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Last updated by Chrome Oxide on 06/14/2005
INSECT SURFERS
SITE MAP
PAGE INDEX
[What's New]
MUSIC
[Intro]
[Booking]
[Insect Dave's D.C. Origins] [Reviews - Death Valley Coastline] [Reviews - Reverb Sun] [Reviews - Mojave Reef] [Reviews - Acid Beach Party]
[Reviews - Other]
[Personnel] [Surfer For A Day]
[1980] [1981 Wavelength] [1982] [1983 Sonar Safari] [1984] [1988 demos] [1989] [1991 Reverb Sun] [1992] [1994 Death Valley Coastline] [1995 East West] [1996] [1997] [1998] [1999] [2000] [2001] [2002] [2003 Mojave Reef] [2004] [2005]
[Calendar] [Upcoming Shows] [e-mail list!]
[Merchandise]
DOWNLOADABLE SONGS - MP3s
[Meteorite Shower.mp3 - Reverb Sun]
[Tiger Shark.mp3 - Death Valley Coastline]
[Silver Coast.mp3 - Mojave Reef]
REFERENCE
[Print Media/Books] [Audio Media/Discography] [Video Media/Filmography] [Other Insect Surfers Links/WebRings]
MISC
[Classifieds]
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WHAT's NEW
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Click here to contact David Arnson / Insect Surfers.
Hey Kids....
Still waiting for more upcoming show information ????
There are now 4 ways to find out when the band is playing next:
1) subscribe to the new e-mail list!
To: Insect_Surfers at my domain
Subject: subscribe
Message: (none needed-put whatever you want)
(Please be patient waiting for a response. The e-mail list! only connects to the internet once per hour.)
2) call (310) 391-7035
3) send a snail mail message to:
Insect Surfers
P.O.Box 661441
Los Angeles, CA 90066
4) Click on this most recent flyer
If you see the date changing on this page, without an announcement in this section, it is probably something like fixing minor coding problems, spelling errors, minor layout changes, new page on this site (so I changed bottom index), ... Any major changes to this page, will be announced here.
July 18, 2005. I just noticed that the ezBoard message board that I had set up for this web site had been deleted. Since restoration of the deleted conference is only available to subscribers to their service, and since the activity was relatively light, I not planning on looking for another message board. If you do think a message board is worth while, or you have a message board that you like, let me know and I may promote it here. As always you can contact me here.
June 10, 2005. Jim Sciurba is moving to New Orleans. June 10, 2005 was his last show with the band.
October 2003. The T.V. show, Las Vegas, episode 102 (broadcast October 2003), used Nomad and Silver Coast in a couple of wave pool scenes.
June 26, 2003. The L.A.Weekly Music Awards for 2003 included Best Instrumental Band Insect Surfers.
May 1, 2003 The Insect Surfers web site has changed! Reverend Dan at Music for Nimrods has created a new look for the Insect Surfers web site.
February 6, 2003. The Insect Surfers new CD, Mojave Reef is now available for purchase from this web site, from the band, and from where ever surf music can be purchased.
December 24, 2002. I just found out that for the second year in a row, and three (or maybe four) times total, the Insect Surfers made the Music Connection magazine Hot 100 Unsigned Artist List.
June 7, 2002. The revised WebRing code should be functional on the new server (Yahoo! had dropped the Web Rings).
December 1, 2001. Thanks to The Linux Public Broadcasting Network, recent shows by the Mermen and Insect Surfer shows have been videotaped, and have been digitized for online viewing at Surf Music.
August 2, 2001. The Insect Surfers play the Staples Center! The National Women's Basketball Team (Sparks) will be playing at the Staples Center on Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 7pm. It's beach night at the Staples Center, and the Insect Surfers will play during the half time and the time outs.
August 28, 2001. For those of you who can't attend, two venues the
Insect Surfers play are at are now broadcasting the shows on the internet:
Mr. T's Bowl are webcast from: LiveClubs.net
Spaceland.
July 27, 2001. REVEREND DAN, of Music For Nimrods just awarded the Insect Surfers the Music For Nimrods BAND OF DISTINCTION Award!. Read all about it here in the Reviews - Other section, or on the REVEREND DAN's web site.
March 30, 2001. Change of e-mail address for Dave. Dave is in a period of transition, and for the moment, the best way to contact him via e-mail, is the old e-mail address David Arnson / Insect Surfers, at LAFN.ORG.
April 23, 2001. I have added a new page to this web site. Calendar will list upcoming shows for all bands that have official web sites at chromeoxide.com. This new page is fairly small, and should load much quicker than any of the individual band pages. I will continue to list all shows on this page.
March 30, 2001. Change of e-mail address for Dave. The new e-mail address for David Arnson / Insect Surfers, is the original old one at LAFN.ORG.
March 11, 2001. Today, I applied to join the Surf Music WebRing. Jump to Other Insect Surfers Links, to check out the other sites who are part of this WebRing.
March 10, 2001. It looks like I may have been premature in moving to a new web hosting site. I just found out that whenever Tripod.com is having hardware or software problems with their servers, they put up a message for the webmaster that their site is in violation of terms, and the web site has been deleted (instead of a message about system problems and try again later). Anyway, I believed Tripod.com when they said they deleted my account, so I will be moving, and making chromeoxide.com my new home on the web.
March 10, 2001. As long as I am moving my entire site, I decided to make a few changes to the layout of the individual pages, and the web site in general, including (but not limited to) I removed the counter, and moved the listings of mirror sites to the bottom of the page, ...
March 6, 2001. Sometime between March 1 to March 5, 2001 Tripod deleted my account/web site. The last stats Tripod gave me were 9,000+ visitors per month. Since my site is so popular, I have decided to keep it going, in spite of this major setback. But rather than trying to build up another free web site, and possibly deal with this problem again, I decided go with CommandLine.net to host the new chromeoxide.com.
January 30, 2001. I just found out that on Spinner (internet radio), on the surf music channel, the Insect Surfers have one song on the top 25 most requested surf songs.
January 26, 2001. For anyone that wants to contact David Arnson / Insect Surfers, there is a new e-mail address.
January 1, 2001. I made some minor modifications to the layout and some of the sections on this page.
October 31, 2000. The new Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages Message Board is provided by EZBoard.
July 31, 2000. For those of you who can't attend, the Saturday August 5, 2000 Acid Beach Party Two at Mr. T's Bowl will be webcast at: LiveClubs.net. Check out the Acid Beach Party Two poster.
Many shows at Mr. T's Bowl, Al's Bar and other Los Angeles area clubs are now being webcast here as well. Look for individual show listings to see if I am aware of webccast capabilities.
July 13, 2000. Today, I applied to join the Instrumental Rock Music WebRing. Jump to Other Insect Surfers Links, to check out the other sites who are part of this WebRing.
July 2, 2000. The Insect Surfers play the Los Angeles Forum! The National Women's Basketball Team (Sparks) will be playing at the Los Angeles Forum on Sunday, July 2, 2000 at 5pm. It's beach night at the Forum, and the Insect Surfers will play during the half time and the time outs.
May 7, 2000. The Insect Surfers will be playing live in your home! From noon until 2pm on May 7, 2000, the Insect Surfers will be playing live at dublab.com. And all you need to do to participate, is make sure you have Real Player installed, enter the dublab.com site, click on the live stream icon on the left, and then sit back, relax and enjoy.
And for those of you who missed the original webcast, the audio portion of the webcast is at May 2000 archives.
April 21, 2000. You can now listen to (selected tracks) and/or buy online the Reverb Sun and Death Valley Coastline CDs at the Insect Surfers Page on earBuzz.com
. Of course you can always still send your money directly to David Arnson and purchase your Insect Surfers Merchandise here.
October 31, 1999. There used to be a complete listing of all the bands featured on this site at the bottom of each page on this site. The complete band list has now been moved to the Site Map.
Back in June 1997 when I started this site, the index at the bottom of the page seemed like a good idea. Due to the amazing growth of this site, I now think that the Site Map is a better way to do it.
I will continue to list the featured band of the month at the bottom of each page on this site.
December 3, 2002 CD Now is undergoing changes, and asked that ALL links be removed.
October 28, 1999 I signed up with CD Now.
October 22, 1999. The Chrome Oxide Music Collector Pages web site hit the big time! And I didn't even know it.
Tripod stats showed that this web site had more than 4,000 unique visitors last month (September 1999). Because of that, Tripod has increased my web space from 11mb to 50mb.
September 22, 1999. Today, I applied to join the Cowabunga Instrumental
Surf Music WebRing. Jump to Other Insect Surfers Links,
to surf the surf bands sites in this webring.
July 18, 1999. Insect Surfers go MP3. a song from Death Valley Coastline is in MP3.
May 21, 1999. On the advice of legal counsel, we have now added a copyright notice, and legal disclaimer to the bottom of each page on this web site.
March 31, 1999. I started a new section on this page, Classifieds. Now, if someone is interested in putting an ad here, or I find something I think is worthwhile, there is a place for it.
March 28, 1999. Vintage Guitar Magazine - April 1999 printed a review of the Insect Surfers, and both their CDs. It is now here in the Reviews - Other.
March 25, 1999. I just got my copy of Surfin' Senorita, a Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass tribute CD. It has a new Insect Surfer track. Collect them all.
March 16, 1999. Thanks to a recent visitor to this page, we now have a logo for the Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages, as well as a new background and seperator bars. There may be additional changes to look forward to as well.
December 30, 1998. The Insect Surfers now have a new drummer, Jim Sciurba. I also sat down with Dave Arnson and went through some of his old press clippings, press kit, ... and figured out a few more items to include on this site. Among the changes are: Other Insect Surfers Links, which now includes links to a number of surf bands that the Insect Surfers have played with in the past. Reviews - Other which includes a few other reviews of the band. 1999 Studio and Live Shows was added, and the first show of 1999 is now listed here.
November 4, 1998. There is now a link from the Surf USA page of the Cowabunga instrumental surf music site.
You now have now excuse for not surfing on in. :-)
October 3, 1998. September 9, 1998 was drummer Mike Gregan's last show. The October 2, 1998 show had a former drummer. All shows will go on as scheduled, but they are looking for a new drummer.
August 17, 1998. I just spoke with Dave, and this is now the OFFICIAL INSECT SURFERS WEB SITE.
July 31, 1998. BAM Magazine printed a review of a live show from a few weeks age. See what you have been missing at Reviews - Other.
July 31, 1998. The Insect Surfers just sent me a copy of their old web site, and I am working on integrating bits and pieces of the text and graphics from it into my page. All is not lost. :-)
New sections added include: Reviews - Death Valley Coastline, Reviews - Reverb Sun, Reviews - Other. More text detail was added in many of the other sections. Graphic image changes included are band logo added, band photo circa 1994 added, ...
And now, there are even songs from from Death Valley Coastline which you can download and listen to on your home computer.
July 14, 1998. Added a new section: 1992 Live Shows (just found a flyer), and added a few other misc shows that I noticed that I had listed on flyers, and were not previously added to this page. Also added a few new items to 1998 Live Shows, actually new compilations (vinyl and CD) that the Insect Surfers are part of (and are currently available).
July 14, 1998. Added a few new sections: 1979 Origins, Merchandise 1980 Studio, 1981 Studio and 1983 Studio to help round out the informational content of this page.
July 13, 1998. I created this web page. I realized that I had been posting their upcoming shows on the BBS, and not deleting them. So to clean up the bulletin on the BBS, and preserve this historical (hysterical) data, I am moving it all to the web page.
INTRO
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Insect Surfers at Sangria, Hermosa Beach, CA, October 21, 2000
INSECT SURFERS: Danny Sullivan, Jim Sciurba, Dan Valentie, David Arnson, at Sangria, Hermosa Beach, CA, October 21, 2000
Founding member David Arnson regrouped the band after moving to Los Angeles in 1985 with guitarist/sax player Dan "Dano" Sullivan resulting in the most dynamic lineup to date. Debuting at KXLU's "Surf Day" in June 1986, INSECT SURFERS have gone on to be featured on bills with such artists as Chris Isaak, B-52's, Jonathan Richman, Pylon, The Ventures, Dick Dale, Surfaris, etc. Even before June 1986, the INSECT SURFERS managed to play on the same stages as Iggy Pop, The Stranglers, Psychedelic Furs, Joan Jett, Echo and the Bunnymen, Revillos, etc.
Far from being a nostalgia act, INSECT SURFERS play guitar-fueled instrumental rock for tomorrow - today! The 50's and 60's stylings of such artists as Link Wray and Dick Dale are filtered through psychedelia, punk rock and soundtrack themes to produce a unique, invigorating and danceable blend. "Jetstream propulsion, dual lead twang", "The Clash meets the Ventures", "PsychedelicRangers", "Traditional yet progressive", are all taken from reviewers' descriptions.
INSECT SURFERS have drawn at clubs all over California and the Southwest as well as putting together their own local surf festivals in Los Angeles.
So...Submerge, hang twelve, and immerse yourself in the surfadelic sounds of the INSECT SURFERS.
Up!The Lava Lamp Story.
Insect Surfers have been placing lava lamps on the backs of their amplifiers since their Los Angeles reincarnation in June 1986. After pointing out to the Lava Lite company that the Insect Surfers featured a Lava Lamp on their Reverb Sun CD/LP, the band managed to secure a sponsorship from them. This resulted in the delightful situation of having many free Lava Lamps for many years. But alas, the company grew more corporate and does not grant free Lava Lamps anymore. However, they still offer their fine product at a discount rate and the most recent acquisitions were two of the three foot tall Titan models. Visually they kick ass, but they take a grueling three hours to warm up! Meanwhile the "regulation issue" Lava Lamps can often be spotted in various Insect Surfer photos ...
Insect Surfers. A modern surf band with a hard rocking edge. Not just a re-creation of a 60's surf band. And not a cover band of 60's surf tunes. They mostly do original surf tunes, with an occasional historical cover tune. While sounding like a surf band, they bring a harder rocking edge to their sound with their twin guitar leads.
The visuals of their stage performance usually include lava lamps, various other multicolored flashing lights, occasional videos (surfing, or movie trailers or ....), slide show, .. displayed on the stage, and Dave dancing all over the stage while playing.
I have known about the Insect Surfers since the late 80's when I ran into Dave Arnson at the Sunset Junction Street Scene to see the Ringling Sisters.
Finally, in the early 1990s, my job changed enough so that I could actually see them live. I now try to see them live whenever I can, when they play in the Southern California area.
To get on their snail mail mailing list:
Insect Surfers
P.O.Box 661441
Los Angeles, CA 90066
To subscribe to the Insect Surfer's e-mail list!, send a message to:
To: Insect_Surfers at my domain
Subject: subscribe
Message: (none needed-put whatever you want)
(Please be patient waiting for a response. The e-mail list! only connects to the internet once per hour.)
E-mail the David Arnson / Insect Surfers.
They have lots of Merchandise for sale, including: CDs, cassettes, bumper stickers, t-shirts, vinyl, magnets, ...
p.s. Dan Valentie, bass player of the Insect Surfers, is the guitarist and leader of the surf instrument band The Boardwalkers.
Comments and corrections would be appreciated.
And of course, any audio-video-print additions to my collection would be appreciated.
I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well.
Do you have any articles, books, albums, tapes, CDs, ... on this band that you would like reviewed and / or integrated into this page?
Do you have any other band that you would like to see a page for on this site?
Please send to:
Chrome Oxide
P.O.Box 8106
Mission Hills, CA 91346-8106
BOOKING
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The Insect Surfers are located in Los Angeles, California. They are willing to travel.
They are available for your live events, including: club shows, private parties, comic book signings, ...
They are available for your recording projects including: compilation CDs, soundtracks, videos, ...
Please write or e-mail or call:
(323) 935-1417
David Arnson / Insect Surfers
POB 661441
Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA
Insect Dave's D.C. Origins
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And now some comments about the Insect Surfers, from Insect Dave as recorded in Capital Rock by Mark Opsasnick, a book about current and former bands active in the Washington D.C. area.
I was born in Manhattan Sept 17th 1958, same bday as Hank Williams, Ken Kesey, Roddy McDowall!!
Lived briefly in Nashville and New Haven, moved to Bethesda in 1964 for 1st grade. Tommy Keene and I were in the same 2nd grade class at Ashburton Elementary School!
Moved to Chevy Chase in 1967, went to Kensington Jr. High School (now gone) and to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, graduated class of 1976. That summer I saw the Slickee Boys first show at 'My Friends Place' in Takoma Park, which helped spur me and my BCC buddy Robert Fass and I to put together a one-shot band at Fort Reno Park called 'Feedback Forever'. We played Ramones 'Blitzkreig Bop', Bowie's 'Jean Genie', Patti Smith's versions of 'Gloria' and 'My Generation', Blue Oyster Cult's 'Red And The Black' (years before the Minutemen!) and 'Stairway To The Stars', along with a few original tunes. We woulda been great if we were remotely in tune with each other!! That October I saw all of the Ramones shows at the Childe Harolde Club. I remember Cerphe from WHFS was out front interviewing people about this new 'punk rock' phenomenon and I started raving to him about the Stooges...
I attended University of Delaware and University of Maryland for a couple years, I was studying for a Marine Biology (my major) exam in spring 1979 and I drew a picture of an insect surfing. I thought that the picture summed up what I wanted to do with a band, which was to do a surf sound with a modern or insect-y edge to it...
Meanwhile another BCC buddy, David Petersen, had been wanting to start up a band with me, we started writing songs and instrumentals in his room. I used to go see 'Razz' play, scores of times in fact, we got Bill Craig from 'Razz' and his friend Michael (later from 'Nightman') to come over and help us with a 4-track demo, our first instrumental titled 'Insect Surfer' had Danny Frankel from the Urban Verbs on bongos!! (Danny had grown up up 2 doors away from David's Silver Spring home).
We got another BCC buddy, Robert Fass, to play bass and we found drummer Dan Buccino by putting an ad in the 'Unicorn Times' paper. Dan was from Bethesda and had just graduated from Walt Whitman High School. He passed the audtion as he could play the particular galloping beats we used in our songs.
.. while in line to see the premire of the movie 'Alien', our friend Dan
Collins introduced us to his pal Michael Duke, who played synthesizer.
"let's get this guy!" Petersen said, "where the hell are we going to find
something as cool as a synth player!!" Michael was from Bethesda too, he had
just graduated from St. John's Military School, which he loathed. He was
probably the only guy there who was listening to Eno, Stranglers, and the
Velvet Underground!! He went by the name 'Mike Strider' for the band.
Dan Collins was graduating BCC High School May 1979, he had us Insect
Surfers back him up as a group called 'Rinse n'Vac' for his english class
project!!. Dan was as big as a fan as we were of the english artpunk band
'Wire'. We did a wire cover, 'Ex-Lion Tamer', one of his songs, and a bunch
of Insect Surfer songs, so our unofficial debut was at Bethesda-Chevy Chase
High School!
Our next two gigs were playing Fort Reno Park (with Danny Frankel on percussion!) and then with Bad Brains, at Madam's Organ in Adams Morgan, which was basically a yippie commune house that ended up being the spawning ground for a whole scene of punk rock! This would be June/July 1979 at this point. Some of the bands playing the scene at this time included Bad Brains, Slickee Boys, Urban Verbs, Tru Fax and the Insaniacs, Trenchmouth, Nurses, Teen Idles (became Minor Threat), Enzymes, DCeats (Martha Hull went on to several bands, Keith went to Black Market Baby), Penetrators, Richmond's Beex, there was a new band almost every week that summer. The scene began to polarize a bit when bands like us and Tru Fax could get gigs at some of the bar clubs and punkier bands like Bad Brains could or would not. Also integral to the local scene was the now defunct 'DC Space' where every band at that time played.
So anyway!! Bill Asp who ran an indie record store in Arlington, saw us at DC Space and Madams Organ and really liked us, he became our manager. .he put out our records, using his initials William Asp to form 'wasp'(get it?) records. we played a cool gig at the Wilson Theatre in Arlington that summer,opening up for NYC's Model Citizens and Ann Arbor's 'Destroy All Monsters', who featured the Stooge's Ron Asheton and MC5's bassist. Oct 17th we opened up a show at the Ontario Theatre for the B-52's. We were pretty much the first DC punk/new wave band to really tour out of town, we did gigs all over the eastern seaboard and midwest from feb'80 to fall '84...September '81 was the last lineup for the first insect band.
REVIEWS - DEATH VALLEY COASTLINE
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Tiger Shark.mp3 - Death Valley Coastline
"These guys are one of the absolutely finest instrumental bands to be found
anywhere, yet they have remained an underground band since their inception in
Washington, D.C. in 1979. (They later relocated to Southern California.) It
should be noted, however, that they do have a track on the Rhino Records'
History of Surf Music box set. They do not just play surf rock though, calling
up both punk and rock-a-billy, with a little Raybeats or Link Wray here and
there. The songs are varied and tuneful without re-hashing the same riffs over
and over.
"Tiger Shark","Re-entry", and "Volcano Juice" all venture way beyond mere surf
progressions. Arnson and Sullivan's guitar lines squirm, shake and recoil all
over the map. They even cover the Buzzcocks' "Walking Distance". If you like
music of any kind, it is hard not to like the Insect Surfers."
Anthony Mark Happel - Chattanooga Free Press - September, 1997
"I've always figgered L.A.'s Insect Surfers for a tight, musicianly kind of
instro surf band (sort of the opposite of Sacramento's Tiki Men). Hell, these
bugs have been playing the crap since 1979, you'd assume they'd have their
chops down--and they do......Nonetheless, there are plenty of fine moments
here, particularly the Dick Dale-derived numbers "Diamondback"and "Bengazi",
the latter of which adds shades of Ennio Morricone twang for that lonesome
big-sky sound. The "instant atmosphere--just add reverb" credo is taken to its
extreme in "Re-entry", and a few layers of analog delay are then heaped on to
blast it back interstellar. "Huntington Beer Party" is exactly what it sounds
like: sloppy-drunk sax growls and uncontrolled staccato picking, all frothing
over tranced-out tiki tom-tom work."
John Pecorelli - Alternative Press - April, 1997
"After a slight drummer attendance delay, veteran instrumentalists, The Insect
Surfers, impressed the Hotel Utah gathering in lessons on tight instrumental
execution. Songs included 77 Gaza Strip, Stingray,....Polaris, Bouzouki and
more. Never-to-be contained wildman Dave Arnson gave the crowd his lesson in
Jumpology 101 which no doubt was given to HIM by Pete Townsend. Cheers to
these veterans......a swell group of people and superb musicians. Enrico would
be proud. By the way, we missed you Monica, by the way : ( Come back and
play again, gang!
The Insects had played earlier in the evening LIVE from KFJC aboard Phil Dirt's
Surf's Up radio show and also got a late start. They hid the fact that they
were tired real well. Late '97 CD rumors here too, folks. :-)"
excerpted from COWABUNGA Surf Discussion List
"L.A.'s Insect Surfers have never been obsessed with slavish imitations of
vintage sounds so much as recapturing the proto-punk abandon of early
instrumental rock. Like San Francisco's Mermen, the Insect Surfers often veer
into heady psychedelia,generating euphoric washes of reverb, twang and crashing
cymbals on Death Valley Coastline"(Marlin Records)
Guitar Player December '96
"Forget about Jimmy Hoffa. The pyramids? Ha! You want to solve a real
mystery? Then figure out why Insect Surfers haven't been signed. It's not for
lack of historical significance. The Insects were one of the most important
bands in the '79-'80 surf revival. It's not for lack of talent. These guys
are upper echelon players and they have their own idenitfiable sound. They had
to wait forever for this CD to see the light of day, and after forever, they
gave up and put it out themselves. Shame on the industry. But at least it's
and it's something else. David Arnson and Dan Sullivan are the balanced pair
of guitar greats from left to right in your (hopefully cranked) headphones.
They each have a clear understanding of how psychedelia should be woven into
surf instrumentals.
Songs like "77 Gaza Strip" and "Mig Alley" carry the beat and the feel of surf
into exotic, but heavy, new territory. This is a style of surf that I find
very magnetic....... Besides being important as a surf album, this is a very
important guitar album that demands careful listening. If young guitarists
hole up in their rooms and learn all these tunes, the future of the genre looks
bright. I know it, lots of other people know it, and after one listen, you'll
know it."
DJ Johnson - Cosmik Debris Ezine
"...the dueling leads add the interest and complexity necessary to propel surf
style instrumentals into the next generation..."
Tiki News #9
Reverb Central main page, and Death Valley Coastline review.
REVIEWS - REVERB SUN
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Meteorite Shower.mp3 - Reverb Sun
To end on a local note, the Insect Surfers recently handed me a tape called
Reverb Sun. I had heard about this band, but never had the chance to see it
in action. Despite the off-beat name, the Insect Surfers --
vocalists-guitarists David Arnson and Danny Sullivan, bassist-vocalist Michael
O'Neil, and drummer John Covertino -- purvey an authentic brand of instrumental
and vocal surf music, a la the Ventures, Dick Dale, etc. The fourteen
tunes, with titles such as "Meteorite Show," "Gary Busey," "Zuma Slam," and
"Insect Stomp," are well-crafted and truly boss. Apparently the Insect Surfers
originate in the South Bay, so they don't play concerts in L.A.-Hollywood too
often. But they do play, so keep an eye out if this type of music is
your thing -- they're diggable!
Los Angeles Reader, February 2, 1990
"Finally, you can always find the soul of rock 'n' roll among SoCal's handful of
crack instrumental groups....Reverb Sun ...Insect Surfers give us 14
twinkling, jangling, vibration-laden original tunes that are wholly authentic,
never anachronistic, and ripe with verve. David Arnson and Danny Sullivan's
two-pronged guitar whammy never lets up: They're snappy on "Meteorite Shower";
fiesta-like on "Mojave" (which also bears Sullivan's gnarly sax accents);
swaggering on "Gary Busey"; poppy for "Zuma Slam"; staccato in"Hot 'n' Glassy";
and rambunctious on "Insect Stomp". They even take a stab at worldbeat surf
with "Bouzouki"(a Greek mandolin). This album winds up with the anthemic
"Surf, Sun and Sound", which makes even a gremmie like me wanna grab a board
and shoot the curls"
BAM Magazine
"Although promoted as a progressive surf band which mixes influences of the
present with the classic surf of the past, the Insect Surfers --originally from
Washington, D.C. before they landed in L.A.(surf city) in the mid-'80's are
fortunately nothing of the kind. Surf music, as any Ventures record will
prove, is eternal. The Insect Surfers fare best without vocals, and rarely
attempt them....... For the most part, the band sticks to bumbling (as in bee)
twang and reverb guitar and commands a good portion of the established lexicon
of surf -- cool saxaphone, motorcycles in the recording studio and drum solos
in short, bearable bursts. The dual lead guitarists, David Arnson and Danny
Sullivan man their assigned channels -- Dave plays on the and Danny fills out
the right-- like a couple of bloodthirsty mosquitos, making nearly the whole of
Reverb Sun the surfin' soundtrack of the year, even for those of us in
the Midwest, where surf is mostly just a state of mind."
M.M. - Chicago Reader
"...Danny Sullivan and David Arnson's guitar work show energy and
inventiveness. Besides a band who can tell a story without lyrics
must be doing something right."
Foster Child
Reverb Central main page, and Reverb Sun review.
REVIEWS - MOJAVE REEF
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Silver Coast.mp3 - Mojave Reef
Phil Dirt - Reverb Central The Insect Survers - Mojave Reef *****
Phil Dirt - Reverb Central
The Insect Surfers Mojave Reef
Label: Marlin 03 CD
It's about time! Six years in the making, and well worth the wait. The Insect Surfers' new CD is just about as sophisticated as it gets without losing the surf and rock and roll edge. This is a glorious album of incredible writing and playing. Maximum recommendation here!
Picks: Silver Coast, Reptile Boots, Horizon Riders, Coolangatta, Tethys, Dewey's Dead, Batwave, Flamin' Eddie's Dragstrip, Ocotillo, Asteroid, Black Sea, Electric Marlin, Nomad, Ursa Minor, Starfish Ranch / Mojave, Baja
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Silver Coast ****
Slowly rising from the sea and beautiful guitarscapes, Silver Coast rides on
a circulating melody line atop a great rhythm. This fine track is is a fine
example of the swirling perfection that the Insect Surfers are capable of.
Gorgeous ringing tone and throbbing essence of surf, with long howling feedback
and grumbling bass slowly releasing the track as it fades under the waves.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Reptile Boots ***
Lizard skinned rhythms and pumpin' drums bump under a modern semi-psychedelic
melodic melody line. The contrast between the foreground backtrack and distant
lead creates a haunting sound. Quite nice!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Horizon Riders *****
This is one of the best new songs from the Insect Surfers. It's an infectious
spaghetti western with very visual psychedelic swirls. The rolling cowboy beat
and Morricone-ish melody are a splendid Southwest epic! The many textural
changes add a sense of evolving story lines. Great!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Coolangatta *****
Like a chunkier version of Rake and the Surftones with Link Wray close by,
Coolangatta pulses with power and a great rhythm, plus some spectacular
guitar tone and sustain. This is one fine track!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Tethys *****
Tethys captures your ears right from the start. The alternating melody line
is captivating and intricate. Each guitar brings its own brand of delivery to
the song, with many fine changes in texture and tone. Tethys is a magnificent
track.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Dewey's Dead ****
On the verge of dirge inversion, Dewey's Dead grumbles about the loss in a
never ending tubular ride way, with thunder in the tom toms and a relentless
adventure in the rhythm.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Batwave ****
Batwave is dissonant and angular, with intense tortured ambiance and plenty
of attack. It's dark and dangerous, and haunting too. The howling adds to the
fright factor. Excellent!
Sci-Fi Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Flamin' Eddie's Dragstrip ****
The dragsters rev up, the announcer calls the race, and then the guitars kick
in. This long time Insect Surfers finally makes it to disc, and way past due I
say! Great grodie fuzz and liquid guitar, an utterly infectious melody, Church
Key whammy dips... what more do you need? Edgy hotrod cool!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Ocotillo *****
The warm melody of Ocotillo flows like a ride down the Baja coast in search
of a perfect summer break. Completely cool, with a Spanish edge and pumping
bass line. Fine track!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Asteroid ****
Space echo guitar, backwards coolness, mind-game escapes... and that's just the
intro. In an odd way, this reminds me of the introduction to Shuggie Otis'
Freedom Flight. It's more a soundscape than a song, but is quite satisfying.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Black Sea *****
This is an amazing new song! It rides on an undulating rhythm, born of western
skies and summer adventure. Compelling and exquisitely arranged, Black Sea
demands your attention. Vibrato drama, silky fluid lines, psychedelic effects,
and a call to the open highway. Magnificent! No, it's Perfect!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Electric Marlin ****
Electric Marlin heads down the coast to glassy walls unknown. This track is
rhythm dominated and full of adventure, fast and delicate, and like the call of
the wild. Excellent!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Nomad *****
Another stellar Insect tune loaded with energy and twin lead style, Nomad has
been in the Insect Surfers set for quite a while. Heavier than in the early
days, yet sparkling in a modern way. Fine song.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Ursa Minor [live] ****
Like a scene from a distant space station, Ursa Minor is moody and mystical,
with a solid air of cold vacuum adventure. It's a soundscape that often opens
Polaris these days. It stands alone well on it's own.
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Starfish Ranch / Mojave *****
The upbeat adventure of Starfish Ranch is always more than friendly and
attractive. This infectious and circular melody line always brings a grin to my
mug. The whammy action and writhing guitaristry are very powerful. Mojave is
transitioned into. It is made of the rumble of the decay, with haunting
feedback whale calls and moody fine drums. Quite a soundscape!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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Baja *****
Lee Hazelwood's classic Baja is very nicely rearranged by the Insect Surfers.
The sea breaks gently on the shore, the guitar rings out, and a softened
delivery adds a sense of beauty and calm. Excellent counterbalances between the
two guitars makes this one of the best versions around!
Surf Instrumental Stereo
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REVIEWS - ACID BEACH PARTY
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Since the Insect Surfers are not a purist or "old school" surf band
I decided that we needed our own forum of expression for a more modern
surf/instrumental presentation. So in January 2000 we started the
"Acid Beach Party" with 6 bands playing half hour sets to the accompaniment
of psychedelic/psychotronic projections and videos, giant twister
(4 twister boards taped together) tournaments, and MCing by KXLU's
Reverend Dan. Our goal was for no one to be bored at any time!
So far, we are up to number four, and they have all gone great ...
Bands featured so far (besides the Insect Surfers) have been:
Davie Allan & the Arrows, Banned From The Beach, Black Widows, Boardwalkers,
Double Naught Spy Car, Dynotones, Neptunas, Pollo Del Mar, Rancheras, Reventlos,
Slacktone, Spi-Fi, Surf Kings.
November 15, 2003 Acid Beach Party 5, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
August 10, 2002 Acid Beach Party 4, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
Banned From The Beach
Boardwalkers
Davie Allan & the Arrows
Insect Surfers
Double Naught Spy Car
August 11, 2001 Acid Beach Party 3, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
Davie Allan & the Arrows
Boardwalkers
Dynotones
Insect Surfers
Black Widows
Surf Kings
August 5, 2000 Acid Beach Party 2, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
Rancheras
Spi-Fi
Boardwalkers
Davie Allan & the Arrows
Pollo Del Mar
Insect Surfers
ACID BEACH PARTY 2
Acid Beach Party 2 review and photos.
January 22, 2000 Acid Beach Party 1, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
Neptunas
Slacktone
Double Naught Spy Car
Insect Surfers
Reventlos
ACID BEACH PARTY
Hey...this was the best gig in a long time...hat's off as well to Fred
Kiko from KXLU for his multi-media visual assault with two projectors
showing pieced together 16mm clips of some very bizarre and entertaining
material...
Jim Dunfrund - Surf DJ KXLU FM - January 23, 2000
ACID BEACH PARTY
The Insect Surfers are long-time
sparkplugs of the west coast surf music scene, and Arnson - a major
innovator who credits his sound to the influence of the cult bands
Television and Quicksilver Messenger Service...
The Insect Surfers were the highlight of the evening, and most in the
crowd had come to see them. Their driving instrumentals featuring
original material such as "77 Gaza Strip" and "Tiger Shark" had cultists
undulating in their own private although not necessarily mutually
exclusive Idahos and Arnson's guitar pyrotechnics more than honored his
rock and roll forebears. Their CD's, by the way, are available through
their website (http://www.chromeoxide.com/insect.htm), or at Rhino
Records; the most recent, "Death Valley Coastline," kind of sums up the
nature of the wide-open So. Cal. space which gave rise to surf music.
- Jim
Jim Dunfrund - Surf DJ KXLU FM
ACID BEACH PARTY
ACID BEACH PARTY at Mr. T's, Los Angeles, Jan 22, hosted by David
Insect Arnson and MC'd by late late nite KXLU garage/surf etc. DJ
(worth losing sleep to listen to or tape!) REVEREND DAN.
Hats (and antennas) off to Dave Insect for pulling off one of the best
live show line ups of psychedelic surf and "push the envelope"
instrumental music events, ever. Mr. T's was full to capacity and
overflowing with happy instrumental fans last night. ...
Next up were INSECT SURFERS who always deliver a crowd pleasing
hook oriented dueling guitar surf sound both traditional at times and
psychedelic other times. They opened with Horizon Rider a psychedelic
spaghetti western wonder tune that shows off the dueling guitars of
Arnson and Sullivan. There are quite a few new songs, some with greek
folk and Mediterranean threads and ringing harmonics goin on. Insects get in
some wild ride psychedelic jams. Dave was definitely the man of the hour
for putting this supercool show together - he had three screens of video
and slides going - some sergeant peppers, some ultraman, some wahini
surfers having their way with the tubes - plenty of visual
stimulation. ...
Monica Rex - January 23, 2000
REVIEWS - OTHER
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Insect Surfers at Mr. T's Bowl.
You hate to use the phrase surf music when describing
Insct Surfers because their instrumentals often display a
versatility and grandeur that transcend the perceived
limitations of the genre. Take Horizon Riders from the
group's recent CD, Mojave Reef (marlin) David Arnson's and
Dano Sullivans riffs quite properly evoke sunsets and
big waves, but there are also several passages that
shimmer with an almost prog-rock expansiveness. Instead of
coming off as kitschy or retro, the quartet use the beach
as a metaphor, as a jumping-off point for deeper, moodier
explorations-often psychedelic, but never succumbing
to mere noodling, as on the coiled lead-guitar tangles of
Ocotilo and Coolangatta. The group's roots stretch
back to 1979 in Washington D.C., where Arnson was
influenced just as much by the Real Kids and the Ramones
as by the Ventures, and these Surfers have been an
underrated local institution since re-forming in L.A. in 1985.
Falling James, L.A.Weekly - November 14, 2003
Music For Nimrods BAND OF DISTINCTION Award!
INSECT SURFERS play surf music...psychedelic, frantic, cutting edge surf
music that only a kid from NYC who moved to DC and used to buy ice cream from
some Hagen Daas employee named Henry Rollins could conceive. Lead insect
guitarist Dave Arnson is that kid. Plus he defies the laws of gravity while
soloing!
The Insect Surfers are one of six winners of the very first
Music For Nimrods BAND OF DISTINCTION Award!
This award is presented to any band that upholds
the fine traditions of rock and roll, mainly those of purity, enthusiasm
and starvation. The Insect Surfers is excellent, and I want the world to
know about them. So I'll spin your records on the show, and post your
faces on my website. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the great music!
REVEREND DAN - Music For Nimrods - July 27, 2001
INSECT SURFERS AT THE LOS ANGELES FORUM
we were hastily contacted by the l.a forum 2 days before playing, womens
basketball team the sparks were having a beach day, passing
out beach towels, etc., and needed a surf band to play at different points
at the game.
arriving at the forum, we took our equipment by elevator and dolly up to
a little 8 foot square platform with a rail around it, it was all the way
at the top of the the back wall's nosebleed section, not too far
from the giant american flag that everybody salutes while the anthem is
being sung. evidently the lakers have a band w/trumpets and stuff that
plays up there from time to time, our coordinator said that they spill
out on to the bleacher seats cause they are a big band, man, cause
we could just barely fit up there!
i was given a headset that the coordinator would cue me through,
telling me when we were about to play and when to cut off. this was a
bit of a challenge 'cause the headset was attached by a cable to my
belt, the little belt box had a little switch that i had to press
whenever i needed to talk.
a couple times the guy would tell me your'e about to stop,or
cut it off, and i'd have to press the thing while playing, to
say o.k.!!
we were given time to play 3 of our tunes at the pregame events (in
between player interviews, a dj spinning hip-hop tunes, commercials, game
promos, little kid dance routines, etc.,) we played gary busey,
meteorite shower, and diamondback.
at halftime they wanted us to play something very recognizable, so we
played wipeout at three sequences of some game/contest they had
where parents and kids would come out and do stuff with hula hoops,
miniature basketballs, and an inflateable kiddie pool! more promos, dance
routines, etc followed and then we did a version of tequila! i was
so sure that a crowd of several thousand people listening to that song
would surely yell out the word tequila at the appropriate moments,
but if they did, we sure couldn't hear them! hmmm, so much for my planned
crowd manipulation!! also, fortunately, we were at the exact
end of a verse when we were told to cut off the music!
after that, we weren't scheduled to play 'til after the game. the
coordinator did say that there would be a brief contest sequence with
more kids bouncing basketballs that we could play through, that would
last about 20 seconds(!). and it did! 20 seconds! and we totally missed it,
that's ok, the dj was playing some hip hop through it and i don't know what
wouldn't sound kinda retarded for 20 seconds anyway...hey what are we,
shadowy men or something?!
our drummer jimbo was pretty funny thoughout, he would do a roll and hit
the cymbal when the teams would do the free throws, and occasionally
played along with the go team-type chants...
kxlu surfwave dj jim dunfrund showed up to say hello and that it
sounded pretty good, it was nice to see a familiar face, and also to meet
dugger, the guy who'd booked us! also much thanks to bellrays and
black widows guitarist tony fate for filling in for our guitarist
danno who couldn't make it, tony has actually played with us many times
in the past.
at show's end, after some more big-screen promos and a player interview, we
got to play bouzouki, electric marlin, polaris,
flamin' eddie's dragstrip,and volcano juice as the
masses streamed out! i was reminded of the sequence in the movie
woodstock where hendrix is playing but the movie keeps showing you
scenes of people leaving and the final cleaning up!
all in all it was a very surreal and very fun experience, i have to give
the l.a. forum and the sparks organization a lot of credit for
exposing surf music to the public. it was also fun to have some experience
playing along to hair-trigger timed tv-soundbyte sequences,this was
a gig where you really had to be on your toes!
and finally, the fact that the sparks team won by 20 points was something
to be truly proud of!! those women rock!!
instrumentally yours,
insect surfer dave - July 5, 2000
AND FINALLY - ATTENTION ECLECTIC INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC FANS:
The Insect Surfers have been putting out cool instrumental guitar
music for a number of years. Powered by guitarists Dave Arnson
and Dan Sullivan (who also plays saxophone), the Insect Surfers
blend eclectic rock and surf for a great sound. Dave, who has
been influenced by players like Davie Allan ("SPOTLIGHT"
December '98), John Cippolina, and Tom Verlaine, founded the original
Insect Surfers in 1979 in Washington, D.C. He moved to the West
Coast in '85 and reformed the band (with different players) in '86,
and they've been together ever since. Dave and Dan are both Gibson
guitar fans - Dave plays a '61 SC Special through a Fender SUPER
Reverb and Dan shoulders a late-'70s Flying V through a Fender Twin
Reverb. Presently, the band plays two to three gigs each month and
they're considering recording a new CD later this year.
Their two previous projects, Reverb Sun (Marlin Records CD001),
and Death Valley Coastline (Marlin Records CD002), were very catchy.
Reverb Sun was originally recorded in '89 and re-pressed on CD in '97.
The contrasting guitar styles keep things interesting on tracks like
"Meteorite Shower" (an attention-grabbing opening number), "Polaris"
(cool tones and sonic variety on this medium-tempo rocker), "Halley's
Beach" (very catchy, nice straight-ahead rockin' groove) and the
"Insect Stomp" (a Munsters-sounding keyboard with sax and loads of
great guitar tone). Death Valley Coastline was originally released
in '94 and was re-pressed in '96. Faves include "Tiger Shark"
(appropriately aggressive sound with plenty of cool chords),
"Re-Entry" (ominous-sounding in spots), "Volcano Juice"
("cycle-delic" guitar work courtesy of Davie AlIan - "SPOTLIGHT"
December '98) and "MIG Alley" (titled correctly, this one sounds
like gunfire). To get copies, write to Marlin Records.
P.O.Box 661441, Los Angeles, CA 90066. And check out the
Insect Surfers' web site at http://www.chromeoxide.com/insect.htm.
Vintage Guitar - April 1999
"OK, I just gotta say that John Cippolina was a genius. Listen to the two
instrumentals on the first Quicksilver LP. Also, check out Dave Arnson's
playing with the Insect Surfers. He is the only other guitar player I
know of that plays with the same vibrato. Finally, I had a chance to
wander aimlessly through the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame last year. Lots of
semi cool stuff, but what blew me away was Cippolina's amp rig set up in
a huge glass box. If you have any idea what he played through you will
understand my awe. If you don't, forget it. I could never even begin to
explain..."
Mike Palm, Agent Orange, November 11, 1998 posted to COWABUNGA Surf Discussion List
"One of my favorite bands, the Insect Surfers, was playing."
Highway To Heaven by Deanne Stillman, Los Angeles Times Magazine, August 9, 1998
"... Bar Deluxe was soooo incredibly hot last Friday (July 17, 1998) that
there was no way to enjoy eating anything (you'd have to smuggle in your own
grub anyways). The uncomfortable swampland temperature caused two of my
rock'n'roll sidekicks to throw in the towel early, but not before we enjoyed a
set by the Insect Surfers, who managed to tear through their reverb
smothered anthems without sacrificing any of the usual zeal-guitarist
Dave Arnson obviously immune to the heat due to spending his formative
years in Washington D.C. ...
Night Fever by Jim Freek, BAM Magazine, July 31, 1998
The Insect Surfers caught the wave of creative energy which infected the CD
area in 1979 and were one of the first alternative bands to incorporate an
instrumental surf style in their music. In May of '80, they made their
first appearance at the 9:30, which drummer Buccino says, "was easily
the best club in town." Speaking not only of the band but also of the
scene, Buccino adds, "most of us back then...we might have been kids,
but we were really having fun, and we were really wanting to try to
share that with the audience." The Surfers' music clearly reflects
that attitude, but if you're expecting to hear Jan and Dean revisited,
prepare for a refreshing surprise. Their highly energetic and inventive
music has traces of Dick Dale, Link Wray, garage and sci-fi, but it's
thoroughly original and highly contagious. Founding member Dave Arnson
"started the Surfers to combine the energy of the Ramones and the B-52s
with the cerebral instruumental approach of Tom Verlane's Television and
Wire. We found our answer in surf music or a hybrid thereof."
The Surfers were one of the boldest (and hardiest) of the bands
associated closely with the 9:30 Club. They toured extensively, sought
and gained college radio airplay all over the country, and helped push
the edge of the fun and friendly CD alternative scene into new
territory-up and down the East Coast and on occasional forays to points
west. Arnson has kept the Surfer sound going, since moving to Los Angeles
and regrouping in 1985, but this holiday reunion in 1995 was special for
the original members. Buccino describes it as "overwhelming emotionally."
For Arnson, it evoked memories of "really exciting and colorful times"
when the scene was "like a big dance party. The late 70s and early 80s
were a Great time for music."
liner notes 9:30 Live (2 CD set) Adelphi Records 1997
Insect Surfers - Polaris. "Thank God everybody's nice and clean
together. You know, every band I've heard so far seems to be well disciplined
and well put together. Just because it's not blowing me off this Earth... That
guy in the movie, Crossroads, that guitarist, Stevie Vai. He blew me
off the Earth. Stevie Ray Vaughn. I played with him. He also played with
that type of intensity. [listens] I see a guy on the nose of a
longboard, sun goin' down, wind blowing through his hair, going across the
face of a wave, like in Endless Summer. This is real nice. It's music
I wouldn't blow up a building with, but it's music that I'd lay back, shut the
lights out, and listen to. It's well done.
The Next Wave: Dick Dale Scores The Surf Sounds Of The '90s, Dick Dale interviewed by Dave Arnson, BAM Magazine, September 9, 1994
Rock 'n'Rollo
How many Times have you found yourself literally slammed, without pity, into
oblivion at your favorite spot? It's the type of experience that leaves a
lasting impression - one that stories are based on, legends are founded upon
and yes, finally, even songs are written about. Zuma Slam, the first
song with actual bodyboarding lyrics, has hit the airwaves: "On a life with
fins, el rollos and a belly spin/you cut the glass/while in the tube with your
board./And future Frank/he says, 'I am doing the Zuma Slan.'"
The Insect Surfers were founded by Dave Arnson, 30, in the summer of 1979
in Washington D.C. They quickly drew a strong following and were soon opening
for such bands as the B-52s, Joan Jett, and the Stranglers. The Insect Surfers
are now powering out their tunes in Southern California - a more appropriate
environment for their "insectoid" brand of music.
Besides Arnson, who sings, and plays guitar, other members of the band are:
Dan "Danno" Sullivan, 26, who plays guitar, sax and keyboards, sings vocals
and writes lyrics; Mike O'Neil, 22, who plays bass; and John Covertino
(ageless) of the L.A.Band, The Fugitive Kind, who slam-dances and drums.
When asked why the bodyboarding lyrics, Arnson replied:
"No one had done it before, and I am a bodyboarding junkie, so why not be the
first? I want to do for bodyboarding music what Dick Dale did for surf music.
"Zuma Slam" starts with a crash of a chord that imitates the sound of a Zuma
slam; I wan that to be our trademark sound."
With plans around the corner to unveil their second album, it won't be long
before other bands follow suit and coin their own bodyboarding song(s).
Rumors have it that there are already some hot bobyboarders puttin in the
time on strings, drums and other instruments. Will we soon see a "Yo,
Bodyboarding Music Video Hour" on MTV?
Boarder Line by Mike Balzer, Body Boarding Magazine, April 1989
The Surfaris, Paul Johnson and the Packers, Insect Surfers - Gazzaris, Hollywood, October 8, 1987
O.K., banish me from credibility for reviewing a show I had a hand in booking,
but, hey, almost on one else showed up, so I'l like to take this opportunity to
give credit to where it's due and deserved, to the Surfaris of today. I burned
them in a review in D.A.G. # 1, as their set at the Forum left a lot to be
desired, and I must continue to belch about a creeping sense of horrid
"nostalgia" in a portion of their act. There's no need for it, when you have a
band who is above and beyond all nostalgia cliches to begin with. As proven by
the opening set by the Insect Surfers', surf music is far from a thing of the
past. Dave Arnson's introduction to "Zuma Slam" accentuated this, and perhaps
the best aspect of the evening was to hear a group like this through Gazzari's
monumnetal sound system, usually wasted on the drudgery of heavy metal bozos.
When applied to a real rock'n'roll band (as opposed to loud and
pretentious primp-posers), it's enough to make a performer's eyeballs wide
with amazement!...and it's here also that I will commend the Insect Surfers for
their sound. What makes them so special is not their linkage with authenticity
(which makes them great to hear in the first place), nor their variety-oriented
approach (which is brilliant enough to include both instrumentals and
vocals---Arnson tells me one of his biggest influences is the
SURFIN' U.S.A. album!). It ain't even their unique approach of
trade-off lead guitar-extended surf jamming (which only leads to excitement and
never falls into that dangerous territory of ponderousness which ties a
group to the despicable term "Progressive"). Nope, it's none of these, and to
break the rule of three, it's not even the absolutely bitchen way that Arnson
leaps, squirms, and wriggles around the stage while playing guitar for added
punctuation. You wann know what makes the Insect Surfers so fabulous?...!...?
It's the way the take all of those things, melt them in to one bottle of goop,
fill them into a mold, and cook up some incredible edibles that would satisfy
the thirstiest hunger for SURF! The ambidextrous Danny Sullivan not only plays
lead and rhythm guitar, but also sax and keyboards, while occasionally glancing
behind himself to get an extra charge from the surfing movies usually being
screened behind his band somewhere. Not only that, these guys both come up
with some brilliant originals to boot (that doesn't mean someone should
illegitimately press 'em up!) The bass player and drummer both look like
refugees from the last trip to Mexico, and they are living with the same
attitude they had down there!...and you know what? Somehow, Dave Arnson
looks like he stepped right out of a"Murph The Surfy" cartoon by Rick Griffin,
directly into REAL LIFE...heck, dem are the kind of people ya gotta have around!
Look! Listen! Vibrate! Smile! by Domenic Priore, Dumb Angel Gazette
Insect Surfers - 1988 Demo Tape
Perhaps todays best original surf group is The Insect Surfers. Original,
meaning that rather than concentrating on covers, these guys spend most of
their time writing new surf instrumentals, and thank goodness for that,
because they've come up with plenty of whoppers! This is the first cassette
by the new band, featuring Danny Sullivan. Dave Arnson has put out on LP
(in 1980) and also a 45 and an EP. The new version of the group has become
quite a popular attraction not only at Toe's Tavern, but also plays the
Hollywood circuit quite a bit. Hence, the neccesity for a tape, I mean I
always see people asking for their music, so Here Tis! The opening "Insect
Stomp" is a ska tune, much in the style of The Halibuts. This here is a
little twisted, however, featuring an organ part right out of "The Munsters".
The real meat and potatoes rolls into high gear with Arnson's "Zuma Slam", a
bodysurfing song supreme. It's about time that bodysurfers had an anthem!
Some lyrics: "On a life with fins, el rollo and a belly spin"...Honolulu
Lulu would be proud. The chords kinda come down with that WHOMP you get
a Zuma...ouch! "Halley's Beach" is a melodic gutar tune, featuring sweet
harmonics and an undercurrent rhythm, good listening, but next is "Polaris",
which has become a surf mood classic...at least for those who get to hear it!
This type of melody and feel is unique and powerful...kinda sticks i your head
like surf wax on a board. Sullivan's dramatic "Outsider" rambles along in high
gear, featuring stops and starts that highlight a perfect guitar sound...this
one is really hot! Drummer John Convertino should be commended for his fine
work here. Closing the all-too-short set is the miracalous "Sunbeam", no doubt
a tune Mark R. Daver has been goin' nuts over. Opening with a superb dual lead
guitar melody, just good and long enough to make you feel as if this is gonna
be a hot instrumental...then....HARK! It's a voacl!...and a damn good one,
too. This verse has a majestic, building quality to it, like an aspiration
being fulfilled, then back to that hot chorus...then, the mid-break, which is
the clincher of 'em all. Sounding as if you'd just stepped into a ritual
flower-power dance at Swami's (famous surf spot over here near Carlsbad),
complete with a fife-type solo right out of "California Dreaming"...then you
hear some stock Hot Rod sound effects (sounds like a serious hemi to me)
rumbling through the break, leading into Dave Arnson's over-the-clouds
Flying V surf guitar solo...then back to that hot instrumental chorus...WOW!
This is like the great lost surf group...if say the Crossfires or someone had
the guts follow some missing link-progressive impluse all the way through to
1967, it still wouldn't have sounded quite like this. And I know this group
has a lot more fantastic originals stocked up in their backlog, because I go
to about half of their gigs, just to hear this stuff! Hopefully, someone with
money and artistic intelligence (not to mention rock and roll spirit, a tought
threesome to come by these days) will get it together and help get some of this
brilliance out....till then, this cassettte does quite fine.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
Look! Listen! Vibrate! Smile! by Domenic Priore, Dumb Angel Gazette
".....David Arnson and sons provide an amazing late 70's platformed desert wave
vision of space and sea. Very good writing and playing L.A. band with a solid
following....... Wonderful interplay between the lead and the rhythm, very
melodic and plenty of live energy".
Phil Dirt
"....they recreate a beach-blanket, frat-rock ambience that'll cheer any purist
within earshot"
Fred Mills
"One of L.A.'s hottest unsigned bands"
Music Connection
"....A great set of jams.."
Flipside
"It's tough to review music with no vocals, but this one has a guitar that just
about speaks. This is guitar-intensive surf that's different from the pop surf
of today...more rock and punk added to this mix..."
Giant Robot
Dave Arnson's Insect Surfers, which somehow manages to be faithful to the old
instro ways yet still sounds thoroughly modern and even a bit surreal, has been
kicking major ass these days."
BAM Magazine
"Swirling, swooping,hang-ten-in-the-ectoplasm instrumentals..."
L.A. Weekly
The Insect Surfers' initial major radio impact came with the release of the
"Wavelength" EP/LP in 1981. The record, with no professional push generated
airplay nationwide in the alternative radio network, hitting charts in
"Rockpool" (without even using their distribution). "Progressive Media" and
"D.I.Y.". The release of two singles has kept the radio marketplace aware
of the band's presence.
?
Quite possibly the Washington Area's most popular rock band. One of the few
local bands of this era potentially on the verge of national recognition.
There are two ways to reach "star" statys: one is to get extremely lucky;
the other is to work hard and tour often.
Washington's City Paper
Manage to infuse '60s rock with an '80s sensibility. Delightfully cacaphonous,
complete with clashing guitar and stomping bass lines... imaginative electronic
extrapolations. The band continuse to grow by absorbing other novel elements
and influences.
Washington Post
Not hard to imagine that this band would have been high in the top 40
in a better world.
Goldmine
Reverb Central main page, and Wavelength 1981 LP review, Sonar Safari 1983 EP review, 1983 flexidisk 1983 flexidisk review, 1988 Demo review.
Personnel
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PERSONNEL: July 1976 (one show)
playing under the name: Forever Feedback
David Arnson - guitar, vocal
Robert Fass - bass
Eric X - drums
PERSONNEL: Summer 1979 - 4 track demo of "Insect Surfer"
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Robert Fass - bass
Danny Frankel - percussion
Dan Buccino - drums
PERSONNEL: May 1979 (one off show/class project)
playing under the name: Rinse n'Vac
classroom at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School as a school project.
Dan Collins - vocals, instigation
David Arnson - bass, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Dan Buccino - drums
PERSONNEL: Summer 1979 - September 1981
David Arnson - bass, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Dan Buccino - drums
PERSONNEL: 1981 - 1981
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
Jeff Zeldman - keyboards
Josh Arnson - bass
Drew Vogelman - drums
PERSONNEL: 1981 - 1983
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
Tom Tomlinson - keyboards
Josh Arnson - bass
Drew Vogelman - drums
PERSONNEL: 1984 - April 1985
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
Tom Tomlinson - keyboards
Jim Colby - bass
Alberto Bellorin - drums
Todd Bernhardt - drums
David Arnson moved to Los Angeles in April 1985
PERSONNEL: June 1986
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
?????????????? - bass
Mike Parma - drums
PERSONNEL: July 1986 - 1987
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Mike D'Andrea - bass
Mike Parma - drums
PERSONNEL: 1988 - 1989
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Mike O'Neil - bass
John Convertino - drums
Jim Sciurba - drums
PERSONNEL: 1990 - 1992
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Michael O'Neil - bass
Steve Bidrowski - drums
PERSONNEL: 1992 - 1993
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Steve Bidrowski - drums
PERSONNEL: 1993 - 1995
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jeff Utterback - drums
PERSONNEL: (december 1995 - reunion show at 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Tom Tomlinson - keyboards, vocals
Mary Myers - keyboards, percussion
Robert Fass - bass, vocals
Dan Buccino - drums
PERSONNEL: 1995 - September 9, 1998
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Mike Gregan - drums
PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
INSECT SURFER FOR A DAY
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What do you do when you have a gig, and one of the band members is not available? Why you recruit a replacement for that show.
The Insect Surfers have had a number of replacements sit in with the band
(for complete sets, or sometimes just a couple of tunes) who were members of:
Black Widows/Bellrays/... (Tony Fate-guitar),
Slacktone/Dick Dale/Concrete Blonde/Lita Ford/Jon & The Nightriders/Agent Orange/... (Dusty Watson-drums),
Halibuts, Los Straightjackets, ... (Pete Curry-drums)
Boardwalkers (Dan Valentie-guitar, Mark Hoeschler-bass, Jeff Utterback-drums),
Lawndale (Jack Skelley),
Reventlos (Greg Staples-guitar, Lee Kix-drums),
Deoras (Steve Bidrowski-drums),
Chum (Adrien Anthony-drums),
Popdefect/Project K (Nick Scott-drums),
Mermen (Martyn Jones-drums),
Pollo Del Mar (Ferenc Dobronyi-bass),
...
And those are just the ones that I know about. I am sure there are more.
1980
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PERSONNEL: May 1979 -
Dan Collins - ???????
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Robert Fass - bass
Dan Buccino - drums
LIVE SHOW: May 1979 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
PERSONNEL: 1979 -
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Robert Fass - bass
Dan Buccino - drums
Danny Frankel - percussion
LIVE SHOW: 1979 Fort Reno Park
LIVE SHOW: 1979 Fort Reno Park
PERSONNEL: June/July 1979 -
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Robert Fass - bass
Dan Buccino - drums
LIVE SHOW: 1979 Madam's Organ, Adams-Morgan district, Washington, D.C.
LIVE SHOW: 1979 DC Space, Washington, D.C.
LIVE SHOW: 1979 Wilson Theatre, Arlington
PERSONNEL: Summer 1979 - September 1981
David Arnson - bass, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Dan Buccino - drums
LIVE SHOW: October 17, 1979 Ontario Theatre
STUDIO SESSION: 45 rpm 7" - Wasp Records (released January 1980)
Into the Action
Pod Life
1981
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PERSONNEL: Summer 1979 - September 1981
David Arnson - bass, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Michael Strider - keyboards
Dan Buccino - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Wavelength - LP - Wasp Records
I'm In Gear
Snow Falls
Dorsal Fin
Up Periscope
Fascination With The Neon
VOA (Voice Of America)
Feeling The Heat
Ex Lion Tamer
PERSONNEL: 1981 - 1981
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
Jeff Zeldman - keyboards
Josh Arnson - bass
Drew Vogelman - drums
PERSONNEL: 1981 - 1981
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
Tom Tomlinson - keyboards
Josh Arnson - bass
Drew Vogelman - drums
1982
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STUDIO SESSION: 45 rpm 7" (promo) - Wasp Records
Stingray
Spin
1983
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STUDIO SESSION: Sonar Safari 12"EP - Wasp Records
Sound Of The Surf
Twenty 9
Barricade Beach
Blue Line
Open My Eyes
STUDIO SESSION: Flexidisc # 20 - Trouser Press Magazine, Issue #88
Barricade Beach
1984
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STUDIO SESSION: Das Kapital (compilation) - Wasp Records
Underwater Moonlight 96
1988
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STUDIO SESSION: untitled demo
Insect Stomp
Zuma Slam
Halley's Beach
Polaris
Outsider
Sunbeam
LIVE SHOW: 1987 Palomino, North Hollywood, CA (w/Ventures)
LIVE SHOW: 1988 Palomino, North Hollywood, CA (w/Ventures)
LIVE SHOW: 1986 - 1992 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
1989
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LIVE SHOW: November 18, 1989 Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach, CA LIVE SHOW: 1986 - 1992 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
1991 Reverb Sun
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PERSONNEL: 1991 -
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Michael O'Neil - bass
John Convertino - drums
Jim Scurbia - drums (on Gary Busey)
STUDIO SESSION: Reverb Sun - Skyclad Records - Surf 101CD (CD)
Meteorite Shower.mp3
Ghost Train
Polaris
Mojave
Gary Busey
Zuma Slam
Grunion run
Outsider
Halley's Beach
Pleasure Point
Hot n'Glassy
Insect Stop
Bouzouki
Surf Sun And Sand
VIDEO SESSION: various tracks for SK8-TV on Nickelodeon Channel
LIVE SHOW: 1986 - 1992 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
1992
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LIVE SHOW: February 1, 1992 Toes Tavern, Kanoga Park, CA LIVE SHOW: 1986 - 1992 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
1994 Death Valley Coastline
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Photo by Monica Rex
From left to right: Dano Sullivan - lead guitar, Dave Arnson - lead guitar, Dan Valentie - bass, Jeff Utterback - drums
PERSONNEL: 1994 -
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jeff Utterback - drums
Davie Allan - guitar (Volcano Juice)
Michael O'Neil - bass (Razorback, Diamondback, Re-entry, Mig Alley)
Steve Bidrowski - drums (Razorback, Diamondback, Re-entry, Mig Alley)
STUDIO SESSION: Death Valley Coastline - Marlin Records - 002 (CD)
(original release on cassette 1994, re-release 1996 on CD)
Tiger Shark.mp3
Razorback
Psychotronic
Third Stone
Diamondback
Walking Distance
Bengazi
Stingray
Ocean Maid
Re-entry
Volcano Juice
Huntington Beer Dance
77 Gaza Strip
Mig Alley
STUDIO SESSION: Melody Fair (Tribute to the Bee Gees)
(compilation) - Egbert Records
Massachusetts
STUDIO SESSION: International Beach Ball
(compilation) - Germany's NPR Records
Mojave (also on Reverb Sun)
Psychotronic (also on Death Valley Coastline)
Polaris (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Beyond the Beach (compilation) - Upstart Records
Volcano Juice (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Summer Surf (compilation) - KFJC/Foothill College
Diamondback (live)
Polaris (live)
Volcano Juice (live)
Nomad (live)
Outsider (live)
LIVE SHOW: July 16, 1994 KFJC/Foothill College, CA
(see also 1995 - East West - Dionysus Records - ID123331 (vinyl EP)
Starfish Ranch (live)
Jack the Ripper (live)
LIVE SHOW: August 21, 1994 Sunset Junction Street Scene, Silverlake, CA
1995 East West
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PERSONNEL: 1995 -
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jeff Utterback - drums
Michael O'Neil - bass (Razorback)
Steve Bidrowski - drums (Razorback)
STUDIO SESSION: East West - Dionysus Records - ID123331 (vinyl EP)
Tiger Shark (studio - also on Death Valley Coastline)
Third Stone (studio - also on Death Valley Coastline)
Razorback (studio - also on Death Valley Coastline)
Starfish Ranch (live - July 16, 1994 at Foothill College)
77 Gaza Strip (studio - also on Death Valley Coastline)
Bengazi (studio - also on Death Valley Coastline)
Jack the Ripper (live - July 16, 1994 at Foothill College)
STUDIO SESSION: Sounds from the Inside
(compilation) - Australia's 'California's Music Magazine'
Mig Alley (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Pulp Surfin (Compilation) - Del-Fi Record
Bengazi (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Instro Nation (compilation) - Japanese Tower/Orange Label
Stingray (also on Death Valley Coastline)
VIDEO SESSION: Long Road Home - NBC Afternoon Movie
Polaris (also on Death Valley Coastline)
Zuma Slam (also on Reverb Sun)
VIDEO SESSION: Playboy Channel's Maui Playmate Challenge
???????
VIDEO SESSION: Alien Beach Party Massacre - Horror/Sci-Fi feature film/video
???????
LIVE SHOW: July 8, 1995 The Alligator Lounge, Santa Monica, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 13, 1995 The Alligator Lounge, Santa Monica, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 28, 1995 The Alligator Lounge, Santa Monica, CA
1996
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STUDIO SESSION: Shots in the Dark (A Mancini Tribute)
(compilation) CD/LP - Del-Fi Records
Mr. Yunioshi
STUDIO SESSION: Cowabunga - A History of Surf Music
(compilation) - Rhino Records
Polaris (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Death Valley Coastline - Marlin Records - 002 (CD)
(original release on cassette 1994, re-release 1996 on CD)
LIVE SHOW: March 2, 1996 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 8, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 30, 1996 Al's Bar, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 4, 1996 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 6, 1996 GaGa Art Gallery + Coffeehouse, Long Beach CA
LIVE SHOW: April 28, 1996 The Strand, Redondo Beach, CA
(released on "Surf Battle At Redondo Beach - Memorial Concert For Don Murray")
Volcano Juice
Bouzouki
LIVE SHOW: May 2, 1996 Dragonfly, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 7, 1996 The 'Tiki Bar', Costa Mesa, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 8, 1996 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 22, 1996 Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 29, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 16, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 19, 1996 Small's, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 21, 1996 Ventura Beach Fair - Ventura, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 23, 1996 Huntington Beach Surf Museum, Huntington Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 27, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 2, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 27, 1996 Linda's Doll Hut, Anaheim, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1996 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 20, 1996 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: December 13, 1996 Golden Apple Comics, Hollywood, CA
1997
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PERSONNEL: 1997 - September 9, 1998
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Mike Gregan - drums
STUDIO SESSION: HBISM presents Surfin' Sundays
(compilation) - Golden Sand Records
(Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum)
Flamin Eddie's Dragstrip (on Mojave Reef CD)
STUDIO SESSION: Surf-o-Rama Volume 1 (compilation) - Japan's Hollywood High
Tiger Shark (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Surf-o-Rama Volume 2 (compilation) - Japan's Hollywood High
Psychotronic (also on Death Valley Coastline)
STUDIO SESSION: Mondo Drive-in (compilation) - Blood Red Records
Zorba's Dance
VIDEO SESSION: Miami Rhapsody - Disney Film
Insect Stomp
LIVE SHOW: Reverb Central (compilation) - KFJC/Foothill College
Starfish Ranch (Live)
Contact KFJC SURF
PERSONNEL: (december 1995 - reunion show at 9:30 club)
David Arnson - guitar, vocals
David Petersen - guitar, vocals
Tom Tomlinson - keyboards, vocals
Mary Myers - keyboards, percussion
Robert Fass - bass, vocals
Dan Buccino - drums
LIVE SHOW: 9:30 Live (compilation) (12/95 reunion show at 9:30 club)
Halley's Beach (Live)
Stingray (Live)
Voa (Live)
Wavelength (Live)
PERSONNEL: 1997 - September 9, 1998
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Mike Gregan - drums
LIVE SHOW: Jaunary 25, 1997 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: Jaunary 29, 1997 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: Feburary 7, 1997 Paradise Lounge, San Francisco, CA
LIVE SHOW: Feburary 8, 1997 Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
LIVE SHOW: Feburary 9, 1997 Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 3, 1997 KXLU 88.9FM, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 8, 1997 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 22, 1997 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 13, 1997 Linda's Doll Hut, Anaheim, Ca
LIVE SHOW: April 16, 1997 Small's, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 27, 1997 Huntington Beach Surf Museum, Huntington Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 6, 1997 C.I.A. (California Institute of Abnormal Art), North Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 11, 1997 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 19, 1997 Chorus, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 31, 1997 Al's Bar, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 8, 1997 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 1, 1997 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 18, 1997 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 24, 1997 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1997 The Transmission Theater, San Francisco, CA
1998
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PERSONNEL: 1997 - September 9, 1998
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Mike Gregan - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Hot Rods To Hell Volume II
(compilation) - Blood Red Vinyl - BRLP12004
Flamin Eddie's Dragstrip
STUDIO SESSION: Rock Don't Run Volume III
(compilation) - Spinout Records SPINCD005
Polaris
VIDEO SESSION: Wingnut's Longboarding Tips
?????????????
VIDEO SESSION: Burnt Toast - California Surfing Video, by Rich Lehrer
?????????????
LIVE SHOW: January 23, 1998 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 27, 1998 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 27, 1998 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 8, 1998 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: May 14, 1998 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
LIVE SHOW: May 14, 1998 Club Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA
PERSONNEL: June 1, 1998 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
LIVE SHOW: June 1, 1998 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 17, 1998 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 19, 1998 Huntington Beach Surf Museum, Huntington Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 9, 1998 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
Mike Gregan - drums quit after this show.
PERSONNEL: October 2, 1998 - December 31, 1998
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
?????????????? - drums
LIVE SHOW: October 2, 1998 Toes Tavern, Redondo Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 24, 1998 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 25, 1998 Foothill Club, Long Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: December 4, 1998 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: Decmeber 11, 1998 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
1999
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Surfin' Senorita
(compilation) - Wildebeest Records WBST003
Surfin' Senorita
STUDIO SESSION: Listen and Learn with Vibro-Phonic
(compilation) - Vibro-phonic Recordings
Massachusetts (alternate mix)
VIDEO SESSION: Loose Lips - surfing video, by Rich Lehrer
?????????????
LIVE SHOW: January 27, 1999 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 10, 1999 14 Below, Santa Monica, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 6, 1999 13th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 12, 1999 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 7, 1999 Bar-D-Lux, Hollywood, CA
RADIO SHOW: April 9, 1999 KCSN 88.5 fm
KCSN 88.5 fm - The Third Wave - Surf Show with Host Jay Hector.
This is *NOT* a live show. There will be some talk between
Dave Arnson and the host, but mostly it will be 2 hours of
surf music from the collections of Jay Hector and Dave Arnson.
PERSONNEL: May 22, 1999 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: May 22, 1999 Van Gogh Elementary School, Granada Hills, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 23, 1999 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
(Not an Insect Surfer show, but Dave jamming with a bunch of other musicians)
PERSONNEL: May 28, 1999 (this one day only)
Greg Staples - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan - guitar
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: May 28, 1999 Roxy, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 10, 1999 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
PERSONNEL: August 8, 1999 (this one day only)
Greg Staples - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
LIVE SHOW: August 8, 1999 Surfer Stomp '99, Ash Grove, San Pedro, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 21, 1999 Club Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA
PERSONNEL: August 27, 1999 (this one day only)
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1999 Action Space, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: October 2, 1999 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
LIVE SHOW: October 2, 1999 The Garage, Silverlake, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 22, 1999 Jacks Sugar Shack, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1999 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 19, 1999 Culver Saloon, Culver city, CA
LIVE SHOW: December 3, 1999 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
2000
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
STUDIO SESSION: October 2000 (new album - Mojave Reef)
Recording, production and mastering continued through 2002.
Silver Coast.mp3
Reptile Boots
Horizon Riders
Ocotillo
Coolangatta
Electric Marlin
Black Sea
Asteroid
Tethys
Batwave
Dewey's Dead
Nomad
Ursa Minor
Starfish Ranch/Mojave Reef
Baja
VIDEO SESSION: Multiple Personalities - surfing video, by Rich Lehrer
?????????????
LIVE SHOW: January 22, 2000 Acid Beach Party 1, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 17, 2000 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 2, 2000 Hooters, Long Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: April 6, 2000 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVEE SHOW: April 6, 2000 Culver Saloon, Culver City, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 15, 2000 San Pedro Street Fair, San Pedro, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 15, 2000 The Lab, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: May 7, 2000 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: May 7, 2000 dublab.com live web cast. (Real Player required)
The audio portion of the webcast is at May 2000 archives.
PERSONNEL: June 16, 2000 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: June 16, 2000 Al's Bar, Hollywood, CA
(audio cassette/video cassette)
LIVE SHOW: June 17, 2000 Surfrider Foundation Benefit, Whole Foods, Torrance CA
LIVE SHOW: June 29, 2000 Culver Saloon, Culver City, CA
PERSONNEL: July 2, 2000 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
LIVE SHOW: July 2, 2000 Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 7, 2000 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 8, 2000 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
w/Surf Kings, Sand Dunes, Slacktone, Dynotones (recorded for future CD release)
PERSONNEL: August 5, 2000 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: August 5, 2000 Acid Beach Party 2, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 25, 2000 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 7, 2000 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 21, 2000 Sangria, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 17, 2000 Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: December 31, 2000 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Steve Bidrowski - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: December 31, 2000 The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
2001
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
PERSONNEL: May 7, 2000 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
STUDIO SESSION: Better Than The Average Weekend: A Tribute To Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
(compilation) - Deep Eddy Records
(Release date for this CD was April 2001.)
(However, the Insect Surfer track was recorded live at dublab.com, May 7, 2000.)
Egypt Texas
LIVE SHOW: January 12, 2001 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: January 27, 2001 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
Ursa Minor (on Mojave Reef CD)
LIVE SHOW: February 16, 2001 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 23, 2001 Malibu Inn, Malibu, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 31, 2001 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 20, 2001 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 21, 2001 The Tiki, Pacific Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: April 28, 2001
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Rick Linstrom - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: April 28, 2001 Cinema Bar, Culver City, CA
PERSONNEL: June 2, 2001 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: June 2, 2001 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 23, 2001 Rusty's Surf Ranch, Santa Monica, CA
PERSONNEL: July 20, 2001 (this one day only)
Lee Kix - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: July 20, 2001 Bamboo Terrace, Newport Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 28, 2001 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 2, 2001 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 5, 2001 Beacon House Block Party, San Pedro, CA
PERSONNEL: August 11, 2001 (this one day only)
Jeff Utterback - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: August 11, 2001 Acid Beach Party 3, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
PERSONNEL: September 6, 2001 (this one day only)
Dusty Watson - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: September 6, 2001 9:00pm Spaceland, Silverlake, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 7, 2001 Huntington Beach Surf Museum, Huntington Beach, CA
Insect Surfers - Polaris recorded live at the Huntington Beach Surf Museum, hosted by The Linux Public Broadcasting Network
LIVE SHOW: October 13, 2001 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: November 16, 2001 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: November 16, 2001 T C'S, Huntington Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: December 1, 2001 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
Viewable online, courtesy of The Linux Public Broadcasting Network,
at their Surf Music.
LIVE SHOW: December 8, 2001 Malibu Inn, Malibu, CA
PERSONNEL: December 14, 2001 (this one day only)
Dusty Watson - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: December 14, 2001 Spaceland, Silverlake, CA
Viewable online, courtesy of The Linux Public Broadcasting Network,
at their Surf Music.
2002
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
PERSONNEL: January 26, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: January 26, 2002 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: January 27, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: January 27, 2002 Rhino Records, West Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 8, 2002 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: March 13, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: March 13, 2002 Bigfoot Lodge, Atwater Village, CA
PERSONNEL: March 30, 2002 (this one day only)
Nick Scott - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: March 30, 2002 Orsini's, Beverly Hills, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 6, 2002 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
PERSONNEL: April 13, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: April 13, 2002 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 3, 2002 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 9, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 2, 2002 Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: June 15, 2002 (this one day only)
Danny Dugan - slide guitar (Polaris, Volcano Juice)
LIVE SHOW: June 14, 2002 Suzy's Bar and Grill, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: June 15, 2002 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
Martyn Jones - drums (Polaris)
LIVE SHOW: June 15, 2002 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 11, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 13, 2002 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 26, 2002 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 10, 2002 Acid Beach Party 4, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 22, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 12, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: September 14, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Scurbia
LIVE SHOW: September 14, 2002 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 27, 2002 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 28, 2002 Prince O' Whales, Playa Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 6, 2002 Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair, Manhattan Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 10, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: October 16, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: October 16, 2002 Bigfoot Lodge, Atwater Village, CA
PERSONNEL: October 25, 2002 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: October 25, 2002 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 7, 2002 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 9, 2002 Prince O' Whales, Playa Del Rey, CA
PERSONNEL: December 7, 2002 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: December 7, 2002 Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: December 13, 2002, Suzy's Bar and Grill, Hermosa Beach, CA
2003
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Mojave Reef
Silver Coast
Reptile Boots
Horizon Riders
Coolangatta
Tethys
Dewey's Dead
Batwave
Flamin' Eddie's Dragstrip (from 1998 w/Mike Gregan - drums)
Ocotillo
Asteroid
Black Sea
Electric Marlin
Nomad
Ursa Minor (live) (from January 27, 2001 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA)
Starfish Ranch/Mojave Reef
Baja
LIVE SHOW: January 31, 2003, Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 6, 2003 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: February 2003 Northern California tour
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Ferenc Dobronyi - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
LIVE SHOW: February 7, 2003 Viva's, Monterey, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 8, 2003 KFJC.FM, Los Altos Hills, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 8, 2003 The Blue Lamp, Sacramento, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 9, 2003 Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
PERSONNEL: March 21, 2003 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: March 21, 2003 Rhino Records, West Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 22, 2003 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
A Celebration Of Life CD Release Party (CD of Insect Surfers, Dynotones, Slacktone, Sand-Dunes, Surf Kings)
PERSONNEL: April 25, 2003 (this one day only)
Dusty Watson - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: April 25, 2003 The Garage, Silver Lake, CA
Mojave Reef - CD release party
LIVE SHOW: cancelled May 3, 2003 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
PERSONNEL: May 14, 2003 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba (first set)
Jim Sciurba - drums (second and third set) (replacing Adrien Anthony)
LIVE SHOW: May 14, 2003 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 1, 2003 Huntington Beach pier amphitheater, Huntington Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: Friday, June 20, 2003 Pitcher House, 142 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach, CA (310) 374-0626
LIVE SHOW: cancelled June 26, 2003 Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: July 12, 2003 (this one day only-playing as a trio)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
nobody - nothing, replacing Dano Sullivan
Jeff Hanson - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: July 12, 2003 Abuelita's, Topanga, CA
PERSONNEL: July 18, 2003 (this one day only)
Dusty Watson - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: Friday, July 18, 2003 Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA (323) 463-0204
PERSONNEL: July 26, 2003 (this one day only)
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: July 26, 2003 Thunderbird, North Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: cancelled July 30, 2003, Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 9, 2003 The Canyon, Agoura Hills, CA
PERSONNEL: August 16, 2003 (this one day only)
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums (Jack The Ripper)
LIVE SHOW: August 16, 2003 Westchester Sports Grill, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: September 12, 2003 The Garage, Silver Lake, CA
PERSONNEL: October 10, 2003 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: October 10, 2003, Avignone's Cocktail Lounge, Montrose, CA
PERSONNEL: November 15, 2003 (this one day only)
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: November 15, 2003 Acid Beach Party 5, Mr. T's Bowl, Highland Park, CA
2004
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
PERSONNEL: February 1, 2004 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: February 1, 2004 Liquid Kitty, Sawtelle, CA
PERSONNEL: February 6, 2004 (this one day only)
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: February 6, 2004 The Buccaneer Lounge, Sierra Madre, CA
PERSONNEL: March 10, 2004 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: March 10, 2004 Buccaneer Lounge, Sierra Madre, CA
PERSONNEL: March 26, 2004 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: March 26, 2004 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 15, 2004 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: April 17, 2004 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
Doug Appleton - drums (Mr. Moto, Jack The Ripper)
LIVE SHOW: April 17, 2004 Skyebox Bar, Montrose, CA
LIVE SHOW: April 26, 2004 The Echo, Echo Park, CA
PERSONNEL: May 8, 2004 (this one day only)
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
John Martineau - drums (2 songs)
LIVE SHOW: May 8, 2004 private party, Lakewood, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 15, 2004 Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
PERSONNEL: May 30, 2004 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
Marty Tippens - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba (Jack The Ripper)
Jim Sciurba - bass, replacing Marty Tippens (Jack The Ripper)
Rob Woolsey - guitar, replacing Tony Fate, replacing Danny Sullivan (Baja)
Jeff Hanson - bass, replacing Marty Tippens, replacing Dan Valentie (Baja)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba (Baja)
LIVE SHOW: May 30, 2004 Suzy's Bar and Grill, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: June 2, 2004 (this one day only)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: June 2, 2004 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 5, 2004 private party, Tarzana, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 12, 2004 Buccaneer Lounge, Sierra Madre, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 19, 2004 Rocker Store, Mar Vista, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 19, 2004 private party, Tarzana, CA
LIVE SHOW: July 1, 2004 Club 705, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: July 7, 2004 (this one day only)
Tony Fate - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: July 7, 2004 Scene, Glendale, CA
PERSONNEL: July 30, 2004 (this one day only)
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Marty Tippens - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: July 30, 2004 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: September 11, 2004 (this one day only)
Willy Banta - guitar, replacing Danny Sullivan
Tony Fate - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: September 11, 2004 private party
LIVE SHOW: September 29, 2004 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 17, 2004 Liquid Kitty, Sawtelle, CA
LIVE SHOW: October 24, 2004 The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
LIVE SHOW: November 6, 2004 Suzy's Bar and Grill, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: December 15, 2004 (this one day only)
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
LIVE SHOW: December 15, 2004 The Buccaneer Lounge, Sierra Madre, CA
2004
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PERSONNEL: January 1, 1999 - June 10, 2005
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
Jim Sciurba - drums
PERSONNEL: January 22, 2005 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: January 22, 2005 Taix, Echo Park, CA
LIVE SHOW: February 12, 2005 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 3, 2005 Lava Lounge, Hollywood, CA
PERSONNEL: March 4, 2005 (this one day only)
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba (9 songs)
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Marty Tippens (4 songs)
LIVE SHOW: March 4, 2005 Suzy's Bar and Grill, Hermosa Beach, CA
LIVE SHOW: March 20, 2005 CANCELLED!!!!
PERSONNEL: April 22, 2005 (this one day only)
David Arnson - guitar, as himself
Dan Valentie - guitar, replacing Dano Sullivan
Mark Hoeschler - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: April 22, 2005 Taix, Echo Park, CA
PERSONNEL: April 23, 2005 (this one day only)
Marty Tippens - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: April 23, 2005 private party, San Pedro, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 4, 2005 Baja Cantina, Marina Del Rey, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 14, 2005 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: May 20-22, 2005 Northern California tour
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Ferenc Dobronyi - bass, replacing Dan Valentie
Adrien Anthony - drums, replacing Jim Sciurba
LIVE SHOW: May 20, 2005 Lava Lounge (inside 'Club Octane'), Monterey, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 21, 2005 Pistol Pete's, Auburn, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 22, 2005 Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
LIVE SHOW: June 5, 2005 Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach, CA
PERSONNEL: June 10, 2005 (this one day only)
Laurel Gutierrez-electric violin (2 songs)
LIVE SHOW: June 10, 2005 Brennan's Pub, Marina Del Rey, CA
PERSONNEL: June 19, 2005 -
David Arnson - guitar
Danny Sullivan - guitar
Dan Valentie - bass
??????????? - drums
LIVE SHOW: June 19, 2005 Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, CA
LIVE SHOW: August 6, 2005 Pitcher House, Hermosa Beach, CA
A more detailed current live show listing is available at:
Insect Surfers - live shows
This is the end!
Of the current/upcoming shows. :-)
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MERCHANDISE
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We have several products available for the discerning Insect Surfer connoisseur!
Death Valley Coastline CD--$15.00 postpaid
Reverb Sun Tape--$6.00 postpaid, CD--$15.00 postpaid
East/West 10" vinyl--$10.00 postpaid
T-SHIRTS L and XL--$10.00 postpaid
STICKERS Band logo--$1.00 postpaid
MAGNETS Refrigerator Magnets--$3.00 postpaid
Mojave Reef CD--$15.00 postpaid
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
POB 661441
Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA
Foreign and overseas orders, please add $3.00 per item
Thanks so much for your interest and support!!!
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MERCHANDISE
Death Valley Coastline
CD on our own Marlin Records--$15.00 postpaid
Tracks: Tiger Shark, Razorback, Psychotronic, Third Stone, Diamondback, Walking Distance, Bengazi, Stingray, Ocean Maid, Re-Entry, Volcano Juice, Huntington Beer Dance, 77 Gaza Strip, Mig Alley
Features the 5 East/West studio tunes and 9 more exciting instrumentals!
Fuzz Master Davie Allan guests on lead guitar on "Volcano Juice", and we cover The Buzzcock's only instrumental-"Walking Distance". Slightly thicker guitar tones and feedback than on the first album, we captured more of our current live sound on this one.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! More beautiful graphics! Fits into any CD player!
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MERCHANDISE
Reverb Sun
Tape on our own Marlin Records--$6.00 postpaid
CD on our own Marlin Records--$15.00 postpaid
Tracks: Meteorite Shower, Ghost Train, Polaris, Mojave, Gary Busey, Zuma Slam, Grunion Run, Outsider, Halley's Beach, Pleasure Point, Hot n' Glassy, Insect Stomp, Bouzouki, Surf, Sun, and Sound.
This originally came out in 1991 on Skyclad Records as a CD and LP. Unfortunately, the label went out of business soon afterwards and in fact owes us lots of money!
Fortunately, we own all the rights and can now afford to present it to you on our own Marlin Records as a cassette or CD. Classic Insect material!! Two songs feature our deservedly rare vocals!! Plus touches of sitar guitar, wind chimes, organ and sax on tunes you'll cherish for millennia!
Please make checks payable to:
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MERCHANDISE
10" vinyl on Dionysus records--$10.00 postpaid
Tracks: Tiger Shark, Razorback, Third Stone, Starfish Ranch(live), 77 Gaza Strip, Bengazi, Jack the Ripper(live)
We stole the title and logo from the classic Paul Butterfield Blues Band album East/West, which ends with a cool 11 minute raga-rock jam...well, uh, we end up with a couple of middle eastern sounding tumes and our 5 minute live version of the Link Wray classic "Jack the Ripper", hey, close enough for a tribute.....
We combine a futuristic computer-generated fractal wave on the front cover with a cool sepia-toned photo of us and a hot rod on the back cover--we're lookin' backwards into the future or something like that!!!...dig it today!
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
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MERCHANDISE
T-SHIRTS
our logo on size L and XL--$10.00 postpaid
High quality black Hanes T-shirt printed with our logo of the two insect surfers against the sunset-bright purple, red and yellow--an amazing value and it looks so damn cool.
You know, we ripped off our logo from the original poster of the "Endless Summer" movie....we turned the silhouettes of the two surfers in the background into insects... I finally met John Van Hammersveldt, the guy who drew the poster--I was terrified he'd be pissed off! But he was actually psyched about the design....Thanks, John!
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
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MERCHANDISE
STICKERS
Our logo--$1.00
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
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Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA
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MERCHANDISE
MAGNETS
Our logo--$3.00
Through the miracle of modern technology we have harnessed the power of the atom and can now present to you our exciting stickers with a space age magnetic backing which will adhere to any ferrous substance, including such indespensible modern conveniences such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, suspension bridges, submarine hulls, etc. We highly recommend this product as a removable and non-paint job damaging bumper sticker!
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
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Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA
Foreign and overseas orders, please add $3.00 per item
Thanks so much for your interest and support!!!
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MERCHANDISE
CD on our own Marlin Records--$15.00 postpaid
Tracks: Silver Coast, Reptile Boots, Horizon Riders, Coolangatta, Tethys, Dewey's Dead, Batwave, Flamin' Eddie's Dragstrip, Ocotillo, Asteroid, Black Sea, Electric Marlin, Nomad, Ursa Minor (live), Starfish Ranch/Mojave Reef, Baja
Please make checks payable to:
David Arnson
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PRINT MEDIA
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BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIAL:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)
(Not much here yet.)
This was an ad that the Los Angeles Times was running for the Calendar Section back in 1994.
We were as surprised as anybody by this very welcome free publicity!
AUDIO MEDIA/DISCOGRAPHY
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AUDIO COMPILATIONS:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)
Commercial Releases
1980 45 rpm 7" - Wasp Records
1981 Wavelength - LP - Wasp Records
1982 45 rpm 7" (promo) - Wasp Records
1983 Sonar Safari 12"EP - Wasp Records
1983 Flexidisc # 20 - Trouser Press Magazine, Issue #88
1984 Das Kapital (compilation) - Wasp Records
1988 untitled demo
1991 Reverb Sun - Skyclad Records - Surf 101CD (CD)
1994 Death Valley Coastline - Marlin Records - 002 (CD)
1994 Melody Faire (Tribute to the Bee Gees) (compilation) - Eggbert Records
1994 International Beach Ball (compilation) - Germany's NPR Records
1994 Beyond the Beach (compilation) - Upstart Records
1994 Summer Surf (compilation) - KFJC/Foothill College
1995 East West - Dionysus Records - ID123331 (vinyl EP)
1995 Sounds from the Inside (compilation) - Australia's 'California's Music Magazine'
1995 Pulp Surfin (Compilation) - Del-Fi Record
1995 Instro Nation (compilation) - Japanese Tower/Orange Label
1996 Shots in the Dark (A Mancini Tribute) (compilation) CD/LP - Del-Fi Records
1996 Cowabunga - A History of Surf Music (compilation) - Rhino Records
1997 HBISM presents Surfin' Sundays (compilation) - Golden Sand Records
1997 Surf-o-Rama Volume 1 (compilation) - Japan's Hollywood High
1997 Surf-o-Rama Volume 2 (compilation) - Japan's Hollywood High
1997 Mondo Drive-in (compilation) - Blood Red Records
1997 Reverb Central (compilation) - KFJC/Foothill College
1997 9:30 Live (compilation)
1998 Hot Rods To Hell Volume II (compilation) - Blood Red Vinyl - BRLP12004
1998 Rock Don't Run Volume III (compilation) - Spinout Records SPINCD005
1999 Surfin' Senorita (compilation) - Wildebeest Records WBST003
1999 Listen and Learn with Vibro-Phonic (compilation) - Vibro-phonic Recordings
2001 Better Than The Average Weekend: A Tribute To Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet (compilation) - Deep Eddy Records DEEP011
Check out Merchandise to see what is available directly from the band.
Other Material
VIDEO MEDIA
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VIDEO COMPILATIONS:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)
1991 various tracks for SK8-TV on Nickelodeon Channel
1995 Long Road Home - NBC Afternoon Movie
1995 Playboy Channel's Maui Playmate Challenge
1995 Alien Beach Party Massacre - Horror/Sci-Fi feature film/video
1997 Miami Rhapsody - Disney Film
1998 Wingnut's Longboarding Tips
1998 Burnt Toast - California Surfing Video, by Rich Lehrer
1999 Loose Lips - surfing video, by Rich Lehrer
2000 Multiple Personalities - surfing video, by Rich Lehrer
I haven't seen any of these, so they may just be sound tracks, without any actual appearance on screen.
OTHER LINKS
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BossMonster Games AntCity - anthill, magnifying glass, ...
Gorby Generator Of Random Bandnames Y(because we like you).
icebox.com a creator of animated projects for TV and the intenet. Check out Murray Wilson, Rock And Roll Dad
That Gunk On Your Car A Unique Guide To Insects Of North America
B-EYE pages!, see what the world looks like through the eyes of a Bee.
Fly Power a site devoted to fly powered avionics.
sodaplay.com check out this very entertaining uhhh,'boingy geometric figure' website!! hourso'funn!!! check out
OozingGoo.com - The Lava Lamp Syndicate everything you wanted to know about LavaLamps.
grunion.org everything you wanted to know about grunion.
Here are a few sites with links of interest to the Insect Surfers fans:
An article on the Insect Surfers on a Greek web site, in Greek!
John's Local Band Pictures has photos of the Insect Surfers from a couple of shows in mid 2000.
Deanne Stillman a writer, who in The World page of her web site (Music:) mentions many of her favorite bands, but only links to the Insect Surfers.
LocustMotion the artist who did the Reverb Sun CD cover artwork
Mary Fleener the artist who did the Mojave Reef CD cover artwork
Spy-Fi (episode 2) animated cartoon featuring Insect Surfers music and images
Here are a few sites with links of interest to the surf community:
The Ultimate Band List.
Chrome Oxide Surf Music Links Page
Dan Valentie, bass player of the Insect Surfers, is the guitarist and leader of the surf instrument band The Boardwalkers.
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Insect Surfers Page on earBuzz.com.
For those of you that prefer the online buying experience, you can now purchase
Reverb Sun and Death Valley Coastline
without having to pick up the phone, or get out of your computer chair.
Of course you can always still send your money directly to David Arnson and purchase your Insect Surfers Merchandise here. Although it will probably take a little more effort. But it is worth it!
June 29, 2003.
MusicStack looks like a good source of used music items
(LPs, CDs, posters, ...).
As always, let me know what you think.
Back in October 1999 I put up links to CD-Now so that visitors could easily link to the related band pages and instantly see which items were still in print/available for purchase. CD-Now no longer has that option. For the moment I am putting in Amazon.com search boxes. Amazon.com doesn't easily allow for links to individual band pages in the same way that CD-Now used to. So, instead of me being able to create direct links, I have put up the Amazon.com search box instead. So you can still go to a page with the various bands products, buy you now need to go through a search box.
As always, let me know what you think.
April 22, 2002.
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December 3, 2002 CD Now is undergoing changes, and asked that ALL links be removed.
October 28, 1999 I signed up with CD Now.
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