© Copyright 2000-2007   BACK Ocean City Today - May 18, 2001 Still Surfin' missed them by a generation, but still likes those Beach Boys By Anita Ferguson Associate Editor      Still Surfin', a Washington, D.C-based surf band that specializes in the music of the Beach Boys, will perform two shows in the resort on Saturday to bring some extra "Fun, Fun, Fun" to the Ocean City weekend car event.      The band, which features the Beach Boys' signature five-part harmonies and the heavy reverb surf guitar sound of the 1960s will play at Jolly Rodger Amusement park at noon and 8 PM on Saturday.      Although considered a Beach Boys tribute band, the group also performs songs from other surf bands and artists of the era, including Jan and Dean, the Ventures and Dick Dale.    Matthew Grose, a long-time fan of the Beach Boys, who recently met the group's legendary founder Brian Wilson, formed the band last March.      "I've been playing in various types of bands since I was 15," says Grose, now 31 years old. "I've played a lot of different types of music in the D.C. area, including reggae, top 40, alternative and blues, but I've always wanted to do this kind of music because I've always loved the Beach Boys."      Although it was a lifelong desire to from a Beach Boys tribute band, Grose says it was no easy task, as much of the bands' music is more difficult to master than it sounds.      "It is the single most difficult musical endeavor I've ever tried to do. The harmony parts are difficult. The arrangements sound simple, but they're not," Grose says.      Grose set about putting together the band, which now features himself on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Wayne Durgan on vocals and guitar, Chris Forrest on vocals and bass, Art Svrjcek on vocals and rhythm guitar and Matt Miller on drums.      Still, Grose said the initial reaction from the D.C. music community to his forming the Beach Boys cover band ranged from one extreme to the other.      "Some people thought it was a bit of a joke because they consider the music just oldies or bubble gum style. But people that really know music thought that it was a really ambitious undertaking, which it was," he says.      There may have been doubts, but Grose says Beach Boys fans come to see Still Surfin', perhaps to recapture the magic of the surf sounds pf the 1960s, which has become a part of the country's collective unconscious.      The Beach Boys are often referred to as America's band and are know for rich vocal harmonies and for songs about cars and surfing. The band was formed in 1961 by brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and a friend, Al Jardine.      Their first hit, "Surfin'" began what came to embody the spirt of the West Coast lifestyle and brought it to a worldwide audience.      "Surfin'" was followed by a steady stream of other hits, including "Surfin USA","Surfer Girl", "Fun, Fun, Fun","Help Me Rhonda","California Girls" and "Little Deuce Coupe."      Although the popularity of the band would wane through time, the band's sound would become and remain synonymous with beach music throughout the world.