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Honorary Members:

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Genre

"Big Wave" Dave Becker West Coast Surf Ambassador of the Aquamarines
Bitch Boys Slovenia's premier surf rock band

NESMA "Spotlight" interview - August 2007 

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Dick Dale

King of the Surf Guitar

Laika & the Cosmonauts Finland's finest surf/instro band (retired)
Los Straitjackets America's instrumental rock 'n roll combo
Neanderthals Primitive garage rock featuring Eddie Angel
Rip Chords Legendary 1963 band ("Hey Little Cobra"), still performing & recording!

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Space Rangers Wild, reckless surf music from Germany
Paul Johnson & the Surfaris Today's incarnation of the original 1960s surf band of "Wipeout" fame
Thee Swank Bastards Vegas-style surf trio with hula hooping
Vivisectors Gulag Tunes Russian prison tunes from Moscow

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Band Members:

For a listing of band members by STATE/COUNTRY, click here.

Band

Genre

3rd Wave (VA) Guitar-based instrumentals, mostly surf
9th Wave (CT) Hot Rod Surf
Acoustic Surf Tones (CT) Acoustic Surf / Lounge
AmpFibians (OH) Surf-inspired Rock, Spy, Garage Rock
Aqualads (NC) Surf & Instrumental
Aquatudes (CT) Authentic Vocal and Instrumental Surf, Rockabilly and Rock 'n Roll!
Atom Bumz (MD) Surf / Instro / Garage
Atomic Mosquitos (MD) Atomic Surf
Balboas (various) Degenerate Punk Surf
Beachcombovers (MA) Surf Instrumentals
Big Surf (MN) Surf / Prog Surf / World Surf
Big Wipeouts (MA) Instrumental Surf Rock
Blandingos (MA) Instro / Surf 
Blue Demons (Canada) Instrumental Surf
Blue Wave Theory (NJ) Progressive Surf
Bongo Surf (NJ) Traditional Surf Instrumental
Bosch (NY) Surf / Garage Rock
Brimstones (NY) Surf & Garage
Captain Ahab & the Sea Crackens (NY) Nautical, Salty Sea Captain Surf
Chillers (NJ) Authentic Rock & Roll and Surf
Clams (CT) Instro Surf / TV / Movie
Cliffs & Bangers (RI) Surf / Punk / Rock
Cocktail Preachers (IL) Surf / Instro / Lounge / Tiki
Coffin Daggers (NY) Psychedelic Surf Punk
Commercial Interruption (CT) Progressive / Surf / Instro
Coppertones (NJ) Surf Rock
Crimson Ghosts (MA) Instrumental Surf Tribute to The Misfits
Crustaceans (CT) Surf / Pre-surf / Hot Rod / TV / Spy
Daikaiju (AL) Psychedelic Progressive Surf Rock
Danger Nuts (NJ) Surf Rock
Defiant Ones (various) Punk-Surf
Del Rio Bandits (OH) Surf & Instro Rock
Derangers (MA) Surf, Desert Surf, "Westermental"
Diamondheads (MD) "We Don't Just Play Surf!"
East Coast Tremors (MA) Psycho-Surf
El Muchacho (NY) Surf / Punk / Garage
El Patapsco (MD) Twangy Instro
Fathoms (MA) Surf
Fin-Dicators (NJ) Surfin' Rock
Fisherman (NY) Vibraphonic Burlesque /  Tiki / Lounge / Exotica
Gein & the Graverobbers (MA) Instro Horror Surf
Go! Tsunami (IL) Surf / Rock
Gremmies (MD) Surf / Instro
Hang Daddy (NJ) Surf / Instrumental
Heavies (IL) Industrial Strength Surf
Howlin' Thurstons (NY) Surf / Punk
Isotopes (NY) Instrumental Surf
Jonnie Dog & the Dingos (NJ) Beach-based Power Twang
Kill, Baby...Kill! (AL) Dirty Surf
Killer Filler (NC) Instrumental Surf / Soul / Lounge, etc.
Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters (MA) Modern Surf
Meteor Men (NC) Surf / Instro / Original
Mister Neutron (NJ) Surf & Instro Rock
Mofos (NY) Surf Instro Metal
Monterreys (NC) Surf, Spaghetti Western, Sci-Fi/Spy
Mystery Men? (GA) Surf / Instrumental Rock
North Shore Troubadours (CT) Progressive Surf Rock
NoSeRiDeRs (NC) Mod Surf Rock
Octomen (NY) Instrumental Surf
Preston Wayne 4 (MA) "King of the Whammy Bar"
Recruders (NY) Surf 'n Trash
Reluctant Aquanauts (IL) Midwest's Youngest Surf / Instro Band
Retroliners (NJ) Criminal Surf
Reverb Galaxy (MD) Shredding, melodic surf instros with reverb soaked guitars
Reverend Hank's Twang Gang (Canada) Primitive Raw Twang
Rip Chords (NY) Surf & Hot Rod with Vocals
Ronnie Lake (MN) Surf / Hot Rod / Rock
Sea Devils (NY) Trad Surf
Sea Turtles (PA) Surf / Funk / Jazz
Serfs (MA) Ethnic / Instrumental Rock / Xtreme Polka
Sharkskins (PA) Surf / Garage
Shecky and the Twangtones (NY) Instrumental Surf & Twang
Simon & the Barsinisters (NY) Eclectic, including instro surf
SPF-4 (Sun Protection Factor 4) (MA) Blistering Instro Surf
SpyTones (MA) Surf / Instrumental
Strange But Surf (NY) Surf Rock & Roll
Supertones (NY) Vintage Surf
Surf and Turf (PA) Trad Surf & Rock 'n Roll
Surf Ratz (PA) Surf / Instro
Surf Squad (CT) Dick Dale Tribute Band
Surfalicious Dudes (NY) CA Surf with a NY Attitude
The Surge! (GA) Surf / Instro
Swiv-o-matics (MD) Charm City Surf
TarantnosNYC (NY) Surf / Spy / Soul / Spaghetti Western
Thee Icepicks (ME) Instrumental Hardcore Surf
theUNIDENTIFIED (NJ) Sci Fi / Surf / Punk / Garage
This Spy Surfs (NY) Surf & Spy Music
Trabants (MA) Surf / Garage / Psych / Indie / Exotica
Tritons (MD) Instrumental Surf
Tsunami of Sound (MA) Surf / Rock Instrumentals
Turbosonics (PA) Instrumental/Surf/Rock (Hot Rod Surf)
Urban Surf Kings (Canada) Espresso Fueled Surf
Vanes (NY) Surf / Rock / Experimental
Venice Beach Muscle Club (NY) Instro Trad Surf / 50s / Tiki, etc.
X-ChromaTones (OH) Instrumental Surf / Rock
Zuni Fetish Experiment (ZFE) (MA) Instro "Avant-Hard" Rock
 

Special Supporters:

Organization/Personality Website
Blue StingRaye www.myspace.com/bluestingraye

www.bluestingraye.com

Clint Beachwood  http://kcrlive.com/ - A Day at the Beach surf radio show on KCR 1260 am, San Diego
Devlar Surf Session / Ray Dukes http://www.live365.com/stations/surfinstro
Dino Records www.dinorecords.com
Frank Wood Productions www.mrfwood.com
Fraternal Order of Moai (F.O.M.) Fraternal organization for those interested in tiki culture

www.fraternalorderofmoai.org

GoKATGo Rockabilly Radio http://www.windfall-go.com/gokatgoradio/
Roots Rock Radio www.live365.com/stations/242044
Spinout Records Eddie Angel's (of Los Straitjackets fame) record company

www.spinoutmusic.com

Surf Night by Bobby D http://www.myspace.com/surfnight
Surfabilly Freakout / Jet Sterling http://www.myspace.com/surfabillyfreakout

Hear the show at http://www.wpgu.com/

Unsteady Freddie http://www.reverbsuperb.com/

http://www.catch-the-waves.com

Twang Shebang Internet Radio Show

https://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie?sk=wall 

WCNI Radio - "Generation Rebellion" show hosted by Atwater http://www.wcniradio.org/
Zptduda Music www.zptdudamusic.com/

(For more supporting organizations, see our Links page)

 

 

     

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