We are giving away a pair of tickets to see The Toadies at the Crystal Ballroom on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Monday, October 29.
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From our sponsors at Crystal Ballroom:
The Toadies w/ Helmet, Ume
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
7 p.m. doors | 8 p.m. show
$20 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets at www.mcmenamins.com
Crystal Ballroom
1332 West Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0047 | More Info: www.mcmenamins.com
“There’s a certain uneasiness to the Toadies,” says Vaden Todd Lewis, succinctly and accurately describing his band-quite a trick. The Texas band is, at its core, just a raw, commanding rock band. Imagine an ebony sphere with a corona that radiates impossibly darker, and a brilliant circular sliver of light around that. It’s nebulous, but strangely distinct-and, shall we say incorrect. Or, as Lewis says, “wrong.”
“Things are done a little askew [in the Toadies],” he says, searching for the right words. “There’s just something wrong with it that’s just really cool… and unique in a slightly uncomfortable way.”
This sick, twisted essence was first exemplified on the band’s 1994 debut, Rubberneck (Interscope). An intense, swirling vortex of guitar rock built around Lewis’s “wrong” songs and abstract lyrics-like the smash single “Possum Kingdom,” subject to as much speculation as what’s in the Pulp Fiction briefcase, it rocketed to platinum status on the strength of that and two other singles, “Tyler” and “Away.”
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I’d love to win. My bf *loves* the toadies, this would make him all giddy.
Super excited for these bands. Been a fan since the early 90′s. Would love to win tickets.
Sweet.. Toadies are awesome! Possum.. Would be sweet to attend.
Hi! I would love to win tickets to
this show, I love grunge!
I am 63 years old and in the last year started my first band ever, writing and producing a CD of original doo wop music. I need all the inspiration I can get……and need every penny I have for CD production costs. Thanks for giving away free tickets.
I saw the Toadies in concert more than 10 years ago when I was in high school and had the best time. It’s my favorite concert I have ever been to. Possum Kingdom is one of those songs that brings me back so much nostalgia. I’d love to be able to go see them perform it again.
I love the toadies and helmet! I would love to see them play especially at crystal ballroom
TOADIES! WOO!
I want badly to win these tickets!!! I’ve seen them once and the show was amazing!!! Pick me! Pick me!!! Purty please!!! ;)
I’d love to win these my two roommates love them. I’m 25 and just underwent a major surgery and my roomies have been amazing at taking care of me. The tickets would be a great thank you!
Never seen either band and always wanted to. Helmet Hair!
the toadies are awesome and from TX!
This is sure to be a great show, hope to be there!
What an incredible lineup! This will be a sick show. If you pick me for tickets I promise to rage this one hard!
I’m from texas and it’s a rite of passage to see Toadies (but i haven’t had the chance yet.) Also, I know and love Ume (another Texan band) so i can fully appreciate both of these great Texas bands, as well as legendary Helmet.
Also, I am fairly poor- living in my car, which just died. Gimme gimme gimme.
Toadies are hands down my favorite grunge band of all time. and with Helmet too! gotta see this one.
October 30th is my birthday! Need I say more?
this should be a meantime…
This would be the best time ever! Please let me go!
Very much would love to catch this show, cannot make it happen on my own. Hope pdx pipeline can come through.
I want the fucking tickets! My ex bf dumped me on Halloween my favorite holiday in the world. And now that I’m single I’d love to meet the band, I’m 24 petite, ginger hair, green eyes, big lips, and l’m a girl on a mission so fuck, PICK ME!
So help me Jesus, hook up the tickets.