{"id":15971,"date":"2012-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/15971\/near-surface"},"modified":"2012-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T00:00:00","slug":"near-surface","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/directory\/near-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Near Surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNear Surface\u201d is a Lebanese alternative rock band that just released their debut album \u201cCrooked Landings\u201d, which was recorded in Paris and mastered in London. Prepare to be amazed as their music gives the alternative rock sound a whole new element that is integral and fresh, keeping you at the edge of your seat. <\/p>\n<p>  The members got together in 2009 as \u201cAmy Smack Daddy\u201d, the leading cover band in the Lebanese music scene. They played regularly at the local pubs and clubs, and quickly became the talk of the town. Their passion, originality, musical diversity, and tight performance captivated their audience, and bookings were made weeks, sometimes months in advance.<\/p>\n<p>  Through an abundance of musical tastes and backgrounds ranging from classical, to heavy metal, to hard rock, to grunge, and alternative, \u201cNear Surface\u201d shows no boundaries with their writing ability and style. With the release of <b>\u201cCrooked Landings\u201d<\/b>, the band intends to go on tour and play shows to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>  Catching the band at your earliest convenience is highly recommended. They\u2019re coming soon so look out! <\/p>\n<p>  <b>Band Members: <\/p>\n<p>  Mark Najjar: vocals, rhythm guitar<\/p>\n<p>  Elie Zarka: lead guitar<\/p>\n<p>  Cyril Yabroudi: bass<\/p>\n<p>  Carlos Abboud: drums<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNear Surface\u201d is a Lebanese alternative rock band that just released their debut album \u201cCrooked Landings\u201d, which was recorded in Paris and mastered in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":217412,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-15971","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public-figures"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Near Surface<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cNear Surface\u201d is a Lebanese alternative rock band that just released their debut album \u201cCrooked Landings\u201d, which was recorded in Paris and mastered in London.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/directory\/near-surface\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Near Surface &#187; Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cNear Surface\u201d is a Lebanese alternative rock band that just released their debut album \u201cCrooked Landings\u201d, which was recorded in Paris and mastered in London.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/directory\/near-surface\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/15971.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/\",\"name\":\"Near Surface\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/15971.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"\u201cNear Surface\u201d is a Lebanese alternative rock band that just released their debut album \u201cCrooked Landings\u201d, which was recorded in Paris and mastered in London.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/15971.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/15971.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/near-surface\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Directories\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/directory\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Near Surface\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com\",\"description\":\"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. 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