The Nadas
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The Nadas are a rock/folk quintet based out of Des Moines, Iowa
. Formed in 1995 in Ames, Iowa
, the band earned early success on the local college scene, eventually becoming the "house" band for People's Bar and Grill. Their initial success resulted in the first of seven albums, titled, "Not A Sound,"—a phonetic allusion to the band's unique name. Following the success of "Not A Sound," the band members embarked on the first of what would become regular tours, traveling throughout the country and performing at a variety of venues. The band was called "The Best College Band You've Never Heard Of" by Playboy Magazine in 2001.
The Nadas' music is featured on the local arts-and-crafts show Courage to Create, airing on KDSM-TV
Sunday mornings. "Carve Your Name" from the Coming Home CD is the show's theme song. The title song from Listen Through the Static, written about small community radio station KDNK-FM in Carbondale, CO, was featured on the December 2005 MacAddict
CD-ROM
. Their "Walk Away" is sung at the end of a competition on Speed Channel
's Pinks
, after the winner has been determined.
The Nadas performed at SXSW in 2006 and did the opening act for the Des Moines show for Bon Jovi
on their Have A Nice Day Tour
at the Wells Fargo Arena
.
In the summer of 2007, The Nadas joined with Chicago
radio personality
Steve Dahl
for a six-concert tour of the Chicago area, billed as "Steve Dahl and the Dahlfins" http://www.dahl.com.
April 2008 found the band's newly released track "Good Night Girl," featured on Paste Magazine's 41st Sample CD.
The Nadas song "Feel Like Home" is the community anthem for the Des Moines, Iowa "Do More" campaign.
The band's most recent album, "Almanac," found the band releasing a new song each month throughout 2009 as a musical snapshot of that year.
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
. Formed in 1995 in Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
, the band earned early success on the local college scene, eventually becoming the "house" band for People's Bar and Grill. Their initial success resulted in the first of seven albums, titled, "Not A Sound,"—a phonetic allusion to the band's unique name. Following the success of "Not A Sound," the band members embarked on the first of what would become regular tours, traveling throughout the country and performing at a variety of venues. The band was called "The Best College Band You've Never Heard Of" by Playboy Magazine in 2001.
The Nadas' music is featured on the local arts-and-crafts show Courage to Create, airing on KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Iowa licensed to Des Moines. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter in Alleman. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 817. Owned by the...
Sunday mornings. "Carve Your Name" from the Coming Home CD is the show's theme song. The title song from Listen Through the Static, written about small community radio station KDNK-FM in Carbondale, CO, was featured on the December 2005 MacAddict
MacAddict
Mac|Life is an American monthly magazine published by Future US. It focuses on the Macintosh personal computer and related products, including the iPod and iPhone. Between September 1996 and February 2007, the magazine was known as MacAddict....
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
. Their "Walk Away" is sung at the end of a competition on Speed Channel
SPEED Channel
Speed , is a cable and satellite television network broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States...
's Pinks
Pinks
Pinks is a franchise series of television programs on Speed Channel based on illegal street racing, held at legal closed drag strips with a theme around drag racing. The original aired from 2005 to 2008, with the spinoff Pinks: All Out following in 2006...
, after the winner has been determined.
The Nadas performed at SXSW in 2006 and did the opening act for the Des Moines show for Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
on their Have A Nice Day Tour
Have a Nice Day Tour
The Have a Nice Day Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi. It took place between November 2005 and July 2006 and commenced two months after the release of their ninth studio album Have a Nice Day....
at the Wells Fargo Arena
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)
Wells Fargo Arena is a 16,980-seat multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened in 2005, at a cost of $99 million....
.
In the summer of 2007, The Nadas joined with Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
Steve Dahl
Steve Dahl
Steven Robert Dahl has been an American radio personality and humorist for more than thirty years. He is currently podcasting, and releases the podcasts for download daily from his own website as well as the iTunes store...
for a six-concert tour of the Chicago area, billed as "Steve Dahl and the Dahlfins" http://www.dahl.com.
April 2008 found the band's newly released track "Good Night Girl," featured on Paste Magazine's 41st Sample CD.
The Nadas song "Feel Like Home" is the community anthem for the Des Moines, Iowa "Do More" campaign.
The band's most recent album, "Almanac," found the band releasing a new song each month throughout 2009 as a musical snapshot of that year.
Albums
- Not a Sound (1995, Nomad Records)
- New Start (1997, Nomad Records)
- Coming HomeComing Home (The Nadas album)Coming Home is the third album by the Des Moines, IA band The Nadas. It was the first album released on the independent record label Authentic Records.-Track listing:...
(2000, Authentic Records) - TransceiverTransceiver (album)Transceiver is the fourth album by the Des Moines, IA band The Nadas. The song "Walk Away" was used during the closing credits of the television show Pinks during seasons 1-3.-Track listing:...
(2003, Authentic Records) - Listen Through the Static (2005, Authentic Records)
- The Ghosts Inside These Halls (2008, Authentic Records)
- Almanac (2010, Authentic Records)
Live albums
- En Vivo! (2000)
- Show to GoShow to Go (album)Show to Go is the second live album by the Des Moines, IA band The Nadas. The tracks were recorded during the years 2000-2001. The songs "Diner" and "Octane" were recorded as demo tracks and would be included on the later released Transceiver album....
(2001)