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Hear both Billy F Gibbons and Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay) take on a Roy Head classic in our Head 2 Head segment on this hour of Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has an instrumental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by The Hondells celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (Annette Funicello...written by Gary Usher & Roger Christian). Plus, there's NEW tunes from Herb Alpert, Aloha Screwdriver, Jack White, The Riptide Rats, Ichi-Bons, Humanga Danga, Bloodshot Bill, X, Marmalade Wake, The Del Roswells, That Green, The Me Gustas and Dirty Quarantine!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Aloha Screwdriver- "Turducken Of The Sea" The Del Roswells- "Baltan" Herb Alpert- "Dancing Down 50th Street" That Green- "Heart Shaped Box" Jack White- "That's How I'm Feeling"   Good Time segment: The Hondells 60th anniversary of Go Little Hond

We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour for the week of July 1, 1966 to hear some songs on the chart for radio station WLS Chicago (including the song at the top). There's a tune from an album by Link Wray that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a solo track by Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, killer new tunes from The Fathoms, Secret Agent, The Boss Martians, The Scimitars, The Jagaloons, The Beach Berserkers, The Masonics, The Greasy Gills, The Yeggs, Dead Kampers, The Alley Oops and The Babalooneys!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Fathoms- "Hard To Fathom" Secret Agent- "Mata Hari" (instrumental) The Beach Berserkers- "Rumble" The Masonics- "I Got It All" The Bablooneys- "South Short"   Good Time Segment: Link Wray 50th Anniversary of The Link Wray Rumble (1974) Link Wray- "It Was A Bad Scene"   The Boss Martians- "

It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!   Kris Bone- "Brazil" Draculina- "Sinhella (2024 Remaster)" JD McPherson- "Shining Like Gold" Jenny Don't &

Our Head 2 Head segment returns with a fun take on a Ramones tune featuring the original as well as The Delta Ring adding a surfy version of it as well. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Evan Foster celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a surf version of a 1951 Frankie Laine hit). Plus, new tunes from The Boss Martians, Jack White, Lisa Mychols, The Kaputniks, The Raveonettes, Jet Jaguars, The Minarets, Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Surf Hermits, The Surf Junkies, Los Grises, The Desolate Coast and Bloodshot Bill!!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Boss Martians- "Gone Wild" Bloodshot Bill- "Doomin'" Lisa Mychols- "Mahala Aloha Kihei" The Surf Junkies- "Clarissa Ward: Queen Of Danger" The Desolate Coast- "Los Alamos"   Good Time segment: Evan Foster 20th anniversary of Instrumentals Evan Fo

Catching A Wave goes back to the 80's this week! All the songs this hour come from this awesome decade. We'll board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 15th, 1985 to hear some songs on the Billboard Hot 100 including the song at the top. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune from the debut album by The Bangles that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to spin some wax from the early 80's for our selection of the week (The Malibooz). Plus, 80's tunes from The Raybeats, The Untamed Youth, Duane Eddy, Davie Allan & The Arrows (featuring Dick Dale), The Halibuts, Jon & The Nightriders, The Surf Raiders, Surf Punks, The Surfin' Lungs, The Wedge and The Neptunes!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ Huey Lewis & The News- "Power Of Love" (instrumental)   The Raybeats- "Searching" The Surfin' Lungs- "Pray For Sun" The Surf Raiders- "

We hear the #1 song in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown this hour! Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song from The Good Guys in our Good Time Segment (what else?!) from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine to hear some tunes from radio station WQAM 560 AM from February 22nd, 1964 (including the song at the top) plus we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, there's so much great new music from The Surfrajettes, X, The Me Gustas, Genki Genki Panic, The Woggles, That Green (covering Nirvana), Desert Undertones, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, JUDODOJO and The Dirty Licks!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Surfrajettes- "Easy As Pie" The Me Gustas- "Grandpa's Wheels"   Choice catalog cut from Dick Dale: Dick Dale- "The Pit"   Genki Genki Panic- Crypt Walk" The Woggles- "Telling Me Lies"   Good Time Segment: The Good Guys 60

Where else can you find both Phish and The Muppets (Animal) going Head 2 Head covering a classic by The Surfaris? Right here on Catching A Wave! We also hear #3 and #2 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a tune related to The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song by The Kaisers celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy)! Plus, there's songs from Ichi-Bons, The Scimitars, the Lake Devils, Magnatech, The Rebel Set, The Other Timelines, Marco Di Maggio, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Punk Fiction, Ultra Lights, dayaway and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!    Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Magnatech- "Departure Hall" the Lake Devils- "Seizures"   Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #3 Dick Dale- "Nitro"   Ichi-Bons- "Snake Eyes" Ultra Lights- "Nostalgia"   Good Time segment: The Kaisers 30th anniversary of "In St

This hour of Catching A Wave is so jam packed worth of new tunes and special segments! We hear #5 and #4 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune by Los Straitjackets from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row by The Burkharts and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, rockers from JD McPherson, Greg Townson, Jet Jaguars, The Babalooneys, Austin John, Pointbreak, Vacant Planets, Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian), Rapt In Blue, The Baron Four, The Burial Quartet and Gary Usher!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   JD McPherson- "Sunshine Getaway" Vacant Planets- "Mighty Sk8in' Power Rangers"   Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #5 Dick Dale- "Hava Nagila"   Austin John- "Sweet Tooth's Stomp" Pointbreak- "Tiger Hour"   Good Time segment: Los Straitjackets 20th

We'll spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun later this hour on Catching A Wave to hear 3 covers of The Beach Boys (BeachBoys Talk w/ Bobby Figuerora, Friends Of Dean Martinez and Bruce Johnston & Terry Melcher). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We hear a tune from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Langhorns, The Courettes (with La La Brooks) The Del Roswells, Aloha Screwdriver, Black Valley Moon, Don Diego Trio, Pixies, The Yeggs, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, Messer Chups, Digital Vegetable and The Super Stocks!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Del Roswells- "Blaster 56" Black Valley Moon- "Heart Breakin' She-Devil" The Courettes (with La La Brooks)- "Run Run Runaway" Messer Chups- "So Tell The Girls I Am Back In Town" Digital Vegetable- "What Cact

We boldly go into the ring with William Shatner and The Cramps both performing the same song on our Head 2 Head segment on this new Catching A Wave! We really get weird with our Good Time segment...we celebrate the 60th anniversary of another fun album by Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos! Beth Riley has a solo track by Bruce Johnston in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Southern Culture On The Skids)! Plus, we have tracks by Kris Bone, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Katatonics, Ichi-Bons, Magnatech, The Dirty Licks, Greg Townson, The Raveonettes, The Other Timelines, The Good Fortunes, The Ramblin' Ambassadors, The Currie Brothers, The Riptide Rats and The Hondells!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Kris Bone- "Bustin' Surfboards" The Currie Brothers- "Run Fink Run" The Riptide Rats- "Rat Stomp!" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Went To A Party" The Ramblin' Ambassadors- "Dogs Of Mischief"   Good Time s

We relax in The Green Room for a fun chat with Mark Malibu from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas on this hour of Catching A Wave. We'll hear about some influences (The Beatles, The Monkees), approach to a new album, the surf scene, a couple tunes from the discography and a special request (The Astronauts). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from Dex Romweber Duo from an album (on Bloodshot Records) celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Fathoms). Plus, we've got tunes from The Jagaloons, The Woggles, Slowey & The Boats, Longobard Cruise Control, Cowabunghouls, dayaway, Los Days, Serf Lords and Vacant Planets!     Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Jagaloons- "The Goggles Do Nothing" Cowabunghouls- "Naders" dayaway- "true cyan" Los Days- "The Vanquished Sun" Serf Lords- "Not Subtle"   Good Time segment: Dex Romwe

There's a great mix of new tunes and 60's sounds on this hour of Catching A Wave. We board the Time Machine to go back to the week of February 4th, 1966 for radio station KFXM (Tiger Radio 590 in San Bernardino, CA) to hear a couple of songs on their Fabulous 40 Survey (including the song at the top). We have a tune from an album by The Surfaris from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an instrumental from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Satan's Pilgrims covering The Shadows). Plus, great tunes from The Courettes (featuring the legendary La La Brooks of the iconic 60's girl group The Crystals!!!), Messer Chups, Reverend Horton Heat, The Lemon Twigs, Langhorns, Thalasses, MuerteMen, High Noon Kahuna, Stephen Sanchez, Pointbreak, The Babalooneys and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Messe

We take somewhat of a different programming route this week on Catching A Wave and salute The Beatles this hour in honor of Global Beatles Day on June 25th. It's celebrated on this day because the first ever global broadcast produced by the BBC. This special on the group beamed The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love" on June 25th, 1967 to over 400 million people world wide. We hope to show the band's impact on a variety of genres and decades through the years. This hour, we hear a track from The Beatles from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a fab cover by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our pals Dion and Joel Paterson go Head 2 Head later with their versions of a Beatles classic. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear an instrumental cover by The Ventures. Plus, there's covers by Cheap Trick, Chris Casello, George Martin, The Grip Weeds, Papa Doo Run Run, The Smithereens, Los Straitjackets, The Weeklings, Duane E

The official first day of summer is June 20th so we have a special Head 2 Head segment with both The Who and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts covering an Eddie Cochran summer themed classic! Beth Riley has a deep track from a band that knows a lot about summer in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from an album by The T-Bones that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's rockin' tunes from Satan's Pilgrims, dayaway, Aloha Screwdriver, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, The Porcupines, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, My Dusty Raygun, The Malbehavers, X-Ray Cat Trio, So Long Surfer, Los Mochos Surf, Desert Undertones and Los Oxidados!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Desert Undertones- "Massacre Canyon" Los Oxidados- "June" Satan's Pilgrims- "32 Miles To Avalon" dayaway- "ghost beach" Los Mochos Surf- "The Jester"   Good Time segment: The T-Bones 60th anni

Beth Riley and I chat with legendary guitarist Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris in The Green Room segment on this hour of Catching A Wave. Hear how "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" came about as well as country music influences (and a song from Joe Maphis), surf influencing punk rock and more! We hear a tune from an album by Chuck Berry that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth has a deep track from America's band 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 (The Atlantics from 1964). Plus, there's tracks from The Tremolo Beer Gut, The Jagaloons, The Midnight Callers, The Baron Four, Christian Love, The Bablooneys, Sun Bus, Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School and Trabants!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Jagaloons- "Red Sunrise" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Branded Dinosaur" The Midnight Callers- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Trabants- "Mantra" Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf Sc

It's almost summer but the tunes are already blazing hot this hour! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with Alex Chilton and the Ramones covering Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a solo track from Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a tune from an album by The Astronauts celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. As always, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (song by Henry Gross with Carl Wilson and Ricky Fataar on backing vocals). We kick off the hour paying tribute to Duane Eddy who passed away on April 30th and a classic from his 1st album. Plus, we've got tunes from Bloodshot Bill, Messer Chups, Magnatech, The Desolate Coast, The Whys, The Shadows, Los Dedos, Jeff Larson, God Of Surf, Kincaid & The Memetics, Cowabunghouls and Gary Usher!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Remembering the late, great Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938-April 30, 2024): Duane Eddy- "Stalkin'"   The Shadows- "The Sav

It's a "Beautiful Day" to ring the bell and go Head 2 Head on this hour of Catching A Wave! Hear a live version of this hit from U2 and a great cover by The Tourmaliners! There's a track from an album by Laika & The Cosmonauts on Yep Roc Records that's celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, we've got tracks by Glen Campbell (with Brian Setzer), The Balboas, Kris Bone, Satan's Pilgrims, The Nebulas, Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, We Love Surf, The Cheapoes, Mick Beaulieu, Insect Surfers, Nautylus (with Sys Malakian) and The Blank Tapes!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Nebulas- "Solid State Reverb" Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Troldhaugen Twist" The Balboas- "Agent From Wronski" We Love Surf- "Bubble Bath" The Cheapoes- "Hot Chocolate"   Good Time Segment: Laika & The Cosmonauts 20th anniversary of Local Warming (2004)

We're always on the lookout for cool and unique covers of The Beach Boys for our Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun segment and we have a fun variety for you this week (David Bowie, El Castillo and Wall Of Voodoo). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune by The Grip Weeds that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary on our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Tiki Men). Plus, there's tunes from La Luz, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Destiny Forever (Feat. John Stamos, Phil Bardowell and David Bardowell), Bill Lloyd, The Surfers, The Volcanics, Joe Matera, The Seatopians, Lost Acapulco, White Sands and Los Misterios!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   White Sands- "Baja" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Reverb Rage" Los Misterios- "Kit The Car" Bill Lloyd- "The Number System" La Luz- "Poppies"   Good Time segment: The Grip Weeds 20th anniversary of Giant On The Beach The G

Our fun interview segment called The Green Room returns this hour as Beth Riley and I talk with Nicole from The Surfrajettes. We hear a tune from them and from a special request from Nicole as well (The Astronauts). There's a track from an album by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth has a 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 (a mid 70's single by The King Of Twang- Duane Eddy!!). Plus, there's tunes from Sheverb, Wiped Out, Glen Campbell (with Brian Wilson), McKinley James, Collective Soul, Langhorns, Lords Of Atlantis, MFC Chicken, 3 Balls Of Fire, Man Or Astro-Man? and Tiger Shark Nilsson! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   MFC Chicken- "Skeeterin'" Lords Of Atlantis- "Eye Of The Sahara"* Tiger Shark Nilsson- "Killer Whale" Collective Soul- "Mother's Love" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Lo Batt"   Good Time segment: Dick Dale &a

Link Wray & The Surfaris go Head 2 Head as they both take on the classic "Hound Dog" later on this hour. Beth Riley has a deep solo track by one of The Beach Boys (Mike Love) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a track from an album by the Surf Zombies that is celebrating it's 10th anniversary and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! (The Nebulas...The Surfaris, Surf Zombies and The Nebulas are all coming to Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender!!). Plus, we've got tunes from White Sands, The Mings, The Cynz (with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), The Surfers, The Hamiltones, Don Diego Trio, Stephie James, Age Of Lazers, Kitten and The Tonics, Los Oxidados, Chris Casello, The Gaslight Anthem, Sam Evian and Kickstands!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Kitten and The Tonics- "Graveyard" Los Oxidados- "Pat Morita" White Sands- "The Black Cat Is Deathless" The Gaslight Anthem- "Ocean Eyes" Chris Casello- "Mr. Rebel"   Good Time segment: S