That Toga Band
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"Do You Know That Toga Band?"

“The Outer Space Café in the South End of Burlington came to life on Wednesday when That Toga Band filled the intimate setting with a dynamic ambient sound that seemed to come from more than just the three members of the band.”

- Ben Shupe, Musical Contributor, The Cynic Magazine (Published October 21,2008, after a show at the Outer Space Cafe)

- The Cynic Magazine


"That Toga Thang"

“That Toga Band is the artistic explosion of everything toga- toga being anything from pens to pencils, arms and legs and musical combinations of the above. Really, though, That Toga Band has been a question mark behind what is Burlington for a few years now. They have just taken a strong step forward into the main scene now that their experimental sound has become confident and more mature.”

-Adena, Editor, The Deli Magazine Online (Published May 27, 2008, after a show at Nectar’s)


- The Deli Online Magazine


"Interview with That Toga Band"

"Now infusing guitar jazz, ambient sound, and drum beat, That Toga Band has developed an instrumental edge that is impossible to ignore."

- the Deli Magazine (interviewed by Jason Di Vece, August 22nd, 2008).
- The Deli Online Magazine


Discography

EP (2007) - A four song EP was recorded at That Toga Band’s home studio in Burlington, VT.

Air Play (2008) - An 11 track live recording of That Toga Band on 105.9 FM the Radiator.

Demo (2008) - A four track demo that contains two studio tracks and two live tracks.

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That Toga Band has been creating and performing original compositions since December 2003 when the founding members met at the University of Vermont. Originally an improvisational based acoustic duo that was "forever engaging in characteristic pursuits of true underwater vibrational research", That Toga Band has meshed into a compositionally focused group that pushes the limits of what three people are capable of.

Setting their home base comfortably in the foothills of Vermont's Green Mountains, That Toga Band focuses on studing the entomology of the physical audience. TTB has performed at venues such as Nectar's, the World Cafe in Philadelphia, the Monopole (Plattsburgh, NY), the Blue Mermaid (Portsmouth, NH), Metronome, Radio Bean, the Summit Resort and Hotel (Lake Placid, NY), Manhattan Pizza and Pub, City Hall Park (Burlington, VT), Muddy Water's, the Radiator WOMM-LP 105.9FM (Burlington, VT), Goddard College Radio and the University of Vermont. No matter what the set or setting, That Toga Band always maintains a constant presence that strives to promote balance and harmony through focused juxtopositons of space and time.

That Toga Band not only creates music, but every member in the band also is an active artist. Be it from designing our own posters almost exclusively to creating wacky buttons to designing an avant-garde newspaper to juggling five pins at a time, every member of That Toga Band is an artist in the broadest sense.

The artisitic integrity of the members and artists involved with That Toga Band is one of the few basic principles that the music of That Toga Band is structured around. Approaching music from an artistic point of view allows colors and shapes to materialize as fragments of sound, and the creative process becomes much more fun, flexible, and meaningful. A solid musical technique and understanding is a cornerstone for auditory exploration, and once in place, the songs of That Toga Band take on much more meaning and require multiple listens in order to fully appreciate the sonic threads that weave the harmonic sheets together. Each and every song we compose is a sketch, and once that song is preserved via recording or live performance, it becomes a work of art.

But seriously for a second, we take art seriously, and we take music seriously, but we don't take seriousness seriously. There you have it. Integrate artistic desire with some meager musicianship and hyperactive imaginations and you have a recipe for the just the kind of band you might be dealing with.