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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 08-30-21 Aug 30, 2021

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No shortage of hot new and classic tunes as we hear tracks from Blackball Bandits, Lord Huron, Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers, The Tremelo Beer Gut, The Surf Raiders, Darrel Higham, Mike Brookfield, Green Reflectors, The Mellows, B. Christopher Band and more!! We get real GONE with a trio of songs with "gone" in the title from McKinley James, The Surfaris and The Explorers Club. We also have 2 songs with a unique connection from Bruce Johnston and The Centurians, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox plus Beth Riley has another great rocker from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Blackball Bandits- The Cursed Island The B. Christopher Band- "Our Pet's Heads Are Falling Off" (includes snippet from Dumb & Dumber) Lord Huron- "Mine Forever" Mike Brookfield- "Hey Kiddo!" Green Reflectors- "Cat Burglar Cut Up" "Gone" theme: The Surfaris- "Gone, Gone, Gone" McKinley James- "Clear Skies (Since You've Been Gone)" The Explorers Club- "Before I'm Gone" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Goin' On'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surf Raiders- "Bangalore" Same album name, release year, record label and cover: The Centurians- "Intoxica" The Bruce Johnston Surfing Band- "Last Night" Darrel Higham- "In Summer" Two-nami: Davie Allan & The Arrows with Dick Dale- "Surf Trek" Keith Moon with Dick Dale- "Teenage Idol" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Stevie Wonder- "Happy Street" Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers- "Man From U.N.C.L.E." The Tremelo Beer Gut- "Barfield's Gambit" The Mellows- "I'd Follow You" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuce's Wild"

Catching A Wave 08-23-21 Aug 23, 2021

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On this week's Catching A Wave, we hear a trio of tunes from bands with a word repeated in their band name (Go-Go's, The Yum Yum's and Papa Doo Run Run), Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we hear a snippet of an interview with author Joel Selvin in our Green Room segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we spin tunes from The Atlantics, Bamboogie Injections, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Lost Acapulco, Insect Surfers, The Wet Ones, Twang Inspectors, The Surf Hermits, The Routes, The Frogenstein, The Anglers and The Eyeberries!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Eyeberries- "Searching For A Place To Hide" The Frogenstein- "In Reverb We Trust" The Atlantics- "Islands In The Surf" Bamboogie Injections- "The King Of The Stomp" The Anglers- "Pitchin' The Jig" Trio of bands with word repeated in band name: Papa Doo Run Run- "Summertime Summer Nights" The Yum Yums- "Summertime Pop" Go-Go's- "Beatnik Beach" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Busy Doin' Nothin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Routes- "Guitar Weirdo" The Wet Ones- "Jungle Jim" Twang Inspectors- "Something With Shark Innit" Sant Anna Coconuts- "The Devil's Gun" Green Room segment: Joel Selvin on East Coast Doo-Wop on West Coast bands The Beach Boys- "Ruby Baby" (Take 2/ Session 2) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Chubby Checker- "Surf Party" The Surf Hermits- "Trench Run" Lost Acapulco- "Phantom Tide" Insect Surfers- "Stingray" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 08-16-21 Aug 16, 2021

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We remember Elvis who passed away August 16th, 1977 with a track from the King (from Blue Hawaii celebrating it's 60th anniversary), Johnny Ramone with Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom (with a rockin' instrumental) and Dean Z (with a track from Fun In Acapulco). We also spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some great covers of The Beach Boys by The Grip Weeds (from the new Jem Records tribute to Brian Wilson), The Martian Denny Orchestra and Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a great deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Didi Wray (covering Blondie), The Halibuts, The Coffin Daggers, Los Blue Marinos, The Charades, Girl Over Planet, The Metalunas, The Guantanamos, Trevor Lake and The Trashmen!!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Halibuts- "Mr. Mysterioso" The Coffin Daggers- "Black Sand Beach" Didi Wray- "Sunday Girl" The Trashmen- "Keep A Knockin'" Trevor Lake- "At The Beach" Elvis tribute: Elvis Presley- "Slicin' Sand" (takes 5, 6, 7) Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas" Dean Z with the Fabulous Blackwood Quartet- "Bossa Nova Baby" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "The Surfer Moon" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Guantanamos- "Asylum Escape" The Metalunas- "Jump The Shark" Girl Over Planet- "Space Snowplow" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Jan & Dean- "Little Deuce Coupe" Martian Denny Orchestra- "Warmth Of The Sun" The Grip Weeds- "You're So Good To Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "The 2,000 Pound Bee (parts 1 & 2) Los Blue Marinos- "Big Mamma" The Charades- "Surfin' Albatross" The Kaisers- "Theme From Vengeance" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 08-09-21 Aug 09, 2021

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Can you feel the rumble? We've got new Brian Setzer as well as rockin' tunes from The Anderson Council, The Kaputniks, previously unreleased live track from The Beach Boys, Reverend Organdrum, Shoot The Pier, Baja Bug, The Anglers, The Tourmaliners, The Tremelo Beer Gut, Toro Jones, Tragic Vision and The Rip Chords! Beth Riley has a great studio track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we have a Two-Nami with 2 in a row from Brian Wilson and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Reverend Organdrum- "Movin' N' Groovin'" Barbacoa- "Jaguar Bazaar" Toro Jones- "Sunset At The Pier" Tragic Vision- "Primitive Run" The Rip Chords- "Hot Rod USA" Brian Setzer- "Checkered Flag" The Tremelo Beer Gut- "The Minx" The Kaputniks- "The Pink Panther" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Marcella" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Shoot The Pier- "Oyster Roast On Lover's Beach" The Anderson Council- "Worlds Collide" Baja Bug- "Bishop Of Crime" Two-nami: Brian Wilson- "Be My Baby" Brian Wilson- "The Spirit Of Rock & Roll" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "Up And Down" The Anglers- "Blue Skies" The Beach Boys- "Susie Cincinnati" (live 1976) The Tourmaliners- "Island In The Sun" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 08-02-21 Aug 02, 2021

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There's so many great new and vintage tunes on this week's Catching A Wave!! Hear Darrel Higham, The Cherry Drops, The B. Christopher Band, Greg Townson, The Tangees, King Ghidora, Surfer Joe, Al Dual, Televisionaries, The Super Stocks, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band, Guitar Up and a trio of "Aqua" bands: Aqualads, The Aqua Velvets and The Aqua Barons. Beth Riley has another great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we hear a snippet of an interview with Joel Selvin in our Green Room segment 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 Greg Townson- "The Locomotion" The B. Christopher Band- "Orange Whip" Darrel Higham- "Summertime Blues" Al Dual- "Riders In The Sky" Televisionaries- "Cuckoo Clock" "Aqua" theme bands: The Aqua Barons- "Gulag Party" The Aqua Velvets- "Surfmania" Aqualads- "Night Tide" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Angel Come Home" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Surfer Joe- "Batman" Guitar Up- "Pure Imagination" Captain Rico & The Ghost Band- "Epic Wave" The Cherry Drops- "The Grooviest Girl In The World" The Green Room segment: Joel Selvin on the Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys relationship Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Safari" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "Breaking Heart" The Tangees- "Doo Wop Dandelion" King Ghidora- "Intrepid Vimana" The Super Stocks- "My First Love" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 07-26-21 Jul 26, 2021

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We've a trio of Wild tunes from Deke Dickerson and Los Straitjackets, Jimmy Dale Richardson and The Ventures, a deep track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some great Beach Boys covers AND we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. PLUS, we got killer tunes from Les Agamemonz, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Messer Chups, Aloha Swamp, The Surfaders, Wiped Out, Underwater Bosses, The Explorers Club, The Silicon, The Bobby Lee Combo and The Fantastic Baggys!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Wiped Out- "Dude, That Was Gnarly" The Surfaders- "Full Moon" Underwater Bosses- "Sumthin' Sumthin' Surfboard" The Silicon- "Woody Goes To Nice" The Fantastic Baggys- "Anywhere The Girls Are" "Wild" theme: Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Wild Weekend" Jimmy Dale Richardson- "She's Wild" The Ventures- "Wild Thing" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "You're So Good To Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Explorers Club- "Dream World" Les Agamemnonz- "Artemis" The Bobby Lee Comb- "Let's Dance" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Los Lobos- "Sail On Sailor" Billy Joel- "Don't Worry Baby" TarantinosNYC- "Pet Sounds" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Paul Revere & The Raiders- "Orbit (The Spy)" Vern Jules & The Aquanauts- "Burn Out" Messer Chups- "Big Noise From The Jungle" Aloha Swamp- "I Go Ape" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 07-19-21 Jul 19, 2021

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On this week's Catching A Wave, not only do we hear a deep track from The Beach Boys in Beth Riley's Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break but we also hear a previously unreleased song that finally appears on the upcoming Feel Flows box set later in the show as well. We've got a trio of "drum" themed tunes (from Hal Blaine, Sandy Nelson and Micky Dolenz), we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine (for the week ending April 25, 1964) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox. Plus, hear tunes from Dick Dale, The Hondells, Televisionaries, Los Surfer Compadres, The Raybeats, The Kaputniks, Masters Of The University, Dave Del Monte and the Cayucas!!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dick Dale- "Misirlou" The Raybeats- "The Calhoun Surf" The Kaputniks- "Spiderman" Dave Del Monte- "Take On Me" Cayucas- "California Girl" "Drum" theme: Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "The Drummer Plays For Me" Micky Dolenz- "Different Drum" Sandy Nelson- "Drum Party" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Your Summer Dream" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Surfer Compadres (with Danny Amis)- "Back To South Padre" Televisionaries- "Charlotte Beach" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending April 25, 1964: #92 The Rip Chords- "Three Window Coupe" #10 Jan & Dean- "Dead Man's Curve" #1 The Beatles- "Can't Buy Me Love" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ricci Martin- "Moonbeams" Masters Of The University- "Theme From He-Man" The Beach Boys- "Big Sur" The Hondells- "Honda Holiday" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 07-12-21 Jul 12, 2021

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We continue with new & vintage tunes on this week's Catching A Wave with rockers from Frankie & The Pool Boys, The Shadows, Weezer, The Anglers, The Ventures, Raul Malo (with The Mavericks), Greg Townson, Paula Fuga (feat. Jack Johnson and Ben Harper), Toro Jones, Duane Eddy, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, The Surf Hermits and The Surf Aliens. Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and we have Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row of songs featuring Bob Irwin (an unreleased track of Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers as well as the Martian Denny Orchestra).

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Atlantics- "Maroubra Beach" Weezer- "I Need Some Of That" Toro Jones- "Angel Eyes" The Ventures- "A Go-Go Dancer" The Anglers- "Hula Popper (The Two Timing Surfer) Paul Fuga (feat. Jack Johnson & Ben Harper)- "If Ever" The Mavericks- "Here Comes The Sun" Greg Townson- "Hello Stranger" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Shelter" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Barbacoa- "Omega Man" Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Walk Don't Run" Duane Eddy- "Twangsville" The Surf Hermits- "Twin Suns" Two-nami: Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers- "Hot Line" (previously unissued) Martian Denny Orchestra- "On The Move" Jammin' Jukebox selection of the week: The Challengers- "Bulldog" Surf Aliens- "Hong Kong Moon" Frankie & The Pool Boys- "Percolator" The Shadows- "Dance On" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Car Show! Catching A Wave 07-05-21 Jul 05, 2021

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It's the 1st annual Car Show on Catching A Wave to celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 9th as announced by the SEMA Action Network (SAN). More info here: https://www.semasan.com/collector-car-appreciation-day We've got Mike Love of The Beach Boys talking about "Fun, Fun, Fun" in our Green Room segment, Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our car themed selection of the week and we get a trio of Mustang tunes from Dick Dale, Chuck Berry and The Neanderthals! Plus, we spin car tunes from Al Jardine, Jan & Dean, Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos, Billy F. Gibbons, Elvis Presley, The Vettes, The Untamed Youth, Ronnie Dawson, David Marks & The A-Phonics, Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars and more!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Jan & Dean- "Drag City" The Untamed Youth- "Go, Go Ferrari" Ronnie Dawson- "Waxahachi Drag Race" *Speed Racer theme The De-Fenders- "Little Deuce Coupe" David Marks & The A-Phonics- "Kustom Kar Show" "Mustang" theme: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford" Dick Dale- "Wild, Wild Mustang" *1964 Ford Mustang spot The Neanderthals- "Go Mustang" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Car Crazy Cutie" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Fink Rod 409" Billy F. Gibbons- "I Was A Highway" The Super Stocks- "Draggin' Deuce" *The Blues Brothers snippet Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "The Phantom Driver" Green Room segment: Mike Love on "Fun, Fun, Fun" (recorded in Alabama in 2014) The Beach Boys- "Fun, Fun, Fun" Jimmy Dale Richardson- "'58 Buick" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fender Benders (with Link Wray)- "Drag Strip Elvis Presley- "Spinout" The Vettes- "Happy Hodaddy (With Ragtop Caddy)" Al Jardine- "PT Cruiser" Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford" (instrumental)

Catching A Wave 06-28-21 Jun 28, 2021

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Excited to keep getting great new and vintage tunes on Catching A Wave for you each week! We've got Frankie & The Poolboys, The Cranzers, Reverend Horton Heat, Bruce Johnston, Slowey & The Boats, Vern Jules & The Aquanuts, The Anglers, Brian Wilson, Man Or Astro-Man, Duane Eddy, Barbacoa, Rene & His Alligators and a trio of tunes with "Beat" in the title...Dick Dale, Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics and The Go-Go's (the original Stiff Records version of "We Got The Beat"). Beth Riley has a deep cut of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, our "Green Room" segment returns as we talk surf music with Billy F Gibbons and hear a track from his latest 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 Frankie & The Poolboys- "The Whammy" Barbacoa- "Moon Rock" Bruce Johnston- "She Believes In Love Again" Brian Wilson- "Some Sweet Day" The Cranzers- "Tsunami" "Beat" theme: Dick Dale- "Surf Beat" Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "The Train With The Rumba Beat" The Go-Go's- "We Got The Beat" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Land Ahoy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Rene & His Alligators- "Wham!" Reverend Horton Heat- "I Can't Surf" Man Or Astro-Man- "Goldfinger" The Anglers- "Twistin' Line" "Green Room" segment: Billy F Gibbons on surf sound Billy F Gibbons- "West Coast Junkie" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Astronauts- "Baja" Slowey & The Boats- "Wave" Vern Jules & The Aquanuts- "Clint" Duane Eddy- "Jitterboard" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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