Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket)
Date and Time
Friday Apr 11, 2014
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA 01966
Travelling by Car
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
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Contact Information
978-546-7391
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Description
Best known as the singer and frontman for the chart-topping 90's alt-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips has had himself quite a second career as a solo artist. Mixing his uncanny gift for melody with thoughtful, introspective lyrics, Phillips' sound has remained as infectious as ever, deftly shifting from melancholic country folk to punchy power pop with ease. The Santa Barbara-based singer-songwriter has released six records under his own name since going solo in 1998, not including frequent recording and touring collaborations with the folk/bluegrass band Nickel Creek. Phillips joined Toad the Wet Sprocket when he was just 14 years old. The band hit it big in 1991 with their third record Fear, the album riding the popularity of two massive pop hits ''All I Want'' and ''Walk on the Ocean.'' Just this past fall, Phillips reunited Toad the Wet Sprocket to release the reunion record New Constellation, their first studio record in 16 years ''...heart, melody, and pleasing lack of rock-star attitude.'' — Minneapolis Star Tribune
