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Category Archives: Reviews
Cancer survivor and rock legend Dick Dale: ‘I had both feet in the grave’
Dick Dale: performed April 25 at Grand Central in Miami with Gold Dust Lounge and Skinny Jimmy & the Stingrays. See below: Photos from the show Rock ‘n’ roll icon Dick Dale is in the midst of a career resurgence … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Events, Music, Photo galleries, Reviews, South Florida
Tagged Dick Dale, guitar, Miserlou, surf guitar
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Los Straitjackets soar again with the release of ‘Jet Set’
Like the lucha libre wrestlers who inspired it, Nashville’s Los Straitjackets has launched a high-flying comeback after being dealt a paralyzing blow that would have pinned lesser bands. With co-founding guitarist Danny Amis (aka Daddy-O Grande) on the road to … Continue reading
‘Mai-Kai Mixer’ shakes up South Florida with rockin’ retro cocktail party
Updated June 16, 2012 See below: See exclusive photos from the bash Related: Cocktail flights soar at Mai-Kai Mixer, reveal revolutionary use of rums Mai-Kai Cocktail Guide | Rums of The Mai-Kai The Mai-Kai’s Molokai bar was jumping on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Events, Events, Events, Events, Mai-Kai, Music, Restaurants, Reviews, Rum, South Florida
Tagged Dick Dale, Fort Lauderdale, guitar, Jetsetter, Lemon Hart, Mai-Kai, Pooch, rum, Skinny Jimmy, Skinny Jimmy & The Stingrays, South Florida, surf
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Florida at forefront of surf rock’s contemporary renaissance
Since its birth in the early 1960s, surf music seems to arrive in waves roughly every 15 years. And just as Florida surfers have played second fiddle to California, so have the Sunshine State’s surf bands. But it’s surely not … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Events, History, Music, Reviews, South Florida
Tagged Cutback, Dick Dale, guitar, Skinny Jimmy and the Stingrays, surf, surf guitar, surfing, Surfing Florida, The Intoxicators
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Concert review: Dick Dale’s comeback revs into overdrive
Dick Dale: April 21 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, April 22 at Churchill’s Pub in Miami. See below: Video, photos from both shows Concert reviews by Jim Hayward Just two years ago, it was unclear if legendary guitarist … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photo galleries, Reviews
Tagged Churchill's Pub, Dick Dale, guitar, Jimmy Dale, Miserlou, Respectable Street, Sam Bolle, surf
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Eclectic podcasts broadcast the soundtrack to the Tiki revival
Updated Aug. 11, 2012 There are many elements crucial to the appreciation of authentic Polynesian Pop, aka Tiki culture: The history, the architecture, the decor and art, the cocktails. But like the atmosphere of any great Tiki bar, the assimilation … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tagged Arthur Lyman, Book of Tiki, Cocktail Nation, Cudra Clover, DigiTiki, Dirtbag Surfer, Exotic Tiki Island, exotica, Exotica Hour, GaragePunk Surfcast, hapa haole, Kevin Kidney, Koop Kooper, Lady Reverb, Les Baxter, lounge, Martin Denny, podcasts, Quiet Village, Rat Surf Radio, Seven Kirtsten, Sound of Tiki, surf, Surf Guitar 101
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Bands provide an eclectic, exotic soundtrack to Hukilau 2011
Related: ‘Rum Rat Pack’ starts a revolution at Hukilau 2011 The Hukilau crowns a Rum Barrel Master Mixologist | Full Hukilau coverage 2011 Hukilau photos and video: Facebook | Flickr | Go11Media A compilation of video highlights There’s a lot … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Events, Events, Events, Hukilau, Mai-Kai, Music, Reviews, South Florida, Video
Tagged Bahia Cabana, Bahia Mar, Disasternauts, Fisherman, Grinder Nova, guitar, Hukilau, Mai-Kai, Radio Active Records, rum, South Florida, surf, The Exotics, The Intoxicators, Tikiyaki Orchestra
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Dick Dale and Laramie Dean shred all doubts on recent tour
Dick Dale and Laramie Dean: Sunday, June 12, at The Vagabond in Miami Monday, June 13, at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. See below: Photos from both shows Concert reviews by Jim Hayward The much-anticipated return to South Florida … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Events, Music, Photo galleries, Reviews, South Florida
Tagged Dick Dale, guitar, Jimmy Dale, Laramie Dean, Respectable Street, South Florida, surf, The Vagabond
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