Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In 2018, Kaw Tikis emerged from a Kansas river sandbar with a mission to deliver high-quality guitar instrumentals with vintage flair. With their curious names, purple velour suits, “continental” ties, and a frontman who only seemed to speak in French, they arrived on the scene as Men of Mystery...

Classic and original, instrumental, surf-inspired rock from Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City area.

Set list:
00:00 Turnip Truck
03:36 Long Cool Suzuki
07:41 Australopithecus
11:35 The Poseidon Affair
14:43 Johnny Cakes
17:53 Science Fiction Novelist

More at sites.google.com/view/kawtikis.

Cameras: Easton Lane
Audio production: Jason Slote
Production Assistant: Gracie Hughes
Directed by: Nick Carswell