After three SurfGuitar 101 Convention appearances I figured I was overdue in participating in the surf event representing my region: the Southern Surf StompFest. StompFest is the annual big event surrounding the smaller monthly Southern Surf Stomp events in Atlanta. It’s a full day of surf & instro groups from everywhere but with a little bit of bias towards groups closer to Atlanta. It’s a free event put on by Chad Shivers of bands like The Squares, Moonbase, The KBK and most importantly The Mystery Men?
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moussaka - Jednom mi se osmehnula - 1111
the volcanics - fury stomp - (girls girls girls!)
The Ghastly Ones - Now Fear This - (Target Draculon)
satan's pilgrims - Splashdown - (Splashdown/Dr Mortis 7")
The Supertones - K-39 - (Going to a Rock & Roll Dance Party)
The Roemans - Misirlou (45)
The Torques - Tidal Wave (45)
Tony and the Initials - War Cry (45)
The Joy Boys - Kurrawatha (45)
Jim Coyle and his Glimmering Guitar - Measles (45)
The Ventures - Blue Star (45)
Lost Culture - Jayne loves Beach Parties - (Lost Culture)
frankie and the poolboys - The Wet Season (Spin the Bottle)
Los Tiki Phantoms - La Patilla (La Patilla Single)
Satan's Pilgrims - Dr. Mortis (Spashdown/Dr Mortis 7")
The Treble Spankers - Brunhilde (Araban)
Omega Men - Cat Robot (The Spy-fi Sounds of the Omega Men)
The Territones - Go! (45)
jim doval & the gauchos - barracuda (45)
Phil Upchurch - Honest Injun (You Can't Sit Down)
The Impacs - Kool It (45)
The Rockin' R's - Nameless (45)
The Ventures - Lullaby of the Leaves (Another Smash)
The Mystery Men? - Sky Lanterns (Firewalkers)
Los Twang! Marvels - Runaway from Zardoz (Prueba del Fuego)
The Archers - Rise of the Megalodon (7"s and stuff)
Krontjong Devils - Black Boots and Bikes (War of the Surf Guitars)
The Apemen - Pogo A Gogo (7 inches of love)
los freneticos - rompan todo (el playa)
jim waller & the deltas - work song (surfin' wild)
The Champs - Club House (Spotlight on the Champs)
Johnny Devlin - Teen beat (45)
The Delanceys - High Voltage (45)
dave myers & the surf tones - Gear! (birth of surf vol 3)
The surfmen - el toro (45)
Firewalkers has had a long road. The original plan was to have it released at the 2017 SurfGuitar101, and The Mystery Men? even played the album in its entirety, essentially treating it as an album release. However, it missed that date and instead they released a preview EP called Embers with some choice cuts from the album. So naturally it felt like it was just around the corner. A year later, they released a GoFundMe revealing that they had been robbed and needed some help to see the light of day. And again, there were preview clips of this record, a few more crumbs.
That GoFundMe hasn’t been a roaring success (hint, hint) but Firewalkers is real. I have heard it. And it’s kind of wonderful that it will make its true debut, CD copies on-hand, at Southern Surf Stompfest, essentially their own event on their home turf.
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