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NEWS ARCHIVE Dec. 13, 2008 at The Seahorse Tavern: Urban Surf Kings' 13th Annual Xmas Bash!!! with special guests The Whiskey Kisses & ukulele king John Kavanaugh, Halifax, NS. $7, 10:00pm sharp! __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Like anyone in the USK family (and we are a family), we always leave the door open for them...and they do come back. We want to welcome back original USK drummer Zoot "Spunky" Jones. Everyone in the band, Inky included, is thrilled with his return. Come out and cheer him on: Sept. 20, 2008, Great Atlantic Blues & Beyond Festival (4:30pm - 5:30pm), Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, NS __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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...and from Chartattack (http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2008/05/2101.cfm): "This week's Chart Sizzler Award goes to a bit of an underdog, as Urban Surf Kings' Bang Howdy Partner beats out perennial Canadian campus radio favourite Young And Sexy for the top debut. Bang Howdy Partner hits the chart at #17..." __________________________________________________________________________________________________
The new release from Halifax-based instro-MeNTaL trio Urban Surf Kings is ready like a rodeo bull. This 15 song recording contains the surf you’ve grown to love, along with a healthy dose of Spaghetti Western Twang thrown in the mix. And speaking of recording, this one’s done old-fashioned style, without all that fancy studio polish. Heck, the drums are in mono! Right up the centre. Right like surf & twang should be. Plus it’s mastered by surf legend Phil Dirt! Including soon to be future hits like Muchos Diablos, Hrundi Goes West, and Rumble Ranchero, the new release is now available. Hrundi Goes West may be the first surf meets India song ever recorded (then again, maybe not, but we haven’t heard one). Plus these songs feature some lap steel, and even a bit of Ukulele. What’s not to like? Every order from us includes an unreleased mp3 recorded during the Bang Howdy sessions, emailed to you!!! To get your copy, head to the Shop section. Twang On!!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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The "Live in Hell" album is sold out from us. However, you can go to CD Baby to grab a copy. The link is: http://cdbaby.com/cd/urbansurfkings __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Urban Surf Kings have a newly designed webpage and a new address for the Official USK site. Perhaps a bit overdue, but just in time! Please update your links and/or bookmarks to: http://www.urbansurfkings.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________
USK is hunkered down recording their next full length CD at Old Asylum Road Studio. Tentatively titled "BaNG, HoWDy PaRTNeR!", the 15+ song collection heads into the spaghetti western sunset with guns a blazin'. Expect a March/April 2007 release. In the meantime "Live in Hell" (nominated for Indian Summer Music Award, Aboriginal Peoples Choice Award, and Music Nova Scotia Award) is available from: http://www.dblcrown.com and http://www.omomworld.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________
USK's Xmas track "We 3 Kings" will be available on Double Crown Records' re-released Holiday comp "Seasonal Favourites". Get it from their web site! http://www.dblcrown.com Also in the works is "Quiet Surf" for Golly Gee's upcoming tribute to Richie Podolor. "Get Instro-MeNTAL!" is now available in digital download format from the fine folks at Rickshaw Records(USA) Get it at RickshawRecords.com. 2007 will also see the re-release of USK's out of print debut CDep "The Man From S.U.R.F.", the 45rpm "el Toro!", and a handful of stuff from the vaults (all in one package). Stay tuned. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Halifax's Urban Surf Kings have been nominated for an Indian Summer Music Award in the category of Contemporary Instrumental Recording. This is for their latest CD "Live in Hell". The Halifax-based, Mohawk led group is up against several Nammy, Grammy and Canadian Aboriginal Music Award winners. USK were previously nominated for a Canadian Aboriginal Award in 2004 for Best Instrumental Album ("Surf vs the Flying Saucers"). The Award ceremony takes place September 9 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2006 INDIAN SUMMER MUSIC AWARDS (ISMA) NOMINEES Milwaukee, WI Sept 8-10 In the Contemporary Instrumental Category: • Animal Totems 2 by Arvel Bird • Beyond Words by Gentle Thunder with Will Clipman & Amochip Dabney • Estun-Bah Melodies of the Cane Flute Vol 2 by Estun-Bah features Tony Duncan & Darren Yazzi • Life is… by Eagle & Hawk • Live in Hell by Urban Surf Kings http://www.indiansummer.org "Live in Hell" is available from: http://www.zptduda.com
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