After brief reunions and flirting with the idea of recording together, Toad the Wet Sprocket officially reformed in 2006, re-recording their older songs due to licensing issues with their discography. The group went on to release two more albums during the decade, Dulcinea and Coil, and while each had its share of hits and acclaim, neither matched the heights of Fear, and the four musicians called it quits in 1998. After becoming a mainstay in their local music scene and self-releasing their debut album Bread & Circus in 1989, the quartet broke through to the mainstream with their platinum third studio album Fear, which included hit singles like “All I Want” and “Walk on the Ocean,” both of which are still in frequent rotation on alt-rock radio. The band formed more than 30 years ago when four high school friends in Santa Barbara came together, including vocalist and guitarist Glen Phillips (only 15 at the time). While many rock bands attempted to fill the grunge-void Nirvana left behind, Toad the Wet Sprocket was on the other end of the alt-rock spectrum, producing a string of delicately crafted melodic-folk albums that would come to define an era that continues to inspire other artists today.

Toad the Wet Sprocket – Photo by Rob ShanahanĨ p.m., Saturday, July 21, at Great American Music Hall. After a well-received Boiler Room session with Dubfire and Richie Hawtin, La Fleur is on pace to take over North American nightclubs with the same intensity she has overseas. For the past two years, La Fleur has cemented her status as a resident at top clubs around Europe, including Berlin’s Watergate and Ibiza’s Pacha. Since then, legendary techno artists such as Carl Craig and Kenny Larkin have remixed her music, and she remains staunchly independent with her own label, Power Plant Records. Flirting in between the lines of minimal techno and sultry house, La Fleur gained international attention with her 2012 EP Flowerhead, earning the “Best Electronic Act” prize at the 2015 P3 Guld awards, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys. Since her initial venture in the recording studio a decade ago, La Fleur knew her life as a pharmacist was over, as her passion for dance music would take her on a path that would eventually lead to her becoming one of Sweden’s top underground dance exports.

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