November 2007. UA WebZine v.5, No. 10, November 2007 from the menu on the left, click on Analog Obsession to see Frank Luft (aka: Phil Dirt), Universal Audio's Director of Manufacturing wearing an Insect Surfers t-shirt.
January 2007. The Insect Surfers web site goes high tech. You can now purchase your favorite Insect Surfer products and pay for them online. Check out the new and improved For Sale page.
July 15, 2006.
Saturday, July 15, 2006 the Insect Surfers will be holding their
20th anniversary party at Safari Sam's, 5214 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA.
Wow! The west coast version of the Insect Surfers have been together
for 20 years. The Insect Surfers are working to make this a
a celebration you won't want to miss.
December 2005. Once again, the Insect Surfers made the Music Connection magazine Hot 100 Unsigned Artist List.
December 2005. The Insect Surfers have always allowed audience taping. They now have a written policy which they are posting on the web site in the Upcoming Live Shows section.
September 2005. Are you interested in seeing videos using Insect Surfers music? If so, you can go to: Yume Art Studio to check it out.
You can also go to the Yume Art Studio and scroll down to see all the custom Insect Surfer figures.
June 10, 2005. This was Jim Sciurba's last show with the Insect Surfers. He is moving to New Orleans this month. Adrien Anthony, part time replacement for Jim now becomes the full time replacement as the newest Insect Surfer.
January 25, 2005.
SATELLITE BEACH, a Best Of collection of audio and video
tracks from various sources has been released on CD on
Green Cookie Records, from Greece. Go to our discography section for
details of the contents of Satellite Beach
and then go to our For Sale section for
details on how to purchase it!.
December 2004. Insect Surfers placed 12 (out of 200) in Kweevak.com's 2004 "Viewer's Choice Awards".
December 8, 2004. I just found out that once again, the Insect Surfers made the Music Connection magazine Hot 100 Unsigned Artist List.
November 2004. Mean Street magazine, November 2004, vol 15.05, in a column, Calling From The Fun House (Briefings On The L.A. Scene) by Ron Garmon, mentioned the Insect Surfers. "... brilliant psych-jam by local guitar geniuses Insect Surfers (Surfer Dave passed me their '96 Death Valley Coastline, which I urgently recommend to you) ...
August 5, 2004. Punk, New Wave Music Promoter Bill Asp, 53, Dies William Asp signed the Insect Surfers to his label, and released their first few LPs and 45s. (read the Washington Post story here) (read the David Arnson testimonial here)
July 2004. hey lookit! mojave reef placed 12 out of the top 40 in the kweevak CD of the year awards!
Body Glove
is now sponsoring the Insect Surfers.April 2004. Hayy Insect Surfer friends and allies!! The Insect Surfers are almost sold out of our last cd, Mojave Reef, as well as our Reverb Sun, and Death Valley Coastline ! Wow! Yet fame and fortune still elude us! As well as funds to reprint all this stuff! But anyway, look out for a live album this year from our webmaster Chrome Oxide, also, Green Cookie Records in Greece is putting out Satellite Beach-Best of Insect Surfers this October! We'll keep ya posted! Also, the German fanzine Banzai will be doing an interview with us this month for all you peeps who will be able to read German! They've done interviews w/Slacktone and 3 Balls of Fire, too...) So ennyway..
We just got 5 songs in a newly released movie
Reefer Madness 2001!
Includes appearances by Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy, and Insect fan Wally Ann
Wharton!- - - - and, umm, well, the film is definitely NOT gonna win any Cannes
or Sundance awards, ok? But our songs sound really good in it!
Reefer Madness 2001 starts Friday, April 9
and will show through Thursday, April 15 at the
Laemmle Fairfax 3, 7907 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, tel. (323)655-4010
For showtimes, check the Laemmle Theater web site
Have you heard the soundtrack yet?
Check out a few of the tracks and purchase the CD here
And ! And! Our Mojave Reef cd is nominated for Best of the Year on Internet radio Kweevak ! So, Pleez take a second to click and scroll down a tinch, and vote for us!! Thanks for helpin' us out!!
Also we are workin' on a sponsorship from Lace Guitars and from Bodyglove ! Now wouldn't that be just special! Yes it would! We will keep ya posted!!
Thanks to all of you out there who like our stuff and have supported us
and we REALLY REALLY appreciate it !! Special thanks to webmaster
Chrome Oxide, to The Kubro Group, and to Race Records!
And hey all you out there in computerland, please email us anytime!
Instro-mentally yours,
David Arnson
March 2004. Kweevak.com a music promotion site is running a vote for best album of the year 2003. The Insect Surfers Mojave Reef is on the ballot. Let's all vote for this CD and let them know that surf music is still appreciated.
November 14-20, 2003. The L.A.Weekly, Scoring The Clubs, selected The Insect Surfers at Mr. T's Bowl as a Pick Of The Week.
October 2003. The T.V. show, Las Vegas, episode 102, What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas (originally broadcast October 2003), used Nomad and Silver Coast from the Mojave Reef CD in a couple of wave pool scenes.
July 2003. Cosmik Debris's D.J.Johnson just reviewed the Insect Surfers Mojave Reef CD.
July 2003. New Gandy Dancer, Spring 2003 Issue 68, a British instrumental review magazine gave the Insect Surfers a cover shot, a CD review and a live show review Live in San Francisco.
July 29, 2003. Black Sea from Mojave Reef was used in the July 29, 2003 episode of Surf Girls on MTV.
June 2003. Read the SKRATCH MAGAZINE REVIEW OF MOJAVE REEF.
June 26, 2003. Insect Surfers have been voted the BEST Instrumental Band at the Los Angeles Weekly Music Awards on June 26!!!!
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.
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. Read Insect Surfer Dave's review of playing for the Sparks back in July 2000.
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