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Comment By Alan Sculley Last Word Features MailTribune.com By Alan Sculley Last Word Features Posted Jun. 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM Updated Jun 17, 2015 at 11:13 AM By Alan Sculley Last Word Features Posted Jun. 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM Updated Jun 17, 2015 at 11:13 AM Britt concerts in June --> Saturday, June 20 Tribute band Brit Floyd celebrates five decades of Pink Floyd's progressive rock music — from the band's formation in 1965 to the release of its 2014 album "The... » Read more X Britt concerts in June Saturday, June 20 Tribute band Brit Floyd celebrates five decades of Pink Floyd's progressive rock music — from the band's formation in 1965 to the release of its 2014 album "The Endless River." Brit Floyd will perform songs from "The Dark Side of the Moon," "Wish You Were Here," "Animals," "The Wall," "The Division Bell" and other albums at 7:30 p.m. Local band Still Lookin' will perform from 6 to 7:15 in the Britt Performance Garden. Tickets cost $54 for reserved seating; $39 for lawn seating; $34 for lawn seating for ages 12 and younger; $196 for blanket seating for four; and $98 for blanket seating for two. Saturday, June 21 Smash Mouth and Toad the Wet Sprocket — '90s rock icons and platinum-selling recording artists — will perform their signature sounds at 7 p.m. Los Angeles rock trio Tonic will open the show. Medford rock band Black Ink Breakdown will perform at 6 p.m. in the Britt Performance Garden. Tickets cost $49 for reserved seating and standing room only; $39 for lawn seating; and $29 for ages 12 and younger. Tuesday, June 23 Chicago — with its horn-driven rock 'n' roll, iconic vocalists and dozens of classic songs — is in its 48th consecutive year of touring. Britt Festivals will present An Evening with Chicago at 8 p.m. Singer and songwriter Gaibe Carroll will perform at 6 p.m. in the Britt Performance Garden. Tickets cost $89 for reserved seating; $46 for lawn seating; $36 for ages 12 and younger; $424 for blanket seating for four; and $212 for blanket seating for two. Food trucks from Back Porch Bar & Grill and Peruvian Point will be available. No outside alcohol will be permitted at this concert. Britt Pavilion is at 350 First St., Jacksonville. Tickets can be purchased online at brittfest.org, by calling 541-773-6077 or 800-882-7488, or at the box office, 216 W. Main St., Medford. Box office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets also may be purchased at the venue box office, 350 First St., Jacksonville. The box office is open after 3 p.m. on show days. » Social News People who saw the arrival of a new Toad The Wet Sprocket album, “New Constellation,” in 2013 as a signal that the group was going to reunite, record and tour can lower those hopes. Yes, the band is back on tour for six weeks this summer (alongside Smash Mouth and Tonic). But singer and guitarist Glen Phillips still sees Toad The Wet Sprocket as something he returns to on a limited basis, and as a group that exists alongside a number of other musical projects he and his bandmates pursue. “I understand Toad’s significance historically, and I feel I can come back to it if it’s one of many things I do,” Phillips said in an early June telephone interview. “The idea of getting to go out and make a bunch of people happy and play some songs I’m proud of with some people I really like, I think that’s a great thing.” For years following Toad The Wet Sprocket’s breakup in 1998 (coming off of two platinum albums, 1991’s “Fear” and 1994’s “Dulcinea,” and a 1997 release, “Coil,” that fell short of that bar), any future for the group seemed tenuous. Phillips and his bandmates — guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning and drummer Randy Guss — tried to restart Toad in 2002, but things didn't work out. Phillips instead became more focused on his own career. In addition to releasing his second solo album, “Winter Pays for Summer,” in 2005, he formed a group with Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins called Mutual Admiration Society, which released a self-titled album in 2004. In 2009, Phillips, the Watkins siblings and a few others released "Works Progress Administration." Toad The Wet Sprocket continued to get together for occasional shows, as well as a full tour in 2006. By 2009, members considered the group an active, ongoing entity once again. The idea of making new music started to take shape when Toad The Wet Sprocket re-recorded songs from its repertoire for a 2011 greatest hits album, “All You Want.” “It was so easy and fun to do. It made a record seem like something we could do without any problem,” Phillips said. In fact, the group is releasing a new EP, “Architect of the Ruin,” featuring two new songs and four tracks from the “New Constellation” sessions to coincide with this summer’s tour. Phillips, though, isn’t promising that more full-length albums will be in Toad The Wet Sprocket’s future. As he sees it, completing “New Constellation” made a nice statement for the band. “Things had not always been easy within the group, and to manage to get together and make something we were all proud of — even one more time — is a huge achievement,” Phillips said. By Alan Sculley Last Word Features MailTribune.com By Alan Sculley Last Word Features Posted Jun. 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM Updated Jun 17, 2015 at 11:13 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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