Aüva play The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 2016. Credit: Brian Mahar

In today’s proof that there’s surf in Boston, we present Aüva, a Beantown bunch that turn the psychedelics up to 11 on what we assume is a regular basis. Front woman Miette Hope & co. stopped into The Bends on Saturday night to play a show with St. Pete favorite the Other Ryan Willis. Sad Shibas, made their live debut at the set.

Check out some shots from Brian Mahar and music from Aüva below.

Aüva play The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 2016. Credit: Brian Mahar

Aüva play The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 2016. Credit: Brian Mahar

Sad Shibas play The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 2016. Credit: Brian Mahar

This article appears in Aug 18-25, 2016.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...