4th annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention, Sat. Aug 13th 2011, 9am to 8pm

For the first time in 4 years, I am super stoked to announce that:

The Surf Guitar 101 convention will be 1 week before Tiki Oasis.
So if you can get off a whole week.
Come out the weekend before Tiki Oasis,for the Surf Music Convention,
Then check out all the tiki bars in So. Cal. during the week between.
Hit the beach or the amusement parks during the day
Then GO to Tiki Oasis the following weekend.

More fun and entertainment than you can shake a stick at.

It’s hard to believe, but the fourth SurfGuitar101.com convention is now upon us! Mark your calendars now, Saturday, August 13th 2011 is a date you will not want to miss! Join us for a celebration of live surf music in the heart of Southern California!
We are absolutely pleased to announce the headlining act will be none other than Satan’s Pilgrims! We are also excited to continue the tradition started last year by hosting bands from outside the United States. This year, visiting from foreign shores we will have The Razorblades (Germany), The Bradipos IV (Italy), and The Blue Demons (Canada)!

As before, we will host a special “Legends of Surf” jam, where members of original 1960’s surf bands will play the classics in the genre. You won’t want to miss this! Past years have featured members of The Belairs, Eddie & The Showmen, The Chantays, The Lively Ones, and The Crossfires. This year we are going to feature the music of The Belairs, Davie “King Fuzz” Allan, and a tribute to Eddie Bertrand!

Do you play an instrument? Why not sign up for the SG101 member jam? Site members get up and play surf classics old and new, sometimes standing side by side with musician’s from the original bands!

We’ll also have a large vendor space featuring CD’s, vinyl, t-shirts, DVD’s and more!

All of this is happening Saturday, August 13th, 2011 at The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Avenue, in Los Alamitos, California, 9am to 8pm.

Here is the complete band lineup for the convention:

Satan’s Pilgrims - http://satanspilgrims.com/
http://www.myspace.com/satanspilgrims
One of the most popular and influential modern surf bands, these caped musicians hail from the Pacific Northwest, home of the Ventures, The Sonics, and The Wailers.

The Razorblades - http://www.myspace.com/therazorbladesgermany
All the way from Germany, you’ll dig their fast and loud take on surf music.

The Bradipos IV - http://www.myspace.com/bradipos4
From Italy, you’ll love their traditional surf and spaghetti western sounds.

The Cocktail Preachers - http://www.myspace.com/cocktailpreachers
This Chicago band indeed preaches to the faithful the sounds of surf, exotica, and Mai-Tais.

Daikaiju - http://www.myspace.com/daikaiju
This Kabuki masked band hails from Alabama, and plays a high explosive, rocket-fueled progressive form of surf music. One of the most talked about live acts on the scene.

Meshugga Beach Party - http://www.meshuggabeachparty.com/meshugga/index.htm
Who knew? Traditional surf music combined with Jewish folk songs! You have to see to believe these chosen surfers from Northern California.

The Deadbeats - http://www.myspace.com/deadbeats63
One of the hottest and youngest surf bands today, these kids like to play old school surf music loud and fast!

The Blue Demons - http://www.myspace.com/thebluedemons
From Toronto, these wrestling super heroes will take you to the mat with their pile-driving take on surf and garage music.

The Tequila Worms - http://www.myspace.com/thetequilaworms
Another young band, these guys hail from Anaheim, California, and sound like The Ventures after getting in a car crash with Link Wray!

But wait there is more! That’s right, we have all kinds of shows lined up for you before and after the convention. Book your hotel rooms now for a massive celebration of live surf music. Here is the complete schedule:

Thurs. Aug. 11th. 9pm, Slacktone and The Razorblades at the Slide Bar, 122 East Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, CA. 92832-1909, (714) 871-2233.
Thurs. Aug. 11th. 8pm, The Bradipos IV at The Pike Bar, 1836 East 4th St. Long Beach, CA. 90802-3807, (562) 437-4453.
Fri. Aug. 12th. 9pm, Secret Samurai, The Razorblades,and Daikaiju at the Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd.San Diego, CA. 92104 (619) 255-7224.
Fri. Aug. 12th. 9pm, The Tequila Worms, Cocktail Preachers, and The Blue Demons at the Juke Joint, 735 North Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, CA. 92805.
Fri. Aug. 12th. 9pm, Outerwave, Meshugga Beach Party, and The Bradipos IV at the Purple Orchid, 221 Richmond St. El Segundo,CA. 90245-3719, (310) 322-5829.
Sat. Aug. 13th. 9am to 8pm, The 4th Annual SurfGuitar101 convention at The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Avenue, in Los Alamitos, CA.
Sat. Aug. 13th. after the convention, 9pm to midnight, Slacktone, at Don the Beachcomber, 16278 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach,CA. 92649 (562) 592-1321
Sun. Aug. 14th. 11am to 5 pm, Meshugga Beach Party, The Bradipos IV, The Razorblades, Daikaiju, The Blue Demons, The Cocktail Preachers, The Deadbeats at the Huntington Beach Pier, 400 Pacific Coast Hwy. at Main. St.
Sun. Aug. 14th. Matt Quilter’s Wave Machine and surf jam at Don the Beachcomber, 16278 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach,CA. 92649 (562) 592-1321
Mon. Aug. 15th. 8 am to 2 pm - Historic surf music tour of Huntington, Newport, and Balboa Beach. Contact Jeff “Bigtikidude” Hanson (bigtikidude at yahoo dot com) for more information.
Tues. Aug. 16th. 9pm. Surfer Joe's Boss Combo, at Bar Pink, 3829 30th Street, San Diego, CA. 92104
Wed. Aug. 17th. 9pm. Surfer Joe's Boss Combo, at the Tiki House, 1152 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109, (858) 273-9734.
Thurs. Aug. 18th. Surfer Joe's Boss Combo, and others at Tiki Oasis, opening night party at Bali Hai on Shelter Island, for more info go to http://www.tikioasis.com/2011/entertainment/.

Please spread the word and we hope to see you there!

Surf’s Up!
http://www.surfguitar101.com
Facebook pages for the event.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Guitar-101-Convention/270722858862?ref=mf
and
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Guitar-101-Convention/270722858862?sk=wall

and Myspace for the event.
http://www.myspace.com/sg101convention

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-06-22 00:01 ]

Wow, this is awesome !
but damn, too far away from my home country...
I would love to be there.

Would love to finally see Satan's Pilgrims. Hopefully we can make the scene.

I am totally looking forward to this event !!! Really excited to finally see "Satans Pilgrims" !!

Cool!!
thanks Guys.

Jeff(btd)

How will ticket sales work?

Can't wait! Last year's was a lot of fun...make sure to bring cash for the vending!

"Lost In Paradise" will be there, a little twang....a little reverb....had an absolute blast last year and every band was stellar! Here's a look back at our coverage from last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0g44IIBx8A

Hopefully we can produce a higher quality show this time, lol! The bands deserve it. See ya There!

On 2011-06-22 23:24, TikiSan wrote:
How will ticket sales work?

San,

As of now, there hasn't been a big demand
For presale tix. Just show up early and pay at the door.
Charge is 25 dollars.
The doors open at 8 am. They have some great breakfast specials there.
Vending starts around 9 am, show at 10 am

On 2011-06-23 09:04, Jason Wickedly wrote:
Can't wait! Last year's was a lot of fun...make sure to bring cash for the vending!

Jason,
True there, thanks for posting that.
There will be a bunch of vendors,
Maybe even a tad of tiki stuff.
Some selling very hard to find books,and music.
So this is a good time to shop for yourself, or for the holidays too.

Jeff btd

I just listened to all the bands on the MySpace links you posted. All of them are awesome! Thanks, gotta get up there for the convention now.

very cool, glad you like them all.
you can also get a idea of what the bands are all about by listening to the current podcast on
Radio Free Bakersfield below.

RFB 234--The 2011 SG101 Convention!
direct link:
http://radiofreebakersfield.com/shows/rfb234.mp3

Guest hosted by Big Tiki Dude & Insect Dave!

satan's pilgrims-shit sandwich
satan's pilgrims-malaguena (live)
http://satanspilgrims.com

razorblades-your muffin top looks kinda sexy
razorblades-insomniac blues
http://www.therazorblades.de

blue demons-nice tits
blue demons-cougar country
http://www.myspace.com/thebluedemons

daikaiju-shooting the wormhole
daikaiju-the trouble with those mothra girls
http://www.daikaiju.org

bradipos iv-bandito supremes
bradipos iv-playa inferno
http://www.myspace.com/bradipos4

meshugga beach party-frailachs
meshugga beach party-sabbath prayer
http://www.meshuggabeachparty.com

cocktail preachers-slingshot to durango
cocktail preachers-timebomb
http://www.cocktailpreachers.com

tequila worms-gypsy trail
tequila worms-crazy horse
http://www.myspace.com/thetequilaworms

deadbeats-gooch in space!
deadbeats-janky jank
http://www.myspace.com/deadbeats63
—

Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH.
http://www.myspace.com/pronouncedwhorehay
http://radiofreebakersfield.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636

Why attend the SG101 convention ??

I can think of 4 good reasons. Let's start off with reason number 4 and work our way up.

Reason #4: You hate Surf music and/or feel it has no place in Tiki culture...

BUT... you want to express your appreciation for BigTikiDude's good friendship and general Tiki ambassadorship.

You can show your support by attending HIS event.

It's definitely a labor of love. :)

Wow!!
thanks John O,
I can think of a lot of people that fall into this category.
:wink:

Jeff(btd)

I am saving my pennies, because I bought a butt-load of Music at the last SG101 event. I am so looking forward to being turned on to some "Surf" that is new to me. If any of you haven't seen Daikaju yet....well you are in for a treat. They bring it and they don't let up!!!

On 2011-06-28 17:22, The Sperm Whale wrote:
I am saving my pennies, because I bought a butt-load of Music at the last SG101 event. I am so looking forward to being turned on to some "Surf" that is new to me. If any of you haven't seen Daikaju yet....well you are in for a treat. They bring it and they don't let up!!!

Amen to that Spermy,
I was talking to Joshboy on Sunday night,
he said last year he spent around 300 bucks on about a foot of cds.

that my friends is HARDCORE!!!

Jeff(btd)

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-06-28 21:01 ]

The RFB show is still available to be listened to in the Archive.
just go to the link below.

RFB 234--The 2011 SG101 Convention!
direct link:
http://radiofreebakersfield.com/shows/rfb234.mp3

And Like last year, I will have a trivia question soon.
for Free Tix to the event.
So keep yer eyes peeled for that.

Jeff(btd)

Man that sucks that the stage monitor is blocking the view of that guys custom Tiki Kneepads !!!

[ Edited by: Doctor Z 2011-07-04 14:30 ]

Oh Doctor Z,
Why?

Jeff(btd)

I know that everybody left Myspace for Facebook,
but it is still there and working,
check out some songs by some of the bands playing this year.

Myspace for the event.
http://www.myspace.com/sg101convention

Facebook pages for the event.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Guitar-101-Convention/270722858862?ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Guitar-101-Convention/270722858862?sk=wall

and
RFB 234--The 2011 SG101 Convention promo show on RadioFreeBakersfield
direct link to show:
http://radiofreebakersfield.com/shows/rfb234.mp3
—

Jeff(bigtikidude)

On 2011-06-27 13:59, JOHN-O wrote:

Why attend the SG101 convention ??

I can think of 4 good reasons. Let's start off with reason number 4 and work our way up.

Reason #4: You hate Surf music and/or feel it has no place in Tiki culture...

BUT... you want to express your appreciation for BigTikiDude's good friendship and general Tiki ambassadorship.

You can show your support by attending HIS event.

It's definitely a labor of love.

Reason #3: You're a casual Surf music fan, familiar with the popular groups from the early 60's classic era, but don't know much about the latest of the 3rd Wave (or are we on the 4th Wave now ?).

Well BigTikiDude has made it easy for you. He's assembled some of the best bands from across the country (world?) for your listening pleasure.

It's one-stop shopping to get educated on the latest and greatest. :)

Damn,This looks great Jeff,I wish we could be there for it ,We will be over in september though so is there any thing else surf wise on then?

Thanks John,
and Dave and Sue,

Bummed you can't be here for the event,
but I will keep an eye out for shows in Sept.
and let you know, as they pop up.
keep yer eyes peeled on yer email in late Aug.

ttyl
Jeff(btd)

Jeff, I think everyone here should know that Jason Lee is actually teaching a guitar CLASS at Tiki Oasis
Of course he is also playing Friday poolside at 2:30

Surf Guitar Lessons with Jason Lee

Grand Pacific ballroom
10:30 - 11:30AM
More InformationPrice: $10.00
http://www.tikioasis.com/2011/tickets/#purchase_tickets

http://www.tikioasis.com/2011/schedule/

http://www.tikioasis.com/2011/entertainment/

http://www.myspace.com/bloodonthebeach

Very Cool Otto,

for anyone that is coming out to Ca. from another state,
or if you live here, and want to learn to play like the guys
at the SG101 convention.

Go to Tiki Oasis, the following weekend,
and take the guitar Class,

Jason is a great guy,
and don't let the hair scare ya.

Jeff(btd)

For those that are going,
and are interested.

we will be raffling off this guitar.

if yer interested in buying raffle tix for this guitar,
and can't be at the show.
see here:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150247479678863.333615.270722858862

That guitar looks killer !!

you mean this one?

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

JOHN-O wrote:

Why attend the SG101 convention ??

I can think of 4 good reasons. Let's start off with reason number 4 and work our way up.

Reason #4: You hate Surf music and/or feel it has no place in Tiki culture...

BUT... you want to express your appreciation for BigTikiDude's good friendship and general Tiki ambassadorship.

You can show your support by attending HIS event.

It's definitely a labor of love.

Reason #3: You're a casual Surf music fan, familiar with the popular groups from the early 60's classic era, but don't know much about the latest of the 3rd Wave (or are we on the 4th Wave now ?).

Well BigTikiDude has made it easy for you. He's assembled some of the best bands from across the country (world?) for your listening pleasure. It's one-stop shopping to get educated on the latest and greatest. :)

Reason #2: You're a hardcore Surf music fan, check the SG101 website everyday, own hundreds of albums and CDs, and John Blair's book is your bible, but you NEVER EVER go to live shows.

So... In BigTikiDude's own words (try to imagine your own father lecturing you :D):

"If you don't support your scene, you won't have a scene left to support".

(Actually I should be posting that reason on the SG101 website.)

Preach On!!!!
Brother John.

Jeff(btd)

Here's a recent on-line intervew with BigTikiDude...

http://www.nesmasurf.org/featured_band.htm

Read it and you can understand how his mind works.

Also notice how they refer to him as...

"THE" Big Tiki Dude.

Ha, ha

John O,

Be careful how much praise you give me.
It could come back to haunt you.
Or people might think we have something
Going on.
:o :wink:

But, thanks man,
Your one of the few cool believers.
Jeff btd

Edited for spelling

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-07-27 09:47 ]

If you cannot make the show,
And would like to buy raffle tix for guitar above.
Email me at [email protected] and
I will give ya the lowdown.
Deadline is this Fri. Aug. 5th.
Thanks
Jeff btd

Trivia question for tix to the show tonight,
gotta get to work,
but keep yer eyes peeled after 8 pm pac. time.

Jeff(btd)

triva question is up here:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40807&forum=1&start=last&

John O,
you will probably get this,
so if you don't want to play, that's yer call,
but you are eligible if you want to play.

Jeff(btd)

bump, for a reminder about the trivia question in general discussion

I guess there was a need to move the trivia question to the Tiki Music
Area.

Here is where it got moved to:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40807&forum=11&46

and it kind of fizzled out.

Jeff(btd)

Heard 1 of the bands playing on KFJC in Nor. Cal. tonight.
The Bradipos IV were on Fire.

Hope to see some more TC people this year.

Jeff(btd)

On 2011-08-07 00:01, bigtikidude wrote:
if yer looking for something to do after the Beach Burn,
there are 3 different Tiki events going on Sat. Night.

The Amazing Slacktone is playing at Don the Beachcomber, 9 pm to midnight,

Hula Girls and Dick Dale are playing at the Couch House in Capistrano,

and CHUM is playing at the Purple Orchid, 9pm to midnight.

so take yer pick,
and keep the party rollin'
Jeff(btd)

On 2011-08-07 09:32, SoccerTiki wrote:

On 2011-08-07 00:01, bigtikidude wrote:
if yer looking for something to do after the Beach Burn,
there are 3 different Tiki events going on Sat. Night.

The Amazing Slacktone is playing at Don the Beachcomber, 9 pm to midnight,

Hula Girls and Dick Dale are playing at the Couch House in Capistrano,

and CHUM is playing at the Purple Orchid, 9pm to midnight.

so take yer pick,
and keep the party rollin'
Jeff(btd)

yup,
agreed.

if you are looking for something to do after the Beach Burn,
or the SG101 convention,

see above.

Jeff(btd)

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2011-08-07 22:10 ]

and time slot announcements for the bands, etc....

Doors open at 8 am, (Breakfast will be available for purchase)
Vending room opens 9 am, (maybe a bit earlier if all the vendors are set up and ready to go)
Show starts at 9:30 ish, (maybe a tad early if we are ready)

9:30am to 10:20am SG101 Member Jam
10:30am to 11:30am Legends Jam, Belairs(reunion/tribute), Eddie and the Showmen tribute, Davie Allan and the Arrows, (plus special award dedication to Davie)
11:40am to 12:25pm, The Blue Demons
12:35pm to 1:20pm, The Deadbeats
1:30pm to 2:15pm, The Cocktail Preachers
2:25pm to 3:10pm, Meshugga Beach Party
3:20pm to 4:05pm, The Tequila Worms
4:15pm to 5:00pm, The Bradipos IV
5:10pm to 5:55pm, Daikaiju
6:05pm to 6:50pm, The Razorblades
7:00pm to 8:00pm, Satan's Pilgrims

Pre show party at the Purple Orchid