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Named in honor of a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe, this 4-piece band of Santa Barbara, CA high school cronies came to be known as Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. To this day, their mellow, melodic folk-pop sound made them one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the early 1990s.

Toad on The Rock Boat, Jan 22 2008. (Video courtesy of DDerubeis)

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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: toadthewetsprocket.com
Band Members:Dean Dinning - bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Randy Guss - drums
Todd Nichols - guitar, vocals
Glen Phillips - vocals, guitar

Influences: Check out these other websites:

toadthewetsprocket.com

glenphillips.com

lapdogmusic.com

Glen Phillips Myspace Page

comebackdownload.com

You can find Toad cds at any store, or at amazon.com
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Toad songs and albums available on iTunes. ..

You can also purchase and download selected shows from the Summer 2006 tour at www.nugs.net
Sounds Like: What's up with the band?

Glen:

Glen's new album, "Mr. Lemons," described by HARP magazine as "Phillips most affecting and powerful solo work to date," features collaborations with Garrison Starr, Kim Richey and Neilson Hubbard, as well as a new take on Huey Lewis' I Want a New Drug. This is Phillips fourth solo release, the first on his own Umami label, and the 11 songs including the single "Everything But You" have a stripped-down vibe, reflecting the intimacy of his solo acoustic performances. Also just available, the rarities EP, "Unlucky 7." For more information, go to www.glenphillips.com or his Myspace page.

Dean:

Dean has written 3 songs for the upcoming independent film The Still Life. The film features music from Dean, Dizzy Reed of Guns and Roses, Louise Post, and Delaney Bramlett, among others. Dean co-wrote the songs with Still Life writer/director Joel Miller. The film has already been selected for exhibition at several film festivals in the fall of 2006. You can find out more about the movie here. Dean's other project, Stone Soup with former Crazy Horse lead singer Sonny Mone and newcomer Michael DiMauro on drums is in the finishing stages of mixing, and the result is a "classic singer-songwriter album in the vein of Neil Young and Crosby, Stills &Nash. Stay tuned!

Todd:

Todd Nichols formed his new band Lapdog in 1998, and has released two CD's on Abe's Records. "Near Tonight" (2000), and "Mayfly" (2003). Recently He and Lapdog guitarist, Johnny Hawthorn, have been busy producing several bands & solo artists in Los Angeles. The Lapdog site is lapdogmusic.com and the studio site is abesrecords.com .

Randy:

Randy Guss plays the drums and is branching out into management of up and coming bands.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Rock Boat VIII was quite a trip.

We had a great time on the Rock Boat VIII. It was great to be able to notjust meet (we’ve met a lot of you already!) but spend actual time with ourfans getting to know them. Turns out they&rs...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:52:00 PST

Toad T-shirts available

We added a new Nimbit store to our profile page, where you can find t-shirts in various styles. Also, tour dates are popping up here and there for the summer. Keep an eye out for a show near you!...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:01:00 PST

What songs would you want to hear?

With a few shows (and the Rock Boat cruise) coming up in January, the band is going to be getting together for some rehearsals. Randy wanted to know what songs the fans would most like to hear?If you ...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:00:00 PST

Win a trip on the Rock Boat!

The Rock Boat VIII is SOLD OUT...The waiting list is out of control... Toad the Wet Sprocket will be there...and YOU don't have a cabin... Don't fear! For the 2nd year in a row, Sixthman is giving you...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:00 PST

Tour dates

Dear Toad Fans-Toad the Wet Sprocket will be playing only 6 shows this year, but they'regood ones, so come on out and see us!July 25Toad the Wet Sprocket will be teaming up with Guster for a memorable...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:49:00 PST

Win Tickets to see Toad

The Pacific Amphitheatre is giving away tickets to see Toad and Guster play at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA on July 25. Click the picture below or visit myspace.com/pacificamphitheatre for more detai...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:20:00 PST

Randy's picks for songs

My favorite recording we ever did is 'Little Heaven'.  We (Glen and Todd, with a little help from Dean and me...mostly Dean) wrote that song on the rode, in a hotel room in Athens Georgia. ...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:35:00 PST

Create your own song list

I've decided to turn the reins over to you, the fans, for what songs we should have up on the Myspace player. Make a list of the five songs you would like up on the player and post it on this blog as ...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:10:00 PST

Toad and Glen on TRB

If you hadn't heard the rumors, both Toad (as a group) and Glen (solo) will be performing on the upcoming Rock Boat VIII (January 19-24, 2008). Bookings have already begun for previous TRB attendees, ...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:54:00 PST

Randy's Drum Set Auction

My name is Randy Guss, I play in a band called Toad The Wet Sprocket, and for the last 10 years I've had the privilege of playing this DW drum-set.  Now I'm selling them to raise money and awaren...
Posted by Toad the Wet Sprocket on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:34:00 PST