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Catching A Wave

A great place to discover and relive vintage and modern rockabilly, blues, surf, roots, r&b, oldies, etc. Hear favorites and obscure tracks as well as exclusive interviews

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Catching A Wave 08-15-22 Aug 15, 2022

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August 16th, 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis' passing. We'll hear a couple of tunes of his along with some covers by Reverend Horton Heat, Terreur Twist, The ChuGuysters, The Cramps, The Surfaris, Phil Keaggy and Link Wray. Plus, we talk Elvis with both Suzi Quatro (and hear an Elvis cover from her) and Wink Martindale in our Green Room Segment. Beth Riley has another great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, there's also some awesome tunes from California Surf Incorporated, The Wave Chargers, The Surfrajettes and Jim and the Seadragons and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Terreur Twist- "Adam And Evil" Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas" Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely" Phil Keaggy- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" Link Wray- "Tiger Man" California Surf Incorporated- "Playground" (feat. Bobby Figueroa) The Wave Chargers- "Surf Motel" The Surfrajettes- "Priscilla" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Only With You" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Elvis Presley- "Beach Boy Blues" The Cramps- "Jailhouse Rock" The Surfaris- "Hound Dog" "Green Room" segment: Wink Martindale on his favorite Elvis tune Elvis Presley- "Suspicious Minds" Suzi Quatro on her love of Elvis and talking to him on the phone Suzi Quatro- "All Shook Up" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Sharon Marie- "Runaround Lover" Jim and the Sea Dragons- "Attila" The ChuGuysters- "A Little Less Conversation" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Memphis"

Catching A Wave 08-08-22 Aug 08, 2022

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Catching A Wave is full of more NEW tunes and classics this week! We have a snippet of a conversation Beth Riley did with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens and his love of The Beach Boys in our Green Room segment. Beth also has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, get ready for rockers from Magnatech, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Buttondowns, Travis Koester, The Raconteurs, JD McPherson, The Mach IV, The Slimetones, The Verbtones, The Routes, Surf Curse, Fat Kahoona and The Volcanics!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Magnatech- "Impala '59" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Powerhouse" The Volcanics- "Whiplash" Fat Kahoona- "Red Sea Surfin'" Surf Curse- "TVI" The Mach IV- "Big Foot" JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up" The Routes- "Pocket Calculator" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good To My Baby" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Travis Koester- "Big Time" The Raconteurs- "The Bane Rendition" The Verbtones- "Summer Spell" Green Room segment: Jim Babjak on The Beach Boys The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby" The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "St. Louis Blues" The Buttondowns- "Way Out West" The Slimetones- "Summer Of Slime" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 08-01-22 Aug 01, 2022

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Talk about an "Action" packed show this hour on Catching A Wave! From their upcoming "Go Action!!" album on Hi-Tide Recordings, we have new Satan's Pilgrims for you. Plus, rockers from The Boss Martians, The Electric Heaters, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Manakooras, The Bloat Floaters, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Stay Off The Dunes, Eskimo Lunettes, The Boss Martians and Monty Norman (RIP 94 years old on July 11th, 2022). We have a trio of tunes you'll "understand" (3 songs with "Understand" in the title) from Collective Soul, Los Straitjackets and The Untamed Youth. Get ready for a trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 29th, 1963 for radio station WQAM in Miami, FL. Beth Riley has a great earworm from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Monty Norman Orchestra- "James Bond Theme" The Electric Heaters- "Tainted Love" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Super Minx" The Bloat Floaters- "Reverb Valhalla" The Manakooras- "Quiet Village" "Understand" trio: Collective Soul- "Understanding" Los Straitjackets- "What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding" The Untamed Youth- "You've Got To Understand" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Caught In The Curves" Satan's Pilgrims- "Go Action!!" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending June 29th, 1963 for songs in the top 56 for 560 WQAM Miami, FL: #56 The Astronauts- "Baja" #5 Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper" #1 Jan & Dean- "Surf City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Champs- "Train To Nowhere" Stay Off The Dunes- "Beached Whale" Eskimo Lunettes- "Festival Mud" The Boss Martians- "Driftwood Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 07-25-22 Jul 25, 2022

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Summer is in full swing and this hour is full of hot tunes! Beth Riley goes to the beach with a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We also continue our year long 10th Anniversary celebration of their 29th album, That's Why God Made The Radio with another track from that one. As always, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection fo the week. Plus, we've got songs from Beachcombers, The Eye Five, Los Daytonas, GO-GO Rillas, Robotron, Drifting Sand, Surfnado Tiki Squad, His Lordship, The Mellons, The ChuGuysters, The Fuzziyama Surfers, La Luz, The Sparks Boys, It's Only Roy, The Fathoms and Hipbone Slim!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Hipbone Slim- "Legless" The Fuzziyama Surfers- "Fuzziyama Beat" Robotron- "Bizarr-o-tron" It's Only Roy- "Gentle Soul (I Can Still Hear You) La Luz- "The Pines (Instrumental)" The ChuGuysters- "Double Trap" The Mellons- "So Much To Say" The Sparks Boys- "Wipe Out" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Goin' To The Beach" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Daytonas- "Go T. Bucket!" GO-GO Rillas- "Rob The Banana Train" His Lordship- "I Live In The City" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Burrito's Way" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Beaches In Mind" The Eye Five- "Sun Song" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Eagles- "Pipeline" Beachcombers- "Kahuna" Drifting Sand- "Best Summer Ever" The Fathoms- "Tracking Bigfoot" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 07-18-22 Jul 18, 2022

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I'm constantly blown away by all the great music (new and old) coming into the show every week. Enjoy the latest and classics from a wide range of folks this week including The Bacon Brothers, The Ventures, Kincaid & The Memetics, Humanga Danga, The Volcanics, Max Hixon, Tijuana Panthers, 3 of the artists coming to the Hi-Tide Summer Holiday (Los Straitjackets, Southern Culture On The Skids and Messer Chups) and a trio of tunes with "Tube" in the title from The Trashmen, ZZ Top and The Surf Junkies. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. And speaking of them, the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp, Redwood who later become Three Dog Night and Mick Fleetwood's Zoo featuring Billy Burnette on vocals) plus we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

Catching A Wave 07-11-22 Jul 11, 2022

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We HEAT things up with another great Two-nami in the forecast this week with 2 in a row featuring Jeff Skunk Baxter! We'll hear a tune featuring him on lead guitar with The Ventures as well as one from his new album, Speed Of Heat. Beth Riley has a HOT deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin James Jukebox to hear our selection of The Week (also connected to The Beach Boys). Plus, there's rockers from Billy F. Gibbons, The Aqua Velvets, Elliot Kendall, The Bradipos IV (produced by Surfer Joe), The Green Reflectors, R. Dean Taylor, The Angry Red Planet, La Luz, The Beach Berserkers, The Wave Chargers, The Beths, Surfer Boy, Surf Monster and Stephen Schijnes!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bradipos IV- "Endless Bummer" Surf Monster- "Cowabunga" La Luz- "San Fernando Shadow Blues" The Angry Red Planet- "The Crawling Eye" Surfer Boy- "Surfing The Net" The Beths- "Silence Is Golden" Elliot Kendall- "Honda Bike" The Wave Chargers- "Eddie Would Go" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Hot Fun In The Summertime" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE R. Dean Taylor- "Surfer's Call" The Beach Berserkers- "One Summer (To Rule Them All)" Billy F. Gibbons- "Stackin' Bones" The Green Reflectors- "Auggie Poole Party" Two-Nami: The Ventures (with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on lead guitar)- "Bombora" Jeff "Skunk" Baxter- "Apache" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Kenny & The Cadets- "Barbie" The Aqua Velvets- "Bravado" Stephen Schijnes- "Trans-Pacific Beach Bum" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 07-04-22 Jul 04, 2022

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We have a patriotic set of tunes with songs from John Mellencamp, Chris Isaak, Rick Derringer, The Hot Doggers and Beth Riley brings us "Spirit Of America" in Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a Two-Nami in the forecast with The Manakooras covering The Surfrajettes as well as The Surfrajettes original version too. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockin' tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Monkees, Blondie, Ramones, The Breakers, The Jagaloons, Todd Bradley, Travis Koester, The Del-Vipers and The Hang-Ten Hangmen.

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Monkees- "Birth Of An Accidental Hipster" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Castaway Cove" The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Hang Ten Hop" The Del-Vipers- "Raiders Reef" Ramones- "Do You Wanna Dance" Patriotic segment: Rick Derringer- "Real American" Chris Isaak- "American Boy" John Mellencamp- "Justice and Independence" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Spirit Of America" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hot Doggers- "Surfin' USA" (Bruce Johnston on lead vocals) The Jagaloons- "Journey To The Stars" Todd Bradley- "So Tired" The Breakers- "Crystal Pistol" Two-Nami: The Manakooras- "Hale'iwa Hustle" The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Johnny & The Hurricanes- "Sheba" Blondie- "Moonlight Drive" Travis Koester- "Zorro Goes Surfin'" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 06-27-22 Jun 27, 2022

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The forecast calls for rain (3 songs with "rain" in the title by The Grip Weeds, JD McPherson and The Bangles) and HOT music all hour long on this week's Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break and we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their That's Why God Made The Radio album from 2012 with another track from that release. We've also got a quarter ready to drop in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (featuring a young Phil Keaggy). Plus, there's tunes from The Routes, Televisionaries, Micky Dolenz (also with Phil Keaggy on guitar), Los Daytonas, Mary Ann Hopkins, Bruce Johnston (Happy Birthday 80 years young June 27, 2022), Deke Dickerson with The Trashmen, The Phantom Surfers, The Courettes, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Fierce Shook and The Swongos!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Televisionaries- "Curmudgeon" Bruce Johnston- "Surfin' Round The World" (alternate version) Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "I'm A Trashman" The Phantom Surfers- "Squad Car" The Swongos- "Shayla Shadows" "Rain" trio: The Bangles- "The Rain Song" The Grip Weeds- "She Brings The Rain" JD McPherson- "It's Raining" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Car Club" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Courettes- "Daydream" The Routes- "The Robots" Los Daytonas- "The Contest" Mary Ann Hawkins- "Hawkinsmania" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Daybreak Over The Ocean" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Necrocannibal" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Squires (feat. Phil Keaggy)- "BaTmoBile" Micky Dolenz- "I'm A Believer" Fierce Shook- "Astro Turf War" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 06-20-22 Jun 20, 2022

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June 21st is the official first day of SUMMER (but then again it's summer ALL year long here on Catching A Wave). Things really heat up this hour as we kick off the show with a special EXCLUSIVE live cover of Dick Dale's "Miserlou" by Lucky 757 (only place you can hear this version). We also blast off in the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of December 22nd, 1962 to hear 3 tunes in the Top 40 Fabulous 40 Survey for KFWB in Los Angeles, CA. Beth Riley has a Sweet deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, a new mix of a classic tune from them as well and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We've also got some hot rockin' tunes from Man Or Astro-man?, The Volcanics, Tijuana Panthers, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, The Delstroyers, Humanga Donga, The Surfrajettes, The Beths, Underwater Bosses, Urban Zotel & The Thundertones, The SurfAnauts and The Green Reflectors!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Lucky 757- "Miserlou" live (Catching A Wave EXCLUSIVE) The Delstroyers- "Go Go Ghoul" Tijuana Panthers- "Helping Hand" Urban Zotel & The Thundertones- "Thunderbeat" The Volcanics- "Volcanic Stomp" The Surfrajettes- "Salty Sister" The Beths- " A Real Thing" The SurfAnauts- "Godfather" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Sweet Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "Something Comes Crawling" The Beach Boys- "Shut Down" (NEW mix) The Green Reflectors- "Bonneville Blast" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of December 22nd, 1962 for the Fabulous Forth Survey KFWB Los Angeles, CA #40 The Rumblers- "Boss" #8 Dick Dale- "Peppermint Man" #1 Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans- "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Catalinas- "Beach Walkin'" Underwater Bosses- "Beach Moles" Humanga Danga- "Rocket Rodeo" Man or Astro-man?- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 06-13-22 Jun 13, 2022

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It's time to spin the Wheel The Fun, Fun, Fun on this week's Catching A Wave. We hear randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys by She & Him, Johnny Rivers and The Tremolo Beer Gut! Beth Riley dishes out some rhythm with a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got great rockin' tracks from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Surfaris, Surfer Joe, Cayucas, The Hang-Ten Hangmen, The Police, The Sparks Boys, Zvezda, The Del Vipers, Robert Gordon & Link Wray, Televisionaries, The Surf Hermits, The ChuGuysters and Secret Agent! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Hip Shake Go Go Baby" Secret Agent- "Desert Mission" Televisionaries- "Annie" Cayucas- "Topo Ride The Wave" The ChuGuysters- "The Fourth Space Speed" The Del Vipers- "Mystic Skull" Zvezda- "The Electronic Man" The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "She's Got Rhythm" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Sparks Boys- "Big Sur" The Police- "Next To You" The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Point Break Bop" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: She & Him- "Darlin'" Johnny Rivers- "Help Me, Rhonda" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Pet Sounds" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dean Torrence & Belair Bandits- "Summer Rain" The Surf Hermits- "Jet City Rumble" Robert Gordon & Link Wray- "Summertime Blues" Surfer Joe- "A Day At The Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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