Nada Surf April 11, 2008

Nada Surf is a rock band with songs including 'Treading Water' and 'Paper Boats.' Guitarist and singer Kaki King leaves her audiences speechless. She uses every possible technique to get sounds -- from plucking, slapping, strumming and picking to percussion using the body of her axe. It's no wonder the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that her music "teems with life, coursing with wide-ranging emotional currents."