Artist description The Balboas are Surf Guitar soaked with sex and violence, mostly sex. Tons o' Reverb. Waste no time, turn up the volume!

Music Style Surf Guitar

Musical Influences Dick Dale, The Cramps, the Velvet Underground, Elvis

Similar Artists Dick Dale, Slacktone, Agent Orange, Space Cossacks, the Penetrators, Man or Astroman?

Artist History The band formed in 1995 during a road trip west. A surf band was needed, thus, a surf band was formed.

Group Members Rich Griffith - Lead Guitar; Ben Edwards - Drums; Rick Frei - Rythym Guitar; Catie O'Shea - Bass; Mark Healy - vibroslap, vocals

Instruments traditional 4 peice, guitar, guitar, bass, drums

Albums Heavy Surf Advisory

Press Reviews Eyeing the Balboas’ press kit photo, I detected something sinister lurking behind the four matching jacket and tie ensemble (not to mention the bass player’s sassy bouffant). The music proved me right. You can dress them up, but there’s no disguising the sometimes demented, always full-force surf of this bad-ass Akron band. - Karin Golde

Location Akron, Ohio - USA

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