I’m going to play on September 11th with Los Apollos, supported by Berlin Beat band The Groovy Cellar. Afterwards I’m going to spin some records, until the sun comes ups again (hopefully).
via The Swinging Sixties.
Great graphics here for Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin on December 11th (2009), I’ll be DJ-ing – yyyyyyesss Sir!
Quote from their Facebook page:
It will be Europeans most exciting Tiki event in 2009.
Direct from Los Angeles!
Josh Agle which is well known as Shag will be there and also Tiki Tribe father Sven A. Kirsten the autor of the Book of Tiki will
be part, selling and signing his Tiki Modern and Tiki Style books.Come an see the art of: Shag, Kyk Ryden, Moritz R, Haikai/Kai Sarnes, Brad Parker, Mimi S., Thorsten Hasenkamm, Harry Brack, Los Furias Tiki, Chris Bonobo, Tiki Chris, Heather Watts, Elmer Presslee, Anthony Carpenter, Marcel Bontempi, Daniel Van Nes, Christian Rothenhagen, Wee Flowers, Seymour, Kim Boekbinder…
August 15th 2009
I will be dj’ing at this event. Looking forward to see you there.
Swyng Jacks a pre Pulp Fiction surf band from Hamburg, Germany. Lonely Tubes was the title track of a MC published in 1992 called The Swyng Jacks Play Lonely…
Lushy at Wassermusik 08, Berlin, Germany
Yesterday was a little calmer, starting with Coconami (I somehow missed snapping a picture of them, sorry!) who used to be in the Tiki Tiki Bambooos, a Surf band from Munich, they now are a Ukulele duo, with mostly female vocals. This has to remind me of Petty Booka, if just by the sound of two ukes and japanese ladies singing. Maybe a smaller venue would benefit their delicate presentation more, but on the other hand Wassermusik successfully aims at presenting a wide range of music styles.
Lushy – the most contemporary sounding act in the Tiki series of events at least, if not the entire set of Wassermusik events. It’s hard to compare Seattle and Berlin for me. However I can say that there is an artificial element, not unlike in the B-52s for example. Like a yellow plastic Tiki mask at Trader Vic’s, they stuck out of the set of Wassermusik performers by having said cartoonish lounge approach coupled with some electronics. I think this could be a really groovy thing, but probably working best with a dancing party crowd in a small club.
I Belli di Waikiki
Don Tiki at Wassermusik 08
Don Tiki
Don Tiki
I Belli di Waikiki must be one of the busiest acts in europe in the Hula-Rock’n’Roll field, o.k. there aren’t that many, but I heard they play a lot outside their native Italy. I always enjoy the good time music and fun presentation. It’s been a smart move to pick-up the fifties connection of Polynesia and Rock’n’Roll, as so many aging Rockabillys join the Tiki afficionados. I must say that I really dig their style and especially the sound of the steel guitar and the Dearmond/Bigsby Tele – he practically nails my ideal guitar sound with it! They had given some accomplished pin-striper a go on their ukulele and guitar, looks very neat.
Don Tiki – probably the best show this side of Esquivel in Vegas! Unfortunately my phone camera couldn’t capture the fury of the dancers, the drama of the performers or the wealth of customes and make up. It was the biggest crowd at Wassermusik so far – and I like to think they witnessed something to tell their grandchildren about.
Along with seeing and hearing Waitiki and Latin Lovers it was great meeting Virani, Jochen and Tanja Hirschfeld, Forbidden Paradise’ Hai Kai and Michael. It made me really happy to hear that the first part of Armchairtravelling in the World of Tiki DVD will be available later this year. I enjoyed seeing the work in progress on the big screen, especially interested how the pictures work with the music, I had the pleasure to record for it. It’s going to be a definitive must have for Tiki-philes. …once it’s actually available.
Latin Lovers (Berlin)
This band was opening the Tiki weekend at Wassermusik 08. The horn heavy line-up was proof to the theory that many ways lead to Exotica.
The Mayor of Exotica in Sumo dress
He didn’t quite look as big wearing his stage suit. An Exotica flute heavy weight if there ever was one!
Waitiki at Wassermusik 08
Accomplished performances by all musicians, beautiful arrangements and cheerful stage presence – it was a great experience seeing them. Thanks! Oh, and the birdcalls by Lopaka Colon – so great and all done while providing perfect groove in polyrythmic bongo-playing. Several people noted to me that we were listening actually to Augie Colon’s son. Playing again today with Don Tiki.
Messer Chups from St. Petersburg had great melodies and were a sight to see. Notice the Betty Page lookalike bassplayer! I don’t think I heard them play one major chord, which is radical, while lacking the concept of contrast to keep things interesting… BUT they had a collection of snippets from b-movie videos as a stage backdrop, which put those sexploitation and horror flicks to good use.
La Popuna from Brazil mixed very varied influences, from latin american and caribbean dance music to punk, some surf and what not. Very entertaining, but demanding on several visitors of this event.
