The Zaratans return to the Southern Surf Stomp! with a singer (gasp) to perform for you some swingin' 60's surf and pop music. Also returning are The Wheel Knockers, with their twangy indie-rock. You may have seen their front man Daniel McNeill aka Jet Powers on the mic as our emcee for this past weekend's festival. We're happy to welcome newcomers Forbidden Waves, whom I caught for the first time in Athens last Sunday and they are super fun, loud, and incorporate everything from rockabilly to psychedelic stoner-rock into their instrumentals.
Presented by The City of Avondale Estates and THE SURF KING Surfwear,
Southern Surf StompFest! is an annual festival featuring the best surf,
instro, and beyond that the South has to offer. This free, all ages
event takes place September 17th at Little Tree Art Studios in Avondale Estates, GA and will also host an artists market and food trucks.
A kickoff party will be held the night before on September 16th at Trader Vics Atlanta with entertainment from Kinky Waikiki (GA) and The Dangling Tassels (AR).
Crazy Aces have made a name in the surf world, but I think of them as more of a Ventures-styled band -- more twangy than drippy and focused primarily on melody. If you've enjoyed their previous records, I think you'll be all over "Scorpions", "Rudy's Revenge" and "Chop and Channel". It's hard to pick a favorite among them. Then they try their hand at spaghetti western with "Trail of the Mystery Men" which is much more cinematic sounding than I expect from them. They trade off a steady drum beat for for acoustic strumming, strings and background vocals. It's a much different sound for them, but they pull it off well.
It is with great privilege that I announce our very first international show with St. Petersburg, Russia's Messer Chups! This will be our third show featuring performers from this year's Surf Guitar 101 convention. Joining them will be Chattanooga's premier luchador horror surf combo, Genki Genki Panic and Atlanta's own Biggie Rats, performing covers you actually want to hear from the punk and garage greats.
We're beyond thrilled to have Crazy Aces back at the Stomp!. They'll be warming up for their big appearance at this year's Surf Guitar 101 convention in Torrance, CA and will also be bringing along their brand new ep! Another act from Nashville, The One and Only Bill Davis, will also be making their return. Athens' surf combo The Flamethrowers will be making what I believe to be their Atlanta debut.
Episode 21 is part two of our spotlight on Texas surf and instrumentals.
Track list:
Holy Mountain Top Removers - "Pagoda Nods to Euphrates"
SEAWHORES - "Galaxifried"
The AmpFibians - "Enigma Of The Deep"
The Twisters - "Count Down 1-2-3"
The Rel Yea's - "Whirley Bird"
Rohny Lofton - "El Diablo"
The Sir Finks - "Action Reef"
The Plungers - "Spring Break"
Molly Maguires - "Tenderizer"
The Fat Man and Team Fat - "Space Jive"
The Gallows Drifters - "Blood Red Mountain"
Apache 65 - "Caballito Del Mar"
Death Valley - "Arnold's Wild Ride"
The Sandblasters - "Wave King"
Machete Western - "Saguaro Motel"
The Phantomatics - "The Good, The Bad, And The Mummy"
The Aquaholics - "El Nastito"
The Deadly Fathoms - "Outerspace Deathrace"
The Sandworms - "Cleaver The Clown"
The Neptones - "Sandstorm"
Soda Pop Spies - "Sting Ray"
Los Rauncheros - "Idol Hands"
Bert Wills - "Pavones Sunset"
Austin Transit Authority - "Elliot's Turbomachine"
The Really Rottens - "Starting Line"
The Avocados - "Wave Nugget"
The Frightened City - "Narco Squad"
The Gory Details - "Surf Sardonicus" Incidental:
The Cornells - "Lone Star Stomp"
Holy Mountain Top Removers - "Dark Plumage Dans La Rue"
The Fat Man and Team Fat - "Esoteric Bulldozer"
The Fat Man and Team Fat - "In Front of Doc's"
Apache 65 - "Storyville"
The Sandworms - "Aztec Mummy Man"
The Frightened City - "Sputnik by Starlight"
Intro and outro music, "Southern Surf Syndicate Theme", provided by The Penetrators.
All ages welcome and cover is only $3! Here's the link to the Facebook event page.
