Southern Surf Stompcast, episode 11

Episode 11 features an interview with The Out Of Limits.

Track list:
Ouroboros Boys - "Spitfire"
The Plungers - "Hollie Days"
The Swiv-O-Matics - "Metallic Blue Bikini"
Clouseaux - "Destination : Oasis"
Biller & Horton - "Mood Music For A Tropical Depression"
Leanne Douglas - "Dreamtime"
The Carvers - "Soldier Of Love"
The Carvers - "Night Surf"
Luther Brandon & His All American Boys Orchestra - "Tuff-E-Nuff"
The Out Of Limits - "Groundswell"
The Out Of Limits - "Can O Worms"
The Surge! - "Sneak Attack"
Ten Penny Heroes - "Don't Walk...Run!"
The Sums - "Olde Flame"
Bongo King - "Buried Alive"
Man Or Astro-man? - "Television Fission"
Man Or Astro-man? - "Specify Gravity"
The Space Cossacks - "Solaris Stomp"
The Meters - "Ease Back"
The Neptones - "A Fistful Of Clams"
Straight 8s - "Ironsides"

Incidental:
The Plungers - "Adrift"
Biller & Horton - "Whispering Palms"
Impala - "Nothing More Than Murder"
The Surge! - "Tybee Island Sunset"
Bongo King - "Lonely At The Top"
The Space Cossacks - "Navajo Star"

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

Video for The Out Of Limits

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 10

Episode 10 features an interview with Drew De Lutio of The Revomatics.

Track list:
The Avocados - "Not Dreamin"
Buddy & The Squids - "Shippin' Out"
King Pelican - "Matador Surfer"
The Mutations - "Island Home"
The Mutations - "Wonder What It's Like"
Rondo Hatton - "O.K. Boys, Let's Get Western"
Teisco Del Rey - "Los Surf"
Cigar Store Indians - "El Baile De La Cobra"
Chet Atkins - "Walk Don't Run"
The Revomatics - "Seven Ways From Sundown"
The Revomatics - "That Sand Is A Man!"
The Compartmentalizationalists - "Blurry Eyes"
Flat Duo Jets - "Southern Drums"
Famous Monsters - "The Reluctant Ghoul"
The Intoxicators! - "Mach Schnell Meine Kleine Buzzbomb"
The Slackmates - "Sutra Vortex Factor"
The Mag Seven - "This Being Milt"
Crispy Bess - "Ormondium"
Johnny And The Shamen - "Mr. Hide"
Servotron - "Theme For An Ultimate And Inevitable Victory"

Incidental:
The Mutations - "Once Upon A Time At The Beach"
Rondo Hatton - "Juliana"
Teisco Del Rey - "Teisco Redentor"
The Revomatics - "Toussaint Overture"
Flat Duo Jets - "California Luau"
Johnny And The Shamen - "Spy's Night Out"

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

Video for The Revomatics

Southern Surf Stomp! presents The Revomatics (WI), The Compartmentalizationalists, Woven In

Although not the only game in town, The Revomatics are Milwaukee's premier surf act, culling from the old as well as new.  The band has been working hard and reaping the benefits having opened for Dick Dale and the B-52's, performed for perpetually packed crowds at their home of Lucky Joe's Tiki Room (where they recorded a live album), made several recent radio appearances, and received many favorable reviews by the local press.  Last year I had the pleasure of witnessing their performance on a sold out cruise on Lake Michigan and let me tell you, these gentlemen surely know how to captivate an audience and show them a good time.  Armed with their brand new album "We Come In Peace", these Northern aggressors are invading our event where they must succumb to the charms of our Southern hospitality.

The Compartmentalizationalists is one of the many projects headed by one of Atlanta's favorite multi-instrumentalists JeffreyBützer.  This trio of guitar, bass, and drums features members of his band The Bicycle Eaters and specializes in noisy instrumentals inspired by surf rock, Spaghetti Western soundtracks, and the likes of Sonny Sharrock and Sonic Youth. 

Woven In dances in the shadows of dusk, where light is replaced by darkness.  Band leader Mariah Johnson's low alto is brooding over her reverb drenched jazzy guitar lines, culminating in delicate music that also bears a great load on its tired and shrugged shoulders.

Southern Surf Stompcast, episode 9

Episode 9 showcases groups that will be performing at this year's Instro Summit, the world's largest instrumental music festival held at Cat's Crade in Carrboro, NC May 15-17. Also featured is an interview with Crispy Bess, the event's coordinator and member of bands Killer Filler and Phatlynx.

Track list:
The Out Of Limits - "Aimpoint"
Astronaut SexPants - "Drunken Fist"
El Capitan & The Band With No Name - "Pistols At Dawn"
Arrows Out - "Postmarked"
Aqualads - "Surfers Revenge"
The Mystery Men? - "The Life Of Riley"
Blood Red River - "Cöty Mündi"
AmpFibians - "Ataque De Los Conquistadores"
Tsunami Experiment - "Last Man On Earth"
Gemini 13 - "Halter Top"
The Surge! - "Deflector Shield"
Kinky Waikiki - "Surfin Sullivan"
Kinky Waikiki - "Procession Of The Virgin Fire"
Barrow Boys - Ghosts Of Quintana Roo"
The Monterreys - "The Pharaoh"
9th Wave - "Fueled For Surf"
Crazy Aces - "The Long Ride"
Insect Surfers - "Sea Scorpion"
Atomic Mosquitos - "Meltdown"
MOONBASE - "Cherry Blossom"
Killer Filler - "Go This Way"
Genki Genki Panic - "976-EVIL"
The Del Rios - "Baja Coastline"
The Krektones - "Twisted Troll"

Incidental:
Arrows Out - "..."
Aqualads - "Crystal Cove"
The Surge! - "Dragonfly Sunday"
Killer Filler - "Suburbanite"
Crispy Bess - "Smoker's Section"
Insect Surfers - "Polaris"
Atomic Mosquitos - "Dead Sea Stroll"

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

Highlights from Southern Surf Stomp! on April 18, 2015

The Penetrators with (left to right) Jet Powers, Stix Stechkin, Eddie Katcher, Richard Hawes, and Trace Luger

El Capitan on guitar

Johnny McGowan on guitar

Trace Luger

Stix Stechkin

Rodeo Twister

Jay Murphree

Chad Proctor

Matt Sprague

Eddie Angel backed by Richard of The Mystery Men? and Trace and Stix of The Penetrators

MVP of the evening goes to Richard Hawes for coordinating the whole evening

The evening's veritable museum of amplifiers

Southern Surf Stomp! presents Kinky Waikiki (Athens, GA), The MysTiki Men?, The Barrow Boys

You're on your favorite Polynesian island sitting in the sand with the waves lapping your feet, your beautiful wahine at your side with the world's most perfect mai tai in hand.  The palm trees sway gently in the wind and faintly in the distance you hear sounds which perfectly accompany the surf, you can just barely make out a steel guitar, perhaps a ukelele.  Those beautiful sounds that lull you into a dreamlike state are those of Athens, Georgia's Kinky Waikiki. 

The MysTiki Men? may or may not be affiliated with masked agents that comprise The Mystery Men?.  For one night only, the aforementioned agents will forgo their trio of electric guitars and try their deadly hands at lap steel, ukelele, piano, acoustic guitars accompanied by more traditional percussion instruments.  Along with some choice covers, The MysTiki Men? will also perform some Mystery Men? songs with an exotic flare.

Although The Barrow Boys have been around since 2002, they have only recently come to my attention.  Sharing a rhythm section with my favorite Atlanta rockabilly band and Stomp alumni, Caroline & the Ramblers, the group plays Americana with Latin, jazz, and even surf influences. 

The Mutations debut full-length, "High Tide", out now!