Nada Surf at First Ave

Thursday, April 3, 2008 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here

First Avenue Mainroom • 6:00pm • 18+ • $15

Added to calendar on May 26

Nada Surf

From Brooklyn, New York

First Twin Cities show since since March 3, 2006 • First Mainroom show

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From last.fm:

Nada Surf is an American group formed in 1992. The New York band consists of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums, vocals) and Daniel Lorca (bass, vocals). The band is best known for the song "Popular" from their 1996 album High/Low. The song reached #11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and propelled the album to #63 on the Billboard 200. Each of the verses in "Popular" are extracted from the 1964 guide "Penny's Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity" by former teen television actress Gloria Winters - and is sarcastically spoken - initially in a calm... Read more about Nada Surf on Last.fm.

What Made Milwaukee Famous

From Austin, Texas

First Twin Cities show since since April 19, 2007 • First Mainroom show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since October 7, 2006

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From last.fm:

What Made Milwaukee Famous is an indie pop-rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band met in 2002 through an ad placed in the alternative Austin paper The Austin Chronicle. Band members spent their entire first year getting to know one another before presenting themselves to the public. Their first album Trying to Never Catch Up was released in 2005 and was very well received. Singer Michael Kingcaid attributes much of his singing style to Jeff Buckley, and the rest of the band members boast a wide array of musical influences. Read more about What Made Milwaukee Famous on Last.fm.