The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 66

1--1-4-Ai a 4 The News and Observer Friday Septembei 281990 ces 3804 New Bern Ave Raleigh 231-8818 or 1-800-627-2208' wgk-- 14 7 ":11 l'' l' it i 'y I l' -1 It 1 :4 i it 5 141i 41114: 14 4 i i -k4 It f) 't "ide7i-e1" 'i'! izzji'' ir '-f 0 r'''' :17 "7' '4tioi2i' 4 147i I A kr 41 1 A 'flt 1 'it' 41T'' 'i 4 coo- 41y: '-4 -44 --t--1-(q-T4i k''-1 i 4 I i 7 ts: -tP4b 1 sl 4 't 1 4 '1' 1 i 1 14:::: 1::74 17117 I I 1--r i 1 i I 4 u4sa-- --N 14: I --'4 i iii: i i ::4 ilt'i4k it pfs a Jii 7ths kl141 vA -2'r wii i 1 il'v :44 1 -414 ec il 4ic I :4 "1-4: i '1-1 2 triEh'it: '2 :0 lo kil vi :4 514- eP 4: 7i 1 A A v- o-7 4 g--444-fliishi t-ii 'I4 All -rer''ltih' 41'44'41') '4: 14k 40- 4 i-i --1 i-1 -4 i A iia0040 --t Aadi-tira 7 18 44- -1 1 4 a 1 I hilminn I corop randnm indlictrial noice to dantp tn Subliminal Surge: random Industrial noise to dance to FALL SPECIALS AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK Single or GOOD THRU $2895 Double SEPT 30th Occupancy Must present ad 'CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT BELTLINE "FREE CONTINENTAL 'FITNESS ROOM BREAKFAST 'SATELLITE TV INCLUDES: HBO ESPN 'FREE LOCAL PHONE CALLS 'MOVIE RENTALS A subliminal urge to reunite I 11 TUNE DETIRIO VoUE2 KIDED3Dse LELuuliliv0 LC) f(j)leFe September 29th 000 atm Cipu it 1389 Ki Farm Rd Cary NC tastes The songs had to be naked demented riveting That meant doing away with the old blues country and hardeore standbys "My ambition" says Mr MeCay "is to get rid of chords completely to break down all the structures" The resulting sound is "random industrial" noise made for dancing New songs include "Millie Loves Her Little Lap Dog" and "She Ate Her Arm Off" Having put the baby to bed Jake returns and begins the transformation from daddy to demon The song "Terminal Bleeder" inspires a nasty grin "It's about my favorite subjects" Jake says "Death and violence You can get away with it for a long time in this country" The big man pulls out an orange balloon inflates it and ties it to look like a sword His band mates are awestruck The band plans to pelt audience members with garbage during "Gummi Bears Song For A Landfill" and fling flags during "Oh Mr Bush (Sit Down and Do Nothing For Your Country)" If things get really evil Jake will probably start tossing around Mr McCay just like in the old days Jake hears the baby crying He fetches the boy holds him upside down and swings him by his ankles John Paul giggles then grabs the orange balloon The members of Surge don't know how long their reunion will last It doesn't really matter just as long as they keep the demons alive until John Paul can carry on the tradition The band all but underlines the fact when Mr Custer slips a new Surge cassette into the jam box Out comes twisted burping funk The song is called "Into the Future" Jake Mr NIcCay and Mr Custer gaze into the clear blue sky hideous looks of glee on their faces The baby the future Jake contentedly sucks on the orange balloon Subliminal Surge Saturday about 10:30 the Brewery 3009 Hillsborough St $5 814-7018 evoncl openfino Collebrilathlon By BILLY WARDEN Staff writer "Gaaa-ooga-gurp" says the baby He lies there happy in his Pampers cooing away as if dear dad the man sitting next to him is perfectly safe free of any pathological impulses The baby whose name is John Paul is wrong Dad is a demon The father's name is JK Ferrell He is sitting on the front porch of his Carolina blue ranch house in the Raleigh suburbs His jeans are unbuttoned to make way for his bulging gut The sun kisses the baby it even kisses Mr Ferrell It is the perfect picture of a blissful domesticated father But it just doesn't jibe Five years have shot by since the rock 'n' roll world last heard from Mr Ferrell 41 Then he was Jake Just singer with one of the weirdest angriest unluckiest raunchiest bands to rise from red Tar Heel clay Subliminal Surge was the name Sometimes they called themselves Jimmy and th' Jonsez They sang perverted songs and lost their minds onstage Now those insane times are about to come back On Saturday Subliminal Surge regroups at the Brewery This proud papa is about to become a madman again "Gaaa ooga fIlIkkk" says the baby who doesn't suspect a thing Jake was the largest member of Surge which also included drummer Mike Burnett guitarist David Gourley and bassist Tim Kearney But Jake was by no means the baddest That distinction belonged to Byron McCay Mr McCay played guitar He was the stick man in shades and mutton chops who threw himself around stage like a fire hose gone berserk Somehow he survived it all because here he is pulling up in a dying Datsun At 41 Mr McCay's long hair is streaked with gray His shades look more menacing than ever With him is John Custer 27 the Surge's new guitarist When they get to the porch Jake hands the baby to Mr McCay And what does this dark knight do? He cuddles the little guy kissing his forehead before passing him back to daddy "I think it's time for you to cry yourself to sleep" Jake tells John Paul and disappears into the house Mr McCay begins to tell the tale It began in 1983 just after Mr McCay's most famous band Th' Cigaretz broke up Th' Cigar etz were Raleigh's first punks Surge played blues country and hardcore Songs included "DILL" and "Charlie Gaddy has the Night Off" By 1985 the members all hated each other so they broke up Jake ventured into local theater and a steady job at The Paper Plant The others gigged around during their spare time Mr McCay became a producer and opened Raleigh's JAG Studios His real passion was fishing "I just didn't care" he says "The '80s were a time of indifference nobody else cared so neither did we" Stints with Th' Cigaretz and Surge had soured Mr McCay on the music business His days as a producer made it worse Fishing was the only way to keep his revulsion from eating him alive "The business is so stupid" he spits out "As a producer I saw the most mediocre people get deals while people with tremendous talent got nothing" Then John Custer arrived in his life Mr Custer was a guitar whiz one of the first locals to crack Eddie Van I lalens supersonic code The pieces were in place Last month the original Surge reformed and joined by Mr Custer started rehearsing The key was creativity unbridled and raw No planning no tailoring to suit pop All Day Saturday suoyo All Premium Brands (Beer Wine Mixed Drinks) Does Not Include Doubles co Buffalo Wings Neighborhood Grill lb lot EINIMEnilimMEO II.