| Functie | 1 × band |
| Herkomst | Nederland  |
| Site |  alohasluts.com |
| vetkuif@zeelandnet.nl |
Biografie
Aloha Sluts is an instrumental surf-trio from The Netherlands. Their music can be described as a mix between the reverb-drenched surf of Dick Dale and the fuzzy primal rocknroll of Link Wray.
All three band members have decades of experiences in rockabilly and surfbands. The band is unique in a way that all members are scattered across The Netherlands, from the west-coast (Middelburg) to the eastern border with Germany (Venlo) and one member living exactly in the middle of the country (Tilburg).
So how did the three gentlemen find each other? Unbelievable but true, they met in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! And this little rock'n'roll fairy tale becomes even more unbelievable if you know that they met in the pool during a poolparty at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly 2014 festival, with one of the worlds best surfbands playing on the stage (Los Straitjackets).
Guitarplayer Arny (from surf-trash band Los Cheatos) found himself in a conversation with drummer John (Betty's Doghouse, a Dutch rockabilly band) about, of course, music. After finding out they both play in bands and like surfmusic they decide to get together sometimes. It happens that bassplayer Eric (Stacy Cats) swims nearby and he too is in for a little surfproject.
The first gig is at a rockabilly festival in Middelburg later that year. With no rehearsal at all, the trio launch into a trashy set of covers and originals and soon the audience goes wild.
Januari 2015 the band starts rehearsing a new set of originals and a couple of covers (Link Wray, Dick Dale) and in february they have already 3 gigs booked! More shows follow and in later that year the band books a date in the As Loud As studio's in Amsterdam. Together with producer Sven Lens (known for his work on the Snoop Dogg & Willie Nelson hit 'Buy my Medicine' and the regular producer of Dutch rock singer Anouk) they record 6 songs. Four of these songs are released on a vinyl EP by legendary rockabilly label Tombstone Records Holland (Guanabatz, Space Cadets, Necromantix) in the beginning of 2016. The cover art of the EP is made by the well known American cartoonist Shawn Dickinson. The song Brand New Surfboard gets a lot of airplay on international radio stations and stays in the top 3 for 16 weeks of Surfrock Radio (Australia).
In 2016 the band does an extensive festival tour and plays at the legendary Surfer Joe Festival in Livorno, Italy, the biggest open air surf festival in the world. Some other gigs are at Belgium's Nr 1 alternative festival Sjock, the Summer Park Festival in Venlo and Rockin' at the Drive in Barn, one of the biggest rockabilly festivals in Europe.
In the meantime the band releases a limited edition live album (Live at Hotrodded) and a mini album (La Puta) on CD on their own label Missing Link.
On februari 11th 2017 the band hosts the first edition of Aloha Fest, in concerthall Grenswerk, Venlo. Live recordings where made from the Aloha Sluts and Terrorsaurs gigs with plans to release a split live album. Regrettable the plans are put on hold, the record company of the Terrorsaurs where against it. But luckily Tombstone Records decides to release a sort of 'best of… so far' album with the complete 'Return of' sessions plus a selection of songs from the previous Live at Hotrod and La Puta EP and some new live recordings made at Aloha Fest. The album was released just before Christmas 2017 and followed with a short tour with the Terrorsaurs. A second edition of Aloha Fest was held in february 2018 after wich the band played some gigs with Dutch surf legends Phantom Four.
All three band members have decades of experiences in rockabilly and surfbands. The band is unique in a way that all members are scattered across The Netherlands, from the west-coast (Middelburg) to the eastern border with Germany (Venlo) and one member living exactly in the middle of the country (Tilburg).
So how did the three gentlemen find each other? Unbelievable but true, they met in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! And this little rock'n'roll fairy tale becomes even more unbelievable if you know that they met in the pool during a poolparty at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly 2014 festival, with one of the worlds best surfbands playing on the stage (Los Straitjackets).
Guitarplayer Arny (from surf-trash band Los Cheatos) found himself in a conversation with drummer John (Betty's Doghouse, a Dutch rockabilly band) about, of course, music. After finding out they both play in bands and like surfmusic they decide to get together sometimes. It happens that bassplayer Eric (Stacy Cats) swims nearby and he too is in for a little surfproject.
The first gig is at a rockabilly festival in Middelburg later that year. With no rehearsal at all, the trio launch into a trashy set of covers and originals and soon the audience goes wild.
Januari 2015 the band starts rehearsing a new set of originals and a couple of covers (Link Wray, Dick Dale) and in february they have already 3 gigs booked! More shows follow and in later that year the band books a date in the As Loud As studio's in Amsterdam. Together with producer Sven Lens (known for his work on the Snoop Dogg & Willie Nelson hit 'Buy my Medicine' and the regular producer of Dutch rock singer Anouk) they record 6 songs. Four of these songs are released on a vinyl EP by legendary rockabilly label Tombstone Records Holland (Guanabatz, Space Cadets, Necromantix) in the beginning of 2016. The cover art of the EP is made by the well known American cartoonist Shawn Dickinson. The song Brand New Surfboard gets a lot of airplay on international radio stations and stays in the top 3 for 16 weeks of Surfrock Radio (Australia).
In 2016 the band does an extensive festival tour and plays at the legendary Surfer Joe Festival in Livorno, Italy, the biggest open air surf festival in the world. Some other gigs are at Belgium's Nr 1 alternative festival Sjock, the Summer Park Festival in Venlo and Rockin' at the Drive in Barn, one of the biggest rockabilly festivals in Europe.
In the meantime the band releases a limited edition live album (Live at Hotrodded) and a mini album (La Puta) on CD on their own label Missing Link.
On februari 11th 2017 the band hosts the first edition of Aloha Fest, in concerthall Grenswerk, Venlo. Live recordings where made from the Aloha Sluts and Terrorsaurs gigs with plans to release a split live album. Regrettable the plans are put on hold, the record company of the Terrorsaurs where against it. But luckily Tombstone Records decides to release a sort of 'best of… so far' album with the complete 'Return of' sessions plus a selection of songs from the previous Live at Hotrod and La Puta EP and some new live recordings made at Aloha Fest. The album was released just before Christmas 2017 and followed with a short tour with the Terrorsaurs. A second edition of Aloha Fest was held in february 2018 after wich the band played some gigs with Dutch surf legends Phantom Four.
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