On the fifth day of Christmas, those sapiens gave to me… 23 songs a surfin! Last night we locked in the official set list for the 3rd Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy show this Thursday night at Byrne’s Pub, so we wanted to give all of you anticipatory ‘ominids a sneak peek at the mayhem!

In true Ho-Daddy fashion, we are literally playing every song we know, and have added a couple dichotomous ditties for your yuletide enjoyment.

Tunes start at 8:30 p.m., so come on out and support the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!

3rd Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy – December 22, 2011
1. Rumble
2. Surf’s Up at the Cape of Good Hope
3. To Zaire is Human
4. Planet Collision
5. Wipeout
6. Butch Cassowary & the Sundance Echidna
7. Phylum: Power Chordata
8. Can’t See the Loris Through the Trees
9. Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb
10. You Can’t Get Good Riblets in Space… or at Passover
11. Pangaea (The Break-Up Mix)
12. Walk Don’t Run
13. Bahari Kali
14. Joker’s Wild
15. The Final Piltdown
16. Panbanisha Raises the Alarm
17. Tough Crowd in Hartlepool
18. Invasion of the Dragonmen
19. The Ecola Virus
20. Pipeline
21. Sleepover at Camp Tsavo
22. Apes of Wrath
23. Arachis hypogaea??

Once again we find ourselves throwing on the animal skins, waxing up the boards and ripping up the Paleolithic surf on the Glacial Moraine – That’s right, it’s time for the Third Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy Benefit Concert!!

This year we’re back at the ever-accommodating Byrne’s Pub in Grandview, playing every song we know – and probably a few we don’t! – to raise money for one of our favorite causes, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

When: Thursday, December 22nd at 8:30 p.m.
Where: Byrne’s Pub – 1248 West 3rd Ave. – Columbus 43212
Cover: $5.00 donation to the FoodBank

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank has been on the front lines of hunger for more than thirty years, and through its network of partner organizations provide more than 50,000 meals every day to hungry Ohio families. What’s even more amazing is that the Foodbank turns every dollar donated into eight dollars worth of groceries, making them not only one of the most helpful organizations on the block, but also masters of altruistic alchemy!

Cover for entry will be $5.00 at the door, and as always every dollar of that goes directly to the Foodbank. We’ll also be accepting additional donations above the door donation all night, so any time the mood strikes you can toss a couple extra bucks into the copper cauldron on the Byrne’s stage and know that you’re making a big difference to Ohio families in need.

Keep checking back for the official poster and set list for this year’s show, and we hope to see you all at Byrne’s on the 22nd!

– The Benevolent Bonobos of… AUSTRALOSURFECUS!!

Just got back from a rip-snortin’ rehearsal where we locked in our set list for this Thursday’s benefit show at Byrne’s Pub. At a full twenty songs, it’s easily the biggest set we’ve put together, and it’s a non-stop thrill ride from break to beach!

Every cover song we know is thrown in there – including some new additions – and we’re also bringing every last original song that’s ready for public consumption out to play. The result is that you’re never more than five minutes away from something you recognize and something you’ve never heard before, which is a pretty cool place to be!

So get set to get wet, and come out to help us raise money for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank this Thursday at 8:00 pm!

2nd Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy – December 30, 2010
1. Rumble
2. Surf’s Up at the Cape of Good Hope
3. Tough Crowd in Hartlepool
4. Planet Collision
5. Joker’s Wild
6. Big Swell
7. Butch Cassowary and the Sundance Echidna
8. Pipeline
9. Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb
10. To Zaire is Human
11. The Ecola Virus
12. You Can’t Get Good Riblets in Space
13. Wipeout
14. Invasion of the Dragonmen
15. Bahari Kali
16. Can’t See the Loris for the Trees
17. Walk Don’t Run
18. Sleepover at Camp Tsavo
19. Apes of Wrath
20. Panbanisha Raises the Alarm

Wanted to share our poster for this year’s 2nd Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy benefit show… good times for a good cause at Byrne’s Pub on the 30th, so we hope to see you there!

It’s that time of year again, when we trek across the frozen plains in search of a warm stage, a good time and a chance to raise some money for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!

It’s the Second Annual Holiday Ho-Daddy Benefit Concert, and it’s just two short weeks away!

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank has been helping feed hungry Ohioans for 30 years, and through their network of partner organizations help provide more than 50,000 meals every day across Ohio. Those meals make a huge difference in the lives of needy Ohio families, and we consider it a privilege to invite everyone out to help raise money for an organization that’s working to end hunger in our community.

We’re also proud to announce that this year’s show will be held at perennial watering hole Byrne’s Pub in Grandview! Byrne’s have graciously opened their doors to host the show, which means that every last dime will go directly to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank!

When: Thursday, December 30th at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Byrne’s Pub – 1248 West 3rd Ave. – Columbus 43212
Cover: $3.00 donation to the FoodBank

For every dollar the Foodbank receives, they distribute eight dollars worth of groceries. Because of this, we’ll also be accepting additional donations above the door donation, so when the Power of Surf compels you, you’ll be able to donate as much as you want to help the Foodbank end hunger in Ohio.

For our part, we’re working up our biggest set list yet! If we know it, we’re playing it, so we hope you’ll come out to join us on the 30th for an evening of Smithwick’s, Sapiens and Surf!

– The Altruistic Apes of… AUSTRALOSURFECUS!!

After much deliberation and chest-thumping, we’ve decided on an official set list for this Saturday’s show at the Hot Times Festival! This show marks a minor, unforeseen watershed for us, as we now have enough original tunes that we almost can’t play them all in a 45-minute festival format. We were worried one might have to be cut in the interest of time, but a late-night session around the fire yielded this break-neck set that elicited hearty grunts and approving clicks from us all.

And, for the first time anywhere, we’ll be playing our newest song, Sleepover at Camp Tsavo – a two-minute sprint that’ll hunt you down faster than the maneless lions that ate Val Kilmer’s career!

3:00 p.m. at the Hot Times Festival this Saturday, Sep. 11th. Hope to see you there!

Hot Times Festival – September 11, 2010
1. Rumble
2. Bahari Kali
3. Tough Crowd in Hartlepool
4. Surf’s Up at the Cape of Good Hope
5. To Zaire is Human
6. Walk Don’t Run
7. Sleepover at Camp Tsavo
8. Butch Cassowary & the Sundance Echidna
9. Can’t See the Loris for the Trees
10. Panbanisha Raises the Alarm
11. Apes of Wrath
12. The Ecola Virus

Just a quick reminderism that we’re bringing the surf to Powell tonight at 8pm!

When: Friday, March 19th at 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Espresso Yourself Music Cafe – 50 W. Olentangy St. – Powell  43065

Like any good coffee shop, the EYMC is serving up a strong, eclectic blend this evening – owner Eric Ahlteen kicks things off at 7 with a solo set, followed by Australosurfecus at 8, the indie rock band Seven Biik Trilogy at 9 and the jazztacular Latin grooves of Kique Infinte at 10.

The EYMC is a great venue – part coffee shop, part art gallery and part performance venue – and it’s worth stopping by to see what they’ve done with the place.  So swing by early for a bite and a cuppa, and stay for the Surf!

We’ve acquired rare footage of three Australosurfecus specimens engaging in the very activity that history remembers them for – playing surf! As a preview of tomorrow night’s Benefit Show for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, we’ve uploaded two songs to the bandwidth breaker of your choice:

The Ecola Virus – YouTube – Vimeo
Surf’s Up at the Cape of Good Hope - YouTube – Vimeo

Our empirical nature dictates that we present these in pure, unedited form to maintain scientific credibility and objectivity, so hopefully the sultry sound of surf will lure you to the Grandview Cafe tomorrow at 8pm!

We’ve been alluding to this for the past couple weeks, but now we’re pleased to officially announce our 2009 Holiday Benefit Concert! We’re holding a benefit show for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank on December 16th at the Grandview Cafe and hope everyone will come out and help support this amazing organization.

When: Dec. 16th at 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Grandview Cafe
Cover: $3.00 donation to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank

For more info on the show and the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, check out our Official 2009 Holiday Benefit Concert page. Not only is every dollar going straight to the Foodbank, but each of those dollars is turned into eight dollars in groceries by the Foodbank and its affiliate organizations, which help feed 40,000 hungry Ohioans every day.

Good times for a great cause, and we hope you’ll all join us on the 16th at the Grandview Cafe