It’s finally time to say aloha to Don the Beachcomber. After a two year fight to keep the historic building that once housed the legendary Sam’s Seafood and the home of tiki culture in OC for the last 10 years, owner Delia Wu Snyder just announced that the restaurant and lounge is officially closing Sunday, […]
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The Best Tiki Albums To Get You In The Mood For Tiki Oasis
Swingers, light your tiki torches! On the eve of this year’s epic Tiki Oasis festival, in San Diego, we thought it would be prudent to kindle the beacon fire with a little Tiki 101 list. For our selections, we will be focusing on the nittiest and grittiest albums of primeval tiki atmosphere, spanning a period […]
The Mysterious Monsters and Music of Tiki Oasis 2016
One of the unfortunate realities of covering an event outside of Orange County, such as Tiki Oasis, is the limitation of one’s experience. The event’s website suggests that “Tiki Oasis is best experienced if you attend the full weekend of events,” and while this statement behooves the marketing of any multi-day event, after experiencing a […]
