Surfer Joe Summer Festival
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The Surfer Joe Summer Festival is an annual music event currently held in Livorno, Italy, dedicated to surf music and organised by . Due to the popularity gained throughout the years within the surf music scene and the international attendance, the organization titled it "The World's Number 1 Surf Music Event".[1] It usually features surf bands from all over the world that have recently been under the spotlight of the surf music community, legends of the genre or even relatively new bands looking for popularity. It does not only features concerts but also symposiums, cultural happenings, artists meet & greets, exhibitions and other activities related to the music genre or reminding to the "California 60s style". It has also been connected to surfing, surf brands and lately it has got closer to the tiki scene.
"Today, surf instrumental bands are all over the planet. There is a sizeable core audience that grows every year. Several websites are devoted to this music, and large surf music festivals are held annually in places such as Orange County (SG101 Convention), Italy (Surfer Joe Summer Fest) [...]. You do not have to search very far to find surf music these days".[2]
History[]
The festival was born from an idea of (aka ) who organized it independently for the first two editions in 2003 and 2004. After 4 years of break, Lorenzo's brother strongly pushed for relaunching the event and legally forming the Cultural Association . Since then the Surfer Joe Summer Festival is organized and managed by the Valdambrini brothers with the logistic and technical support of many collaborators including , partner with the business.
"In spring 2002, created the web site surferjoemusic.com to promote the Italian Surf Music scene. Then in winter of 2003 he began producing shows featuring bands playing Surf Music at several venues in Italy, followed by a series of Surfin' Sundays events that paired Italian and International bands. The summer was rounded out with the first Summer Festival of Surf Music, held on the beach of Marina di Massa, a small town north of Pisa"[3]
"Ten years later, surf music attained a new measure of respect abroad when an Italian enthusiast named established an annual international festival. Named after the Surfaris song, the Surfer Joe Summer Festival has for nearly a decade celebrated California's first modern indigenous folk music..."[4]
Editions[]
2003[]
Location: Beat Cafe', , Massa
Bands: Bambi Molesters - Braccobaldos - Bradipos IV - Cosmogringos - Cosmonauti - Crashmen - Fantomatici - Faraons - Hangee V - Link Pretara & The Rudimentals - Los Rebaldos - - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos - Revelaires - Slacktone - Tarantulas - Urania
2004[]
Location: Green Park, Calcinaia, Pisa
Bands: Astrophonix - Bahareebas - Bitch Boys - Los Venturas - Slacktone - Speedsurfers - Sunny Boys - Surfin' Lungs - Wet-Tones
2008[]
Location: Precisamente a , Livorno
Bands: Ambasciatori dell'Amore - Barbwires - Bitch Boys - Charades - Crashmen - Favolosi Traslatori - Jaguar & Savanas - Rifflessi - Sexual Chocolate - Sunny Boys - Surfadelics - Surfoniani - Vibrants - Wadadli Riders & Daddy-O Grande - Wavers - Wet-Tones
2009[]
Location: Precisamente a , Livorno
Bands: Bradipos IV - Cowabunga Go-Go - Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks - Ex Presidenti - Fantomatici - Hangee V - Hot Rod Surfers - Jumpin' Quails - Kilaueas - Les Arondes - - Madeira - Pipelines - Pollo Del Mar - Psycho Surfers - Rev Hank from Urban Surf Kings - Rodeo Clowns - Shuffles - Twang Marvels - Wadadli Riders
2010[]
Location: Otto e Mezzo Studios, Livorno
Bands: Ambasciatori Dell'amore - Astrophonix - El Ray - Los Straitjackets - King Kongs - Los Blue Marinos - Los Kahunas - Mule Skinners - Reverberati - Sinfonico Honolulu - Slacktone - Sunmakers - Surfadelics - Surfin' Lungs - Surfoniani - Razorblades - Wet-Tones - Twang Marvels - Wadadli Riders
2011[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Anacondas - Ava Kant - Bambi Molesters - Bradipos IV - Crashmen - Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks - John Blair Band - Kilaueas - Krontjong Devils - Los Derrumbes - Los Fantasticos - Phantom Four - Pocaonda - Psycho Surfers - Space Rangers - Sunny Boys - - Wavers
2012[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Bang! Mustang! - Cannibal Mosquitos - Dirty Fuse - Frankie & The Poolboys - Jaguar & The Savanas - Kilaueas - Les Chefs - Los Lagoonas - Los Venturas - Lunatones - Meshugga Beach Party - Messer Chups - Ray Daytona & Googoobombos - Surfadelics - Tomorrowmen - Tonomats
2013[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Alwaro Negro - Apemen - Atlantics - Dave & The Pussies - Diabolico Coupe - Five Fingers With Parasol - Insect Surfers - Les Agamemnonz - Los Lagoonas - Surfoniani - Mullet Monster Mafia - Psycho Surfers - Spaceguards - Speedball Jr - - Tonomats - Tony Dynamite & The Shootin' Beavers - Ukulelics
2014[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Bang! Mustang! - Bradipos IV - El Ray - Fifty Foot Combo - Monokini - Paul Johnson - Phantom Four - Pyronauts - Razorblades - Slacktone - Surfites - Threesome - Tony Dynamite - Watang!
2015[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: A-Phonics - Aqua Barons - Bambi Molesters - Biarritz Boys - Boss Martians - Daikaiju - Dead Rocks - Five Fingers With Parasol - John Blair & Ivan Pongracic Band - Kilaueas - Los Coronas - Lost Acapulco - Messer Chups - Pirato Ketchup - Satan's Pilgrims - Sine Waves - - Surflamingo - Taikonauts - Terrorist Bengala Party - Tremolo Beer Gut - Urban Surf Kings - West Samoa Surfer League
2016[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Aloha Sluts - Bad Riders - Bang! Mustang! - Barbwires - Boss Fink - Bradipos IV - Charades - Demon Vendetta - El Caminos - Hell-O-Tiki - Les Agamemnonz - Longboards - Los Apollos - Los Banditos - Los Oxidados - Los Protones - Los Venturas - M74 - Mullet Monster Mafia - Psycho Surfers - Razorblades - Shar-Keys - Stingrays - Stories From Shamehill - Surf Coasters - Surfin' Boars - Twin Tones - Volcanics - Watang!
2017[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: 5.6.7.8's - Akulas - Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards - Bamboogie Injections - Black Flamingos - El Ray - Hicadoolas - Huntington Cads - Illuminators - Insect Surfers - Jason Lee & The R.I.P. Tides - Kingargoolas - Link Protrudi & The Jaymen - Los Banditos - Los Drigos - Los Fantasticos - Los Freneticos - Orgaphonics - Randy Holden - - Surfin' Lungs - Tomorrowmen
2018[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Balu und Die Surfgrammeln - Daikaiju - Dave & The Pussies - Fascinating Creatures Of The Deep - Fat Tones - Frankie & The Poolboys - Krontjong Devils - Los Blue Marinos - Lulufin The Woo Hoo - Messer Chups - Molokai Cocktail - Monokini - Necronautics - Operation Octopus - Phantom Four - Reverbly Ones - Seasick Surfers - Space Cossacks - Stronzo Gelantino & The Boo-Men - & The Bradipos IV - Tikiyaki 5-0 - Typhoons - Wave Chargers
2019[]
Location: , Livorno
Bands: Atollo 13 - Atomic Mosquitos - Bradipos IV - Del-Toros - Dirty Fuse - Dome La Muerte E.X.P. - El Zeb - Fat Tones - Ghiblis - Guantanamos - Hicadoolas - Insect Surfers - Kilaueas - Killers From Space - Les Agamemnonz - Locals - Los Coguaros - Molokai Cocktail - Moms I'd Like To Surf - Mullet Monster Mafia - Par Avion - Phantom Dragsters - Requel - Rps Surfers - Sonoras - - Surfoniani - Trabants - Tremolo Beer Gut
References[]
- ^ "It's The World's #1 Surf Music Event". Surfer Joe Summer Festival.
- ^ Blair, John (John W.) (2015). Southern California surf music, 1960-1966. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 127. ISBN 978-1467133203. OCLC 898419801.
- ^ Cooley, Timothy J., 1962- (2014). Surfing about music. Berkeley. p. 96. ISBN 978-0520957213. OCLC 865246148.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Crowley, Kent. (2011). Surf beat : rock 'n' roll's forgotten revolution (1st ed.). New York: Backbeat Books. p. 235. ISBN 9781617130076. OCLC 666242579.
External links[]
- Rock festivals in Italy