About this Event
Dirty Rock & Roll Dance Party presents on April 22 the Saturday before Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, SPRING DANCE PARTY a night of 50s/60s surf/rockabilly/hillbilly bands, DJs, and vendors featuring...
SURFER JOE "the international surf music ambassador from Livorno, Italy"
https://www.surfmusic.net/
SMOKEHOUSE DAVE "star of rockabilly bop from Memphis returning to the stage for the first time in FOUR years" EXCLUSIVE performance in Las Vegas only
https://www.facebook.com/smokehouse.dave.9/
THEE STILLNITES "hillbilly garage trio from Phoenix"
https://www.facebook.com/theestillnites/
RHYTHM ACE & THE NU-TONES "Farfisa driven exotica soul"
https://rhythmacethenu-tones.bandcamp.com/
+ RECORD HOP DJs: MAYBELLINE & CATMAN spinning all vintage vinyl rockabilly, surf, jivers, boppers, and strollers for the dancefloor
+ VINTAGE VENDORS: BLINGOMETRY https://www.etsy.com/shop/Blingometry + TBA
Interested in vending? Email [email protected]
SPONSORS: CASH 4 CHAOS (punk rock record store) https://www.cash4chaos.com/ THE RED KAT VINTAGE (vintage clothing store) https://theredkatlv.com/ ATOMIC STYLE LOUNGE (vintage style salon) https://www.atomicstylelounge.com/ ROCKIN BETTIE (ladies vintage/rockabilly store) https://www.rockinbettie.com/ DEMON RUM (spiced rum) https://drinkdemonrum.com/
Enjoy the special DEMON RUM cocktail menu at this event
Official Spring Dance Party poster by ZACH RYAN
https://www.instagram.com/zachryanart/
Limited edition posters will be available for sale
8PM • 21+
$10 advance price before Midnight, 4/21 • $15 day of show
The USUAL PLACE
100 S Maryland Pkwy suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89101
https://goo.gl/maps/iYhriHYkKUznP8mU9
The Usual Place will validate parking
*****BAND BIOS*****
SURFER JOE has been involved in the surf music scene since the middle of the 90s, building up his name worldwide as musician and organiser of events. By currently playing more than a hundred concerts a year around the world, Surfer Joe is the most active artist in modern surf music. He has participated in most surf related events and he is mentioned or interviewed in books and movies. His frenetic touring activity shows that this small genre deserves attention because it is still very alive and interesting, with many records released and new bands forming every year.
Surfer Joe represents the true, authentic side of surf music, carrying on the legacy of the original Californian bands of the early 60s with their sound and energy, but of course showcasing his own style. The compositions of Surfer Joe are generally very melodic, appealing to attentive listeners, but also easily recognisable, memorable and accessible to any kind of audience, so that someone defined his records as "instant classics". The live show is loaded with great energy, it’s extremely dynamic, but also powerful when necessary, featuring the most typical reverb-drenched surf sounds.
On stage, Surfer Joe likes to tell stories and anecdotes, keeps the interaction with the audience personal and funny, and he certainly has a lot to say since he has collaborated in many occasions with legends of the genre and played in all the original locations and venues. All this, together with being the co-organiser of the Surfer Joe Summer Festival - the greatest surf music event of the world - gained Surfer Joe the unofficial title of "international surf music ambassador".
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SMOKEHOUSE DAVE is an early 50s style hillbilly singer originally from Memphis, Tennessee who is as authentic 50s as they come. His debut full length "Smokehouse For Sale" came out in 2011 on Wild Records. Dave's hillbilly bop stomper "Coontail Boogie" b/w "Save Your Dimes" was the talk of the town when it came out, a popular single that's been spun by record hop DJs on dancefloors to boppers worldwide.
Spring Dance Party will be Smokehouse Dave's return to the stage, making this his first live performance in FOUR years, and exclusive performance in Las Vegas only.
Past weekender performances by Smokehouse Dave include Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball 2012, and Viva Las Vegas 2016.
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Crackling up from the desert oasis of Las Vegas, NV comes a primitive and haunting new sound. RHYTHM ACE & the NU-TONES are Sin City’s newest saints.
Led by outlaw couple Lindsey and Jeremiah Richards, the raw and unpredictable rock n’ roll styles of Rhythm Ace & the Nu-Tones cut close to the bone, leaving teeth marks where the meat has been picked clean. From the high lonesome sound to the low down dirty street beat they spin tall tales of wild luck and crazy love, with flying saucers circling above.
Listen closely - razor sharp farfisa organ swells to a larger than life scale. Over that relentless rumbling evil beat comes a screaming theremin tone, pulsing and pushing higher toward a fever pitch climax. Guitars emerge, echoing and dissolving back into shadows. A cryptic crop of vocals, first clear and pleading then sputtering into the mad fits and coughs of a soda jerk strung out to dry after a dateless night. These are the sounds and visions of Rhythm Ace & the Nu-Tones.
Now picture this - a satellite beam of midcentury american noise shot through a futuristic shag canvas; a lost weekend lying poolside in Palm Springs; a desperate swing on a penny slot million dollar jackpot; a hypnotic galloping rhythm and a night train whistle blast from a transistor speaker. Stumbling out of a tunnel beneath the strip, a beckoning hand points a gloved finger toward the marquee, where the neons still buzz and flicker... Rhythm Ace & the Nu-Tones.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Usual Place, 100 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, United States
USD 10.00 to USD 15.00
