NESMA Members

Name Genre
"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