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About Me

With a strong distaste for the walls created by musical genre profiling, viewed as barriers imposed to limit creativity, Charlie Don't Surf takes a stand. Armed with a barrage of guitars, synthesizers, and a taste for the bizarre they are uniting an army of shoe-gazers.
We're sorry to announce that we are no longer a band and have all gone our seperate ways. We'd like to thank those of you that came out to our shows and bought our CDs. It was a great time while it lasted.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/12/2004
Band Members:
Josh Bainter - Guitars/Pedals/Synths/Lasers
Bryan Ayers - Drums
Frank Reber - Bass/Keys/Pedals/Mics
Influences: The Flaming Lips, Butthole Surfers, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Labradford, Mogwai, Mono, Tortoise, Trans AM, Faust, Chrome, LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, The Beatles, The Pixies, The Talking Heads, Ween, MR Bungle, Everthus the Deadbeats, Air, Ladytron, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Shellac, Big Black, Scratch Acid, Dinosaur JR, The Jesus Lizard, Infradig, Do Make Say Think, The Mars Volta, King Crimson, The Abner Trio, Didache, Sonic Youth, Amon Duul II, Stereo Lab, Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: Megatrend Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new album in the works (.1.5)

A new Charlie Don't Surf album is in the works. We will be recording bits and pieces over the next couple of months until we are satisfied with a finalized product. We will be releasing the album ours...
Posted by Charlie Don't Surf on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:05:00 PST

changes (not tupac song)

There are a few changes taking place in the world around us.First off, we're selling our beloved van to the deadbeats. Correction, we've sold our van to one of our favorite bands, known to the world a...
Posted by Charlie Don't Surf on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:37:00 PST

suspended animation

Charlie Don't Surf is taking a break or "hiatus."A break was long overdue. Playing shows every weekend has taken its toll and now it's time to live a little. Concentrate on school, friends, and family...
Posted by Charlie Don't Surf on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:17:00 PST

Tour Van 1.0

We forked over the funds and bought ourselves a tour van.. She's a road whore but gets the job done. She's pretty in pinkish red on the inside. It's kinda like being in a womb....
Posted by Charlie Don't Surf on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:58:00 PST

What they're saying... "they = press"

Links to reviews and interviews:Interviews:INtake WeeklyReviews:RockMusicReview.comPodcasts:Good Beer ShowHooHoo Nick...
Posted by Charlie Don't Surf on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:20:00 PST