BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Feb 16 2025 04:06 PM
The East Austin Handmade Arts Market presents the 11th Annual Surf By Surf East! Now for two epic days of music, March 1st and 2nd, at Drinks Backyard! 20 Surf Rock bands from all over will play on this weekend of surf-tastic music! You can be a part of history for the largest gathering of Surf Rock bands ever assembled in Texas!
DJ Baron Mind will regale you with surf classics between sets, and an array of the finest Austin artists and artisans will have their wares available for you to peruse!
The hours are 1pm to 1am on Saturday, and 1pm to 9pm on Sunday.
This event is outdoors. Free parking. Killer BBQ. All ages until 6pm, 21+ after.
The Surf Rock bands are:
3 Balls Of Fire (from Austin and Los Angeles)
The Baffles (for a special reunion! -from Austin, TX)
The Boss Jaguars (from Austin, TX)
Cortége (from Austin, TX)
Crystalline (from Ft. Worth, TX)
The Del-Vipers (from Austin, TX)
Desert Undertones (from Tucson, AZ)
The Dirty Licks (from Tucson, AZ)
The Frigidaires (from Atlanta, GA)
The Go-Go 'Rillas (Denton, TX)
The Hide Outs (from Austin, TX)
Hit Gone Bad (from Illinois, TX)
King Pelican (from Austin - San Antonio, TX)
Kitten & The Tonics (from Michigan)
Lonesome Dave Fisher (from Austin, TX)
Los SuperAvengers (from Austin - San Antonio, TX)
The Meteoroids (from Los Angeles, CA)
Rahmus (from Austin, TX)
Tinta Zombie (from Juarez, MX)
Total Death Mechanics (from Corpus Christi, TX)
There will be a raffle to support California wildfire relief.
Tickets and more information at DrinksBackyard.com/sxse
Right now it is looking like we will sell out, so don't delay!
For a historical perspective on the event, please go to SurfBySurfEast.com
See you there!
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Padraig
Joined: Feb 26, 2022
Posts: 451
Dollars, Taxes
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Posted on Feb 17 2025 04:17 PM
Wow Baron, great line up! Since the venue is outdoors, I hope y'all have some great weather!
— Patrick
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Feb 17 2025 06:36 PM
Thanks! We hope so too! It's usually a beautiful time to be in Austin!
Cheers!
B
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25661
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Feb 18 2025 10:37 AM
Wish I could go.
2 days damn
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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TheFintastics
Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 473
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2025 08:58 PM
I will be there! It's a 5 hour drive from my town of Wichita Falls, Texas but hey! Twenty bands over two days without having to fly to Italy or California is a definite win!
— _
Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics.
https://www.facebook.com/TheFintastics
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25661
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Feb 21 2025 10:54 PM
5 hours isn’t bad.
its 8 for me to go to Nor Cal shows.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Feb 22 2025 12:31 AM
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Padraig
Joined: Feb 26, 2022
Posts: 451
Dollars, Taxes
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Posted on Mar 05 2025 11:21 PM
Hey Baron, any photos or videos to share from Surf by Surf East? I'm sure everyone would love to see them!
— Patrick
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2377
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Mar 06 2025 01:05 AM
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Mar 06 2025 09:55 AM
Padraig wrote:
Hey Baron, any photos or videos to share from Surf by Surf East? I'm sure everyone would love to see them!
There will be. I haven't had a chance to process them yet, nor has KOOP's Darkside Daddy, but I'll link both here. I did get one, however, enclosed here. This is me with Los SuperAvengers.
Cheers!
B
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Colorado_Instrumental
Joined: Jan 30, 2023
Posts: 334
Coloardo
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Posted on Mar 06 2025 12:05 PM
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Colorado_Instrumental
Joined: Jan 30, 2023
Posts: 334
Coloardo
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Posted on Mar 06 2025 12:11 PM
One fan posted his review in this Facebook group
Just got home from SxSE. Good time, great venue with awesome staff who will do any and everything they can to make sure you have a good time. Food and Drinks were outstanding. If anything, I would cut back on the number of bands that played. 20 bands turn into an endurance contest. I've been to the 24 Hours of Daytona. This felt similar. Also, the term "Surf" can be painted with a VERY broad and multi colored brush. That said, I felt a few bands fell well outside this all-encompassing definition.
A few standout performances? In no particular order..... The Del Vipers delivered a great set, although it was very short. The Boss Jaguars delivered what was probably the closest thing to "traditional " surf. Very good setlist and delivery. King Pelican + Chris Barfield had a very polished set. He's such a great addition to an already great band. The Frigidaires had the whole crowd up and moving!! We saw them Friday night at a small bar in San Antoino and while they were good there..... up on the big stage with a big P/A behind them is where they truly shine. The "3 Guitar Attack" is hard to pull off without things getting muddy or toes getting stepped on. The Frigidaires pull it off wonderfully, trading Lead and Rhythm duties between all 3 guitar's seamlessly, while the Bass and Drums never miss a beat. Go see them, any chance you can!!!
The Desert Undertones had the misfortune of having their #1 guitar amp expire right after switching it on, and the replacement amp did not deliver the set they are capable of. Los Angles-based The Meteoroids also had some issues delivering the signature sound and performance they are known for, with what equipment they had available to them on site, after flying in with what they could bring on the plane.
Maybe the biggest surprize of the event was the set delivered by Austin's The Baffles. After a 4 YEAR hiatus, they reformed this last week and with only a few practices under their belts, they blew off the cobwebs like they never existed and closed out the show with one of the tightest and best delivered sets of the weekend. Total Pro's!!! Well done Dave Irish and company. Thank you to all the bands for coming out......
— Matthew
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Padraig
Joined: Feb 26, 2022
Posts: 451
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Posted on Mar 06 2025 03:39 PM
Wow, great videos from Tien, thanks Matthew!
Baron, it looks like it was a great show, sorry I couldn't make it, hopefully next year. But I do look forward to more videos!
— Patrick
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Mar 07 2025 10:07 AM
Howdy y'all,
The venue was very happy with us and already want to plan to do it again there next year. This was a new venue, but everybody (bands, customers, vendors, etc) told me it was great. For my experience, they were very pleasant to work with. The plan is already to do the fest Fri-Sun next year so Sat is not such a long day.
I tried to provide some diversity in the show. If all the acts were traditional Surf Rock instrumental bands, it would get very monotonous, especially for the general public, who are not nearly as hard core as you all are. To that end, we had, in addition to the aforementioned: Pop / Garage Surf, Surf-Metal, Avant-Surf, and Prog-Surf (The Baffles, who presented an amazing mash up of two Laika & The Cosmonauts tunes). Still, we can't please everyone, but everyone I talked to had a great time and enjoyed great music.
Also of note was an amazing version of Link Wray's Rumble performed by 3 Balls Of Fire with Chris Harrison of The Boss Jaguars and Ernest Hernandez III of King Pelican joining them on guitars. It was truly magical!
Anyway, here's some more photos, taken by KOOP's Darkside Daddy. Enjoy!
Go Gorillas https://photos.app.goo.gl/9pyV27PPbd6RJL497
Crystalline https://photos.app.goo.gl/k3oPLM3mt4Dqk76D6
Various: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LnWpKWtj5R9Wf6Gq6
More to come!
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Colorado_Instrumental
Joined: Jan 30, 2023
Posts: 334
Coloardo
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Posted on Mar 07 2025 10:13 AM
Padraig wrote:
Wow, great videos from Tien, thanks Matthew!
Baron, it looks like it was a great show, sorry I couldn't make it, hopefully next year. But I do look forward to more videos!
You're welcome, Patrick.
Tien loads videos frequently, so check the link to his YouTube page.
— Matthew
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TallTenor
Joined: Nov 30, 2022
Posts: 79
Coast of the Great Lakes
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Posted on Mar 07 2025 06:18 PM
We had great time playing and loved the bands we were able to catch. Great event all around and hope to be back!
Big thanks for pulling it off!
— Kitten and The Tonics
https://kittenandthetonics.com/
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Mar 07 2025 06:48 PM
TallTenor wrote:
We had great time playing and loved the bands we were able to catch. Great event all around and hope to be back!
Big thanks for pulling it off!
It was great to have you play for us!
Thanks!
Cheers!
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25661
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Mar 07 2025 09:26 PM
Congrats on a good fest!
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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BaronMind
Joined: Jan 03, 2025
Posts: 24
Austin, TX
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Posted on Mar 17 2025 10:12 AM
Thanks @bigtikidude!
I could not afford to make these before the fest, but I'm making a small edition of Surf By Surf East T-Shirts now! Order them here: www.surfbysurfeast.com/t-shirt
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