Just announced! Toadies to play December 2007 shows in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Corpus, San Antonio, Little Rock, Shreveport, and New Orleans. More Toadies info posted at www.myspace.com/thetoadies.

We are sad to report that both Zack and Corey have left the band. Hess, Taz and Vaden will be taking a little bit of time off this Fall. Stay tuned for more.

Tune into the LITHIUM channel on SIRIUS this weekend to hear Vaden Todd Lewis of the Burden Brothers & Toadies guest DJing!!

Big D’s Great Roar

2007 Dallas Observer Music Awards
Best Hard Rock - Burden Brothers
Published: August 16, 2007

When former Toadies frontman Todd Lewis and former Reverend Horton Heat drummer Taz Bentley decided to merge their angst, neither could have imagined how quickly their new band would entrench itself in the musical consciousness of Dallas. Or maybe they did. By tapping into the recognizable, male-centered passion of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Guns N’ Roses, Lewis knew that Dallas bands are not often known for subtlety or arty pretension. Buried in Your Black Heart, Burden Brothers’ 2003 debut, was meat-and-potatoes rock with riffs hammered into your skull by sweat, volume and veteran dexterity. Mercy, the sophomore follow-up, showed the band expanding its range, however slightly, mixing in some somber reflection (”Life Between”) to go along with the expected snarl of “Shine” and “She’s Not Home.”

Live, Burden Brothers have created a buzz not heard around these parts since, well, the Toadies’ halcyon days. When they play the Granada, the line stretches seemingly to Fair Park and the shows become cathartic celebrations, linking fans of disparate ages in a communal sauna of familiarity and fury. The day after a Burden Brothers performance, once the hangover subsides, fans are never too far off claiming they’ve seen the best band in Dallas. —D.S.

Link to Dallas Observer

BURDEN BROTHERS will be appearing on the music television network CONCERT.TV from August 15th - September 15th. CONCERT.TV is a FREE to view on demand television network that programs live performances, documentaries and unique originals for subscribers of Comcast, Cox, Insight, Charter and many other digital cable services. To check for availability of CONCERT.TV on your local cable service, look in the on demand listings or visit us online at www.concert.tv.

Burden Brothers are live on Clear Channel’s NEW! Discover Music which is currently available on over 560 radio station websites. The band is listed as an Artist To Watch on the “Rock” tab. Check it out!