Gigs:
Saturday, June 7th: Retro Rock Lounge at the Clarington in Mississauga.
VB News:
Monday, March 17th, 2008: Happy St. Patrick's day! The band is working on new tunes, but Ricky and Jim are also getting ready to pull the covers off their new project: In The Ashes. First gig is Friday, April 11th at The Neutral Lounge.
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008: Unfortunately a sudden illness forced us to bow out of our opening slot at The Black Swan Tavern tonight, but stay tuned for more gigs coming real soon.
Sunday, January 6th, 2008: The Retro Rock Lounge gig at the Clarington was a lot of fun. It's always a great night of live surf/instro music at the RRL shows, and we're looking forward to the next one. New pics and more gigs coming soon!
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008: Happy New Year to all! Vegas Beach hope to gigging a lot this year, starting this Saturday at the Clarington. There's great food, free parking and no cover, so come on out and catch a wave!
Wednesday, December 12th: Hey it's Wavy Davy's birthday! As we head in to the holiday season the band is taking a break to focus on new material, but we're already lining up for more shows in 2008 so stay tuned!
Sunday, September 30th: The Bronte Village Fall Festival was a perfect day, and we all had a blast. We're really looking forward to the next two Retro Rock Lounge shows. Stick around for more details.
Friday, September 21st: Finally - a few new shows! Vegas Beach is ready to hit the stage again, as part of a series of shows called "The Retro Rock Lounge." The lovely and talented Siren will be joining us on stage to give us a hand with some of the new material, so don't miss it!
Thursday, September 20th: Clint Beachwood featured "Blue Oyster Beach" on his legendary surf radio show "A Day At The Beach" on KCR College Radio,.
Friday, August 17th: Ya I kinda suck at this whole "update the website regularly" thing. We haven't been playing out too much lately, but we've written some great new tunes, made some new friends, and there's a few exciting changes that I'll be able to discuss shortly. We're also confirming a series of bigger shows that will be coming up in the next few months, so please stay tuned.
Monday, May 21st: Summer is finally here! The band is tuning up for a few summer gigs, and they're continuing to record songs for the next CD.
Friday, March 23rd: Check out the Merchandise page for cool phone stuff, including FREE Vegas Beach ringtones and wallpaper!
Friday, Janaury 12th: The Savannah Room was REALLY awesome. It's a really nice space to see bands, with a great restaurant in the front. Stay tuned for more shows there soon! In the meantime check out these pics from the show by Toronto photographer Matt. Be sure to check out his site for lots of cool info and photos.
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Wednesday, January 3rd: The guys want to wish all of our friends the best for the coming year. We're hoping to be back in the clubs a bit more over the next few months, starting with The Savannah Room in Toronto next Thursday, January 11th. It's a great room so come on out!
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Saturday, December 9th: Vegas Beach did a guest spot this afternoon at the Lion Tavern in Port Dalhousie, playing a handful of tunes for a great crowd of instrumental music fans. Look for the boys to do a few more gigs in the Niagara region real soon!
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Thursday, November 23rd: Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! The guys are working hard on tunes for the new album, and working with Jet Set Sound on potential film and television placements for their tunes. Also be sure to check VB out on MySpace.
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Saturday, October 28th: Halloween came early at the Pic, as Vegas Beach joined forces with Dicky Starlight and The Groovy Ghoulies for an awesome night . Stay tuned for more shows coming soon!
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Sunday, October 15th: Last night's show with Sonny Del Rio was a blast! The new tunes seemed to go over really well. Stay tuned for some video from the show.
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Sunday, September 17th: Vegas Beach are pleased to use this beautiful fall day to announce an exciting distribution deal with Jet Set Sound. Jet Set have a selected a tune or two from Share The Sand to promote for film and television use. More details soon!
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Saturday, September 16th: OK, I've been a little slow on the updates, but hey: surf's up, summertime, and all that twang. But the show at the Velodrome was awesome! Surfalicious tunes mixed with fast and furious bike racing at the shortest and highest bank track in the world, and all for a good cause. We'll be back there soon, so stay tuned and come on out next time.
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Saturday, July 22nd: As usual the Pic-a-Deli was lots of fun. There was a great turnout, and we got the chance to try a few new songs from the upcoming 3rd album .
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Saturday, July 1st: We had a fantastic time at today's Canada Day show at the Waterfront park in Bronte Village. Check the Pics page for a couple new shots!
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June 29, 2006: The set at the Smiling Buddha was a gas- thanks to everyone who came out. We love the club and hope to be back there soon!
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June 27, 2006: We're looking forward to airplay on two more great surf stations: Space Lounge and Strange But Surf Radio. So tune in and twang on!
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May 29, 2006: Aloha and greetings to our fans in Chile! Vegas Beach will soon be featured on Punto de Vanguardia, a very cool nightly program on radio Futuro 88.9FM!
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May 15, 2006: Vegas Beach on iTunes! Here's the direct links for Share The Sand and Dark Side of The Beach.
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April 29, 2006: The show at The Vatikan was a blast as usual. Check back soon for a free MP3 of one of the new tunes from the upcoming album, recorded live at the show!
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April 27, 2006: Hats off again to Clint Beachwood for featuring Vegas Beach regularly on his surf radio show on KCR College Radio, live from sunny San Diego. Listeners heard "Hip Deep" on April 13, and "Diamonds And Swamp" on April 27th. Tune in to his show online for the finest in surf and instrumental music.
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April 19, 2006: Vegas Beach made the front page in one of the Niagara area newspapers today. Thanks to journalist Craig Sebert and the rest of the team at The Niagara News for the coverage!
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March 23, 2006: Both Vegas Beach CDs are now available at the new indie release mega store: Indie Rhythm ! It's a very cool place to shop for up and coming new artists.
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February 19, 2006: A track from Share The Sand will be featured today on Crystal Blue Radio, so tune it in tonight!
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January 9, 2006: Join Vegas Beach on MySpace! Send us a message or a friend request. It's a great way to network.
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January 5, 2006: Surf's up in 2006! DJ Clint Beachwood featured "Lonesome Monkey" on his fabulous surf radio show A Day At The Beach, broadcast live on KCR College Radio, 1640 AM from San Diego, California.
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January 1, 2006: Happy New Year from Vegas Beach! The boys are proud to be surfing the radio waves at several stations this year, including Strange But Surf Radio and Crystal Blue Radio. Please check them out when you get a chance, and best wishes to all our fans in the New Year.
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