Artist description Surf Music rules the universe and The Supertones are its royal ambassadors. Their music is pure, simple and fun. But why take our word for it – "Highly charged, brimming with vitality, a twang and reverb delight and fine arrangement" -- Pipeline Instrumental Review, Surrey, UK "Best Suit-Rock Band, clean precision, gives this wahini a woody" -- New York Press, New York, NY "One of the town's most partyingest bands around!" -- The Music Paper, New York, NY "Surfin' madness at its best." -- WhatWave, London, Ontario, Canada

Music Style Surf Music and Guitar Instrumental

Musical Influences The Ventures, The Shadows, The BelAirs, The Challengers, The Astronauts

Artist History The Supertones, a New York City-based instrumental quartet, have been playing around NYC for the past ten years at places like The Greatest Bar on Earth, Luna Lounge, Wetlands, The Rodeo Bar, Manitoba's and Don Hill's, and recently added a semi-annual tour of Puerto Rico to their performance schedule. The Supertones compositions are also featured in reknowned surf documentarist, Bud Browne’s recent movies including Surfing in the 50s, Cavalcade of Surf and Locked In. So belly up to the whammy bar and enjoy The Supertones!

Group Members Tim Sullivan - Vintage 60s Fender Guitars, Vintage 60s Fender Bass, Vintage 60s Organs, Piano, and percussion. Mike Mandina - Vinatge 60s Fender Guitars and percussion. Marc Lipscher - Vintage 60s Bass. Mike "Mr. Action" Arcidiacono - Vintage '66 Gretsch Drum Kit.

Albums Surf Fever 2000, Supertones Are Go (Ride The Wild Twang and The Wet Set), The Big Wet Twang, Vintage Surf, Original Music, and Surf Side Twang - Live & Wet

Press Reviews The Supertones – Surf Fever 2000 Alan Taylor, Pipeline #44, Surrey, UK, Summer 1999 "For my money, of all the modern bands it's The Supertones who best represent the spirit of The Ventures. They have that knack of treating cover versions in just the right way, retaining the essential ingredients and adding their own touches to develop an original performance. Just over half of these tracks are covers and they are distributed in twos and threes throughout the album. Lonely Bull is great, as ever, though I still have trouble relating to a rocked up Exodus. Stranger in Paradise sparkles with energy, A Taste Of Honey is taken fairly straight but Perfidia, in The Ventures version here, has a kind of stripped down feel whilst being delivered with all four instruments sounding rich and upfront in the mix. Morgan is another from The Ventures' early songbook and again it's great to hear it taken so seriously, the added piano bringing a welcome diversion. Scrambler is the first of two Sandals covers, Endless Summer is the other, and they are both exquisite in their own way. Whilst Scrambler races off moodily into the distance, Endless Summer is the ultimate in evocative teen beach romance. Parked between them are two Lee Hazelwood numbers written for The Astronauts' Surfin' album. The Supertones take Movin's pace down a notch which allows them to add a good deal more feel, a major success guys! It's all guitars blazing for Baja, variety coming with the addition of a few keyboard fills. The final cover is a jangly Hard Day's Night, a strange choice but well positioned as the last track. So how do the originals match up? Very well actually. Surf Fever 2000 itself has the feel of a speeded up Besame Mucho, an impression no doubt enhanced by the tasty 6-string bass lead. There's a hint of Kon-Tiki about the melody of Playa Del Rey, its rich summer sound contrasted by the slightly distorted bite of Moonshot Part 1. A bright ringing lead decorates the mid-tempo Side Slippin' until a reverbed guitar cascade introduces the surfer Sweet Ride with its Gary Usher styled piano-tapping support. Think Super Stocks only much richer. Media Noche is an upbeat surf ballad and another winner from guitarists Tim Sullivan and Mike Mandina. Lone Rider is a simpler theme, so simple that it's no more than a mood really, and King Size is a fairly routine romp…Moonshot Part 2 is altogether much better, this time the theme taken by a richly echoed guitar accompanied by organ. Surf Fever 2000 is their third CD and another winner from The Supertones"

Location New York City, NY - USA

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