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Toadies are an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas best known for the song "Possum Kingdom." The band's lineup consisted of Todd Lewis on vocals/guitar, Mark Reznicek on drums, Lisa Umbarger on bass, and Clark Vogeler on guitar for most of the band's existence. It formed in 1989 and disbanded in 2001 after Umbarger left the group. The band reformed and released an album, No Deliverance in 2008.
BiographyEarly Years/Commercial BreakthroughToadies began in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas. They recorded a few cassette singles and an E.P. titled Pleather before signing to Interscope Records. Their first full-length album Rubberneck was released in the summer of 1994. It included five singles, "Possum Kingdom" (their most successful) as well as "Mister Love", "Away", "Tyler", and "I Come From the Water". "Possum Kingdom" later became a track in the music video game Guitar Hero II.
Toadies toured extensively throughout the 1990s supporting Rubberneck, opening for artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Zombie, Bush, and The Butthole Surfers. They also headlined and co-headlined tours with acts such as Supersuckers, and The Reverend Horton Heat. The band was a regular act at the festivals Edgefest in Dallas, and Buzzfest in Houston during these years.
Feeler, Hell Below/Stars Above, and BreakupAfter years of touring, the band entered the studio in 1997 to record new tracks for a second album, Feeler
. Interscope Records did not approve the finished product, and rejected its 1998 release.[ Todd Lewis Interview "Interview: The Toadies", SilentUproar.com, February 3rd, 2007.] In 2000, they went back to the studio, salvaged some of the songs from the Feeler sessions, and released their second full-length album Hell Below/Stars Above in the spring of 2001.
The band broke up five months later while touring in support of the album. The primary reason, according to Lewis, was that Lisa Umbarger did not want to be a part of it anymore, and that the band could not continue without her.[ Lycia Shrum "Breaking up is hard to do", Dallas Observer, September 27, 2001.]
Shortly after the break-up, a live album, Best of The Toadies: Live from Paradise, was released. It was recorded earlier in 2001 at the Paradise nightclub in Boston, MA. The album was released through Interscope Records, but Kirtland Records later picked up the band's back catalogue.
ReunionToadies reformed for a reunion show on March 11, 2006, headlining the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day parade concert, and have played a number of shows since. In March 2007, they embarked on a mini-tour, playing dates in Austin, Houston, and Dallas. The final show of the mini-tour was recorded and released as the live album Rock Show.
The band released their third studio album, No Deliverance on August 19, 2008 via Kirtland Records. The lead single for the album was the title track.
The Toadies performed at Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival on May 16, 2009, and Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4, 2009.
Members- Todd Lewis - vocals, guitar (1989-Present)
- Mark Reznicek - drums (1991-Present)
- Clark Vogeler - guitar (1996-Present)
- Doni Blair - bass (2008-Present)
Former members- Lisa Umbarger - bass (1989-2001)
- Darrel Herbert - guitar (1992-1996)
- Tracey Sauerwein - guitar (1991-1992)
- Charles Mooney III - guitar (1989-1992)
- Matt Winchel - drums (1990-1991)
- Michael Jerome (then known as Michael Moore) - drums (1989-1990)
- Terry Valderas - drums (1989)
- Guy Vaughan - drums (1989)
DiscographyAlbumsSingles
Demos, extended plays, and commercal singlesPromotional singles and samplersCompilations
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