Glen Phillips lines up Toad the Wet Sprocket dates, solo shows
Although they're still not calling it a comeback, alt-rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket will dip their toes in the water for yet another run of reunion dates this summer.
The Santa Barbara-based quartet, which officially broke up in 1998 but has performed on and off together on several occasions in recent years--including a full US tour in 2006--will work a number of headlining shows around frontman Glen Phillips ' ongoing solo commitments, kicking off June 11 in Philadelphia.
The current schedule, which is included below, shows Phillips playing eight dates with Toad over the summer months, along with eight solo appearances, the next coming tonight (5/29) in Ellsworth, ME.
The group hasn't released a studio album since 1997's "Coil," which peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 2090 album chart, but has issued a few posthumous affairs, including the 2004 live CD "Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992," a set that chronicles the band's first show in its hometown following the breakthrough success of 1991's platinum-selling 'fear" LP.
Phillips continues to nurture a solo career, most recently releasing an online-only EP, "The Secrets of the New Explorers," in January. The set follows 2006's full-length "Mr. Lemons."
More recently, Phillips formed a folk-rock supergroup, tentatively called The Scrolls, featuring Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins (guitar) and Sara Watkins (fiddle), along with pianist Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), fiddler Luke Bulla, multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz, drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) and bassist Davey Faragher (Imposters, Cracker). The group is working on a debut album and shooting for a release date this fall, according to a press release.
May 2008
29 - Ellsworth, ME - Shangri-La (Glen Phillips solo)
30 - St. John, New Brunswick - Loyalist City Folk Festival (Glen Phillips solo)
June 2008
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
12 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
13 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
14 - Alexandria, VA - Waterfront Festival
15 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
July 2008
8 - Isle of Palms, SC - Windjammer (Glen Phillips solo)
9 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle (Glen Phillips solo)
13 - Atlanta, GA - Unplugged in the Park (Glen Phillips solo)
August 2008
22 - Lodi, CA - Hutchins Street Square (Glen Phillips solo)
23 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
29 - Agoura Hills, CA - The Canyon Club
30 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
October 2008
11 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark (Glen Phillips solo)
November 2008
1 - Pollak Auditorium (Glen Phillips solo)
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Glen Phillips plots solo shows, album with new band [October 2008]
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