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Toast - Your Band for

Classic, Contemporary and Original Rock!

We proudly say... "We're Toast!"

Upcoming Toast Performances:

We know playing on a Thursday night is unusual for Toast, but to play at one of Chicago's premier original music venues, we had to say YESSSSSSSS!

We are counting on a good turnout, so if you can possibly make it we'd more than love to see you there.
Thursday March 11
Toast’s First All-original Program!
Starting at 9:00pm
Elbo Room
2871 North Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL
Chicago’s premier live music nightclub
Original Live Music 7 nights a week
www.elboroomchicago.com
five-band night! Thursday March 11
Tova Katz (8:30pm)
Toast (9:00pm)
Doco (10:00pm)
Building Rome (11:00pm)
The Uniphonics (12:00am)
All for one cover charge - $8.00!You must be 21 or older to enter the Elbo Room
One block north of Diversey and three blocks south of Belmont on Lincoln (Lincoln and George). There's parking on Lincoln ave., and generally the streets surrounding the area are not zoned.
JOHN F. KENNEDY EXPWY (90/94) EXIT FULLERTON EAST. Travel EAST on FULLERTON to LINCOLN AVE. Make HARD LEFT onto LINCOLN AVE. Travel NORTH. 1 Block North of DIVERSEY at the intersection of GEORGE AND LINCOLN on your right hand (EAST) side

Sat Apr 3rd 7:00 pm - Hanson Brother's – Northbrook (1945 Willow Rd at Shermer Rd)

Fri Apr 16 9:00 pm - Tower Grille – Glenview

(1800 Tower Dr.)

Thank you for all your encouragement and support over the years.

We sincerely appreciate it.

Introducing Toast's New CD Sampler..."Evolution"

The three songs on Toast's Evolution CD represent three distinctive themes:

1. Thin Places - Intense and Dream-Like, by Jim O'Connell

2. His Shoes - Romantic Ideals, by Howie Winestock

3 Trapped in Your Trip - Starting Over, by Chrissy Zeman

Digital downloads can be purchased at Digstation:

http://www.digstation.com/AlbumDetails.aspx?albumID=ALB000041046

Physical copies of the CD can be purchased at CD Baby.com: http://cdbaby.com/cd/toastevolution

Hear track samples and see cover graphics at the above sites

New Toast video - Jet Airliner:

Video Length 3:03
Click here to watch

Toast's video for the TV show 'America's Got Talent!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Re6Jjtbis&feature=related

Special thanks to videographer Greg Marsh for his talent and time

Photo by Ernie Brauchli - Thanks Ernie!
Toast plays a variety of original, contemporary, and classic rock music that includes a wide range of uptempo, dancable, edgy, modern, alternative, and catchy tunes.

(See our repertoire on this site)

We are now in our sixth year, playing at places such as Gabe's Backstage Lounge, Hanson Brother's Tavern in Northfield, Grandpa's at the Depot, and Potato Creek Johnnie's in Glenview, C.J. Arthur's in Wilmette, and Teddy O’Brien’s in Highwood, Landmark Inn of Northbrook, Johnny O’Hagan’s in Wrigleyville, the Morton Grove Days 4th of July Festival, Evanston's Hotel Orrington, Tommy Nevins Live, and The 1800 Club, Indian Hill Country Club, the new Wilmette Theater opening, many private parties, a video shoot for the TV show 'America's Got Talent!', and have even opened for Collective Soul at The Rave, a multi-staged large concert venue in Milwaukee!

We're having a rockin' good time, and you, our friends, make it the best ever...

We appreciate our many friends and supporters.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Toast Ingredients:
Jim O’Connell, Vocals & Guitar
Paul Trottier, Lead Guitar
Brian Murphy. Bass Guitar
Howie Winestock, Drums & Vocals
Chris Zeman, Vocals

Frequent Guest Players...
Mike Donabauer - Guitar and vocals, Jerry Barry - Guitar and vocals, Wil Johnson - Congas and vocals, Sue Hedrick - Vocals, Bill Bowden - Bass guitar, Mike Burns - drums, Gary Zucker - drums, John McHough - Guitar and vocals...
...And our many other musically talented friends!
You never know who will pop up!

 Photo by Lucky Gorman - Thanks Lucky!
 Paul, Brian, Chris, Howie and Jim,

…Classic Rock, ClassicFun!

Join us - Come hear us play... Dance, Dine, Drink
'Fun is Number 1!'
We hope to see you at a Toast performance!



Toast on the Web Toast is popping up all over! - Check it out - Flip Videos - Toast - Jet Airliner: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/06ee04b70c3aa0542437f9700631ae1b/video/6844679 You Tube - Toast - Skippin Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2xJVSjFDdg You Tube - Toast - Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Re6Jjtbis&feature=related You Tube - Toast - White Rabbit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT-ZH0gpO5I&feature=player_embedded A great band site for unsigned artists – Unsigned.com: http://www.unsigned.com/toast Apple iTunes http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=139462725 Chicago Digital Music: http://chicagodigital.stores.yahoo.net/toast.html ON EMUSIC: http://www.emusic.com/album/10934/10934690.html?fref=700329 Potato Creek has Toast on their website! http://www.potatocreekjohnny.com/bandpics.htm C. J. Arthur's also spotlights Toast on their website! http://www.cjarthurs.com/bandlinks.html MySpace.com: myspace.com/toastoriginalmusic http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=60086783 On Garage Band.com: http://www.garageband.com/artist/toast_a_chicago_band On ilike.com: http://www.ilike.com/artist/ToastMusic/events The CD - Toast: EKSTREEMLEEBURNT available for purchase online ... http://cdbaby.com/cd/toastband Toast Merchandise: An amazing variety of Toast stuff! http://www.cafepress.com/toastproducts Yea, we know the Toast thong is too much (check it out!), but wear your toastwear proudly! Toast-ing music of then and now... Song Samples... Original Toast Tunes for you to hear! From the mixing board of Island Records, Chicago studio CLICK HERE TO HEAR 'EM! More Toast music samples at these sites: Links for the EKSTREEMLEEBURNT album: http://payplay.fm/toastband http://www.passalong.com/Music/AlbumDetails.aspx?AlbumId=194172 http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1556963