THE ROAST OF SVEN KIRSTEN at EXOTIKON 2024!

Exotikon 2 in Los Angeles held a special roast of the godfather of tiki himself, SVEN…

A Wrap-Up of Tiki Caliente 15

It’s our Tiki Caliente 15 After-show. The Tiki Freaks visit the Palm Springs tiki festival organized…

THE TIKI FREAKS Get a Preview of TIKI CALIENTE 15 with RORY SNYDER

Just ahead of TIKI CALIENTE 15, head-honcho RORY SNYDER makes some big announcements and gives us…

Our Favorite Tiki Bars in the U.S. from Coast to Coast

With our hosts in Los Angeles, Orlando, and Columbus, Ohio, we feature photos and stories from…

Conversation with Tiki Tom-Tom, Author and Photographer of “POLYNESIACS: Tiki at Home”

A free-wheeling discussion with renowned author and photographer Tom Jaynes, aka Tiki Tom-Tom, about his awesome…

Inside All the Cool Craziness That Happened at This Year’s Tiki Caliente 14

We survived TIKI CALIENTE 14, the wildest tiki celebration ever to hit Palm Springs (so far!).…

The Ultimate Preview of Tiki Caliente 14 With Special Guest Rory Snyder

It’s time for TIKI CALIENTE 14! For an official insider’s preview of what to expect, we…

The Tiki Freaks Show Episode 2 – Mixing Drinks in a Hurricane!

Hurricane Ian hit Florida Sept. 28, 2022, followed a couple weeks later by Tropical Storm Nicole,…

THE DEATH OF CRITIKI — AND THE CONTINUING ARGUMENT ABOUT ‘APPROPRIATION’

Last week, I discovered that the super-popular Tiki website critiki.com had ceased operations. Long known for…

The Tiki Freaks Show Episode 1 – A Preview of Tiki Caliente 2022 with Organizer Rory Snyder

ON OUR PREMIERE EPISODE, The Tiki Freaks interview Rory Snyder for a preview of Tiki Caliente…