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Los Plantronics release Shortnin Bread EP

It's been a good while since Los Plantronics' excellent 2011 LP "Organic Voodoo Soup", so they've gotten the ball rolling again by releasing a new 7" called Shortnin Bread. The namesake of the 7" is the same Shortnin' Bread you've heard plenty of times (with vocals) but it also includes "Navajo" which is exactly the sort of big-production high-energy surf I love to hear from these guys.

There's a video for Shortnin Bread on the way, but perhaps more importantly they've promised an LP called "Surfin' Times" later this year!

From: 02/01/2015 - 09:27

Tags: release, los plantronics, spain, vinyl, 7

A lil' vintage 45 selection: Marty and the Monks - Mexican Party

File under: ebay items I didn't win today.

From: 01/28/2015 - 22:31

Tags: youtube, video, marty and the monks, vintage

New videos from Johnny Carbonaras and Viernes De Hongos

I pointed out the strangeness of Johnny Carbonaras' album cover in my Gremmy Awards and they've stayed pretty weird here - and they're consistent in their fascination with piles of stringy stuff. Today they're not so much knitting with it, but eating it.

Meanwhile, Viernes de Hongos have gone for a bit of an Ed Wood vibe in their video - and maybe even a smidge of Beastie Boys. Pretty silly stuff

From: 01/27/2015 - 08:03

Tags: johnny carbonaras, youtube, video, Viernes De Hongos

Phantom Operators - Metal Mariachi Music

Phantom Operators release Metal Mariachi Music

Thankfully not much similarity to the similarly named Lou Reed record, Knoxville's Phantom Operators have been drip-feeding single songs for a few months now and have scooped them all up into a 9-song LP. Some songs like Tiki Patrol and Charlie's Point are pretty trad, but it finds a darker place as it moves on. Definitely get a bit of an Insect Surfers/Derangers vibe.

From: 01/27/2015 - 07:47

Tags: Tennessee, release, bandcamp, Phantom Operators

Looking for Surf/Instro groups to play in New Orleans for WTUL/SSOR fundraiser

EDIT! I'm rescheduling this. Stay tuned.

Storm Surge of Reverb makes its way to your earholes thanks to WTUL 91.5 fm in New Orleans Louisiana. 2 Years ago we put on a killer fundraiser show for WTUL featuring Kill, Baby... Kill! and the Unnaturals and it was a complete success, packing the bar to the gills and making a decent chunk of change for the station. You see, here in New Orleans there's not an awful lot of surf groups and definitely not much of a surf scene. But I have a lot of listeners! If I want to do a Storm Surge of Reverb special, they'll come out!

From: 02/10/2015 - 09:43

Tags: wtul, fundraiser, new orleans