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Capital City Surf Clash III
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:
Sacramento’s about to transform into “Surf City U.S.A.” The nearest ocean breaks might be down in the San Francisco Bay Area, but bands will be riding a mighty musical wave at Café Colonial for “Capital City Surf Clash III.” The festival brings headliner 3LH from the Pacific Northwest with The Greasy Gills from Oakland, along with local surf rockers The Me Gustas and DangerForce 5.
Surf music has been a fixture of the River City for decades. In 1963, the Beach Boys recorded a live album, “Beach Boys Concert,” at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. The surf rock scene of the 1960s was boosted locally by such bands as The Jaguars and The Avengers. That torch of surf music was carried through the years with The Tiki Men, who were fixtures of the local indie-rock scene in the 1990s, along with The Pyronauts and the in-your-face punk approach from ¡Las Pulgas!
This third installment of “Capital City Surf Clash” features a spectrum of surfy sounds. Though the genre is known for its primarily instrumental and reverb-soaked tracks, 3LH is the rare surf band to use vocals.
“In some circles that would be a bit taboo,” The Me Gustas guitarist Onedin “Odi” Giraldo said in an Instagram direct message. “But I love how surf music has influenced other genres. Some folks don’t even know that it’s surf behind some of their favorite tunes!”
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