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See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.

For more about #InstrumentalSurf and surf music, listen to @KFJC897fm on Saturday, May 15th. The exhibition's curator, Dan Calderon, will be on the air talking with DJ Cousin Mary during the "Reverb Hour" from 8–9pm. This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.

In 1992, The Phantom Surfers' guitarist Mel Bergman created his own double-neck guitar. Affectionately known as “DoubleJunk,” the unique guitar incorporated hardware and electrical components from a 1980s Fender Jaguar and 1960s Japanese Jazzmaster copy. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.

Sporting masks and matching uniforms, The Phantom Surfers channeled the look and sound of a first wave surf group when they hit the stage and studio with their “California Go!” sound in San Francisco in the late 1980s. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.

See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 29, 2021.

DJ Cousin Mary continues the tradition every Saturday night on the KFJC Reverb Hour. We were lucky to have her visit #InstrumentalSurf, along with guitarist @frankiepoolboy of local surf music groups The TomorrowMen and Pollo del Mar, who are also featured in the exhibit. This tweet was posted on April 29, 2021.

See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.

Surf music was welcomed amidst the punk, garage, and new wave movements of the 1980s in such diverse venues as Knott’s Berry Farm, the punk-rock-haven Madame Wong’s West, and the historic Whisky A Go-Go. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.

Fronted by surf music historian John Blair, Jon & The Nightriders followed the EP with Surf Beat ’80 and continued the group’s dedication to reviving the traditional emotion and tone of instrumental surf music. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.

In the United States, the 1970s were primarily a dormant period for instrumental rock until the end of the decade, when in 1979, Jon & The Nightriders unleashed a surf music revival with their self-titled 7” EP. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.

See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.

The hit song was developed into the Blues Theme album, which showcased a unique style created by Allan that mimicked motorcycle sounds with extensive fuzz distortion and tremolo-bar bending on the lower notes of his guitar. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.