Dick Dale, the undisputed “King of the Surf Guitar,” recently turned 73, and for the past few years he’s been battling colon cancer, which has understandably left him a bit underweight and frail. But he’s not retiring from the road. Not when there are still fiery, reverby licks to be played or giant waves to be ridden (we hear he still surfs virtually every day he’s not on tour). Still, it appears that Dale is grooming his 18-year-old son Jimmy – a fine guitarist (and drummer) in his own right – to carry on the family legacy. Tonight, the pair will jam together on “Misirlou” and other hits, and Dale will prove that the only way he’ll ever give up his guitar is when you pry it from his cold, dead hands. MICHAEL ALAN GOLDBERG

Tue., Dec. 14, 8 p.m., 2010