For the uninitiated, guitarist Dick Dale initially rose to fame during the high tide of the '60s surfing craze. While some peg "surf music" as synonymous with the sunny pop of the Beach Boys, for many it's Dale's turbulent, violently fast guitar sounds - coupled with the reverb effects developed by Fender Instruments and trial-tested by Dale - that truly define the genre. On early recordings like 1961's "Shake-N-Stomp," Dale debuted what would come to be known as his signature style: insistent, relentless 16th-note picking meant to evoke, as he once put it, "the sound of waves chopping."

In our interview, Dale is incredibly forthcoming; his conversational style as fun and fast-paced as his music. With Dale, all things are appropriately tidal, illimitable and overpowering.

Read my interview with Dick Dale here.

Dick Dale

w/Jimmy Dale, The Fucking Eagles, Rat City Brass
Thursday, Dec. 9, 9 p.m., 21+
Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma
253.759.6003