Deke Dickerson's 9th Annual Guitar Geek Festival
a terrific success!
We will be posting photos from the event very soon.
In the meantime, pick up Deke's 2011 Fest on DVD or Blu-Ray
...and check out the coverage of the 2012 fest
in the LA Times and OC Weekly.
The 2011 festival was featured on Rachel Maddow's MSBNC show
on the "Moment of Geek"
Kent Jones reports:
"We came to California looking for guitar geeks, and we found one. His name is Deke. You know that guy who brings his guitar to school every day? Draws stratocasters all over his notebooks? Names his dogs "Gibson" and "Fender"? Deke Dickerson is the king of that guy. For eight years now this six-string renaissance man has hosted Deke's Guitar Geek Festival in Anaheim. One of the most mind-blowing collections of rock, country, surf, and funk axe-wielders ever to blow off English class. For those about to geek, we salute you."
View photos from the 2011 Guitar Geek Festival
Midnight-closing:
PAUL GILBERT of RACER X and MR. BIG: America's top shredder and weird guitar king!
11-11:45
NOKIE EDWARDS and VENTURESMANIA: Lead guitarist of the Ventures returns!
10-10:45
THE ALL-HARVEY BAND: Tribute to legendary California guitarmaker, with insanely rare instruments and killer players, including T.K. Smith!
9:15-9:50
FREDDIE ROULETTE: Legendary African American steel guitarist with roots in '50s R&B and '70s funk!
8:30-9:05
BRIAN LONBECK: The Barn Burner from Bakersfield returns!
7:30-8:15
JOEL PATERSON: Chicago's favorite returns with a solo set of solid killers!
6:45-7:15
DEKE DICKERSON: Showcase of more strange guitars! ...and JUST ADDED: Legendary original drummer and singer for the STANDELLS and EDDIE & THE SHOWMEN Dick Dodd (who was also a Disney Mouseketeer in the 1950s!) will be appearing with Deke. Dick will be singing two of the legendary Standells tracks, "Dirty Water" and "Riot On Sunset Strip."
6-6:35
COLONEL JOHNNY MAGUIRE: From Providence, RI, guitar slinger from the Royal Crowns and the Lucky Diamonds!
SATURDAY NIGHT JAN. 21 (doors open at 5 pm; show starts at 6 pm)
Midnight-closing:
HELLECASTERS REUNION featuring JERRY DONAHUE, JOHN JORGENSON and WILL RAY!: The first show in ten years from the amazing supergroup of pyrotechnic country pickers!
10:30-11:30
LOS STRAITJACKETS: Everybody's favorite masked wrestling surf act returns!
9:30-10:15
FREDDIE ROULETTE: The legendary steel guitarist expands on his set from Friday!
8:35-9:15
RICK VITO / KING PARIS: The exotic sounds abound from studio ace and former Fleetwood Mac sideman!
7:30-8:15
NATHAN JAMES with JAMES HARMAN: Blues on a washboard guitar with harp legend James Harman on the side!
6:35-7:15
IMPROMPTU GUEST SET: Surprise surprise, there's more than a few talented folks in the audience...
5:45-6:20
DAVE BUNKER: The king of the touch guitar returns with a tribute to Les Paul and demonstration of his amazing technique!
5-5:30
DEKE DICKERSON: Deke goes surfin'!
PLUS (both nights): DJ DAN MOSES! GUITAR RAFFLES! THE AMAZING GUITAR MUSEUM! MUCH, MUCH MORE!
NOTE: SEATING IS LIMITED AND FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. The ballroom holds approximately 400 people and we have about 100 chairs. Due to fire code restrictions we cannot allow people to bring their own chairs from outside. So get there early if you want to snag a seat! There are no reserved seats; it is strictly first come, first served.
This event is ALL AGES! Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Read about Deke's now-fulfilled fantasy of singing with the Trashmen at last year's Guitar Geek Festival! |
