Music - Oct. 6, 2005
The Nelsonics try a new twist: words
After The Nelsonics' all-instrumental self-titled debut -- recently reissued by Portland, Ore.-based Hammond Beat -- drummer and group namesake Don Nelson says band members wanted to mix things up a bit. Eight of the 12 songs on the new CD, "Ruins of Rome," feature vocals.
Tags: Nelsonics, Vittone, Exotics, Uptown Savages, Hammond Beat, surf, Ruins of Rome, Ventures, Cafe Lulu, Tiki-Tone, Damien Strigens, Nerve Twins

Music - Dec. 1, 2004
The Exotics reignite the tiki torch of surf guitar
For a few years, beginning in 1994, The Exotics were the Milwaukee band to see on a Saturday night. Now, the quartet ends a five-year silence with a gig Saturday night at Mad Planet. We talked to guitarist Paul Wall.
Tags: Exotics, surf, lounge, Tiki, Nelsonics, Uptown Savages, Trolley, Paul Wall, The Nice Outfit