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Surfer Blood

Rock band from West Palm Beach, FL · formed 2009

Shows on record: 17
Rooms played: 16
Cities: 14
Releases: 25
Last show: Sep 7, 2019Mather Memorial Courtyard

About

Surfer Blood is a band from West Palm Beach, FL, formed in 2009, tagged alternative rock, indie, indie pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2019, across 16 rooms in 14 cities.

Surfer Blood formed in 2009 — MusicBrainz
Surfer Blood is based in West Palm Beach — MusicBrainz
Michael McCleary: member — MusicBrainz
Lindsey Mills: member — MusicBrainz
John Paul Pitts: member — MusicBrainz
Tyler Schwarz: member — MusicBrainz
Thomas Fekete: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Surfer Blood has 15 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2010–2020 — MusicBrainz
Surfer Blood is based in West Palm Beach, Florida — Surfer Blood on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Carefree Theatre (2020-09-25) — Bandcamp
Surfer Blood is from West Palm Beach , Florida , United States — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood has 4 members: John Paul Pitts, Tyler Schwarz, Mike McCleary, Lindsey Mills — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood plays post-punk revival — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood plays surf rock — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
Surfer Blood has 563613 listeners on Last.fm — Surfer Blood on Last.fm
Surfer Blood has released 10 recordings between 2015 and 2020 — Surfer Blood on Discogs
Formed 2009 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: West Palm Beach (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: indie rock — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Kanine Records, Joyful Noise Recordings — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

17 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20091 show
20101 show
20113 shows
20132 shows
20145 shows
20153 shows
20161 show
20191 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 7, 2019	Mather Memorial Courtyard · ClevelandHeadlinerwith King Buu, Cotton pony`s, Bloody Show, +5	Headliner	King Buu, Cotton pony`s, Bloody Show, +5
Mar 26, 2016	HI-FI · IndianapolisHeadlinerwith Jad Fair	Headliner	Jad Fair
May 9, 2015	The Camel · RichmondHeadlinerwith Manatree	Headliner	Manatree
Mar 19, 2015	405 Club · AustinHeadlinerwith Reptar, Yonatan Gat, Jad Fair, +1	Headliner	Reptar, Yonatan Gat, Jad Fair, +1
Feb 22, 2015	Rose Bowl Stadium · PasadenaSupportwith Steve Aoki, The Flaming Lips, Sleigh Bells, +2	Support	Steve Aoki, The Flaming Lips, Sleigh Bells, +2
Oct 12, 2014	Times Square · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jane's Addiction, Robert DeLong, Devo, +2	Support	Jane's Addiction, Robert DeLong, Devo, +2
Sep 27, 2014	Wonder Ballroom · PortlandHeadlinerwith Craft Spells	Headliner	Craft Spells
May 3, 2014	Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve · PlanoSupportwith NEEDTOBREATHE, David Guetta, Alabama Shakes, +34	Support	NEEDTOBREATHE, David Guetta, Alabama Shakes, +34
Feb 16, 2014	Jannus Live · St PetersburgSupportwith The Gallery, Stokeswood	Support	The Gallery, Stokeswood
Jan 10, 2014	Sunset Tavern · SeattleHeadlinerwith Hibou, Dude York	Headliner	Hibou, Dude York
Dec 31, 2013	Mississippi Studios · PortlandHeadlinerwith Wild Ones, Ages and Ages	Headliner	Wild Ones, Ages and Ages
Oct 28, 2013	Fitzgerald's · HoustonHeadlinerwith The Lonely Forest, Cumulus	Headliner	The Lonely Forest, Cumulus
May 12, 2011	First Unitarian Church · PhiladelphiaSupportwith …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, True Widow, Weekends	Support	…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, True Widow, Weekends
May 11, 2011	Ottobar · BaltimoreSupportwith …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, True Widow, Weekends, +1	Support	…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, True Widow, Weekends, +1
Mar 18, 2011	Flamingo Cantina · AustinSupportwith Matt Shadetek, Porcelain Raft, Geko Jones, +8	Support	Matt Shadetek, Porcelain Raft, Geko Jones, +8
Jun 2, 2010	Ottobar · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Weekends, Young Sir Jim	Headliner	Weekends, Young Sir Jim
Dec 13, 2009	Backbooth · OrlandoHeadlinerwith Bananafish, An Introduction To Sunshine	Headliner	Bananafish, An Introduction To Sunshine

Where they play

16 rooms in 14 cities

Rooms played most

Ottobar · Baltimore2 shows
405 Club · Austin1 show
Backbooth · Orlando1 show
First Unitarian Church · Philadelphia1 show
Fitzgerald's · Houston1 show

Cities played

Austin2 shows
Baltimore2 shows
Portland2 shows
Cleveland1 show
Houston1 show

and 9 other cities

Releases

25 releases, 2010–2020

Hard-Boiled EP (2020)
Aug 7, 2020 · Album · 5 tracks
Covers
May 21, 2020 · Album
Carefree Theatre
2020 · Album
Hardboiled
2020 · Ep
Hourly Haunts EP
Aug 23, 2019 · Album · 6 tracks
Hourly Haunts
2019 · Ep
Covers
2017 · Album
Frozen
2017 · Single
Snowdonia
2017 · Album
Evil Cat
2016 · Single
Women Of Your Life
2016
Snowdonia
2016
Matter Of Time
2016
1000 Palms
2015 · Album
I Can't Explain / Death and the Maiden
2015 · Single
Grand Inquisitor
2015
Tidal Wave (Demo)
2015
Live in NYC
2013 · Ep
Pythons
2013 · Album
Spanish Bombs
2013 · Single
Tarot Classics
2011 · Ep
Astro Coast
2010 · Album
HearYa Live Session #70
2010 · Ep
Tarot Classics
Album
Astro Coast
Album

Lineup

Michael McCleary
Lindsey Mills
John Paul Pitts
Tyler Schwarz

Former

Thomas Fekete · guitar

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2017-01-28–2026-02-18 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Surfer Blood — Hard-Boiled EP (2020) — Release art · Hard-Boiled EP (2020) — release

Surfer Blood — Covers — Release art · Covers — release

Surfer Blood — Hourly Haunts EP — Release art · Hourly Haunts EP — release

Surfer Blood — 405 Club, 2015-03-19 — Poster · 405 Club, 2015-03-19 — Songkick

Surfer Blood — Jannus Live, 2014-02-16 — Poster · Jannus Live, 2014-02-16 — Songkick

Surfer Blood — First Unitarian Church, 2011-05-12 — Poster · First Unitarian Church, 2011-05-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Surfer Blood on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Surfer Blood on Last.fm	Artist facts
Surfer Blood on Discogs	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts, Photos
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.