If you could go back in time and turn on the radio or walk into any coffee shop, bar, or restaurant in the mid 90’s; I guarantee you that the probability of hearing any of the standout tracks from The Toadies debut album Rubberneck would be extremely high. However, it wasn’t just the Billboard and MTV chart topper “Possum Kingdom” that you’d hear, but it was also the equally strong songs “Tyler”, “Away”, “Backslider” and “I Come From The Water” that made you realize that there was something special about this four-piece band from the dusty metropolis from Fort Worth, TX. There was also something unique and interesting about the precise and powerful playing of their drummer, Mark Reznicek, also known as “The Rez”. Mark has been propelling this quartet for over 30 years and his grasp on melody and the structure of the material, despite the ebbing and flowing […]

October 2022 Issue