The Tiki Men "The Good Life" 1994 - EP + "Sneak A Drink With…" 1994 - EP

American surf instrumental rock band formed in Sacramento, California in the early 1990s.
The Tiki Men pioneered the great West Coast surf explosion of the early ’90s, influenced by and playing alongside the likes of the world-famous Phantom Surfers at such world-famous venues as San Francisco’s The Purple Onion. The Tiki Men embraced surf music years before its nation wide comeback on concert circuits, soda ads, and latenight talkshows; and they embraced the Pacific island tiki culture long before tiki masks and coconuts became a staple of the Capitol Records lounge exotica revival. They did all this, played tons of shows, recorded a historic LP, and got out before anyone had a chance to analyze them. - by Allan Hough Jan. 1999 Sacramento, Cal
Members:
Pete Husing (rhythm guitar), Micah Kennedy (lead guitar), Tim White (bass), Scott Miller (drums)

trax:
01 The Good Life 02 Fairfield Fiasco 03 That's The Way It Goes 04 Theme From The Unknown

"Sneak A Drink With…" 1994 - EP
Truth is, we weren’t teenagers when we started; we were old guys. Even I, Young Tim, was a crusty 23 or so when we started playing that, as you say, “hip surf music.” Another truth: we never thought surf music was hip when we began. We liked it, thought it would be fun to play at backyard BBQ’s, but never thought anyone really gave a rat’s ass about it. When we realized people liked it, we stopped. Success on any level frightened the hell out of us. We are small town hicks, no good at being hip. - Tiki Man Young Tim
trax:
01 Tiki Torcher 02 Swingin' Creeper 03 Black Cat 04 Incoming