The Dirt on 'Which Way to the Beach?'

Phil Dirt, one of surf music's preeminent historians and reviewers, gave Wave Invasion's latest CD "Which Way to the Beach?" a four-star rating on his popular web site Reverbcentral.com In part, he wrote: "Wave Invasion came out of the ashes of Surf Beat," referring to the SoCal surf roots of Wave Invasion lead guitarist Vince Motel and drummer Jeff Dover. "The originals are mostly solid, and the covers often fresh and inventive."

Phil Dirt's Picks from the CD: Elevated Operator, The Simpsons, Undun, Formosa Rectangle, Arkansas Wetsuit, Surf Bound, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Beaches and Hodads, Eleanor Rigby, Port Vue, Bangalore, Surf's Upper

'Which Way to the Beach?' - Follow us!

If you're in search of Wave Invasion's latest CD, "Which Way to the Beach?," you're only a few clicks away. Featuring eight original tunes - along with surf classics such as "Surfbound" and "Bangalore" and over-the-edge versions of monster tunes such as "The Simpsons" and "Eleanor Rigby" - the album is jam-packed with hard driving instrumentals. It's available for download on several sites around the Internet. Click on any of these links, and you're on your way to full immersion into the Wave Invasion experience:

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Wave Invasion: Live!

Two venues. Two intrumental styles. Two awesome videos. It's Wave Invasion, live and in concert. Click here for "Eleanor Rigby" at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach, CA in February 2007. Click here for "The James Bond Medley" at Market Night in San Dimas, CA in May 2007. Please, hold your applause. It's only a movie.

At Glendora's Oak Tree Festival

Wave Invasion was invited to open for the classic rock band The Answer at the Oak Tree Festival hosted by St. Dorothy's Catholic Church in Glendora, CA in May 2007. Our old school surf instrumental sound brought many in the crowd to their feet as the band ripped through a solid one-and-a-half hour set. Wave Invasion, from left, is Richard Fisher, bass and keyboard, of Riverside, CA; Jeff Dover, drums, Hemet, CA; Vince Motel, guitar, Norco, CA; and Gary Sanderson, guitar, San Dimas, CA. For an enlarged view, click on the photograph.

At San Dimas Market Night

A narrow band of sidewalk near a fountain outside Albertson's supermarket worked just fine as the performance stage for Wave Invasion at Market Night in San Dimas, CA in May 2007. The band's three-hour instrumental set drew a crowd as hundreds of visitors walked along vendor's row. Wave Invasion's set included an extended James Bond Medley, captured on video and viewable by clicking here. Small, inflatable guitars handed out by the band were a huge hit with kids in the audience. For an enlarged view, click on the photograph.

At the Southern California Fair

Wave Invasion tore it up at the Southern California Fair in Perris, CA in October 2006 - under the warm glow of Bud Light. There was nothing "lite" about the band's set, however, that ranged from classic surf instrumentals to television and movie themes and beyond. Its eclectic set list has made the band a favorite at shows, festivals and street fairs across Southern California. For an enlarged view, click on the photograph.

At the OC Music Awards competition

For the third consecutive year, Wave Invasion made an appearance at Huntington Beach, CA's Martini Blues nightclub in February 2007 during competition for the Orange County Music Awards. Included in its 30-minute instrumental set was a surf version of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby," for which the band has received wide acclaim. Wave Invasion's YouTube video of the song has received a four-star rating.

At the National Orange Show

Wave Invasion blazed through a non-stop hour-and-a-half set of instrumental surf music at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino, CA over Memorial Day Weekend in May 2007. Wave Invasion, from left, is Vince Motel, guitar, from Norco, CA; Jeff Dover, drums, Hemet, CA; Richard Fisher, bass and keyboard, Riverside, CA; and Gary Sanderson, guitar, San Dimas, CA. For an enlarged view, click on the photograph.