THE NADAS
CSPS debut | "The fans, the fans, the fans," says Mike Butterworth, when asked what has kept his band going a remarkable 12 years. "The fans… and a lot of coffee," adds Jason Walsmith. Certainly, it has not been easy, but the Nadas have carved a thriving career out of their college pastime, consistently filling clubs across the country and selling more than 50,000 albums through their own Authentic Records.
The Nadas' latest achievement is Transceiver, their fourth studio album and sixth overall. Produced by Todd and Toby Pipes of Deep Blue Something and mixed by Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Promise Ring), the record is the band's best yet blend of Butterworth's rock 'n' roll intuitions and Walsmith's alt-country roots. If John Mayer and Ryan Adams collaborated on an album, it might sound something like Transceiver.
From the opening "Drowning," a Beatles-influenced gem (and one of few Nadas songs written by Butterworth and Walsmith together), to the closing "One More Chance," a tearjerker with a numbing pulse, Transceiver is easily the band's most entertaining and compelling record to date.
The album's title comes from that recording tidbit, as in a "Transceiver" is a device that both transmits and receives. However, one could say the same about the Nadas. Since Butterworth and Walsmith joined forces a decade ago in Ames, Iowa, the band has been both transmitting (music) and receiving (motivation — from the fans, the fans, the fans).
Note | The first set of this evening-length concert will be broadcast live on Iowa Public Radio's Live from Studio One.
Mon Sep 24 | 7 pm
CSPS | 1103 Third St SE | Cedar Rapids
$10 advance | $12 day of show

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