San Francisco-based low-ender Desmonde Mulcahy had been performing in various bands around the Bay for years before he hit the bassist jackpot when he was approached to form an instrumental surf rock trio with guitarist Steve Walton and drummer Michael Molenda. “Steve called me out of the blue to join Surf Monster,” says Mulcahy. “I thought, Who doesn't like surf rock? I was also interested in being part of a power trio because I enjoy the purity. You’re kind of naked and afraid out there with only three of you, but you’re also not competing musically and sonically with a bunch of other instruments, as you would in a large band. More room for the bass!” Pulling from the 1960s sound of classic California surf rock, the trio recently released their self-titled debut album, which features beach vibes and booming bass tones provided by Mulcahy’s Mike Lull bass and his powerful, barrel waves of grooves. Locking in with the solid drumming of Molenda and the tightly plucked rhy