Catching A Wave radio show: The Atom Jacks

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Catching A Wave 05-29-23

*Magnatech An Evening With Magnatech releases June 1st Sharawaji Records

Catching A Wave has a world premiere of a NEW track from Magnatech from an upcoming release on Sharawaji Records later in the show. We spin a tune from The Halibuts from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a sentimental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame is in our Green Room segment telling a fun story of a fictional radio station Jan Berry made up so he could get free records (plus we hear a Jan & Dean tune too). We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (to help you dream of the beach). Plus, we've got tunes from The Eliminators, Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers (The Eliminators and Deke will both be at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender), El Borko, Sam & Dave (feat. The Courettes), Robin Taylor Zander, Sheverb, The Super Stocks, The Wankats, Kitten and The Tonics, The Atom Jacks, The NineteenElevenS and Papa Surf (covering Nirvana)!

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

El Borko- "Unlucky Dragon"

The NineteenElevenS- "Jug"

Robin Taylor Zander- "What Am I To Do"

Sam & Dave (feat. The Courettes)- "Hold On I'm Comin'"

Papa Surf- "Come As You Are"

"Good Time" segment:
The Halibuts 30th Anniversary of Chumming (1993)
The Halibuts- "Blackball"

Sheverb- "Redemption Of The River Witch"

The Atom Jacks- "Dead Hand System"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Carry Me Home"
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Kitten and The Tonics- "Ghost Of Bob Wills"
The Eliminators- "Revenge Of The Cowabunga Thunder Melvins" *
The Wankats- "Wankat a Go-Go"
Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "High Noon" *

Green Room segment:
Dean Torrence on Jan Berry's fictional KJAN radio station
Jan & Dean- "A Surfer's Dream"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Buddy Skipper- "Back On The Beach"

WORLD PREMIERE:
Magnatech- "Tika Hates Tiki"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

Catching A Wave 04-24-23

We board the Catching A Wave Time machine again...and set our destination for the week of December 4th, 1964 to hear 3 songs on the Silver Dollar Survey for WLS in Chicago (including the #1 song). We've got a track from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley keeps the summer alive with 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. Plus, we've got songs from Little Kahuna, The Atom Jacks, PowerSolo (with The Courettes), The Pseudos, Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack), The Delta Ring, Mamphibian, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Papa Doo Run Run, Surf Cult and Surfing Oni!

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

Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack)- "Flyboy"

Surf Cult- "Night Tides"

The Pseudos- "Surfin' Fer Jewels"

PowerSolo (feat. The Courettes)- "If I Could Fly"

The Atom Jacks- "MiG Diplomacy"

"Good Time" segment:

The Ventures 60th Anniversary of Surfing (1963)

The Ventures- "Barefoot Venture"

Surfing Oni- "Ride The Eternal Wave"

Little Kahuna- "Lonesome Trail"