Dick Dale / Knuckel Drager

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July 11, 2012

Wednesday 7:30 PM

High Noon Saloon

701A E Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53711

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Dick Dale / Knuckel Drager

Who: Dick Dale / Knuckel Drager
When: Wed. July 11 7:30PM
Cost: $25 cover
Additional Info: 21 and up.

Dick Dale wasn't nicknamed "King of the Surf Guitar" for nothing: he pretty much invented the style single-handedly, and no matter who copied or expanded upon his blueprint, he remained the fieriest, most technically gifted musician the genre ever produced. Dale's pioneering use of Middle Eastern and Eastern European melodies (learned organically through his familial heritage) was among the first in any genre of American popular music, and predated the teaching of such "exotic" scales in guitar-shredder academies by two decades. The breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique was unrivalled until it entered the repertoires of metal virtuosos like Eddie Van Halen, and his wild showmanship made an enormous impression on the young Jimi Hendrix. But those aren't the only reasons Dale was once called the father of heavy metal.

Located in Madison, Knuckel Drager has a unique sound. Mixing surf, metal, and garage music, Knuckel Drager has branded themselves as "The World's Heaviest Surf Band".

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