When Alewife founders, Mitch McNeil and Colin Toline, first fired up this project, it was glaringly apparent that chief among their infrastructural shortcomings was a long term lack of a vocalist (Beverly was almost 25 years into the future!). With that in mind, they dove wholeheartedly into the deep end of the surf genre, already steeped by osmosis in the works of Dick Dale and The Ventures, they broadened their search away from the purist retro-strains to the stylings of The Mermen, Man or Astro-Man?, and Southern Culture on the Skids – leavened with Z-grade movie soundtrack inspiration, a pinch of trash TV spice ... and here we are!

The duo was helped mightily along the way by the thundering drums of Ben Rosene and Miguel Gonzalez, some tasty guitar additions of Tim M, and the always-percolating percussion of Alex Haussmann. Surf is most definitely UP.

Dedicated to our dearly-departed HIGH C, whose bass reigns supreme throughout this collection.

Varykino Snow

The Next Adventure

The Long Term Effects Show 09 MAR 2024

ORTHODOX MADNESS

The Following songs were recorded live in 1974 in a Pub in Oak Brook Illinois. Happy Belated Birthday to my friend, Joe Pedersen.

09 - Help

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Eu Não Quero Saber

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Alejandro Rojas  @ Nativo Bar Live Set Marzo 2024 Mp3

I Will Always Love You (Whitney houston cover)

On the western shoreline of Chicago, Alewife plays an electrified mélange of Exotic Psyche Surf with a Latin Lounge twinge.

Varykino Snow

ALEWIFE

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