Toadies
“Are you gonna save me? Can you save me?” so asks an unhinged Vaden Todd Lewis on “Mister Love” one of the many excellent moments from Rubberneck, The Toadies’ hard rock classic which celebrates its 20 year anniversary.
Rubberneck still crackles and burns; it’s ferocious rock and roll infuses the bite of punk with a southern strut. Combined with Lewis’ commanding voice and full-lunged scream, the record’s tales of desperation and desire are truly unsettling. On April 1st, Kirtland Records will be reissuing a special anniversary edition of the record on cd and 180-gram vinyl. The album will be remastered and feature five bonus tracks, both live and from the original recording sessions.
The Toadies are no stranger to the Twin Cities; most recently the band played a two night stint in 2012 with Social Distortion. They’ll be performing Rubberneck in full (that album only clocks in at 36 minutes!) and tons of other goodies at First Avenue on April 11th. Fellow rabble rousers the Supersuckers and Battleme will open.
Toadies Tour dates:
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03/19/14 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
03/20/14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern 03/21/14 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour 03/22/14 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues 03/23/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent 03/25/14 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom 03/26/14 Seattle, WA El Corazon 03/28/14 Park City, UT Park City Live 03/29/14 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre 04/09/14 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom 04/10/14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 04/11/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 04/12/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar 04/13/14 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom 04/15/14 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom 04/16/14 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue 04/17/14 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s |
04/18/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
04/19/14 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop 04/21/14 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar 04/23/14 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston 04/24/14 New York, NY Irving Plaza 04/25/14 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony 04/26/14 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts 04/27/14 Washington, DC Black Cat 05/07/14 Corpus Christi, TX Brewster Street 05/08/14 Helotes, TX Josabi’s 05/09/14 Houston, TX House Of Blues 05/10/14 Homegrown Music & Arts Festival 05/11/14 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s Uptown 05/13/14 Nashville, TN Exit / In 05/15/14 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor 05/16/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room 05/17/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues |