especially is much about image and less about the roots of rockabilly with just that perfect dose of punk. Kevin Stewart, did he also play with Wanda Jackson? I think I met this guy if he played with Big Sandy in November '08 at one of their shows. I think this was in a small town called Santa Cruz (1-2 hour drive from San Fransisco right?). I'm no good at names and remebering faces but I think he really looked like the guy at the flyer. Thanks for sharing this interesting knowledge!
AOTB always on the beach Member Sweden Joined: Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 56	AOTB always on the beach Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 1:28 PM Haha!! By the way, I just thinked of it maybe looks a bit weird speaking about Kevin Stuart when he's here. So, Kevin!! Did you play with Big Sandy November 08' in Santa Cruz? :) Thanks for great music!
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 4:45 PM On 2011-05-02 13:28, always on the beach wrote: Haha!! By the way, I just thinked of it maybe looks a bit weird speaking about Kevin Stuart when he's here. So, Kevin!! Did you play with Big Sandy November 08' in Santa Cruz? :) Thanks for great music! hahaha! Yup I'm here. Yeah, that was me! hehe Can't remember the name of the place though. I filled in for Jeff West for about a year when he was out for surgery on his arm. Also, I did play with Wanda Jackson some years back. Miss her. Sweetest lady. :) Thanks for the nice words about The Shookups! Really appreciate it!
AOTB always on the beach Member Sweden Joined: Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 56	AOTB always on the beach Posted posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 12:06 AM Hey Kevin! I went trough some old pictures from my trip to the states and found this.
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 8:30 AM Hey, cool! That's me! hahahaha Thanks for sharing that! It's so crazy that was almost 3 years ago now....
TS Tiki Shaker Grand Member (8 years) Menifee, CA Joined: Jun 28, 2008 Posts: 775	TS Tiki Shaker Posted posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 8:04 PM Crap, I need to look at this music section more often! Wish I would have gone to the show! How did it go? When are you playing in SD next?
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Wed, May 4, 2011 7:39 AM Tiki Shaker wrote:* Crap, I need to look at this music section more often! Wish I would have gone to the show! How did it go? When are you playing in SD next? It went very well! The locals of Leucadia LOVE the Shookups! haha We had them dancing all night! Pretty sure we'll be back there for the Monday night dance night there. Jeff Ross (also from Exotiki) and I will be playing Hot Jazz (think Django Reinhardt) TONIGHT in San Diego at a place called Prohibition. It seems like a very cool, swanky place. Not too tiki (well, not tiki at all).... but.... very dark and vibey nontheless. [ Edited by: Dartin Menny 2011-05-04 07:43 ]
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Wed, May 4, 2011 8:54 AM Ha ha! I heard the locals were actually line dancing to your music!
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Thu, May 5, 2011 10:15 AM lucas vigor wrote:* Ha ha! I heard the locals were actually line dancing to your music! hahaha! Nope..... They were line dancing between our sets. During our songs they were dancin' real proper.
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 8:14 AM Well... I know we aren't a 'tiki' band per-say.... but The Shookups will be playing Bar Leucadian again June 13th and Bigs Grill in Fullerton on June 15th. Just wanted to throw it out there.... I'll post flyers with details if there's any excitement on here.
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 9:13 AM I'll check out the 15th show. Jeff(btd)
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 1:24 PM Cool! See you two at Big's!
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 9:40 AM Tonight! what time? Jeff(btd)
KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Tiki Socialite Ling Cod Beach, CA 90808 Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 1738	KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Posted posted on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 11:42 AM Ripped off the wall of Facebook.
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 12:08 PM Thanks for rippin' that King! Jeff, we plan to go on around 9:30-10pm... We will be playing 2 sets as well. Cheers
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Fri, Jun 17, 2011 12:57 AM sorry I didn't make it, heard you guys were awesome. I got home from work late, and was just plum outta steam. please keep us updated on any other shows. Jeff(btd)
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Fri, Jun 17, 2011 10:54 AM No worries mang. We know how it is.... The Shookups will be at Weber's (in the Reseda Valley area) one week from today.... June 24th! We should be starting around 9:30pm... Thanks to those who did show up at Big's! We had a blast! [ Edited by: Dartin Menny 2011-06-17 10:55 ]
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Sat, Aug 13, 2011 7:11 AM Word on the street is....... The Shookups may be swingin' out on Don The Beachcomber's hardwood floors SOON! Get your dancing shoes ready.....
CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Member Southern Cailifornia Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 1674	CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Aug 13, 2011 11:29 AM well I'm ready to be shooked up!
L Luckydesigns Tiki Socialite Costa Mesa Joined: Sep 15, 2002 Posts: 2374	L Luckydesigns Posted posted on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 9:37 AM Awesome!
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 7:16 PM I am there!
CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Member Southern Cailifornia Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 1674	CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 10:34 PM So what's shaking?
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 7:35 AM This is shakin'......next Thursday, August 25th! [ Edited by: Dartin Menny 2011-08-16 07:36 ]
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 8:18 PM I just had the priviledge of listening to the new shook-ups 45 (which actually has 4 songs)...it's AMAZING! Kevin "tiki bong" bullat and Kevin "dartin menny" have really outdone themselves. The recording sounds like something from an earlier time. They even recorded it in quasi-mono (everything mono except the reverb)...bravo guys! Best rockabilly I have heard in a long time! This 45 is a must have!
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 10:12 AM when dey playin' again? was bummed to miss the last few shows posted about here. Jeff(btd)
KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Tiki Socialite Ling Cod Beach, CA 90808 Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 1738	KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Posted posted on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 10:35 AM They will be at Viva Las Vegas in April 2012
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 1:31 PM And, one of their songs will be appearing on the Viva Las Vegas compilation soundtrack!
KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Tiki Socialite Ling Cod Beach, CA 90808 Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 1738	KBT3 King Bushwich the 33rd Posted posted on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 4:37 PM Closer as far as time and space goes, they will be at Big's Grill in Fullerton, CA on Wed Mar 7, 2012.
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:16 PM thanks guys
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 9:46 AM Sorry BTD, been crazy busy and forgot to check in here. Obviously you missed this past Wednesday (because we didn't see you), but we will be at Viva Las Vegas this year as mentioned above. If any more local gigs pop up, I'll be sure to post them here. Thanks Lucas for the review! Glad you enjoyed it!!! cheers
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 1:14 PM When can we see you at Don's again?
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 2:30 PM sorry man, weeknight shows are tough for me. Jeff(btd)
DM Dartin Menny Member Garbage Grove, CA Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 222	DM Dartin Menny Posted posted on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 9:25 AM Atomic Tiki Punk - That's a really good question. I can honestly say we won't be back there until after we return from Europe in June. I had really hoped to play there more. BTD - I completely understand.
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sun, Apr 8, 2012 7:12 PM The shookups had a great show in front of a very large crowd at Viva las vegas...here is a sample! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbA52rZe-2c&sns=em (might want to turn your PC volume down for this one!)
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 11:04 AM thanks for posting Lucas, wish it was longer video. Jeff(btd)

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