Two hours of fun…so much time, so many notes. The audience was enthusiastic and they bought more CDs than at any previous performance. Eric on bass guitar, Conrad on headless guitar.
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Sat. 6/3/17 9:30-11:30am, Vancouver Farm Mkt, free
You know that thrilling twangy speedy guitar solo in the middle of the song? The Insanitizers play solos like that for the entire 2 hr performance! Get the Fun, Sat June 3, 2017 9:30-11:30am, Vancouver Farmers Mkt, near corner 6th & Esther Sts downtown. Free. All ages. Relaxed. No ear protection needed.
Rain and cold don’t stop us. May 13, 2017
Get the Fun! Sat. 5/13/17 9:30-11:30am, downtown Vancouver WA, free!
1st Prize in Dallas Songwriters Assn Contest
Our song “Shootout” just WON FIRST PLACE in the 2016 Dallas Songwriters Association Contest (Instrumental). The award page cites Insanitizers guitarist Conrad Swartz as songwriter
https://dallassongwriters.org/2016-dsa-song-contest-winners/
This competition includes all genres of music. “Shootout” is the first song on our October 2016 album “Guitar Fun” and is followed by 21 more adventuring guitar instrumentals. Hear it on the front page of Insanitizers.com
“Guitar Fun” CD in NGD Magazine
“New Gandy Dancer” Magazine from the U.K. just published a review of our “Guitar Fun” CD album (Oct 2016 issue 125). Editor Davy Peckett wrote, “We like The Insanitizers!…another jolly twangfest of no less than 22 great tracks. Good stroke having the keyboard-led Resonance to break up the guitars…The covers are delightful arrangements of Irish Washerwoman (and she rocks!) and the European classic Dark Eyes. Rocket Pack has a great Joe Meek guitar sound. Solid twin guitars with Malaguena. Misigila is the big surf sound…W-Ray Gun a deep resonant twanger finishes this fine set.” Rated 4/4.
“Guitar Fun” CD a “Top Ten Pick” by Pipeline Mag.
Our “Guitar Fun” album is reviewed in Pipeline Magazine issue #102 Autumn 2016, just received. It’s a Top Ten Pick by editor Al Taylor. He writes, “a full hour of guitar fun…Rich guitar sounds abound as Shootout sets a western theme and Dark Eyes Rock gives the old folk tune a good working over. Tasty echo and twang decorate Rocket Pack…and there’s more rich guitar on Huntington Surf.”
“There’s a resonating guitar intensity to most numbers…organ plays the support role on Love in Purgatory…and it takes the lead on Resonance. Misigila is from the same dynamic mold as Misirlou. Waterboard Surf 2016 is another lively piece swathed with guitar and Loose Surfer features a pedalled lead. Listening to this album is a very intense experience, not for the fainthearted!”
You can hear each track complete at no charge at the front page Insanitizers.com
“Guitar Fun” CD Release Party, Fri 9/30/16 Burnt Bridge Cellars
Burnt Bridge Cellars’ award-winning wine, and the Insanitizers’ award-winning music. Sept. 30, 2016, 5:30-8pm. Burnt Bridge Cellars Winery, 1500 Broadway, Vancouver Washington. You can hear each of the 22 songs on this CD complete at Insanitizers.com front page.
Order the CD from DWM Music , Deep Eddy Music or CD Baby Music
Insanitizers win “Best Rock Instrumental Album” national award
In July 2016 we were notified that our new CD “Guitar Fun” won the award for “Best Rock Instrumental Album.” The review goes: “‘Insanitizers deploy their marvelous talent for the guitar to the interpretation of a modern vibe – what results is a completely novel experience of a genre you thought you knew and understood.’
You can see the announcement here:
http://www.theakademia.com/july2016_bestalbum_instrumentalrock3.html
The “Guitar Fun” CD released October 1, 2016. It has 22 adventure packed instrumental adventures featuring guitars, synthesizers and percussion. You can hear the songs on this CD from the front page of this website.
Tiki Kon 7/10/16
There were about 200 attendees.