‘Come Hell or High Water’ DVD Release Party and Screening
December 13, 2011
And then join us the following morning at the shop at 9am where we’ll be having a bodysurf meetup! Bring your fins, trays, handplanes, paipos, or just your hands, and we’ll all venture to whatever spot is firing in Laguna for an all out torpedo people bodysurf-a-bout. Everyone is welcome!
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Thursday Tunage: Junior Kimbrough – First Recordings
December 8, 2011
This is the song ‘Meet Me In The City’, part of some of the earliest recordings of delta bluesman Junior Kimbrough. You may have heard this song before, The Black Keys covered it on their tribute album to Kimbrough called ‘Chulahoma’. He was born in 1930 and lived to be 67. Pretty rad fact about this guy is that he grew up with the rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers, and even gave Feathers some of his earliest guitar lessons. Written on his tombstone is ‘The Beginning and End of all music’, a quote by Feathers about Kimbrough.
- Corey
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The Wax Ball – Dec 8th 2011
December 4, 2011
Thalia Surf Shop presents The Wax Ball
A monthly music showcase hosted at The Marine Room, Laguna’s oldest bar [1930s] which happens to be owned by the towns mayor. Laguna is world renowned for its artists and creativity, but the town is void of any good music. 80s night and reggae parties dominate the scene and the local surf community has been forced to head out of town for good surf rock, punk, blues, and garage. The Wax Ball, presented by Thalia Surf and sponsors, will fill this void, bringing something to Laguna Beach that hasn’t been here since the 60′s, music worth seeing, supporting, and following.
The Wax Ball happens once a month, on the second Thursday, and is bringing a refreshing and eager crowd to The Marine Room. There is literally nothing else happening in terms of music anywhere in or surrounding Laguna and we feel that Thalia Surf and our friends are the ones who will do it the best. See you there!
Live Music By:
Restavrant!
Troy Olaf Murrah and J State met at either a keg party or a football game while attending rival junior high schools in a small South Texas town called Victoria. They didn’t start playing music as a band until years later after moving to Los Angeles to write the Great American Bromantic Comedy screenplay and work at a slot car race track/Cirque du Soleil respectively. Their musical collaboration began one fateful evening after “last call.” An indefatigable desire to keep the good times rolling would inspire the well-intentioned abuse of a Wurlitzer organ, an empty beer box and some slide guitar that went deep into the night in the confines of a moldy Silverlake apartment . This was the first Restavrant show, played to a drunken friend who was so riveted he promptly passed out.
RT of RT N the 44s
Using instruments crafted from tin, 2×4′s and salvaged parts, MS Webb and RT Valine began the DIY band in 2007 in an attempt to make listenable music from junk. In 2009 long time friend and band mate BP Willard suggested dusting off the old tunes RT used to perform to empty bars around LA in the late 90′s. In an attempt to revive these songs with junk instruments, RT N’ the 44′$ were born on a cold night at the Cold Spring Tavern in Los Padres National Forest. With a warm embrace from local audiences they are returning the love through intimate performances which involve the audience through sing along and call and response. This will be a solo performance by lead singer RT Valine.
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A Penny For Your Skates
December 4, 2011
One of the newest members to our elite team of shop sweepers and tee folders, Ian Sadler, has just entered his video into the Penny Skateboards Cash Grab Contest. Here’s his entry, nice job Ian, showin some Ray Barbee circa ‘Ban This’ influence in there for sure.
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Thursday Tunage: The Redwalls – The Lavomatik Sessions
December 1, 2011
Been a longtime fan of these dudes from Illinois, not quite sure what they’re up to now, but we still have their albums on repeat here at the shop. Been stoked on this video of them a friend showed me. Founded by brothers Logan and Justin Baren, they bring a southern rock meets Beatles-era harmonies vibe to it, although I really hate comparing harmonies to the Beatles, maybe it’s just because The Redwalls look like hippy mod rockers. Either way, really wish I was doing laundry this day in Paris, France [circa 2009].
- Corey
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Solitary Arts
November 29, 2011
Solitary Arts gear available in shop and online with artwork by Geoff McFetridge, an L.A. based artist who was part of the Beautiful Losers Exhibition. Check out the vid below.
cam shreddin pacifica from erik bill on Vimeo.
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Thursday Tunage
November 24, 2011
Jambalaya – Hank Williams
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Figured we’d set you up with a nice song to help prep you for good food, family, and friends, and what better way than with one of our favorite tunes from Mr. Williams himself!
- Corey
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The WOR on Thalia Winner
November 22, 2011
Well, you all fought a long, hard battle. The WOR on Thalia has finally been called off; a truce of sorts has been reached. The man, the soldier, the hero who fought the WOR on Thalia the hardest was winner Mitch Calmer from Northern Orange County. His battlefields of choice: Middles and Churches. For his hard work of entering our contest and being chosen at random he has earned himself: A Fullsuit, a 6’2″ Regular Swordfish, an abundance of surplus WOR goods, and “WOR-time” music from Gantez Warrior. Go forth now veterans, to the place where land and sea meet, it calls you…until next time.
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Thursday Tunage
November 17, 2011
“The Godfathers Of Punk Rock” as they’re known by many on the West Coast, The Standells formed in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, bringing a fuzzed out, Rolling Stones-ish meets garage rock kind of sound to the scene. Most likely you’ve heard their most famous hit “Dirty Water”, which has become anthems for a lot of Boston sports teams, in fact, I found out about this song ‘Rari’ after I picked up the ‘Dirty Water’ 7″ at the local record store. This song ‘Rari’ was the B-side, which brings me to my next point, B-sides are the best sides. Dig it.
- Corey
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15% off ALL wetsuits sale is ON!
November 17, 2011
And here is nice video Matuse sent us profiling Hans Hagen & Nate Zoller!
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