North Sea Surf Festival 2015, Vol.5 @ Melkweg, Amsterdam (26.09.2015)

North Sea Surf Festival Vol.5, Melkweg, Amsterdam, 26 sep 2015

Surf music is back! After the huge succes of previous editions of North Sea Festival the surffrenzy takes place again in de Melkweg. It’s the fifth installment of the biggest festival in North West Europe dedicated to instrumental surf music. Apart from live shows of nine bands in the Old Hall, four surf movies will be shown in the Cinema and there’s a surf market in the Theatre.

The festival, which main goal is to promote surf music to a wide variety of music lovers, has contracted a number of bands that have never played in The Netherlands before. This year the Dutch audience can see Swedish bands The Barbwires and The Illuminators, Spanish Els A-Phonics, Italy’s Watang! and Los Fantasticos from the UK live for the very first time. Besides hosts The Phantom Four and Russian cult legends Messer Chups the Belgian surf scene is represented by The Scrammers and Humanga Danga, two bands that already blew the crowds of Pacific Parc away during one of the returning North Sea Surf Nights.

On top of the nine bands playing at the venue of course there will be surf movies again at the Cinema. The festival presents exclusive screenings of the underground film ‘Wet Dream’, about the life and search for good waves of the famours surfer and shaper Tyler Warren, and of ‘The Fisherman’s Son’, a powerful new movie of Chris Malloy (180° South, Thicker Than Water, A Brokedown Melody) chronicling surf ambassador Ramon Navarro’s rise to the top of big wave surfing, as well as his life as an environmental activist for the coast of Chili. Also the experimental 70s style movie ‘Expencive Porno Movie’, the Alaska surf adventure ‘Cradle of Storms’ and the atmospheric longboard film ‘I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night’ will be shown. Before the movies recent short films ‘Chasing Rumors’, ‘Coming Up For Air’ and ‘Waveform’ will be shown, three films with a poetic and experimental style.

In the Theater of Melkweg there will be a surf market with collectable surf records. All bands will be doing a signing session at the market after their show. At the Café renowned international DJ’s will be spinning 50’s and 60’s vinyl; DJ Zombierella from Russia (bass player of Messer Chups), DJ Kike Louie from Spain, DJ Monkey Ju from Belgium and DJ’s Groove Motions and Mz. Siren from the UK.

More info:
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INSECT SURFERS: European Tour 2013 (LIVE)

Insect Surfers European Tour 2013 Bassy club Berlin Germany

HERE COMES THE INSECT SURFERS TORNADO!
Touring period: JUNE 24 – JULY 20

Another great, incredible band from the “old & new” times. Formed officially in 1979 they have been rockin’ in California since then, headed by Dave Arnson, the most un-traditional surf guitarist on the planet! Offering a show of jumps and crazy moves on stage, they really present a psychedelic set list of tunes inspired by the most classic surf music, but totally revisited in the sound and impact. If you do not know the Insect Surfers you surely are a ….Michael Jackson fan.

The tour is exclusively managed in Europe by Surfer Joe Music.
Please CONTACT US ASAP for information and to make offers.

> Sunday 23 June 2013 ; Italy – Livorno – Surfer Joe Summer Festival
> Tuesday 25 June 2013 ; Italy – Bergantino (RO) – Ungawa Tiki Bar
> Wednesday 26 June 2013 ; Italy – Alessandria – Fat Joe’s
> Thursday 27 June 2013 ; Switzerland – Feuerthalen – Dolder2
> Friday 28 June 2013 ; France – TBC – TBC
> Saturday 29 June 2013 ; France – Guebwiller – Hotel Ange
> Sunday 30 June 2013 ; Belgium – Hasselt – TBC
> Monday 01 July 2013 ; Belgium – Mons – Auberge de Jeunesse Jacques Brel
> Tuesday 02 July 2013 ; Belgium – Gent – Kinky Star
> Wednesday 03 July 2013 ; Belgium – Liege – Far West Bar
> Thursday 04 July 2013 ; Netherlands – Amsterdam – Winston w/ Spaceguards
> Friday 05 July 2013 ; Netherlands – Den Haag – Lokaal Vredebreuk
> Saturday 06 July 2013 ; Netherlands – Amsterdam – Maloe Melo
> Sunday 07 July 2013 ; Netherlands – Amsterdam – Pacific Parc w/ Phantom Four
> Monday 08 July 2013 ; TBC – TBC – TBC
> Tuesday 09 July 2013 ; TBC – TBC – TBC
> Wednesday 10 July 2013 ; Germany – Berlin – CCCP
> Thursday 11 July 2013 ; Germany – Berlin – White Trash
> Friday 12 July 2013 ; Germany – Berlin – Bassy Club
> Saturday 13 July 2013 ; Germany – TBC – TBC
> Sunday 14 July 2013 ; Italy – Cassano D’Adda (MI) – Lido Beach
> Monday 15 July 2013 ; TBC – TBC – TBC
> Tuesday 16 July 2013 ; Italy – Desio (MB) – Parco Tittoni
> Wednesday 17 July 2013 ; Italy – Treviso – Nasty Boys
> Thursday 18 July 2013 ; Italy – Pianola (AQ) – Irish Cafe’
> Friday 19 July 2013 ; Italy – San Salvo Marina (CH) – Beat Cafe
> Saturday 20 July 2013 ; Italy – Livorno – Surfer Joe Instro Madness
> Sunday 21 July 2013 ; Italy – TBC – TBC

Insect Surfers European Tour 2013