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Nada Surf

Fillmore Auditorium Fillmore Auditorium 1805 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 346-6000 map/directions official website 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)

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"Nada Surf is an American alternative rock / indie rock group formed in 1992. The New York band consists of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums, backup vocals) and Daniel Lorca (bass, backup vocals). The band is best-known for the song 'Popular' from their 1996 album High/Low. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and propelled the album to number 63 on the Billboard 200. 'Popular' was also a big hit in France, reaching the Top 10 with a total chart run of 15 consecutive weeks in the French Top 50.

Each of the verses in 'Popular' presents, in spoken word format, sarcastic advice to teens. Initially offered in a calm, deadpan voice, the lyrics gradually build Kinison-style in teen angst and rage. The follow-up effort, The Proximity Effect, failed to garner much attention. After a four-year break, the group released Let Go through Barsuk Records to positive reviews. The song 'Inside of Love' received some airplay and even reached number 73 in the United Kingdom, a feat which neither 'Popular' nor the other two previously released singles from Let Go achieved. On the strength of the single, the album reached number 31 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.

The band's fourth album, The Weight Is a Gift, was released in Germany on September 5, 2005, by City Slang Records, September 12 in Japan/Australia and September 13 in the US by Barsuk, and in the rest of Europe, September 19 by V2/City Slang. It was produced by Chris Walla of the band Death Cab for Cutie, Louie Lino, and Nada Surf. The album's lead single is 'Always Love.' After touring for one year after the release of The Weight Is a Gift, the band went back to the studio in March 2007, in Seattle, at the Robert Lang Studios, under the direction of producer John Goodmanson, to record its fifth album."

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