Impala - Jet Action Brunette (Square Jungle)
The Beat Tornadoes - Sting! (Mission to Mir)
the panasonics - Pancake (introducing the inscrutible panasonics)
The Torquays - Nervous Tic (return engagement)
The El Caminos - Pachuko Soul (The Complete Sexcite Works)
Yuzo Kayama and the Launchers - Black Sand Beach (7")
The Newport Nomads - Blue Mallard (Surf-Age Nuggets)
Al Casey - surfin' blues pt 1 (surfin' hootenanny)
Jerry Cole - Deep Surf (Surf Age)
Lee Castle and the Whatniks - Big Texas (45)
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The final stop of my 2019 tour of surf music festivals brought me to Asbury Park New Jersey for the newly named Hi-Tide Summer Holiday. The previous Asbury Park surf festivals boasted excellent lineups, and Magdalena and Vincent have done a fantastic job of building not only a label, but a brand that seems to be widening the appeal of surf music and culture. I was really excited to finally get a chance to see it for myself.
The Black Flamingos - Rendezvous (Play Speedway and Other Hits)
The 5.6.7.8's - Jane in the Jungle (Bomb the Twist)
The Boss Martians - Continental Theme (War of the Surf Guitars)
Los Fereneticos - Espactaculo Hora Cero (Teletransportacion)
Lulufin the Woo Hoo - Jellyfish (Jellyfish / Bamboo Twist)
Duane Eddy - Guitar Child (45)
The Impacts - Wipe Out (Wipe Out)
The Impacts - Shreader (Desert Island Treasures)
The Impacs - Black Lace (Impact!)
? - ? House (45)
The Gems - Shutdown (Fast-Track)
Centochitarre - Centochitarre (Centochitarre)
Recently the surf radio show Heads Up! with Carmen Ghia put on a monster 11-band showcase of Seattle's surf/instro groups. On that roster was a band called Via Combusta, who have been playing Seattle surf shows for a while but seem largely unknown outside their home turf (and was certainly unknown to me). This 7" was slated for a release this fall, but waddaya know, they were ready to go earlier than expected, which is seemingly never the case these days. I think they deserve a little attention.
It's time to take that yearly trip over to the west coast for the premiere Surf festival in the US: The Surfguitar101 Convention. After a nice day on the El Segundo Beach, a nice meet & greet, and a warm-up at The Purple Orchid on Friday, I woke up Saturday ready for a day immersed in surf music.
I learned from past experience that I should have cash in-hand and show up at least an hour early. I took a half-second to behold the strange and wonderful sight of the Alpine Lodge, and proceeded inside where I paid my admission to familiar friendly faces.
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