Toadies at the Austin Music Hall - more photos... photo by jeff barringer - staff photographer |
The re-united Toadies, out on the road for a sold out tour of Texas and regions southern, have posted a Christmas present for their fans on
their MySpace page. Copies of their single "Santacide" can be downloaded FREE for a limited time.
We had a chance to
talk with Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis last month before the tour started and we caught their sold out set at the Austin Music Hall on Friday. Watch for a review shortly, and check out pics from the concert in
the photo gallery. Download your copy of "Santacide" today, it makes a great stocking stuffer.
One person who just got a big lump of coal in her Christmas stocking is Amy Winehouse. The troubled troubadour was arrested yesterday, by appointment, in the investigation of her husband, who remains jailed in an "investigation into perverting the course of justice." Winehouse has been released and will be due back to answer more questions in March of 2008. That probably nixes any chance of a SXSW08 appearance.
Someone who WILL be making a SXSW 2008 appearance will be Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, who is now on the schedule for an interview. Could this lead to a Sonic Youth SXSW gig? It could indeed, or it could lead to a solo gig or side project gig. I got a chance to say hello to Thurston outside of Stubb's before the Sonic Youth gig earlier this year and would love to see them perform again.
A little birdy just flew in the window to let me know about an upcoming TV commercial starring one of our
favorite snake handling rock stars. Alice Cooper, and a very large jungle dwelling constricting snake, just got done shooting a commercial to be aired during the upcoming superbowl. Alice named the snake "Dumpling". I have more details, but why spoil the surprise :)
Finally, Dangerous Toys frontman Jason McMaster dropped more than one hint about some Dangerous Toys
reunion gigs in 2008 in an interview to be published here, later this week. Check back on Friday to listen to the whole interview.