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Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Surf Nazis on Ecstasy are a
thrash-punk trio who, despite their name, are neither beach bums nor
fascists. And they definitely don’t do raves. By their own words:
“We’re not artsy. We’re not Nazis. We only play all-ages shows.” It’s
an operational ethic that regularly brings them to crusty punk squats,
suburban basements, and burned-out warehouses. This Saturday, the crew
lands at Miami’s DIY, all-ages venue Goo for an on-the-books show, with
backup from local punks Eztorbo and Hellmass.
Already through the first half of an East Coast run hyping the
imminent release of their new self-release EP, the Surf Nazis have
mastered a sound that’s the musical equivalent of madness, death, and
disaster. Yet even so, these three dudes remain immune to the sort of
stylistic limitations that knee-jerk critics often pin on thrash acts.
The Surf Nazi style shifts on a razor’s edge from no wave to sludge
rock to hardcore, without ever sacrificing an ounce of aggression.
