South Bay History: Battles of the bands thrived in the South Bay during the 1960s garage band era

Local dance bands, surf instrumental combos and rock ‘n’ roll bands had a chance for “battle of the bands” glory for a few ...
The Advocate

The Surfrajettes riding the surf music waves with their signature retro sound, 1960s look

The Surfrajettes find audiences wherever they go, even when the gig is nowhere near a beach. “And if there’s a guitar community, they come out,” Surfrajette Shermy Freeman said. “Guitars and surf ...
American Songwriter

5 Underrated Surf Rock Bands You Need To Hear

Few surf rock bands have a discography as huge as The Challengers. This surf rock outfit is best known for the highly influential record Surfbeat from 1963. They were quite popular at the time; they ...
Orlando Weekly

Orlando band Jim and the Sea Dragons release a primer on 1960s French surf sounds

Did you know there’s such a thing as French surf rock? Like Serge Gainsbourg said, moi non plus. Thankfully, local instrumental band Jim and the Sea Dragons are well-versed in and have imported some ...
WLTX19

Jan Berry, from Jan & Dean, dead at 62

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jan Berry, a member of the duo Jan Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits Deadman's Curve and Little Old Lady from Pasadena, has died. He was 62. Berry had a seizure and stopped ...
Los Angeles Times

Rock Roots on Display Loud ‘n’ Clear

In the Orange County of a half-century ago, the John Birch Society was thriving and critics of rock ‘n’ roll warned that the music was a communist plot to corrupt teenagers. Man, were they clueless to ...
Orange County Register

Corky: Spending Surfin’ Sundays on dry land listening to good music

I don’t exactly remember when it was that Jimi Hendrix boldly decreed, “You’ll never hear surf music again.” I am guessing it was the late 1960s, but in any case, the dude was wrong. It’s alive and ...