The Specs was a New Wave cover band from Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring a teenage Matthew Sweet, that played together from 1978-1980. The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... Nickname: Star City Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Mayor Coleen Seng Area    - City 195. ... Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c. ...

Sweet was in the ninth grade when he met the other bandmembers, all college students, at a music store. At that time the band was called Spectrum and had been covering Top 40 songs.^[1] Around the time Sweet joined, they changed their name to the Specs. Besides Sweet, who played bass, other members included Rick Morris (guitar), Sara Kovanda (vocals), Don Holmquist (drums) and Jeff Runnings (keyboards).^[2] They performed songs by bands such as the Jam, the Vibrators, the Yardbirds and the Who.^[3] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Vibrators are a British punk rock band, formed in 1976. ... The Yardbirds were an early English rock band, noted for starting the careers of three of rocks most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time[1][2][3]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1995...

Although they were a cover band, in 1980 they did release at least one original song, written by Matthew Sweet, called "Look Out Girl (You Need a Direction)" on the compilation The KFMQ Homegrown Album.^[4] Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c. ...

Some of the members later played in the Click, Dial Tones and Hymn to Joy.^[5][6]

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