First symposium was an overview of surf music in Italy, hosted by White Seed. A topic so obviously relevant I was surprised it hadn’t been done yet! Furthermore, it was one that I felt shamefully unaware of. While I knew of several bands within the past 10 years or so, I knew of nearly zip in the 60’s. So we had a few choice examples, including some vocal surf pop from back in the day, through the 80’s (including a mention of Dome la Muerte from Friday).
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Part of what sold me on Surfer Joe was the symposiums. I like having a moment to talk and learn about topics inside or around surf music, and I watched a few of the ones that were posted online in years past. So I registered at VIP level (an extra $30 or whatever wasn’t much in the grand scheme of airfare and lodging) and headed over around noon.
After years of ogling pictures of footage from previous Surfer Joe festivals I decided to go ahead and buy that expensive plane ticket and see the world’s premier surf music festival for myself.
Krontjong Devils - The Rafter (En Garde)
Durango14 - Desperado (Vol. 3)
I Fattones - Middle East Nights (I Fattones)
Par Avion - Surfzilla (Surfzilla!)
Les Vice Barons - Fire in your Soul (lookin' in the face of evil)
The Fugitives - Fugitive (45)
The Challengers - Torquay (45)
Frank and the Tel Stars - Concerto in the Stars (45)
The Nitehawks - Muddy (45)
los blue kings de ñaña - melodia para un rey (45)
The Ouroboros Boys - Crossed Wires (Mall of Horrors)
The Wet Ones! - Inept Tune (Tombstoning)
Pointbreak - Pointbreak (Sing!)
El Zeb - Lane Splitter (El Zeb)
El Supernaut - Walking the Concrete Pig (plays half dead)
flat duo jets - chiquita (flat duo jets)
The Volcanics - Revel Rally (Forgotten Cove)
The Insect Surfers - Electric Marlin (Mojave Reef)
Mac Rebennack - Storm Warning ()
The Tennessee Guitars - Trophy Run - 45
the original surfaris - down under (bombora!)
The Journeymen - Surfer's Rule (rare surf volume one)
The Bel Airs - Baggies (Get a board!)
los rockets - caravan (los rockets)
The Flying Faders - Pontius Pirate (Tectonic Shifts)
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