Jaws Fest sides with the sharks: There’s surf music here, sure, but it sports a nihilistic bite. Headliner Blood Red River, for instance, plays outlaw surf with a diabolical, acid-western vibe, as if they have read Blood Meridian one too many times. Phatlynx, a band spawned by grungy local watering hole and venue The Cave, honors the memory of bad-boy rock ’n’ roll guitarist (and N.C. native) Link Wray by playing the scorching, twangy stuff he helped to shape. The daylong party includes a screening of a certain film involving a big shark and a guy in need of a bigger boat. —Corbie Hill