Vaden Todd Lewis

Vaden Todd Lewis was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1965. At an early age, his parents introduced him to bluegrass and "old school country," which together with locally popular Texas band ZZ Top became his initial musical influences. Around age 15, Lewis began seeking out different non-commercial sounds, which introduced him to Talking Heads and Pixies. ==Career==

Toadies In 1989, Lewis formed the band Toadies with his record store co-workers, including bassist Lisa Umbarger. In 2000, the band went back to the studio, salvaged some songs from the Feeler sessions, and released their second full-length album Hell Below/Stars Above in the spring of 2001. Interscope Records did little to promote the band's latest album, and as a result, Umbarger resigned from the band in July 2001. Lewis and Bentley's new band, Burden Brothers, soon began enjoying local success, with the band's song "Beautiful Night" seeing significant radio airplay in Austin, Texas. While continuing to perform with the Toadies, Lewis began exploring work as a producer, and produced an album for Fort Worth-based band The Phuss. Lewis also collaborated with Austin-based band LiONS on their track "Poster Child." ==Discography==

With Burden Brothers • 8 Ball (2002 EP) • ''Queen O' Spades'' (2002 EP) • Beautiful Night (2003 EP) • Buried in Your Black Heart (2003) • "Shadow" (2004 single) • "Walk Away" / "Jailbreak" (2005 single) • RYFOLAMF (Rock Your Face Off Like A Mother Fucker) (2005 live DVD) • Mercy (2006) With Ginger • Yoni (2006) With Toadies See Toadies discography • "1989 4 Track Demos" (1989) • Slaphead (1989) • Chatterbox (1990) • "Dig a Hole" / "I Hope You Die" (1990) • Velvet (1992) • "Mister Love" (1993) • Pleather (1993) • Rubberneck (1994) • "Belated Valentines (Not in Love)" (1995, split 7-inch single with Slowpoke) • ''Y're Cute'' (1995) • Feeler (1998, unreleased) • Hell Below / Stars Above (2001) • Best of Toadies: Live from Paradise (2002) • Rock Show (2007) • No Deliverance (2008) • Feeler (2010) • Play.Rock.Music (2012) • Heretics (2015) • The Lower Side of Uptown (2017) Other credits ==References==