We have a new Blog Blog!!!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to give you a head's up that we have a new and improved Blog Blog. Please go here to get the latest dose of Nadas news, events and random happenings.

The Iowa Journal – Iowa Music Industry

Jason Walsmith of The Nadas and Shawn Crahan of Slipknot Discuss Iowa's Music Industry. Click here for the story:

www.iptv.org/iowajournal/story.cfm/191

The Ghosts Inside These Halls PRE RELEASE!

House of Blues

New photos are up from our show with Hello Dave at the House of Blues in Chicago.



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mandymillerphotos.blogspot.com

Here Comes Christmas

Benjamin Wagner Christmas

Inspired, he tells me, by his stint at Silent Night 2005, New York City-based Authentic artist Benjamin Wagner just released his own charity compilation CD, "A Family Holiday."

Ben executive produced the fourteen-track album of NYC singer/songwriters and bands, and pulled everyone together for a big release party last Wednesday night. The CD kicks of with an all-star cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas" (which we performed together in '05), then features new recordings of classic and original holiday tunes from his pals Casey Shea, Chris Abad, Jeff Jacobson, Flying Machines, and more. Oh, and Jon mastered it. It's a good record.

He's donating proceeds from the sales of "A Family Holiday" to 826NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills.

Of course, he's already lobbying me to put one of these together for Authentic next year.

We'll see.

Meanwhile, please pick up a copy and lend him a hand. You can buy it at the Authentic Records store

NSN5

Below are photos from Nada Silent Night V. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make the evening such a huge success. Thanks again to Dolores O'Riordan, Dick Prall and The Josh Davis Band for the excellent music. Thank you to all of our sponsors and everyone involved...we couldn't have done it without you!
















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Happy Holidays!

Love,
The Nadas

Nada Silent Night V

Please join us for our fifth annual Nada Silent Night to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots. Admission will only be granted with the presentment of a paid ticket AND a new, unopened toy per person attending. (Cash donations may also be accepted in lieu of a toy donation.)

Click on the poster to purchase tickets.

Clear Lake and Minneapolis































































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Thursday night at the fair

Here are some photos from the first night at the Iowa State Fair. Mitchell Walsmith, Calvin Shepherd and even Clara Shepherd took the stage for Templeton Rye. More photos to come from Friday and Saturday night shows.