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.





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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)

Video for bands performing the Southern Surf StompFest and surrounding shows

Mini Surf Fest II at the Syndicate Lounge in Birmingham, AL on 9/18

The Go-Go Killers

Ouroboros Boys

The KBK

Southern Surf Stomp! pre-show at Sunbrimmer Records in Avondale Estates, GA on 9/18

Vacations 

Genki Genki Panic 

MOONBASE 

Southern Surf StompFest! at Little Tree Art Studios in Avondale Estates, GA on 9/19

El Capitan and the Band With No Name

Caroline & the Ramblers

The Beech Benders

The Surge! 

Gold Dust Lounge  

The Mystery Men?

Aqualads 

Southern Surf StompFest! after party at Kavarna on 9/19 

Gemini XIII

Band. James Band.

The Compartmentalizationalists

Southern Surf Stomp! and The KBK presents Mini Surf Fest II

Friday, September 18th brings Mini Surf Fest II to The Syndicate Lounge in Birmingham, Alabama. This long overdue follow-up to the first Mini Surf Fest in 2012 will feature some of the best surf, instro, and psychobilly the Southeast has to offer.

Lineup:
The KBK (Jacksonville, AL),
Ouroboros Boys (Asheville, NC)
The Go-Go Killers (Huntsville, AL)
The Original Shake Charmers (Tuscaloosa, AL)
The Maja Dunes (Debut…Birmingham, AL)

Entrance is $10
Door time is 8:00pm
Ages 21+

Syndicate Lounge
433 20th Street South
Birmingham, AL

The first Mini Surf fest was held in 2012 and featured Daikaiju, Kill Baby Kill, The Monterreys, Necronomikids, The Mystery Men?, and The High Fidelics. Originally put together as a last minute effort to provide some traveling bands a warm-up show the night before Clarkston Surf Fest in Atlanta, Georgia, the event ended up drawing an unusually large crowd, bringing the venue Das Hause to near capacity. With the success of the event, intentions were to turn this into an annual event. However, efforts to do so never proved fruitful, as schedules with venues and bands never seemed to match up. But with the newly cemented Birmingham, AL venue Syndicate Lounge, the stars have aligned allowing for a continuation of what began so many years ago.

Once again thrown together as a last minute effort to provide a warm-up show for traveling bands playing a Saturday festival, Mini Surf Fest II is a bit of a gorilla effort. Thanks to a supportive venue, street team, and bands, we have been able to pull this lineup together in a few short weeks.

Video for Bruce Joyner and Atomic Clock

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.

Photos from Southern Surf Stomp! on August 9, 2014

The Biggie Rats, look at that crowd!

The Zaratans

Zaratans doing a vocal number (Yardbirds' "For Your Love")

Edwin of the High Fidelics utilizing the dance floor

The High Fidelics

Southern Surf Stomp! presents the High Fidelics (AL), the Zaratans (AL), and the Biggie Rats

Birmingham's High Fidelics are quite an eclectic instro group including Edwin Cleverdon on guitar, Jeff Waites on bass/bass vi, Robert Huffman (who played with the legendary Penetrators) on organ/keys, and Ken Adams on drums.  Imagine equal parts Ventures and Booker T. & the M.G.'s being performed by a punk band and you'll have somewhat of an idea on their sound.  Their debut album is absolutely killer and rumor is they are working on a new one.

The Zaratans are also from B'ham and share High Fidelics member Jeff Waites.  These guys (and sometimes gal) play original and classic surf as well as old rock 'n roll and R 'n B.

The Biggie Rats feature members from surf/instro groups in Atlanta (Gemini 13 and Chad Shivers & the Silent Knights) and will perform a smoking set of covers from classic psych, garage, and punk.

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Phatlynx (NC), Gemini XIII, and Air Wolves

North Carolina's Phatlynx are the ultimate southern fried homage to Link Wray...and the other white meat.  In reality they are so much more, cooking up styles from surf, rockabilly, and R&B.  Crispy Bess, the group's leader, is a rock legend of epic proportions having played with Southern Culture on the Skids, Uncle Tupelo, and Tiny Tim...yes, THAT Tiny Tim.  Bess is also the organizer and promoter for the world's largest instrumental music festival, the Instro Summit.

Gemini XIII are relative newcomers to the Atlanta surf scene although member Lester Dragstedt has played a big role in the punk world since the 80's with his band The Nightporters.  The group started primarily as a cover band but has since focused on some very strong originals.  I am a big fan and supporter of this group and see some great things in their future.

Air Wolves feature former members of the Love Drunks and Can Can, and play gritty garage punk a la the Stooges.  The Wolves recently released their debut CD recorded by our friend John Breedlove from Hip To Death.