Cold War Kids’ bass guitarist Matt Maust conceived the name for the cracked-out L.A. indie-rock group when he took a trip to Budapest, Hungary and saw fallen statues of Communist figures beside ...

There was something transcendent about Cold War Kids performance last night at Summerfest. The lead singer, Nathan Willett, seemed possessed by the music, allowing the sounds to flow over, around and ...

As renowned Los Angeles alt-rockers Cold War Kids embark on the second leg of their “20 Years Tour,” they’ve decided to break new ground. The band has released “Meditations,” a brand-new single ...

Quality over quantity. That’s what it’s all about for Cold War Kids. Attendance at the band’s show at the Marquee last night could have been better, but the 600 cheering fans that did show made up for ...

Singer Nathan Willett says he rarely ever paused to think about the history of Cold War Kids, the indie rock band he and three friends started in an apartment over an Italian restaurant in Fullerton ...

Singer Nathan Willett said he rarely ever paused to think about the history of Cold War Kids, the indie rock band he and three friends started in an apartment over an Italian restaurant in Fullerton ...

Nathan Willett likes to read. The 31-year-old lead singer of Cold War Kids revisits his favorite J.D. Salinger books at least once a year and is more likely to reference Hemingway than the Rolling ...