Los Angeles’ own Throwing Toasters is the brain child of Grant Baccioco. And the rest of the band? Apparently all figments of Grant’s fertile imagination. But that doesn’t stop him from rocking like the proverbial hurricane.
Grant’s earliest influences were Weird Al Yankovic and Dr. Demento which lead him to Stan Freeberg, Tom Lehrer, and the Smothers Brothers. That begins to give you an idea of where Grant comes from as an artist. His work is considerably cleaner than that of others which has made him a huge draw for the college scene.
Weird Al is a hero to many musical comics and Grant got the chance of lifetime to open Al’s “Straight Outta Lynwood” tour in 2007. Very successfully, I might add. He also performed at the TokyoDome to open the 2003/2004 NFL season. NFL in Tokyo? I’m confused too, but it happened.
So let’s take a look at two classic Throwing Toasters songs. My personal favorite is Bad Influence. Because rock stars should also be good advice givers…
Another tune he/their known for his “Debbie”. And every night it’s a new Debbie. And usually her name isn’t Debbie. On this particular night her name was Lisa.
Bonus! All of Throwing Toasters’ music is available for download on their website and you can choose the price. Yes, that means free, but I hope you’ll give Grant a few pennies for all his hard work. Go get some!
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