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SUMMARY:Toadies with The Crash That Took Me\, Dead Twins\, Riverboat G
	amblers
DESCRIPTION: Ages: All Ages ToadiesWhy is it such a big deal that the 
	Toadies are back? The band rose to fame in the 90's when their debut a
	lbum\, Rubberneck\, went platinum on the strength of two smash singles
	 "Possum Kingdom" and "Tyler." It then took a long seven years for the
	ir follow up album\, Hell Below/Stars Above to be released. Shortly th
	ereafter\, bassist Lisa Umbarger quit the band. The remaining members 
	played a few farewell shows\, before going their separate ways. Vocali
	st Vaden Todd Lewis started a new band\, The Burden Brothers\, drummer
	 Mark Reznicek began playing with Eleven Hundred Springs and guitarist
	 Clark Vogeler moved to LA to start a career in film. It wasn't until 
	2005 that the band got together again for a one off show on St Patrick
	's Day in Dallas. In 2006\, they reunited once more for a string of so
	ld out shows in Dallas\, Austin and Houston. Vogeler says\, "The fan r
	esponse really surprised us all. I had no idea that people would show 
	up in the numbers that they did. Clearly\, people still wanna see a To
	adies show." Lewis adds " After the first show\, we started getting mo
	re offers for the Toads. I like to work. A lot. So we did a few more s
	hows during my time off from the Burden Brothers. They turned out to b
	e a gas. The stars have lined up for a few more shows now." "Expect lo
	ts of rock. And maybe even new Toadies releases in the future. Whether
	 that involves putting out some unreleased archival stuff\, or even re
	cording new material... who knows?" says Reznicek. Let's face it\; the
	 music industry isn't the same as it was 10-15 years ago. They just do
	n't make 'em like they used to. Remember when the rock/alternative sce
	ne was good? It was a long time ago\, I know. Bands don't sound like T
	he Toadies\, or The Pixies\, or Nirvana\, or the old Pearl Jam (before
	 becoming political activists) anymore. Now we have to live with\, and
	 listen to generic crap rock\, nu metal & American Idol rejects. Music
	 needs redemption\, dammit. Vogeler says\, "I've realized that trends 
	in popular music come and go\, but hardcore fans of a band stick aroun
	d for the long run. The Hell Below era reminds me of what a struggle i
	t can be for a band who just wants to record albums and tour. These da
	ys the band gives me a sense of optimism that perhaps we can play musi
	c on our terms." What better reason for the Toadies to pick up their g
	uitars and re-tune the strings? 
LOCATION:Palladium Ballroom @ 1135 South Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas 7
	5215 United States
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