Highlights from Southern Surf Stomp! on 1/9/16

Dick Dave and the Scavengers: A Tribute to Dick Dale

David Northrip

Mitch Laue

Tyrone Steele

Senator Artie Mondello w/ Dwayne Jones (drums) and Lars Espensen (sax)

The Original Shake Charmers

with the Senator

Jeff Waites

Ronnie Lee Gipson

Southern Surf Stompcast, episode 17

Episode 17 features an interview with Lars Espensen and Jeff Waites of The Original Shake Charmers.

Track list:
The Surge! - "Anasazi"
Crazy Aces - "Modelo Uno"
Banzai Bay - "The Rip"
The Cavefish - "A Boy Named Tsunami"
Cutback - "Voyage Around The Moon"
Crazy Aces - "Surfin' Simon"
The Man From RavCon - "Bounce"
The Man From RavCon - "Competition Stripes"
The Original Shake Charmers - "Phenix City Shake"
The Original Shake Charmers - "I Can't Lose"
The Delusionaires - "The Regrettable Act"
Dick Dale - "The Wedge"
Larry and the Loafers - "Lets Go To The Beach"
The Starliners - "Thunder"
The Ramrods - "Night Ride"
Buddy & the Squids - "Perlita"
Gold Dust Lounge - "Adventures In Tourism"
Daikaiju - "Double Fist Attack"

Incidental:
Banzai Bay - "Ishigaki Island"
The High Fidelics - "Mondo Rondo"
Dick Dale - "Esperanza"
Buddy & the Squids - "Low Tide"

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

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

Video for the High Fidelics

with their tune, "Theme From Kismet"

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.