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DTB Don The Beachcomber Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Dec 28, 2004 Posts: 209	DTB Don The Beachcomber Posted posted on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 1:20 PM Partygoers will step into this slice of paradise for three nights, December 29-31, 2010, as the champions of exotica, WAITIKI, welcome the new year at Don the Beachcomber. The Huntington Beach restaurant haven created by the great mixologist Donn Beach, father of all things tiki, will honor its founder with three nights of stunning libations, and live music, featuring exotica living legend Robert Drasnin, as well as leaders of the ‘90s tiki revival, Combustible Edison. The luscious mix that is exotica—the blend of tropical soundscapes, Latin dance grooves, and popular jazz—is an adventuresome and musically intricate mix. Often mistaken as kitsch, exotica flows from the vibrant post-war Hawaiian music scene and draws on everything from jazz to folk ballads, to second-generation Japanese club bands made of traditional Asian instruments, to Puerto Rican percussionists who came to the island mid-century. Don the Beachcomber presents WAITIKI:A Festival of Music and Cocktail TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE AT: http://donthebeachcomberpresentswaitiki.com/ Wednesday, December 29 "The Jazz Sides of Exotica" with the classic WAITIKI Quartet Thursday, December 30 "Coronation of the Voodoo Masters" The WAITIKI 7 with Robert Drasnin & Sherry Shaoling Friday December 31 New Year's Eve "The New Sounds of Exotica" The WAITIKI 7 with Combustible Edison Alums Brother Cleve and The Millionaire For New Year’s Eve, the WAITIKI 7 gets swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the renewed interest in non-rock instrumental music from the 50s and 60s. 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. At midnight the ballroom will transform into a full-scale tiki dance party. WAITIKI and Combustible Edison will reveal their mixologist side with original craft cocktails that will join Beach’s creations on the drink menu. “Donn Beach had a famous rapport with diners—to leave their worries and everyday concerns outside. Inside the restaurant is one’s own personal paradise, whether it be from the libations, entertainment, or conversations with the hosts and hostesses,” notes WAITIKI bandleader Randy Wong, whose tiki-inspired cocktails have made it onto menus at several fine dining establishments in Boston. “This makes Don the Beachcomber very different from anyplace else. It naturally has a close-knit, family-friendly environment that’s perfect for these three evenings.” TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE AT: http://donthebeachcomberpresentswaitiki.com/
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Wed, Dec 1, 2010 11:13 PM Zazz!!

Partygoers will step into this slice of paradise for three nights, December 29-31, 2010, as the champions of exotica, WAITIKI, welcome the new year at Don the Beachcomber. The Huntington Beach restaurant haven created by the great mixologist Donn Beach, father of all things tiki, will honor its founder with three nights of stunning libations, and live music, featuring exotica living legend Robert Drasnin, as well as leaders of the ‘90s tiki revival, Combustible Edison.

The luscious mix that is exotica—the blend of tropical soundscapes, Latin dance grooves, and popular jazz—is an adventuresome and musically intricate mix. Often mistaken as kitsch, exotica flows from the vibrant post-war Hawaiian music scene and draws on everything from jazz to folk ballads, to second-generation Japanese club bands made of traditional Asian instruments, to Puerto Rican percussionists who came to the island mid-century.

Don the Beachcomber presents WAITIKI:A Festival of Music and Cocktail

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE AT: http://donthebeachcomberpresentswaitiki.com/

Wednesday, December 29
"The Jazz Sides of Exotica"
with the classic WAITIKI Quartet

Thursday, December 30
"Coronation of the Voodoo Masters"
The WAITIKI 7 with Robert Drasnin & Sherry Shaoling

Friday December 31 New Year's Eve
"The New Sounds of Exotica"
The WAITIKI 7 with Combustible Edison Alums
Brother Cleve and The Millionaire

For New Year’s Eve, the WAITIKI 7 gets swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the renewed interest in non-rock instrumental music from the 50s and 60s. 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. At midnight the ballroom will transform into a full-scale tiki dance party. WAITIKI and Combustible Edison will reveal their mixologist side with original craft cocktails that will join Beach’s creations on the drink menu.

“Donn Beach had a famous rapport with diners—to leave their worries and everyday concerns outside. Inside the restaurant is one’s own personal paradise, whether it be from the libations, entertainment, or conversations with the hosts and hostesses,” notes WAITIKI bandleader Randy Wong, whose tiki-inspired cocktails have made it onto menus at several fine dining establishments in Boston. “This makes Don the Beachcomber very different from anyplace else. It naturally has a close-knit, family-friendly environment that’s perfect for these three evenings.”

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE AT: http://donthebeachcomberpresentswaitiki.com/