Editing Toadies (section)

==Biography==

===Early years, ''Rubberneck'', and commercial breakthrough (1989–1996)===
Toadies began in 1989 in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. They recorded a few cassette self-releases and an [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''[[Pleather (album)|Pleather]]'' before signing to [[Interscope Records]]. Their first full-length [[album]], ''[[Rubberneck (album)|Rubberneck]],'' was released in the summer of 1994. Featuring a sound described as "distinctly grunge" and "distinctly Texan",<ref name="DailyCal Rubberneck Reunion"/> ''Rubberneck'' included six [[Single (music)|singles]], "[[Possum Kingdom (song)|Possum Kingdom]]", "Mister Love", "Away", "Tyler", "Backslider" and "I Come From the Water". "Backslider" can be heard in the film ''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep]]''. "Possum Kingdom" would later become a playable track in the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''. Interscope did not properly promote the album for its first year on release, calling it a "marketing strategy",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crain |first=Zac |title=Playing Possum |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/playing-possum-6394530 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en}}</ref> until "Possum Kingdom" became a successful single in late 1995, reaching number nine on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Chart.]]

Toadies toured extensively throughout the 1990s supporting ''[[Rubberneck (album)|Rubberneck]]'', opening for artists such as [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Bush (British band)|Bush]], and [[Butthole Surfers|The Butthole Surfers]]. The band also headlined and co-headlined tours with acts such as [[Supersuckers]], and [[Reverend Horton Heat|The Reverend Horton Heat]]. Toadies were a regular act at the festivals Edgefest in [[Dallas]], and [[Buzzfest]] in [[Houston]] during these years.

===''Feeler'' sessions, ''Hell Below/Stars Above'', and breakup (1997–2002)===
The band entered the studio in 1997 to record new tracks for a second album, ''[[Feeler (Toadies)|Feeler]]''.<ref name="Feeler (Spin)">{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=William |url=http://www.spin.com/2010/07/exclusive-new-toadies-tune/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: New Toadies Tune |work=Spin |date=July 8, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2015 }}</ref> [[Interscope Records]] did not approve the finished product, and rejected its 1998 release.<ref name="Feeler (Spin)" /><ref name="Feeler (Avalanche)">{{cite news |last=Sculley |first=Alan |url=http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2010-08-20/toadies-fished-out-unreleased-recordings-fresh-%E2%80%98feeler%E2%80%99-release |title=Toadies fished out unreleased recordings for fresh 'Feeler' release |work=The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Feeler (Statesman)">{{cite news |url=http://www.austin360.com/news/entertainment/music/at-long-last-toadies-feelers-sees-the-light-of-d-1/nRw5Q/ |title=At long last, Toadies' 'Feelers' sees the light of day |work=The Austin American-Statesman |date=August 17, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2015 }}</ref> In 2000, they went back to the studio, salvaged some of the songs from the ''[[Feeler (Toadies)|Feeler]]'' sessions, and released their second full-length album ''[[Hell Below/Stars Above]]'' in the spring of 2001.<ref name="Feeler (Avalanche)" /><ref name="Feeler (Statesman)" /> Portland-based musician [[Elliott Smith]] performed piano backup for the title track.

''Hell Below/Stars Above'' was not promoted by Interscope and saw poor sales.<ref name="Observer 2001 Breakup">{{cite news |last1=Crain |first1=Zac |last2=Wilonsky |first2=Robert |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dig-a-hole-6391514 |title=Dig a Hole |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=August 30, 2001 |access-date=December 21, 2015 }}</ref> The band toured in the spring and summer of 2001 in support of the new album, until bassist Lisa Umbarger unexpectedly resigned from the band on July 14, 2001. Umbarger told the Dallas Observer that she resigned after realizing that Interscope Records was not going to promote the band.<ref name="Observer 2001 Breakup" /> Vaden Todd Lewis decided to break up the band rather than continue without her, a decision which "stunned" Umbarger.<ref name="Observer 2001 Breakup" /> The band played a few farewell shows later that summer, with Mark Hughes filling in for Umbarger, before parting ways after their final show on October 1, 2001.<ref name="Observer 2001 Breakup" />

Shortly after the break-up, a [[live album]], ''[[Best of Toadies: Live from Paradise]]'', was released. It was recorded earlier in 2001 at the [[Paradise Rock Club]] in [[Boston|Boston, MA]]. The album was released through Aezra Records, but [[Kirtland Records]] later picked up the band's back catalogue.

===''No Deliverance'', ''Feeler'' release, and ''Play.Rock.Music'' (2006–2013)===
Toadies reformed for a reunion show on March 11, 2006, headlining the Greenville Avenue [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade concert, drawing in an estimated 100,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |title=Toadies Getting Back Together. For One Day Only. Again. |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/toadies-getting-back-together-for-one-day-only-again-7143248 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en}}</ref> In March 2007, they embarked on a mini-tour, playing dates in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Houston]], and [[Dallas]]. The final show of the mini-tour was recorded and released as the [[live album]] ''Rock Show''.

The band released its third [[studio album]], ''[[No Deliverance]]'', on August 19, 2008, via [[Kirtland Records]]. The [[lead single]] for the [[album]] was the title track.

Toadies performed at Lollapalooza on August 2, 2008, [[Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival]] on May 16, 2009, and May 18, 2013, and Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4, 2009. In addition, on August 31, 2008, the Toadies headlined the inaugural [[Dia De Los Toadies]], an annual Texas music festival organized by and featuring the band.<ref>{{cite news |last=Childers |first=Chad |url=http://loudwire.com/toadies-frontman-vaden-todd-lewis-discusses-new-album-play-rock-music-more/ |title=TOADIES FRONTMAN VADEN TODD LEWIS DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM 'PLAY.ROCK.MUSIC' + MORE |work=Loudwire |date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Freedman |first=Pete |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2008/05/the_toadies_are_launching_some.php |title=The Toadies Are Launching Something of an Annual Festival, It Seems |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=May 1, 2008 |access-date=May 3, 2015 |archive-date=May 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502204125/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2008/05/the_toadies_are_launching_some.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2010 it was announced that ''[[Feeler (Toadies)|Feeler]]'', the follow-up album to ''[[Rubberneck (album)|Rubberneck]]'' that was shelved by [[Interscope]], would finally be seeing a release. Vaden Todd Lewis was quoted as saying: "Since there are unfinished versions floating around on the Internet, it is important to us that people hear it as we meant it to be." The band was unable to obtain the original 1997 ''Feeler'' masters from Interscope, and re-recorded the album in 2010.<ref name="Feeler (Spin)" /> The album was released on July 20, 2010.

The band's fifth album, ''[[Play.Rock.Music]]'', was released July 31, 2012 on Kirtland Records. A promotional video for the track, "Summer of the Strange," can be viewed on Clark Vogeler's [[YouTube]] channel.<ref name="Clark Vogeler's YouTube Channel">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjSHQg_DFoE |title=Toadies – Summer of the Strange (unofficial video) |via=YouTube |date=April 8, 2012 |access-date=October 4, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Toadies Rubberneck 20th Anniversary Tour.jpg|thumb|Toadies performing in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], during the Rubberneck 20th Anniversary Tour.]]

===''Rubberneck'' 20th-anniversary reissue and tour (2014)===
On January 7, 2014, the Toadies announced via its [[Facebook]] page that its ''Rubberneck'' album would be reissued by Kirtland Records with five previously unreleased bonus tracks.<ref name="2014FB1">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152135561483276  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/11466563275/10152135561483276 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=The Toadies – Timeline Photos |via=Facebook |access-date=October 4, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Observer010814">{{cite news |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2014/01/rubberneck_toadies.php |title=The Toadies' Best Album Is Getting Reissued: What's the Band's Legacy Now? |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=December 21, 2015 }}</ref> The announcement also revealed plans for a nationwide ''Rubberneck'' 20-year anniversary tour, featuring the Toadies playing the entire ''Rubberneck'' album "front to back", with supporting acts Supersuckers and [[Battleme]].<ref name="2014FB1" /><ref name="2014FB2">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152150960098276  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/11466563275/10152150960098276 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=The Toadies – Timeline Photos |via=Facebook |access-date=October 4, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The tour ended in September 2014 with a final ''Rubberneck'' start to finish performance, followed by performances of the band's more recent songs, at the seventh annual Dia De Los Toadies festival in Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rushing |first=Brenna |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/music/headlines/20140914-toadies-blow-out-the-sound-system-at-their-fort-worth-rock-fest.ece |title=Toadies blow out the sound system at Fort Worth rock fest |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=September 14, 2014 |access-date=August 5, 2015 }}</ref>

===''Heretics'' and Summerland Tour (2015)===
In January 2015, [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] announced its fourth annual multi-city Summerland Tour via Twitter.<ref name="AnthemSummer2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.anthemstatus.com/2015/01/everclear-toadies-american-hi-fi-and-fuel-to-play-summerland-2015/ |title= Everclear, Toadies, American Hi-Fi and Fuel to Play Summerland 2015 |publisher=anthemstatus.com |date=January 22, 2015 |access-date=August 5, 2015 }}</ref> The 2015 Summerland Tour featured Everclear and Toadies, as well as alternative rock bands [[American Hi-Fi]] and [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]].<ref name="AnthemSummer2015" />

In June 2015, Toadies announced that its eighth album, ''[[Heretics (album)|Heretics]]'', would be released September 18.<ref name="GuideLiveHeretics">{{cite news |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |url=http://www.guidelive.com/music/2015/06/29/first-sneak-peek-toadies-bizarre-new-record-heretics-featuring-new-takes-old-favorites |title=Your first sneak peek at the Toadies' "bizarre" new record, "Heretics," featuring new takes on old favorites |work=GuideLive |publisher=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=August 5, 2015 }}</ref> The album "re-imagines and reinterprets" several Toadies songs such as "Possum Kingdom" and "Backslider," and featured two new songs and a cover of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]'s 1979 single [[Heart of Glass (song)|"Heart of Glass"]].<ref name="GuideLiveHeretics" /> The Toadies also launched a new tour to promote ''Heretics'' in the fall of 2015, with the tour starting at the eighth annual Dia De Los Toadies music festival in September 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kellmurray |first=Beth |url=http://diffuser.fm/toadies-debut-new-song-in-the-belly-of-the-whale-announce-u-s-tour/ |title=Toadies Debut New Song, 'In the Belly of the Whale' + Announce U.S. Tour |work=Diffuser.fm |date=August 26, 2015 |access-date=December 16, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="DO 2015 Dia Review">{{cite news |last=Mikeal |first=Brandon |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dia-de-los-toadies-brought-together-generations-of-dallas-fort-worth-rock-7588881 |title=Dia De Los Toadies Brought Together Generations of Dallas-Fort Worth Rock |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=October 27, 2015 }}</ref>

===''The Lower Side of Uptown'' and Tour (2017)===
The Toadies released its ninth album, ''The Lower Side of Uptown'' on September 8, 2017, via [[Kirtland Records]]. 
On September 6, 2017, band members kicked off their fall tour with [[Local H]] in Denton, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Toadies-Timeline Photo|url=https://www.facebook.com/ToadiesBand/photos/a.180451718275.124384.11466563275/10155848185513276/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/11466563275/10155848185513276 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|via=Facebook|access-date=February 7, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== ''Damn You All to Hell'' EP ''and Rubberneck 25th Anniversary Tour'' (2022) ===
Toadies released the EP ''Damn You All to Hell'' on September 13, 2022, as they began touring North America to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album ''Rubberneck''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |title=Toadies Release 'Damn You' EP |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Toadies-Release-Damn-You-EP-20220913 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> The EP is four previously unreleased tracks, including a cover of [[David Bowie]]'s 'Sound and Vision.' Three of the songs were recorded during sessions for the band's last studio album T''he Lower Side Of Uptown'', while 'Forgiven' was recorded during the ''No Deliverance'' session.