Prepare for a 90s flashback in this week's edition of incoming: Helmet and Toadies will play a show on Sunday, August 12 at the Beaumont . Support from not-so-90s band Ume.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can che... Continue reading "Helmet & The Toadies, Steel Panther, Gaslight Anthem and More in This Week's New Show Announcements" >
by Bill Pearis Helmet at Irving Plaza, March 2012 ( more by BBG ) '90s alt-rockers The Toadies and Helmet are hitting the road this summer for a co-headlining tour, stopping in NYC on August 2 for a show at Webster Hall . Tickets to that show go on sale TODAY (5/18) at noon. While the good times vibes of The Toadies [...]
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Ume have announced that they will hit the road on a second tour this summer, the previously announced co-headline tour with The Life and Times in June and the newly revealed tour with Helmet and The Toadies . Hailing from Austin, Texas, Ume is Lauren Larson (Vocals, Guitar), Eric Larson (Bass), and Rachel Fuhrer (drums). The trio's music is one of beautiful juxtapositions: the loud and soft, the aggressive and eerie, buoyant melodies bursting through wall-of-noise dissonance. Ume explores the artier, heavier [...]
New York's Helmet will be hitting the road this summer with Toadies . The band last released Seeing Eye Dog in 2010.
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Now that the Toadies have a new album coming in July called PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC, it's only right they hit the road to support the album. The band has announced a slew of dates this summer kicking off on July 20th in Houston, TX. Helmet will provide support on all of the dates which you can check out down below. Also down below you can check out Toadies' first single from PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC called "Summer Of The Strange". The album is out on July 31st. Toadies tour dates: [...]
Later this summer, Fort Worth grunge outfit Toadies will embark on a co-headlining tour with alt-metal band Helmet . The joint outing kicks off on July 20th in Houston, TX, and hits up locales like Jacksonville, FL, Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, and beyond before wrapping up on August 14th in Denver, CO. Check out the Toadies' full tour schedule below, including their remaining dates supporting Social Distortion. Toadies should be showcasing tracks off from their upcoming fifth studio album, PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC , due out July 31st via Kirtland Records. If you haven't already, stream the [...]
The brand new album from Toadies, PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC , comes out on July 31st and down below we have our first taste of the album. Hit that play button to check out the single, "Summer Of The Strange". The album was originally supposed to be an EP that was set to be released this month. However the band decided to take their EP and turn it up to LP status thus marking the band's fifth studio album. Check out the partial tracklisting for PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC down below. [...]
The lead single to PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC
On July 31st, Dallas/Fort Worth post-grunge veterans Toadies will release their fifth studio album, PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC , via Kirtland Records. As previously reported , the band enlisted the expertise of venerable alt-rock producer Frenchie Smith (The Darkness, Meat Puppets, Built to Spill) in order to turn what was originally intended to be an EP into a full-fledged album. Below you can preview the album's first single, "Summer of the Strange". The driving bass line sounds like it was ripped from Radiohead's " The National Anthem ", then left in the backseat of a car for a few [...]
On July 31st, Dallas/Fort Worth post-grunge veterans Toadies will release their fifth studio album, PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC , via Kirtland Records. As previously reported , the band enlisted the expertise of venerable alt-rock producer Frenchie Smith (The Darkness, Meat Puppets, Built to Spill) in order to turn what was originally intended to be an EP into a full-fledged album. Below you can preview the album's first single, "Summer of the Strange". The driving bass line sounds like it was ripped from Radiohead's " The National Anthem ", then left in the backseat of a car for a few [...]
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Admit it. You still like listening to Toadies. Maybe not the new stuff so much but "Possum Kingdom" is still in rotation on your iPod. So you should know that the band is coming out with a brand new album this summer for you to make room for in your fancy mp3 player. What was originally supposed to be an EP, Toadies are now releasing a full length album on July 31st called PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC. The first single, "Summer of the Stage", will be released on May 8th. In regards as [...]
Dallas/Fort Worth grunge outfit Toadies will release their new album, PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC , on July 31st via Kirtland Records. Originally slated to be released as an EP on May 31st, the band changed their tune and expanded the effort after spending some quality time in the recording studio with producer Frenchie Smith (The Darkness, Meat Puppets, Built to Spill). The first single, "Summer of the Stage", will be released digitally on May 8th. In a press release, vocalist Vaden Todd Lewis says of the recording process: The plan was just to record some demos [...]
Toadies to Release Full Length LP PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC July 31st Co-Headline Tour with Helmet announcement! Currently on the road with Social Distortion Fifth Annual Dia De Los Toadies Labor Day 2012 Ft. Worth, TX - With lots of new news to announce, Toadies have had a change of plans regarding their upcoming release PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC, originally slated as an EP release for May. The band will now release a full length with the same title on July 31st via Kirtland Records. The change stemmed from the vibe during the recording session says vocalist Vaden Todd Lewis: "The plan [...]
These three bands have been rolling around Texas on a mini-tour: They just got in from Beaumont, did last night's show in Denton, spent a couple hours in their own beds, then off to Abilene. The... Continue reading "Picture Show: Toadies, The Phuss and Sealion at Rockin' Rodeo" >
Californian punk-rockers Social Distortion will maintain their presence on the road this year, as they've just revealed tour dates extending through May. These guys have been pounding pavement since dropping Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes a year ago. Their last leg of dates saw the four-piece playing with acts like The Avett Brothers and Foo Fighters, and this new stretch will feature equally varied tour-mates. Stop number one will be January 27th in Vegas, where the band will play with Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, [...]
The random mid-90s alt-rock compilation; is there any better source for oddball rarities and bizarro obscurities? It's thanks to this trend of "let's package as many bands who we think the kids who like Nirvana might like together and see what happens" we have albums like No Alternative , with Soul Aslyum's awesome take on "Sexual Healing" and that crazy Carpenters tribute record with Sonic Youth's cover of "Superstar." Chairman of the Board , a collection of alt-rock groups taking on standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, doesn't have any classic cuts like those records [...]
Yeah we're a little behind. Anyway, in light of this trailer I saw last night, which brought me way way back...thought I'd supply you with some 902s alt-rock a la American Pie the original (remember when the music we listened to involved real instruments?). Harvey Danger - "Flagpole Sitta" The Toadies - "Possum Kingdom" Blink 182 - "Dumpweed" Green Day - "Brain Stew" [...]
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