Hear both Billy F Gibbons and Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay) take on a Roy Head classic in our Head 2 Head segment on this hour of Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has an instrumental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by The Hondells celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (Annette Funicello...written by Gary Usher & Roger Christian). Plus, there's NEW tunes from Herb Alpert, Aloha Screwdriver, Jack White, The Riptide Rats, Ichi-Bons, Humanga Danga, Bloodshot Bill, X, Marmalade Wake, The Del Roswells, That Green, The Me Gustas and Dirty Quarantine!

We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour for the week of July 1, 1966 to hear some songs on the chart for radio station WLS Chicago (including the song at the top). There's a tune from an album by Link Wray that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a solo track by Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, killer new tunes from The Fathoms, Secret Agent, The Boss Martians, The Scimitars, The Jagaloons, The Beach Berserkers, The Masonics, The Greasy Gills, The Yeggs, Dead Kampers, The Alley Oops and The Babalooneys!

It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!

Our Head 2 Head segment returns with a fun take on a Ramones tune featuring the original as well as The Delta Ring adding a surfy version of it as well. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Evan Foster celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a surf version of a 1951 Frankie Laine hit). Plus, new tunes from The Boss Martians, Jack White, Lisa Mychols, The Kaputniks, The Raveonettes, Jet Jaguars, The Minarets, Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Surf Hermits, The Surf Junkies, Los Grises, The Desolate Coast and Bloodshot Bill!!

Catching A Wave goes back to the 80's this week! All the songs this hour come from this awesome decade. We'll board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 15th, 1985 to hear some songs on the Billboard Hot 100 including the song at the top. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune from the debut album by The Bangles that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to spin some wax from the early 80's for our selection of the week (The Malibooz). Plus, 80's tunes from The Raybeats, The Untamed Youth, Duane Eddy, Davie Allan & The Arrows (featuring Dick Dale), The Halibuts, Jon & The Nightriders, The Surf Raiders, Surf Punks, The Surfin' Lungs, The Wedge and The Neptunes!

Where else can you find both Phish and The Muppets (Animal) going Head 2 Head covering a classic by The Surfaris? Right here on Catching A Wave! We also hear #3 and #2 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a tune related to The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song by The Kaisers celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy)! Plus, there's songs from Ichi-Bons, The Scimitars, the Lake Devils, Magnatech, The Rebel Set, The Other Timelines, Marco Di Maggio, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Punk Fiction, Ultra Lights, dayaway and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!