Kahuna Beach Party Band

About

Kahuna Beach Party is a musical celebration of the Beach Boys, a light-hearted tribute to the fun and optimistic feeling of the early 1960’s; a time of relaxing days spent at the beach, surf boards, fast cars and the promise of perpetual youth and beauty. Although so much has changed since then, this fast paced interactive show lets us relive that feeling for a couple of hours.

Their Story:

After a year of rehearsals, Kahuna Beach Party’s public debut was a series of concerts with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra in Colorado, summer of 2007. They performed with two other symphony orchestras, all to rave reviews. They continue touring and building a fan base spanning all age groups in the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest and Mid-west, traveling to numerous state and county fairs, private and corporate events to perform for audiences numbering from 300 to 30,000. From his concept of drawing on seasoned musicians with a strong background in theater arts to create the Kahuna Beach Party characters, composer Bill Francoeur has led the collaborative effort with input from the performers to keep this show fresh, exciting and family friendly.

Kahuna Beach Party’s mission is to provide a fun entertainment experience for audiences and to build and maintain a positive, professional relationship with the client. When you engage these seasoned performers, be assured that the show will reflect positively on your organization and guests.

The Show Story:

Once upon a time, on an island FAR, FAR away, a bunch of rag tag musicians found each other...
While attempting to survive, knowing that they would most likely never be found, Cap'n Bill brought out his stack of 8 track beach band tapes for entertainment. The music was good, and it was something to do; so they divided up the parts and started practicing. After a time, they knew they had something special and if they were ever to be 'found', this was what they had to do! Before they could be 'discovered' they had to name the band. Something that would describe:

Where they were stranded - KAHUNA!
Where they lived - on the BEACH!
and
What they liked to do - PARTY!

Everyone is invited to the Kahuna Beach Party!

Personnel

Teddy Tidal-Wave: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Hang Ten: Lead Vocals, Percussion
Bodhi: Lead Vocals, Percussion
Roxy Boardshorts: Vocals, Keyboards, Theramin, Percussion
Cap'n Bill: Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals, (Band Founder)
Guitarzan!: Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Johnny Utah: Bass, Vocals
Tommy Tsunami: Drums

Influences

The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Miami Sound Machine, Kid Creole, The Beatles, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Doobie Brothers, The Jackson 5, Sly and The Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, Toto, Journey, NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 45 - 180 minutes

When you have Kahuna Beach Party Band at your event, you are guaranteed to have a high-energy, entertaining, exciting, funny, interactive musical whirlwind of a show that will leave you breathless! Audiences will be taken on a journey through the 1960's and back, given the chance to relive many feelings of nostalgia, good times, and fun in the sun. Kahuna Beach Party Band performs a show of virtually non-stop hits of The Beach Boys, which are only paused to bring up volunteers from the audience for a Surfboard-Riding Contest, or a Hula Contest, or an American Idol-style contest!! The stage is decorated like an island, complete with surfers and even Pirates!! The Band pays tribute to the hits of The Beach Boys and other past vocal groups with impeccable similarity to the recordings we all know and love. But, Kahuna Beach Party does not simply perform music for you, oh no, they run around with surfboards, perform choreographed dance routines, often run into the audience to sing to a certain lady, tell jokes, and just put on an awesome party!! The most frequent comment the band gets after show is: "Where do you guys get so much energy?!" Well check us out and you too will want to join the party: Kahuna Beach Party!!!

Stage/Setup Requirements:
stage, lights and sound. Backline for fly dates.

Additional Notes:
Sound and lights are usually provided by our clients as is backline for fly dates only. We travel with our own sound man who mixes our show. We primarily use in-ear monitors. Rider and stage plot available upon request.

Set/Song/Sequence List:
All the major hits of the Beach Boys; A Four Seasons Medley; a Caribbean Medley; a 1950's medley (Songs the Beach Boys covered); and...

in 2013, The Kahuna Beach Party Band will be performing the hits of the great vocal groups from the 60's on, in the all new “GENERATIONS” SHOW:

1960s:
BECAUSE‐(Recorded Intro)/GET BACK – Beatles SHERRY/RAGDOLL/DAWN – Four Seasons
I WANT YOU BACK – Jackson five
EVERYDAY PEOPLE/DANCE TO THE MUSIC/HIGHER – Sly Medley

1970s:
LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH – Crosby, Stills, Nash (One More)
ELI’S COMIN’ – I’VE NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN –Laura
MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME ‐Three Dog Night
CHINA GROVE/ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY – Doobie Brothers – Medley

1980s:
NOTORIOUS – Duran Duran
FAT BOTTOM GIRLS – Queen
ANYWAY YOU WANT IT – Journey
SAIL AWAY ‐ Styx
THRILLER/BEAT IT/BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson
AFRICA – Toto

Complete set list provided upon request.

Performance Schedule

08-24-2013 — Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood, SD
08-23-2013 — Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood, SD
07-26-2013 — Kit Carson County Fair, Burlington, CO
07-04-2013 — Roundup Independence Days, Roundup, MT
06-28-2013 — Automania, Sioux Falls, SD

Past Booked Dates:

02-09-2013 — Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO - with the Pueblo Symphony

Experience

2006: 22 gigs
2008: 36 gigs
2009: 22 gigs
2010: 20 gigs
2011: 23 gigs
2012: 25 gigs

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http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_shows/168613

Available for Your

Casino, Christmas Party, Club/Nightclub, Concert Venue, Convention, Corporate Event, Cruise, Fair, Festival, Fundraiser, Grand Opening, Holiday Party, Hotel, Launch Party, Other, Private Party, Sporting Event, Trade Show