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.
All ages welcome and cover is only $3! Here's the link to the Facebook event page.
