Date: November 6th 2010

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Tickets are now available online for the long-awaited, exclusive premiere of The WAITIKI 7 at Don The Beachcomber, Huntington Beach's mecca for tiki cocktails, superb hospitality, food, and all things exotic.

Visit our event website at DonTheBeachcomberPresentsWAITIKI.com to select your seats, get hotel deals, and enter the WAITIKI Cocktail Contest!

Pamper yourself with 3 glorious nights of the finest exotica music.

Starring Robert Drasnin, Sherry Shaoling, Brother Cleve & The Millionaire of Combustible Edison, in WAITIKI's own arrangements of your favorite exotica and space-age bachelor pad hits. WAITIKI is traveling across the country for this special, star-studded three-night exotica-stavaganza; the only event of its kind—maybe ever?

The Real Deal

As a WAITIKI Newsletter subscriber, we know you accept no imitations. We've been working towards this event for months; this Festival of Music & Cocktails will propel the exotica music you love far into the future. We're excited for this event unlike anything else on the planet, and would be truly honored for you to be at Don's with us to celebrate with us!

Re-Introducing Our Classic Quartet

Many of you first met us in Boston, during our Quartet days. While we've been focusing on The WAITIKI 7, our classic WAITIKI Quartet—for which the Hawaii Music Awards began its "Exotica" category—hasn't been forgotten: in fact, the Quartet opens the Festival with a night of "The Jazz Sides of Exotica" Wednesday Dec. 29. Oh, and probably some of our cult faves like "Fuzzy Mammoth Breath" and "Pan-XOTIK-Da (Eats Shoots and Leaves)" for you old-timer fans ...

West Coast Debut of The WAITIKI 7

On Thursday Dec. 30 and Friday Dec. 31, our flagship group The WAITIKI 7 takes the stage; featuring a core rhythm section of three of Hawaii's finest musicians (Lopaka Colon, Abe Lagrimas Jr., and Randy Wong), each whom has performed with the father of exotica, Martin Denny, and/or his bandmates. Lopaka, Abe, and Randy are ably joined by their peers: Grammy-nominated virtuosic jazz, Latin, and classically-trained Boston musicians (Tim Mayer, Zaccai Curtis, Jim Benoit, Helen Liu) whose credits include John Williams's Star Wars In Concert, Paquito D'Rivera, Heineken Jazz Festival, the Boston Pops, the Honolulu Symphony, and many more.

Hear the chart-topping WAITIKI 7 live and in living "exoticolor"— and see for yourself why their music has ignited radio stations across North America (placing them at #1 on the JazzWeek World and #2 on the CMJ Jazz charts; above releases by legendary artists like Bob Marley, Bobby McFerrin, and Christian McBride).

With two critically-acclaimed albums, Adventures in Paradise and New Sounds of Exotica, The WAITIKI 7 has shaken, stirred, and thrilled listeners from Germany to Hawaii. You can be next!

Need A Hotel? We Got Deals

For just $48 you can be King for a night at the 777 Motor Lodge Inn (714-846-5561), mere steps from the Don The Beachcomber venue. Be sure to mention "WAITIKI" or "DON THE BEACHCOMBER" to get the King-Sized Rate ... Read up on Tips From The Natives for more hotel info and other properties.

Take a Tour of the Tropics

Experience WAITIKI's music in the dream setting of a lifetime: surrounded by bamboo, thatch, classic tiki decor, and Donn Beach's Signature '34 Zombie cocktails. Just thinking about it makes us giddy with thirst. More detailed info here.

BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY at DonTheBeachcomberPresentsWAITIKI.com

Dinner Ticket holders for the 30th and 31st get complimentary admission to the WAITIKI QUARTET show on the 29th!!!

MAHALO FOR SUPPORTING WAITIKI!