Surprise Me Mr. Davis

Infobox musical artist
Name = "Surprise Me Mr. Davis"


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Origin = Boston, Massachusetts
Genre = Indie rock
Alternative
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Frogville Records
Associated_acts = The Slip
ThaMuseMeant
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/surprisememrdavis Official site]
Current_members = Nathan Moore
Andrew Barr
Brad Barr
Marc Friedman
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Surprise Me Mr. Davis is an electro-folk band consisting of singer-songwriter Nathan Moore (of ThaMuseMeant) and the members of avant-rock band The Slip. They formed in 2003 in Boston while Moore was visiting The Slip at their apartment and the Blizzard of 2003 hit. When they were snowed in, Moore and The Slip spent the time playing with home recording equipment, the result eventually becoming their self-titled album.

Etymology

During the period in which they were snowed in, the band members would ask each other what they should play on their instruments. The typical answer soon became "Surprise me". Toward the end of the week, Nathan Moore received a message on his cell phone from the voice of an elderly lady with a rich accent saying, "Mister Davis, you're having fun with that recording!" It was a wrong number, but the band decided to merge "Surprise Me." and "Mister Davis", thus making the official band name "Surprise Me Mr. Davis". [ [http://cdbaby.com/cd/surpriseme CD Baby: SURPRISE ME MR. DAVIS: Surprise Me Mr. Davis ] ]

Touring

In the winter of 2004, the band toured for the first time in the Northeast. The clubs they played included the Tin Cup in Philadelphia, Savannah's in Albany, New York, and Eclipse Theater in Waitsfield, Vermont. In March and April 2005, they again played a Northeast tour. Later that year in November, they played a California tour, hitting clubs such as The Independent in San Francisco, Sweetwater in Mill Valley, California, Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, and Winston's in San Diego. They have also played High Sierra Music Festival every year since forming.

At the 2006, 2007, and 2008 High Sierra Music Festival, they played surprise late night shows at Camp Harry.

Discography

*"Surprise Me Mr. Davis" (2004) Frogville Records
*"Only In Montreal EP" (2005) Frogville Records

References

External links

* [http://www.frogvilleplanet.com/jamroom/bands/13/ Surprise Me Mr. Davis at Frogville Records]
* [http://cdbaby.com/cd/surpriseme Debut album information at CD Baby]
* [http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles190.html Review and Nathan Moore interview at Glide Magazine]
* [http://spongecell.com/event_page/view/475305 Surprise Me Mr. Davis in San Francisco on Dec 6, 2007]
* [http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=12337 Surprise Me Mr. Davis Moe's Alley Show Review] at JamBase