More Than 20 Years Later, 3 Toadies Members Find a Home with SolShifterBand
He’s never referred to as that former landscaper or the dude who used to do accounting. The woman who taught school for 10 years, then switched to selling Mary Kay before getting her real estate license is not known by her former jobs.
Four years ago, when it got too loud to ignore, she joined with two other ex-Toadies and two cover band musicians to form. Former Toadies drummer Matt Winchell and vocalist Jennifer Winchell had been performing with guitarist Steve Dzwilewski in a cover band called Urban Gypsy, occasionally playing old Toadies tunes. They asked Charles Mooney, former lead guitarist for the Toadies, to join them for some appearances. A call to Umbarger seemed like a natural next step.Even more fun ensued.
“We had started to hit our stride,” says Umbarger. “We were playing packed clubs, then COVID sucked all the energy out of it. We lost two years.” As was the case with the Toadies, SolShifter is finding its association with Fort Worth to be a mixed blessing. They’re proud of their Cowtown roots but have found themselves hitting the same walls as the Toadies did in trying to break into clubs in Deep Ellum. There was a December 2021 gig at Three Links on Elm Street, and the band has appeared in the eastern half of DFW, including dates at Six Springs Tavern in Richardson.
For guitarist Steve Dzwilewski, knowing that his bandmates are depending on him to contribute new music is a challenge, but a welcome one. “But with your own original music, it’s something new to them," he says."People don’t know it and are hearing it for the first time. Hopefully, it’s catchy and something they want to hear again.”
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