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I am pleased to announce the SurfGuitar101 2013 MP3 Compilation! Our 9th one! Just like before, this is a way for members to share music, recording tips, and to just have fun. The main emphasis is fun, so please send in an entry no matter what your skill level is. Here are the rules:
I have created an Official 2013 MP3 Compilation Forum Thread. Please use that thread to discuss the compilation and to get information on how to submit an mp3. Please use that thread if you'd like to find a fellow member to work with on the project. With the magic of digital recording and the internet, remote collaborations are possible. Make your own virtual surf band! Let the comp begin!
Please check out our prior compilations if you haven't seen them already: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012.
The Battle of the Bands always seemed like a cool tradition back in the heyday of surf with a bunch of reverb heads grinding it out to see who was king of the spring. I haven't seen many battles these days and those that I have rarely included an instrumental band. Kelp attempted to remedy that situation by entering the Santa Barbara Independent's 2013 Battle of the Bands. Amazingly we made the first cut from ~50 bands to semifinal list of 12. After an online voting poll and some judging by local music industry types, a final 6 were chosen to play live in the final contest. We were plenty surprised (and stoked) to make the finals with a group of more commercial indie and rock acts. Each audience member got 1 vote and a panel of "industry" judges got 25 votes each. Each band had just 20 minutes - we had to narrow things down to 5 songs, a bit of trad, a bit of fuzz, some happy melody, some driving reverby darkness. When it was all said and done, we ended up second in the closest contest they've had in the 5 years of the contest - 75-78. I admit we were a bit let down at not getting the winner-take-all prizes, which included some a spendy guitar and bass that we could have easily sold - the real prize was 12 free hours at arguably the best studio in SB. Ah well, the new album will have to wait a bit longer. In the end, we realized that, while we may not have come out on top, we had a blast and gained a bevy of new fans; nothing to be bummed about!
Thanks to dp for tipping us off to this nearly 30 minute video of the Bambi Molesters. Check out the forum thread for an English translation graciously provided by Ivan.
This truly will be a graveyard smash for the entire family! Enjoy an afternoon for pure fun. Three bands: the Rockabilly Love Cats, Lava Pups, and Sneaky Tikis. Contests. Prizes. Costumes. Bowling. Beer and drinks. Great food. And fun. Oh, yeah, the price is right: Free admission.
October 27 - Capitol Bowl, 900 West Capitol Boulevard, West Sacramento - 1:00 to 4:00
The latest Pipeline Instrumental Review magazine (issue 92, summer 2013, page 38) reflects the intensity of the recordings on the Insanitizers 2013 CD "Wild Surf Guitars":
"There may be quite a variety of sounds on this album from The Insanitizers but the recurring theme is of lively, intertwining guitars that swap leads and riffs with head-spinning fervour. Be it the repetitive jangle of "At the Beach," the sparkling twang of "GooglEyes" or the frantic surf of "Surf Wall Street," their aim seems to be to fry your brain...
"The most conventional track is "Man Hunter," an acoustic take on the old cowboy western style. This provides a useful transition into the final three instrumentals...an acoustic guitar duo...The surf-flavoured "Undertow" works very well and the strongly rhythmic "Fantwango" round off the album very nicely."
Hi Everyone,
Russell here from Gold Dust Lounge (Miami, FL). We have a Kickstarter going (6 days left) that's essentially a pre-order for our upcoming album, Lost Sunset. It's a surf/spy road trip extravaganza. Think The Mermen meet The Fathoms meet The Vanduras... Something like that.
The vinyl edition has cover art by Tiki/Pulp artist, Robert Jimenez. Check it out here.
I've been remiss for not posting here sooner. We have SIX days left for the pre-order. Lots of goodies. Click here to find out more about us and our new album.
Thanks in advance!
Yours,
Russell
The super fast, high energetic surf punk combo from Germany releases album No 5!
Snapshots from The Underground is packed with twangy guitars, punk rock energy, feedback noises and eclectic songwriting...influences range from surf master Dick Dale to New Wave pioneers The Cure, Alternative Rockers Rowland S. Howard and Dinosaur JR. to noise masters Sonic Youth. Put a little singing on top and you get a surf album that sounds VERY different from the usual trad sound.
Hope you enjoy it!
You can buy the CD from
12'' Vinyl is also available directly from www.therazorblades.de
The Eliminators at The Coach House Saturday Sept. 14 with one of our favorite all time bands Los Straightjackets! We have tickets for $10.00. Reg price $13.00, $15.00 at the door. Contact any of us.
The Eliminators and Los Straitjackets
Sat, September 14, 2013
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
The Coach House
33157 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675
The Mighty Surf Lords from Reno Nevada will be kicking off this summer tour Sept. 11th - 15th:
Hope to see you at one of these events!
We will have all our merch including cd's unavailable before!
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