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Catching A Wave 10-10-22

We start a new segment on this week's Catching A Wave that we'll do periodically called Juke Box Heroes.  We check in on Al Jardine's jukebox and play 3 of the tunes that he has loaded in there.  We'll spin a solo tune from his as well.  Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys too in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  And we'll drop a coin in my jukebox too to hear our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.  Plus, we've got rockin' tunes from Brian Wilson, Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence), The Go-Go Rillas, The Grass Roots (with mix and performance from The Courettes), Z & The Tiki Twisters, Resonadores, Urban Zotel & The Thunderbirds, Electric Heaters, The Brain Waves, The Violet Mindfield, The Strings Aflame and the Dwellers!  

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  Urban Zotel and The Thunderbirds- "The Chase"

Resonadores- "Conga"

The Go-Go Rillas- "O-Rang-a-Tang"

The Violet Mindfield- "Beautiful Nightmare"

The Dwellers- "Tide Breaker"

The Electric Heaters- "Beyond Banzai"

The Brain Waves- "Slithering"

Brian Wilson- "Run James Run"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Mona"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  Z & The Tiki Twisters- "Mechanical Ducks"

The Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence)- "Vegetables" (Alternate Mix)

Al Jardine- "California Dreamin'" (with Glen Campbell and David Crosby)

  Juke Box Heroes:

Selections from Al Jardine's jukebox

Chuck Berry- "Sweet Little Sixteen"

The Chords- "Sh-Boom"

Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The City Surfers- "Beach Ball"

  The Grass Roots (with mix and performance by The Courettes)- "Let's Live For Today"

The Strings Aflame- "Factotum"

  Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

  Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 10-03-22

On this week's Catching A Wave, we board the Time Machine for the week of January 5th, 1962 to hear 3 tunes on Los Angeles, CA KFWB's chart including the #1 song.  We have a trio of "quiet" tunes from Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Explorers Club and The Manakooras.  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Surfaris).  Plus, don't miss new and classic rockers from The Surfrajettes, Jerry Cole & His Spacemen, Los Dedos, Satan's Pilgrims, Chewbacca's, Dead Racoon Riot, Jim and The Sea Dragons, The Bradipos IV, Hot Chickens, Set Waves and Abyssal Lurkers!

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  Chewbacca's- "Astro Collision"

Dead Racoon Riot- "Buena Onda"

The Surfrajettes- "El Condor Pasa"

Set Waves- "Kook Don't Steal My Wave"

Abyssal Lurkers- "Hard Pants Day"

  "Quiet" trio:

Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets- "A Quiet Place"

The Explorers Club- "Quietly"

The Manakooras- "Quiet Village"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Mona"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  Los Dedos- "Collapse"

Hot Chickens- "Surfin' Bird"

The Bradipos IV- "50"

  Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week of January 5th, 1962 for KFWB Los Angeles, CA;

#19- The Beach Boys- "Surfin'" (Take 8)

#13- Dion- "The Wanderer"

#1- The Tokens- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Surfaris- "Punkline"

  Satan's Pilgrims- "Gear Grinder"

Jim and The Sea Dragons- "Galaxie"

Jerry Cole & His Spacemen- "Bronze Surfer"

  Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 09-26-22

On this Catching A Wave hour, we've got a trio of skateboard themed tunes from Jan & Dean, The Challengers and The Hondells to honor the super cool skateboarding dog, Bamboo.  We continue our 10th anniversary celebration of The Beach Boys' album That's Why God Made The Radio with another track from that.  Beth Riley has a cool deep track from them 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.  Plus, we've got tunes from 77s, Bloodshot Bill, Didi Wray, The Young Barons, Black Valley Moon, The Trashmen, The Atlantics, Dick Dale (with Huey Lewis on harmonica), Surf Ghost, The Outpost, Surf Monster and The Rumtones!

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  Black Valley Moon- "Russian Roulette"

The Young Barons- "Perfidia"

Bloodshot Bill- "Busted Tail"

Dick Dale- "F Groove" (feat. Huey Lewis on harmonica)

The Rumtones- "Nazare"

  Skateboard trio:

Jan & Dean- "Sidewalk Surfin'"

The Challengers- "Asphalt Spinner"

The Hondells- "Little Sidewalk Surfin' Girl"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Time To Get Alone"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  The Atlantics- "Whitewash"

The Trashmen- "True Love" (previously unreleased Carl Perkins cover)

Didi Wray- "Peter Gunn"

Surf Ghost- "California Dyin'"

  10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio

The Beach Boys- "From There To Back Again"

  The Outpost- "Santa Cruz"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Tremolos- "The Weird One"

  77s- "Do It For Love" (stadium mix)

Surf Monster- "Piercing"

  Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 09-19-22

We hear the NUMBER ONE song from our listener-voted "Favorite Song By The Monkees" Countdown this hour!  We've got a Catching A Wave EXCLUSIVE from Little Quirks covering "Different Drum" as well as 2 previously unreleased tunes from an upcoming Dean Torrence release.  Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and speaking of...we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear randomly selected Beach Boys covers by The Everly Brothers, Phil Keaggy and She & Him.  We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also Beach Boys related).  Plus, we've got tunes from GALVEZTON, The Tsunami Brothers, Beck, The Hang Ten Hangmen, The Dwellers, The Charades, Joe McAnaney and Hula Ghost!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  The Dwellers- "Just Another Surf Song"

The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Surf Party"

Beck- "Gamma Ray"

  2 previously unreleased from upcoming Dean Torrence collection:

Flo & Eddie with Dean Torrence- "Ride The Wild Surf"

Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston & Dean Torrence- "Love Lace"

  The Charades- "Mr. Moto"

Joe McAnaney- "The Banzai Summer"

GALVEZTON- "Looking Glass"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "We'll Run Away"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  Hula Ghost- "Those Are Technically Pajamas"

  CATCHING A WAVE EXCLUSIVE: Little Quirks- "Different Drum"

  Beachfront Vinny- "Stop The World & Surf With U"

  Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun:

The Everly Brothers (with The Beach Boys)- "Don't Worry Baby"

Phil Keaggy- "God Only Knows"

She & Him- "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Al Jardine- "Don't Fight The Sea" (with The Beach Boys)

  #1 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:

The Monkees- "Last Train To Clarksville"

  The Tsunami Brothers- "Surfer Lola"

  Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Backing Tracks)

  Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 09-12-22

We continue our Top 5 Favorite Song Countdown of The Monkees on this Catching A Wave as we hear #3 and #2 this hour.  We've got Monkee covers by The Grip Weeds and Weezer too.  There's a Two-Nami in the forecast again with the same song by 2 different artists...David Bowie & The Surfrajettes.  Beth Riley 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 rare selection this week.  Plus, we've got a variety of tunes from The Delta Bombers, Magnatech, The Smithereens, Santa Anna Bay Coconuts, The Volcanics, The Dubceks, Fat Kahoona, Satan's Pilgrims, Kincaid and The Memetics and The Electric Heaters!

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  The Smithereens- "Monkey Man"

Santa Anna Bay Coconuts- "Toledo Panic Button"

Satan's Pilgrims- "Riot On The Seaside Strip"

  #3 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:

The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday"

  Weezer- "I'm A Believer"

The Dubceks- "Humanoids From Challenger Deep"

The Delta Bombers- "Dogs Of Pavlov"

Magnatech- "Surfin' Demon Twist"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Here Comes The Night"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  Kincaid and The Memetics- "Retro Cicada"

The Electric Heaters- "Chai Yo!"

Fat Kahoona- "Orange Bow Tie"

The Volcanics- "Concrete Carver"

  Two-Nami:

David Bowie- "Suffragette City"

The Surfrajettes- "Surfrajette City"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Dick Dale & Francine York- "The Enlistment Twist"

  #2 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:

The Monkees- "Randy Scouse Git"

  The Grip Weeds- "For Pete's Sake"

  Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Backing Track)

  Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 09-05-22

Hey, Hey...we're starting our countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Monkees this week.  We'll hear #5 and #4 in our countdown on this Catching A Wave radio show.  There's also a couple of Monkees Covers by The Ventures and The Shadows.  We premiere a NEW tune from Shaun Young in our Two-Nami segment (also includes a track from his surf band The Thunderchiefs).  Beth Riley has a 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, we'll spin new and classic rockers from The Bradipos IV, Los Straitjackets, The Astronauts, Cayucas, The Surfaris, The Jangles, The Manakooras, The Anderson Council, Atomic Drag and Man Or Astro-Man?!

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  The Bradipos IV- "When The Sirens Sing"

The Astronauts- "Big Boss Man"

The Manakooras- "Blue Sunset"

  #5 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:

The Monkees- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

  The Ventures- "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"

The Surfaris- "Yep"

The Jangles- "Monkey See, Monkey Do"

Cayucas- "Sayulita"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "A Thing Or Two"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  The Anderson Council- "Mary Ann With The Shaky Hand"

Atomic Drag- "Now It's Dark"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Jonathan Winters Frankenstein"

Los Straitjackets- "I Feel Fine"

  Green Room segment:

PREMIERE- Shaun Young- "Splashdown"

The Thunderchiefs- "Estratosfera"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Tremblers- "Steady Eddy"

  #4 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:

The Monkees- "Daydream Believer"

  The Shadows- "Last Train To Clarksville"

  Outro music bed:  The Monkees- "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" (backing track)

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 08-29-22

There's an awesome variety of tunes on this week's Catching A Wave!  Hear rockers from Michael Purkhiser, Televisionaries, The Police, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Grip Weeds, Wave Electric, The Linda Lindas, Appalachian Surf Team, Surf Hat, The 5.6.7.8's, The Hondells, The Go-Go's, Pixies, Robotron, Chris Casello Trio and Katatonics.  Beth Riley has a trippin' tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We also continue our 10th anniversary celebration of their That's Why God Made The Radio album with another track from that one.  As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week as well.

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  Michael Purkhiser- "Razor Ridge"

Appalachian Surf Team- "Conquistador"

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Yé-Yé Girls"

Chris Casello Trio- "Apache

Katatonics- "Spy v. Spy"

Surf Hat- "Bat"

Wave Electric- "Margaritas By The Shore"

Pixies- "Vault Of Heaven"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Let's Go Trippin'"

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  Robotron- "Expo '58"

The Go-Go's- "He's So Strange"

The Linda Lindas- "Tonite"

The 5.6.7.8's- "Green Onions"

  10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio

The Beach Boys- "Strange World"

  Televisionaries- "Girls"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Treasures- "Minor Chaos"

  The Police- "Regatta De Blanc"

The Grip Weeds- "I'm Free"

The Hondells- "Cycle Chase"

  Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 08-22-22

What a fun show we have for you this hour!!  We've got NEW and classic tunes from The Tourmaliners, Dion, Papa Surf, The Cosmic Wrays, Billy F Gibbons, The Electric Heaters, Cameronoise, S.H.A.R.P. (Surf Hermits and Angry Red Planet), Palma Hills, Mike Paulshook, Little Quirks and Surfnado Tiki Squad! Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We spend some time in the Green Room with a chat Beth had recently with Greg Martin of The Kentucky Headhunters about his favorite songs (which happens to be by The Beach Boys) and we'll play that one as well as fun solo track of his.  We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!!

  Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

  The Tourmaliners- "Grimace"

Papa Surf- "While My Guitar Gently Surfs"

Cameronoise- "A Night Off The Town"

Little Quirks- "Maybelle"

Surfnado Tiki Squad- "The Brewer"

S.H.A.R.P. (Surf Hermits and Angry Red Planet)- "Chemical Warfare"

Mike Paul Shock- "Poolboy"

  Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Lana"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

  The Electric Heaters- "Nice Little Sunday"

Palma Hills- "Surf"

Billy F Gibbons- "She's On Fire"

  Green Room segment:

Greg Martin on his favorite song

The Beach Boys- "God Only Knows"

Greg Martin- "Scratchy"

  Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Bruce Johnston- "Moon Shot"

  Dion- "Summertime Blues"

The Cosmic Wrays- "Blast On! Blast Off!"

  Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 08-15-22

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"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 08-08-22

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"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 08-01-22

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"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 07-25-22

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"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 07-18-22

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!

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 07-11-22

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"

Check out this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Catching A Wave 07-04-22

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"

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  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"

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Catching A Wave 06-27-22

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"

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  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"

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Catching A Wave 06-20-22

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"

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  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"

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