Ace Gonzalez & the Surfilm Sound

06/16/2024

Thanks to our friends at Heads All Heads All Happy Hour for posting, please come and join us in Alameda Park, Santa Barbara on Saturday June 22nd for a great time!

02/24/2024

Hi Friends out there in FB land - I don’t post much these days, still alive and kicking and playing music in the Santa Barbara area. This isn’t about me, though - my eldest child Iris “Sunny” Gonzalez is raising money for their first student film - read through the link below and contribute if you can, thanks!

A short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Tell-Tale Heart”. | Check out 'Quaintest Thoughts & Queerest Fancies Short Film' on Indiegogo.

08/28/2023

Hey everybody, we're stoked to announce a very special rendition of Heads All Happy Hour next Sunday September 3rd at our stomping grounds at The Brewhouse Santa Barbara! We're calling this one an 'Original Ramble' featuring a lineup of some of our top local bands presenting a nice dose of their original music in their sets. These musicans have been influenced and have great respect for the Grateful Dead and, it being HAHH, they will also mix in some of their favorite Dead tunes. In addition, there'll be a full set of Dead & Jerry featuring many of the these musicians and mainstays of our SB Deadhead community! The lineup features TAOJONZMUSIC.com, Spoonful, Ace Gonzalez & the Surfilm Sound and That Girl & the Laidbacks. Like all good Heads All Happy Hours there'll be special guest sit-ins and surprises. This is one you don't want to miss, come hear some really great original songs and jams and check out the deep songwriting talent we have within our scene!

It all kicks off at 3pm on the back patio of the Brewhouse, where there's always good food, drink and good times! All ages, no cover!

We love our 3 day weekend Sundays at the Brewhouse, let's celebrate Labor Day weekend together on our neverending summer!

03/03/2023

A nice plug from the fine folks at SB’s Heads All Happy Hour - hope to see you out tonight

'Sunrise Over Haleakala' written by Merl Saunders'Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleoo' written by Robert Hunter & Jerry GarciaPerformed by Ace Gonzalez & t...

09/29/2022

Hey SB Music fans! I know this post is a bit late but wanted you to know that Ace Gonzalez & the Surfilm Sound will be splitting a show with mystic “coastal grass” jammers Grass Mountain this coming Saturday at M Special Downtown SB from 8-10 PM. Come out for the tunes and stay for the good beer, food and weekend vibes!

01/23/2022

Gearing up for a new year and surf band gigs (fingers crossed)! Look for new music and show dates, coming soon!

11/06/2021

Fall 2021 - The Surfilm Sound is arising from the collective craziness of pandemic, politics, and endless patience with new songs and new gigs - stay tuned!

See page https://www.facebook.com/jagoldtop

and Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/acegonzalez) for the tunes!

11/06/2021

Fall 2021 - The Surfilm Sound is arising from the collective craziness of pandemic, politics, and endless patience with new songs and new gigs - stay tuned!

See Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/acegonzalez) for the tunes!

Timeless surf tunes from all eras, as celebrated in the classic films that chronicle surfing's progression in style, equipment and culture. The project is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Jas

01/31/2021

Yes, the rumors are true - during the extended COVID quarantine period of 2020 I wrote and demoed an entire album's worth of new material for the Surfilm Sound. I am sharing a "teaser track" on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/jason-a-gonzalez-307867472/comes-in-threes-teaser-track
The new album, tentatively named "...Turning Northeast by Dawn" is an extension of "Songs..." - while there are some familiar elements, this set stretches into deeper corners and expressions. Hope you like what you hear, please leave comments if you feel so moved. Cheers ACE

This is one of the tracks from the soon-to-be recorded second album from Ace Gonzalez & the Surfilm Sound, tentatively named "...Turning Northeast by Dawn"

04/13/2020

With all that's going on in the world right now, it is exemplified in so many amazing ways that ART is what is vital and is helping us to get through these trying times.

In this spirit (and seriously overdue), I wanted share that my first record "Songs from An Imaginary Surf Movie" is finally available online through all the usual channels (Spotify/Apple Music/Amazon/etc.).
Here's one of those links: https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-from-an-imaginary-surf-movie/1499407082?app=apple%20music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Also, I've been doing some filming and editing, some of which include new Surfilm tunes as soundtrack. "Didj Man" features my dear friend Zack Tullis-Thompson and his incredible didjeridoo playing, while the other two, "Skunk Tune" and "Canada Del Lobo" portray my brother (and co-conspirator!) Jeff-I Gonzalez. All of the following clips were shot on location in the SB backcountry - get out there!

Didj Man: https://vimeo.com/315150296
Canada Del Lobo: https://vimeo.com/407279206
Skunk Tune: https://vimeo.com/407274735

‎Album · 2020 · 11 Songs

10/24/2019

Ace Gonzalez & the Surfilm Sound has a show on 10/25/2019 at 08:00 PM @ Mercury Lounge in Goleta, CA https://www.reverbnation.com/q/7kdgvx

08/13/2019

First Fall show confirmed - Monday, Oct. 7th at the Mercury Lounge Goleta with old timey hardcore outfit the Peculiar Pretzelmen!