Cold War Kids started in 2004 in downtown Fullerton when Nathan Willett,
Matt Maust and Matt Aveiro met regularly in Jonnie Russell's apartment above a restaurant called Mulberry Street.
-Wikipedia
From:
Long Beach, California
Genres:
Indie rock, blues rock, blue-eyed soul
Years active:
2004-present
Name Origin:
Maust came up with the band's name during his travels in Eastern Europe with his brother in Budapest,
where they found this park with these statues that had been dumped after Communism fell.
Seeing that there was a playground in that park, Maust said:
"being in that environment just made the phrase 'Cold War Kids' pop into my head.
I may have heard it before. I'm a cold war kid, too - I was born in 1979."
Members:
Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar)
Dann Gallucci (guitar, vocals)
Matt Maust (bass guitar)
Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion)
Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, keyboards)
Touring Members:
Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, guitar, vocals)
Past members:
Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, keyboards)
Tour Dates: