New show! Scottsdale AZ!!!

New show added! Playing the " Surfin Tacos " event in Scottsdale AZ! We will debuting some new material that we are recrding soon! Jimmy Dale and crew are coming back too!

New Shows coming soon!!!

Ok! Been a crazy year! 6 surgeries and 30 days in the hospital later and it looks like I'll be posting some shows finally! Really excited to get back out! Also hoping to record a new album in time for release at the shows! Looking to tour the North West, and Southeast before the end of the year! I have my normal stops, but email me if you have any suggestions!!! -LD

2012 Update!!!

Wow! Been a few months since I updated the site! After my tour with Deke Dickerson, I had a few surgeries. Been in therapy, and now going under the knife again tomorrow! Don't worry, I'll be back on the road again, better than ever! Got lots of plans, and will keep you updated for sure!

In the meantime, here is a review from my show with Dick Dale in Mamphis TN last summer. Dick
will be back at this club this week! Tell him Laramie says hi!

" I never realized how fast so many of these tracks were…I just always assumed they sounded fast. Instead, Dale plays a constant staccato beat, and his bassist (Sam Bolle) and drummer (son Jimmy Dale) pound away right along with him without appearing to break a sweat. "

" Given Dale’s age (74) and his long history of health concerns (dating back to a mid-’60s bout of colorectal cancer that has, unfortunately, recurred nearly 45 years later), he looked and played like a man at least a generation younger. "

" The show’s opener was Laramie Dean, a surf punk guitarist. The main difference between Dale’s sound and Dean’s is that the surf punk is noisier. Dean seemed plenty skilled, having played for 22 of his 30 years, and he played every bit as fast, but he inserts guitar work that is more representational of hard rock. "

" Dean had a young band, all of whom were apparently 19 years old. Jimmy Dale was on drums, with Hideki Ikeura on trumpet, Trevor Lucca on bass. The additional of trumpet gave Dean’s sound a more retro surf rock tinge. "

_ Stephen Scheer, Memphis,TN

Interview with Texas Punk.net!!!

Did an interview with Texas Punk last week! Check it out here:

http://www.txpunk.net/4/post/2011/9/interview-with-laramie-deanagent-orange-dick-dale-and-many-more.html

Some great press from my summer tour with Dick Dale!

Review from the Continental Club, Houston TX!

" The King of Surf Guitar, Dick Dale, and Surf Punk Legend Laramie Dean have joined together! They came to rock Houston and they did that, and much, much more. "

" Laramie Dean put on a ripping show. With skulls, and eery red lit fog covering the stage, it was a perfect site to back up the music. Authentic reverb heavy surf music, but with crunchy distortion, and a Punk attitude, it makes the term " Surf Punk " well warranted. The set featured well known surf staples like "Pipeline", "Penetration". and " Mr. Motot". Along with some great originals like : " Surf Wolf ", " Surf Riot " and the new single " the Creeper " , it makes for an undeniably great, rowdy Surf set. Another special highlight of the performance of " Bonzai Washout ", which wouldn't be played due to the lack of horns in his current line-up. Before completely finishing the set, Laramie passed out his guitar to a few lucky crowd goers, putting the final cherry on top of a great show. "

Had a SICK tour with DICK! Thanks to Jimmy, Trevor, Hideki, Drew, Daniel, Lana, Steve-O, and of course DD! 15 cities! Got some great press too!

" Opening support came from a legendary surf guitar player in his own right, Laramie Dean, who took it upon himself to book the tour without the aid of an agent. His set was composed of originals mixed with some new school interpretations of surf music's mainstays. To solidify his street credit, Dean has recorded with Joe King of the punk band, The Queers, as well as toured with surf-punks Agent Orange. "

-Brian Mahar, St Pete Fl

2011 Tour with Dick Dale update!!!

Been out for two weeks, and now we start for home! Been getting some great press, and selling out shows! When I get home, I'll post some photos. Here is one from a sold out show in St. Pete FL!

-LD