‘Surreal’ band grounded in reality
ByZachTrexler
Staff writer
Despite the dreamy name, St.
Surreal has no illusions about life as a
van-based rock group.
Their seemingly never-ending tour
includes a scheduled stop in Lincoln for
a second appearance in three months
Friday at Kniekeibockefs, 9010 St
Backing up its 1997 debut album, “A
Fun Night Out Of Fasting,” die modem
rock band that hails from Los Angeles is
on an “indefinite” tour of the eastern
two-thirds of the country in hopes of
gaming more national recognition
“Lincoln’s going to be the gateway
to the Midwest for us,” St. Surreal
bassist Preston Clarke said Wednesday
from Albuquerque, N.M., in a phone
interview. The band plays today in
Boulder, Colo., before making the drive
down 1-80 to Lincoln.
Vocalist/guitarist Bert Hill and
drummer Scott Stanton make up the rest
of St Surreal, a band thatb been grind
ing out catchy pop for seven years.
But it wasn’t until 1997 that the
group hooked up with Coventry
Records out of Los Angeles and record
ed their first album. Clarke said one of
the objectives of the second tour is to
work on new material for a second
album, which he said should be record
ed sometime next year.
“We’re always working on new
stuff, so we’ll see what happens when
the tour’s done,” Clarice said.
St Surreal can probably expect to
expand its fan base when their first
music video debuts on MTVfe alterna
tive video show “120 Minutes.” Hill
said the video “Alma Mater,” should be
aired near the end of September.
After stopping in Lincoln, St.
Surreal will continue touring through
out the Midwest before making its way
to the northeastern United States.
Listeners who appreciate low-key
and sometimes poppy alternative music
will enjoy foe sounds of St Surreal.
Hill said the band’s goal is to make
their mark on the “modern music”
scene.
“But we’ll leave it to somebody else
to coin a specific term for our music,”
he said.
The $3 show starts at 9:30 pjn.
Courtesy Photo
ST. SURREAL hopes to make Lincoln its gateway to the Midwest. The
group plays its second show here in three months Friday night.