Rockabilly & Blues Radio Hour

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 Explor

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

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- "K

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-

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 "S

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- "Y

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 Brea

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"   S

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- "Littl

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- "

It's another great hour packed with awesome music on this week's Catching A Wave!  Hear a trio of "Dance" themed songs, a deep track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, a "Two-Nami" in the forecast with 2 songs featuring Duane Eddy (from Hank Marvin and The Ventures) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!  Plus, we'll play new and vintage tracks from Los Straitjackets, Shoot The Pier, The Bobby Lee Combo, The Surfaris, Girl Over Planet, The Surf Hermits, Hawthorne, Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims and Les Agamemnonz! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Southern Culture On The Skids- "Night Driver" Satan's Pilgrims- "El Ray" The Bobby Lee Combo- "Moon Dawg" Les Agamemnonz- "Xiphias" Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers- "By Your Side" Girl Over Planet- "Rockin' Pants" The Surf Hermits- "Hang Zen" Hawthorne- "City Of Angels"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- T

First official day of Summer is June 20th, but it's Summer all year long here on Catching A Wave!  We've got tunes from The Hilo Hi-Flyers, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Martin Cilian, The Kaputniks, Jan & Dean, Los Misterios, King Of Hawaii, The Spiratones, The Neptunas, Th Hondels, The Hi-Risers, Surf School Dropouts, The Ventures, Ramonetures and more!!  We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some covers of The Beach Boys by Todd Rundgren, Los Straitjackets and Fleetwood Mac.  Beth Riley brings another great deep track 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   King Of Hawaii- "Ratchaser" Los Misterios- "Oh, Carino" Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Wild" The Spiratones- "Starcrashed" The Neptunas- "Point Panic" Martin Cilia- "Scarborough Hotel" The Kaputniks- "Chalk & Cheese" The Hondells- "Death Valley Run"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The

Lots of recent and classic tunes for you this week!  Hear Reverend Horton Heat, Beach Youth, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band, Al Jardine (with Steve Miller), The Explorers Club, California Music (feat. David Marks), TarantinosNYC, The Cherry Drops, Drifting Sand, Tragic Vision, La Luz, The Surfaders and more!  Beth Riley brings 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 and we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending August 18th, 1962 to hear some tunes on the top 20 for radio station KFXM in San Bernardino/Riverside, CA.   Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Reverend Horton Heat- "Boing!" Beach Youth- "Love Yourself 2" Al Jardine (with Steve Miller)- "Help Me Rhonda" The Explorers Club- "I've Been Waiting" TarantinosNYC- "You're Gonna Lose That Curl" Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run" La Luz- "Tale Of My Lost Love" The Surfaders- "Follow That Black Rabbit"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach B

Catching A Wave has no shortage of killer new and vintage tunes for you to enjoy (and share).  This week, Beth Riley has another classic and underrated tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we predict a Two-Nami in the forecast (also Beach Boys related) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (which is ALSO Beach Boys related)!  We'll spin tunes from Cayucas, Jan & Dean, The Neptunas, Dick Dale, Los Straitjackets, Mike Love, Shoot The Pier, Ry Bradley, Jason Janik, Secret Agent, The Frogenstein, Jeremy & The Harlequins and Masters Of The University as well. Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Didi Wray & Los Tango Boys- "Caminito" Masters Of The University- "Bella Ciao" Dick Dale- "The Eliminator" The Frogenstein- "Surf Nation" Jeremy & The Harlequins- "California Rock" Los Straitjackets- "Surf #49" Cayucas- "Champion Of The Beach" Secret Agent- "Ghost Riders In The Sky"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Bre

It's summer all year long here on Catching A Wave!  Hear an interview snippet with Randell Kirsch talking about Jan & Dean in our Green Room segment, Beth Riley brings another great tune 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.  We pay tribute to Dave Busacker (AKA "Dave Pilgrim") of Satan's Pilgrims who passed away on March 31st, 2021.  We've also got tracks from Messer Chups, Girl Over Planet, Chris Isaak, Sheverb, Hawthorne, The Tarantinos, Hershel Yatovitz, Elvis Presley, The Memphians (with Dale Watson), Guitar Up!, Don Diego, Toro Jones and the Ramones!!   Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Girl Over Planet- "Most People Call Me Jim" Messer Chups- "Wicked Game" Chris Isaak- "Summer Holiday" Elvis Presley- "Moonlight Swim" The Memphians- "Agent Elvis" Don Diego- "Whooper Snooper" Hawthorne- "Paradise Cove" Guitar Up!- "Nocturne 9.2"     Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beac

Turn this one up! Hear rockin' tracks from Billy F Gibbons, Nick Waterhouse, The Young Barons, Jim and The Sea Dragons, Los Straijackets, Baja Bug, The Atlantics, The Surfaders, Dave Edmunds, The Reefriders, Shoot The Pier, Nuclear Juarez, The Hondells and more!  Beth Riley has a classic track from The Beach Boys from their Pet Sounds album and speaking of The Beach Boys we have another Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun with covers of their tunes by Union (featuring Randy Bachman), Shovels & Rope (with Sharon Van Etten) and America!  We also have a cool rocker in our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week so don't miss it!   Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Atlantics- "Bombora" The Young Barons- "Skyline" Nick Waterhouse- "B. Santa Ana 1986" The Reefriders- "Fiberglass and Foam" The Surfaders- "Moscow Mule" Shoot The Pier- "Mad Summer" Los Straitjackets- "Outta Gear" Nuclear Juarez- "Twin Arrows"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" Fo

Hear new and vintage tunes from Didi Wray, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Ventures, Bali Lamas, Surfnado Tiki Squad, The Seatopians, Dave Alvin, The Volcanics, The Monkees, The Hi-Risers (singing about The Monkees), 3 California tunes from The Crickets, The Runaways and Ronnie Spector and more!  Beth Riley once again brings a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending June 5, 1965 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!     Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Dave Alvin- "Boss" The Seatopians- "Manos The Hands Of Fate" Didi Wray- "Whiskey In The Jar" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Cowboys From The Dwell" The Manakooras- "Exotic Blue Soul"   California theme: The Crickets- "California Sun" Ronnie Spector- "Ode To L.A." The Runaways- "California Paradise"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Spring Vacation" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Bali Lamas- "Coral Fixat

We hear from the late, great Dick Dale in our "Green Room" segment as he tells how he got his rhythm sound.  Plus, Beth Riley has a classic tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for this week's selection and we get a trio of James Bond themed tunes from Glen Campbell, Webb Wilder and Danny Amis & Twin Tones.  We also play The Reverbivores, Wondermints, The Neptunas, Brian Wilson, Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics, The Buttondowns, The Fantastic Baggys, The Men In Gray Suits, The Green Reflectors and The Spiratones.   Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Spiratones- "The Walnut Whip" The Reverbivores- "Third Rail Power Trip"   007 James Bond themes: Webb Wilder- "Goldfinger" Glen Campbell- "James Bond Theme" Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "Thunderball"   Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "Morocco Twist" Wondermints- "Guess I'm Dumb" Brian Wilson- "You've Got A Friend"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The

This episode of Catching A Wave should be enjoyed at top volume with the windows down!  Hear NEW tunes from The Explorers Club, The Kaputniks, The Royal Pacifics, Creature Preachers, The Shootouts and 2 NEW tunes from Greg Townson in our Two-nami segment.  We also have rockers from Chris Isaak, The Cherry Drops, The Blasters, Baja Bug, The Hula Girls, The Surfin' Gorillas, Dick Dale and Jan & Dean.  Beth Riley has a great tune 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 selection of the week! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Kaputniks- "S.O.S." The Blasters- "Boneyard" The Cherry Drops- "Just A Chance" The Explorers Club- "Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy" The Royal Pacifics- "Gypsy Beat" Wiped Out- "Waves Of Panic" Jan & Dean- "Summer Means Fun" Dick Dale- "Secret Surfin' Spot"   Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Sail On Sailor" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Secret Agent

This week we get an awesome collaboration called California Music (includes Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks and some of The Beach Boys' children: Carnie & Wendy Wilson, Matt Jardine, Christian, Hayleigh and Ambha Love, Justyn Wilson) plus tunes from Guitar Up, Messer Chups, Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers, La Luz, The Young Barons, The Aqua Barons, The Cranzers, Hawthorne, The Jagaloons, Spike Marble, Larry Weber and more!  Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we spin the "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" to hear Beach Boys covers by Jimmy Buffett, Hank Marvin and Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs and we hear our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week as well! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Guitar Up- "Surfboard" Messer Chups- "Dracula Hates Killer Icicles" California Music- "Add Some Music To Your Day" The Cranzers- "All Sharks Must Die" La Luz- "Don't Leave Me On The Earth" The Young Barons- "Intoxica" The Jagaloons