Athens Surf Stomp II and Chattanooga Surf Stomp

We're proud to see the return of the Athens Surf Stomp, as last years was a total gas.  Returning are Atlanta's The Mystery Men?, The Cryptides, Kinky Waikiki, hosts The Flamethrowers, and Vacations.  Making their first appearances at the event are Genki Genki Panic and The Nice Machine.  The event will once again be held at Little Kings Shuffle Club on Saturday, April 22nd.  The Facebook event page can be found here.





Tonight also marks another chapter for the Chattanooga Surf Stomp with Genki Genki Panic, The Compartmentalizationalists, and Coach N' Commando.  That event page can be found here.

News and April show announcement

It is with deep regrets that I inform you I will no longer be hosting monthly Southern Surf Stomps. It has been an incredible three years(!) and an honor and privilege to work with so many wonderful and talented people. I've made some lifelong friends in the process from all over the country and found a new home at Kavarna. I'm incredibly proud of all the things we've accomplished; hosting 50 surf and instrumental groups in 4 cities across 3 states, with two acts whose members have been nominated for Grammys!

With all of that said, we are far from done. We will still be doing shows such as April 21st's with Jeffrey Butzer's The Compartmentalizationalists, Genki Genki Panic, In Snow, and Nikki Speake (Midnight Larks). If your group would like to perform, please don't hesitate to contact me as we will still be holding shows at Kavarna and elsewhere.

First Chattanooga Surf Stomp!

Surf's up in Tennessee for the very first ever Chattanooga Surf Stomp with spooky surfabilly from Indiana's The Katatonics, the triple surf guitar barrage of Atlanta's The Mystery Men?, and local noisy surf outfit Genki Genki Panic.



Here's the Facebook event page.

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Gemini 13, Forbidden Waves, The 19 Hands

Forbidden Waves are making their way back to Atlanta (by way of Athens, GA) with new album in tow!  Joining them will be regulars Gemini 13 and newcomers The 19 Hands, with their brand of snotty garage-punk.

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Liz Brasher, The Fugitives, Rad-isaurus Rex

We're changing it up this go around with just one instro/surf group, The Fugitives (featuring Nicole of The Wave Slaves), and two surf-leaning turf groups.  Liz Brasher is an artist which deserves your attention.  Now normally singer-songwriter is a term that turns me right off but Liz is different, channeling 60's RnB fused with guitar awash in reverb and backed by a phenomenal combo.  The Fugitives are back with guest drummer Nicole Edge of The Wave Slaves.  The trio will be doing mostly standards in their aggressive style with David Northrip's sped-up-tape guitar playing.  Rounding out the bill are surfy, garage punkers Rad-isaurus Rex who did a show for us at the Star Bar a while back and are just a ton of fun.





Facebook event page

Southern Surf Stomp! presents The Buckrabbits, Racket Squad, Two Sisters

We're kicking off the new year with three new groups to the Stomp!  Montgomery, Alabama's The Buckrabbits are an instrumental surf punk trio heavily influenced by the likes of Link Wray and the Ramones.  You may have caught them at the Clarkston Surf Fest almost ten years ago(!) in 2008.  Making their debut, Racket Squad features members of The Surge! and I'm told will perform instrumentals which predate the surf genre, where tape delay was used in lieu of spring reverb as it had not yet been invented.  Maestro Eddie Katcher takes the helm so in my eyes the group can do no wrong and we're sure to be treated to another master class.  Two Sisters will provide the 'turf' portion of the evening with female fronted pop music in the vein of Neko Case and Camera Obscura.

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Chad Shivers & the Silent Knights

We're proud to bring this performance of two classic holiday albums for a third year.  The Knights have also prepared an additional set with an hours worth of Christmas tunes from the likes of Buck Owens, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the Ramones, and so much more!

Southern Surf Stomp! presents The Mystery Men?, The Flying Faders, Subatomics

The Mystery Men?'s first Stomp in over 2 years!  Joining them are Maryland's The Flying Faders, whose "No Sweat" LP is among our favorite instrumental/surf records of the past decade or so.  Rising from the ashes of now defunct Bruce Joyner and Atomic Clock, Subatomics make their Southern Surf Stomp! debut.

Highlights from Southern Surf Stomp! on 10/8/16

Forbidden Waves

Tim Ridgway

Will Eskridge

Kyle Kendall

The Wheel Knockers

Michael Goldman

Dan McNeill (aka Jet Powers)

Tim Pelletier

Bob Berry

Zarinah & the Zaratans

Zarinah Shahid

Eric Long

Jeff Waites

Robert Russom

Highlights from Southern Surf Stomp! on 8/20/16

Jeffrey Bützer

Genki Genki Panic

Carlos Satana

Davey Snakes

Chad Dracula

The Bionic Vapor Boy

Biggie Rats

Reed Barrickman

Lester Dragstedt

Jordan Herschaft, John Hilton, Ryan Holderfield (left to right)