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Between the bands Toad the Wet Sprocket and WPA and his solo work, Glen Phillips has plenty on his plate, creatively, these days. "Some of it's percolating, some of it's already percolated," he says with a laugh.

Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page Toad the Wet Sprocket gave its fans their best hope for a more permanent reunion in years in 2011, releasing a freshly re-recorded set of some of its most beloved tracks from the '90s and spending its most time on the road since the farewell jaunt for 1997's "Coil."

“We were who we were and we are who we are,” Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket said. “We’re ready to take the next step.” / MAUIVENTS.COM ~ Loading ...

Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page Toad the Wet Sprocket gave its fans their best hope for a more permanent reunion in years in 2011, releasing a freshly re-recorded set of some of its most beloved tracks from the '90s and spending its most time on the road since the farewell jaunt for 1997's "Coil."

“We were who we were and we are who we are,” Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket said. “We’re ready to take the next step.” / MAUIVENTS.COM ~ Loading ...

Actress Inga Swenson (“Benson”) is 79. Actress Mary Tyler Moore is 75. Actor Jon Voight is 73. Flutist Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) is 70. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 65. Actor Ted Danson is 64. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 60. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 52. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 52. Actor Jason Gould is 45. Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 41. Actor Kevin ...

The second part of our weekly tribute to jams selected by our music writers, this time including tracks by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Mr. Gnome and Toad the Wet Sprocket. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerGlen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket at Union County MusicFest "This is a pretty place," said Toad the Wet Sprocket lead singer Glen Phillips. Phillips, who assembled his band in picturesque Santa Barbara in the late '80s,...

Pop and rock groups have had the choke hold on bizarre and absurd names for decades: from the Lovin' Spoonful to Toad the Wet Sprocket to Death Cab for Cutie. It's not much of an issue in classical music -- pronouncing names of performers and composers is hard enough.

Toad the Wet Sprocket toiled on the underground scene for a few years before bursting into mainstream consciousness in the early 1990s.

Alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket performs tonight in Bethlehem. The quartet takes the stage 7:30 at Musikfest Cafe inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks.