Southern Surf Stompcast, episode 19

Episode 19 features guest host Richard Hawes (of The Mystery Men?) and an interview with Ouroboros Boys' Nicholas Marshall.

Track list:
The Squares - "Landlocked"
MOONBASE - "Stormfield"
Man or Astro-man? - "Of Sex and Demise"
The KBK - "Love Theme for a Twisted Mind"
Jonny and the Shamen - "Vertigo"
The Neanderthals - "Girl On The Moon"
The Delusionaires - "Theme D'ellusionne"
The Intoxicators! - "I Dreamed The Best Part"
Blue Stingrays - "Brave New World"
Ouroboros Boys - "Bikini Atoll"
Ouroboros Boys - "The Corsage"
Aqualads - "Washout"
Dexter Romweber - "The Curse of Little Bastard"
Hula Hounds - "White Wedding"
The Broken Spokes - "The Duel"
Jimmy and The Teasers - "Lovely"
Rocket 350 - "Judge Vicky"
McPherson Struts - "Low Rent Romeo"
Crazy Aces - "The Last Song"

Incidental:
Big Ray & The Futuras - "Astrodesia"
The Space Cossacks - "The Spy Satellite"
The Huntington Cads - "Blue Sounds"

Intro and outro music, "Southern Surf Syndicate Theme", provided by The Penetrators.

Highlights from Southern Surf Stomp! on July 11, 2015.

The Surge!

Frank "Mako" Diebel

Eddie Katcher

"Wild" Bill Buckhalt

John "Link" Ladshaw

The Backyardbirds

The Out of Limits

Southern Surf Stomp! presents The Monterreys, Bruce Joyner and Atomic Clock, The SideBurners

August marks the triumphant return of Charlotte, North Carolina's The Monterreys.  Not only were they the first group to headline the inaugural Southern Surf Stomp! but will be the first to do so for a second time.  The trio plays a powerful brand of surf with a world music influence, guitarist Johnny Stewart also a flamenco guitarist.  After losing their previous bass player Leon Daniel, which is now working on his solo project The Wrecks House amongst other things, they were fortunate enough to be joined by Aqualads' (and now Southern Surf Stomp contributor) Jeremy DeHart.  Reinvigorated by the change, the band will be bringing fresh songs, their fabulous new record "The Pharaoh", and even a different look with them to Kavarna.

Bruce Joyner is a legend in the underground garage rock scene with his seminal work with The Unknowns and will also be returning to the Stomp for a second time with his band Bruce Joyner and Atomic Clock.  The front man has a larger than life presence and having seen he and guitarist Tom Byars perform in different configurations with various groups over the past decade or so, I can honestly say this iteration is by far the best I've ever seen.  They nearly blew the roof off the place last time and people were practically begging me to have them back.

Southern Surf Stomp! presents The Out Of Limits, The Surge!, The Backyardbirds

  

The Out Of Limits hail from the far reaches of our solar system via Greenville, North Carolina.  The five piece outfit plays a sort of spaced theme surf a la Man or Astro-man? and while their demeanor may be a bit campy, rooted in schlocky sci-fi idioms, their music is anything but.  The songs are well written with interesting arrangements and have obviously required much thought.  Playing out their human roles, these gentlemen are also avid supporters of the surf and instrumental music scene, with a focus on our thriving Southern syndicate.

I hold a certain sense of pride that July's show will mark our sixteenth(!) Southern Surf Stomp and the first for a band to return.  It is truly a testament to the wealth of great music in this genre.  Of course I the band about which I write is Atlanta's own legends The Surge.  Armed with their signature great wall of amps along with a brand new release, the boys are sure to blow the roof off of Kavarna and once again educate the audience with how surf music is, and should be, done.

The Backyardbirds feature an all-star cast of Atlanta musicians including The Surge's Frank Mako.  They play the jangly sounds of the 1960's British invasion with stunning accuracy.

While on the subject of Atlanta all-stars and veterans, we will once again be joined by our resident DJs, The Fringe Factory, which will be spinning choice 45's from their vast collection.

Southern Surf Stompcast, episode 7

Episode 7 features an interview with Jimmy King of the Aqualads.

Tracklisting:
Crazy Aces - "Stomp It"
The Hodaddys - "Capsized"
Sandblasters - "Petrina"
The Dead Barons - "Death In The Afternoon"
The Thunderchiefs - "Cry Of The Thunderchiefs"
The Boss Jaguars! - "Boardwalker"
Aqualads - "El Borracho"
Aqualads - "Reef Rider"
Link Wray - "Ace Of Spades"
The Krektones - "Krekstar-1"
Phantom Operators - "Tiki Patrol"
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Big Guitars From Texas - "Breaker"
The High Fidelics - "Black Dahlia"
The Slickee Boys - "When I Go To The Beach"
Man Or Astro-Man? - "As Estrelas Agora Elas Estão Mortas"
Man Or Astro-Man? - "_____/Myopia"

Intro and outro music, "Southern Surf Syndicate Theme", provided by The Penetrators.

Video for Aqualads

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Aqualads (NC), Genki Genki Panic (TN), Built For Speed (Motörhead tribute)

Next year in 2016, North Carolina's Aqualads will celebrate their 20th anniversary!  So needless these guys have it figured out and are in it for the long haul.  Along with The Surge (who have also been around about as long in some form or another), the 'lads play the finest traditional surf music in the region.  The band has shared the stage with legendary acts such as Dick Dale, Link Wray (RIP), Southern Culture on the Skids, and Agent Orange and in 2013 my group The Mystery Men? was lucky enough to perform with them up and down the West coast including the Surf Guitar 101 convention and the Huntington Beach Pier.  Their discography includes four full length albums with their latest being Treasures, an apt description for the songs contained upon the record.

Genki Genki Panic, hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, are newcomers to the scene and play horror surf and have a hell of a time doing it.

Performing the songs of Motörhead, this show will be the first for Atlanta's own Built for Speed.  The group features two Stomp alums including myself (The Mystery Men?, MOONBASE, The Silent Knights) on bass as well as David Northrip (The Fugitives, The Silent Knights) on vocals and guitar.