SURFS UP, TACOMA >>>

For the uninitiated, guitarist Dick Dale initially rose to fame during the high tide of the ‘60s surfing craze. While some peg "surf music" as synonymous with the sunny pop sounds of The Beach Boys, for many, it's Dale's turbulent, violently-fast guitar sound-coupled with the reverb effects developed by Fender Instruments and trial-tested by Dale-that truly defines the subgenre. On early recordings like 1961's "Shake ‘n' Stomp," Dale debuted what would come to be known as his signature style: insistent, relentless sixteenth-note picking meant to evoke, as he puts it, "the sound of waves chopping."

On Thursday, Dec. 9, Dick Dale returns to Tacoma and Hell's Kitchen - a show set to be opened by the Fucking Eagles.

This wont Dale's first time in Tacoma. Or his second. Or, probably, his last time - at least at this pace.

Here's a little something to get you excited.