Surf Trio
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The Surf Trio was a surf rock band based in Eugene, Oregon which formed in 1984.
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[edit] Lineup
Founding members included , Ron Kleim on guitar and vocals, Pete Weinberger on guitar and vocals, Dave Myers on bass and Aaron Temple on drums.
Dave Myers was replaced by Jeff Martin shortly after the release of their first E.P. on Moxie records in 1985.
Terrence Kerrigan replaced Aaron Temple in August 1988 and was with the band through June of 1989; followed by Tim Erickson and Chuck Thompson at various times on drums during the band's reformation in the mid-to-late 1990s.
[edit] Style
The Surf Trio recorded and played mostly original material; instrumental surf, 60's garage, pop-punk and Ramones influenced punk rock.
The band, along with The Miracle Workers and Dead Moon from Portland, Girl Trouble from Seattle, and The Mono Men from Bellingham, were a part of the Pacific Northwest's 60s-influenced, Garage Rock music scene during the mid-to-late 1980s.
[edit] Releases
The group has a long list of releases on indie labels including Voxx, Moxie, September Gurls, BloodRed, Get Hip, Pin-Up and several others.
[edit] Venues
Surf Trio played famous Northwest clubs like Club Satyricon, The Blue Gallery, The Pine Street Theatre, Starry Night, The Off-Ramp, Max's and the W.OW. Hall in Eugene with dozens of gigs in Seattle, Bellingham, Portland and Salem.
The band played three California gigs; one in L.A. while recording their Voxx L.P. "Almost Summer" and two shows at the Purple Onion in San Francisco.
Surf Trio toured Germany in 1994 and 1997. The band continued to play Northwest clubs and recorded their final L.P. "Forbidden Sounds" in 1999.
[edit] Interregnum
Members of the band, after 1989, went on to perform in groups such as Marble Orchard, The Wicked Ones, The Peppermint Gearshift, and The Romaines before the band reformed in 1994.
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