"Big Wave" Dave Becker (honorary member) |
West Coast Surf Ambassador of the Aquamarines |
3rd Wave (VA - active) |
Guitar-based instrumentals, mostly surf |
9th Wave (CT - active) |
Hot Rod Surf |
Agent Octopus (MD - active) |
Instrumental, Surf |
AmpFibians (OH - active) |
Surf-inspired Rock, Spy, Garage Rock |
Aqualads (NC - active) |
Surf & Instrumental |
Aquatudes (CT - active) |
Original and Classic Surf Rock, Exotica, Authentic Rockabilly, Vintage Rock 'n Roll |
Atom Bumz (MD - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Garage |
Atomic Mosquitos (MD - active) |
Atomic Surf |
B11 (MA - active) |
Instrumental |
Balboas (active) |
Degenerate Punk Surf |
Beachcombovers (MA - active) |
Surf Instrumentals |
Big Surf (MN - inactive) |
Surf, Prog Surf, World Surf |
Big Wipeouts (MA - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf Rock |
Bitch Boys (Slovenia - honorary member) |
Slovenia's premier surf rock band |
Black Transmitter (NJ - active) |
Surf, Rock, Soundtrack |
Blandingos (MA - inactive) |
Instro, Surf |
Blue Demons (Ontario - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
Blue Wave Theory (NJ - active) |
Surf, Instrumental Rock |
Bongo Surf (NJ - inactive) |
Traditional Surf Instrumental |
Bosch (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Garage Rock |
Brigantines (NJ - inactive) |
Surf-Pop |
Brine-iacs (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Obsessed Surf |
Cadillac Hitmen (MA - inactive) |
Desert Surf |
Captain Ahab & the Sea Crackens (NY - inactive) |
Nautical Salty Sea Captain Surf |
Chillers (NJ - active) |
Authentic Rock & Roll and Surf |
Clams (CT - active) |
Instro Surf, TV:Movie |
Cliff Divers (Ontario - active) |
Surf |
Cliffs & Bangers (RI - inactive) |
Surf, Punk, Rock |
Cocktail Preachers (IL - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Lounge, Tiki |
Coffin Daggers (NY - active) |
Psychedelic Surf Punk |
Come Arounds (MA - inactive) |
Surf Vocal Pop |
Commercial Interruption (CT - active) |
Progressive, Surf, Instro |
Coppertones (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Rock |
Crimson Ghosts (MA - active) |
Instrumental Surf Tribute to the Misfits |
Crustaceans (CT - active) |
Surf, Pre-surf, Hot Rod, TV, Spy |
Curl Daddys (NC - active) |
California (60's) Surf, Rockabilly |
Curse of Kona (ME - active) |
Traditional Surf |
Cutback (FL - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf |
Danger Nuts (NJ - inactive) |
Surf Rock, Instrumental |
Deathbed Bride (MA - inactive) |
Voodoo-Swamp Surf Punk |
Defiant Ones (inactive) |
Punk-Surf |
Del Rios (OH - active) |
Surf & Instro Rock |
Derangers (MA - inactive) |
Surf, Desert Surf, "Westermental" |
Diamondheads (MD - active) |
"We don't just play surf!" |
Dick Dale, 1937-2019 (honorary member) |
King of the Surf Guitar |
East Coast Tremors (MA - inactive) |
Psycho Surf |
El Muchacho (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Punk, Garage |
El Patapsco (MD - inactive) |
Twangy instro |
Elektra Kings (PA - active) |
Surf and Spy |
Exotic Surf Tones (CT - active) |
Exotica, Surf, Lounge |
Fathoms (MA - active) |
Surf |
Fin-Dicators (NJ - active) |
Surfin' Rock |
Fisherman (NY - inactive) |
Vibraphonic Burlesque, Tiki, Lounge, Exotica |
Gein & the Graverobbers (MA - inactive) |
Instro Horror Surf |
Go! Tsunami (IL - active) |
Surf, Rock |
Gremmies (MD - inactive) |
Surf, Instro |
Hang Daddy (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Instrumental |
Heavies (IL - inactive) |
Industrial Strength Surf |
Howlin' Thurstons (NY - inactive) |
Surf, Punk |
Hypnotide (OH - inactive) |
Surf, Surf-Punk, Blast Beats |
Inland Surf Band (PA - inactive) |
Instro Surf |
Isotopes (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
Jagaloons (NY - active) |
Surf, assorted instrumental (spy/spaghetti western/etc.) |
Jonnie Dog and the Dingos (NJ - active) |
Beach-based power twang |
KBK (AL - active) |
Apocalyptic Surf |
Killer Filler (NC - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf, Soul, Lounge etc. |
Killers From Space (MD - active) |
Space, Surf |
Laika & the Cosmonauts (honorary member) |
Finland's finest surf/instro band (retired) |
Los Cobras (MI - inactive) |
Head-Boppin', Hip-Shakin', Sand-Kickin' Surf! |
Los Pinguinos (ME - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
Los Straitjackets (honorary member) |
America's instrumental rock 'n roll combo |
Luau Cinders (MD - active) |
Instrumental surf, Rock |
Mark Malibu & the Wasagas (Ontario - active) |
Surf Punk Instrumental |
Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters (MA - active) |
Surf Noir |
Men in Gray Suits (Quebec - active) |
Classic instrumental surf rock |
Meteor IV (NC - inactive) |
Surf, Instro, Original |
Mister Neutron (NJ - active) |
Surf & instro rock |
Mofos (NY - active) |
Surf Instro Metal |
Monterreys (NC - inactive) |
Surf, Spaghetti Western, Sci-Fi/Spy |
Mystery Men? (GA - active) |
Surf, Instrumental Rock |
Neanderthals (honorary member) |
Primitive garage rock featuring Eddie Angel |
Neptune Society (NJ - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf Rock |
North Shore Troubadours (CT - inactive) |
Progressive Surf Rock |
NoSeRiDeRs (NC - inactive) |
Mod Surf Rock |
Nuclear Juarez (honorary from TX) |
Instrumental surf & garage rock from San Antonio Texas |
Octomen (NY - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf |
Outpatients (NY - inactive) |
Instru-mental Surf-a-billy |
Papaya Kings (NY - inactive) |
Garage-Surf |
Paul Johnson (honorary member) |
1960s surf music innovator, composer of "Mr. Moto", and member of many surf bands over the years |
Phantom Creeps (MA - inactive) |
Sinister Surf |
Preston Wayne 4 (MA - active) |
"King of the Whammy Bar" - hot rod surf |
Primitive Finks (NJ - active) |
Horror Surf |
Recruders (NY - inactive) |
Surf 'n Trash |
Reluctant Aquanauts (IL - inactive) |
Midwest's Youngest Surf / Instro Band |
Renegade Lounge (CT - inactive) |
Surf |
Retroliners (NJ - active) |
Criminal Surf |
Rev Hank (Nova Scotia - active) |
Primitive Raw Twang |
Reverb Galaxy (MD - inactive) |
Shredding, melodic surf instros w/reverb soaked guitars |
Rip Chords (inactive) |
Surf & Hot Rod with vocals |
RoarShark (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
Ronnie Lake (MN - inactive) |
Surf, Hot Rod, Rock |
Sandbanks (CT - active) |
Instrumental Surf |
Sea Devils (NY - inactive) |
Trad Surf |
Sea Turtles (NJ - inactive) |
Surf, Funk, Jazz |
Serf Blasters (CT - active) |
Surf Rock trad and progressive, rockabilly |
Serfs (NH - active?) |
Ethnic, Instrumental Rock, Xtreme Polka |
Sharkskins (NJ - active) |
Surf, Garage |
Shecky and the Twangtones (NY - active) |
Instrumental Surf & Twang |
Simon and the Barsinisters (NY - active) |
Eclectic, including instro surf |
Space Rangers (honorary from Germany - inactive) |
Wild, reckless surf music from Germany |
SPF4 (The Sun Protection Factor Four) (MA - active) |
Surf Inspired Instrumentals |
SpyTones (MA - active?) |
Surf, Instrumental |
Squid Pussy (NY - inactive) |
Rebel Surf Rock |
Strange But Surf (NY - active) |
Surf Rock & Roll |
Stunt Doubles (NC - inactive) |
Surf-Instro, Cowpunk |
Sump Pump Monkeys (OH - inactive) |
Scientific Power Surf |
Supertones (NY - active) |
Vintage Surf |
Surf and Turf (PA - inactive) |
Trad Surf and Rock 'n Roll |
Surf Daddys (NJ - inactive) |
Spy, Surf, Spaghetti |
Surf Ratz (PA - inactive) |
Surf, Instro |
Surf Res Q (NJ - inactive) |
Trad Surf Rock |
Surf Squad (CT - active) |
Dick Dale Tribute Band |
Surfalicious Dudes (NY - inactive) |
California surf with an NY attitude |
Surfer Rex (OH - inactive) |
Instrumental Action-Adventure! |
Surfrajettes (Ontario - active) |
Psychedelic Surf Rock |
Surge! (GA - active?) |
Surf, Instro |
Swiv-o-matics (MD - inactive) |
Charm City Surf |
TarantinosNYC (NY - active) |
Surf, Soul, Spy, Spaghetti Western |
Televisionaries (NY - active) |
Surf, Rockabilly |
Thee Icepicks (ME - inactive) |
Instrumental hardcore surf |
Thee Swank Bastards (honorary member) |
Vegas-style surf trio with hula hooping |
theUNIDENTIFIED (NJ - inactive) |
Sci Fi, Surf, Punk, Garage |
They're Gonna Get You (MA - inactive) |
Super Rockin' Original Instro Surf |
This Spy Surfs (NY - inactive) |
Surf & Spy Music |
Trabants (MA, now west coast - active) |
Surf, Garage, Psych, Indie, Exotica |
Tritons (MD - inactive) |
Instrumental surf |
Tsunami of Sound (MA - active) |
Surf, Rock instrumentals |
Tsunamibots (VT - active) |
Surf Punk, Surf Rock |
Turbosonics (PA - active) |
Instrumental, Surf, Rock (Hot Rod Surf) |
Undertows (MA - inactive) |
Ventures-meet-The Beatles Surf |
Underwater Bosses (NY - inactive0 |
Surf Rock, Instro Surf, Surf Punk, Horror Punk |
Urban Surf Kings (Nova Scotia - active) |
Espresso Fueled Surf |
Vanes (NY - active) |
Surf, Rock, Experimental |
Venice Beach Muscle Club (NY - inactive) |
Instrumental traditional surf, 50's stuff, tiki, hot rod, soundtrack, lounge, spy |
Vivisectors (NY - active) |
Psychedelia-Surf |
Weisstronauts (MA - active) |
Eclectic guitar-based instrumental (with a few vocals, now and then) |
WrayCyclers (NY - active) |
Instro, Rock (Link Wray / Davie Allan & the Arrows tribute) |
X-ChromaTones (OH - inactive) |
Instrumental Surf, Rock |
Zuni Fetish Experiment (ZFE) (MA - inactive) |
Instro Avant-Hard Rock |