Tonight!

Let's Get Toasted!

Come join Julie, Fred and Bryan

4 to 6 PM 

at the 

North Beach Tavern

We look forward to seeing all our friends

I TRIED

Coming this Friday!

 

Here we are getting ready for this coming Friday night at the North Beach Tavern.  We've got a lot of new tunes coming to you in three part harmony!  Join us this Friday at the North Beach Tavern.  The fun begins at four PM.  Great eats, wonderful music, friends and libations!  You just can't go wrong!  See you this Friday! 

We sure had a lot of fun last night at the North Beach Tavern.  A huge thank you to all who came out to share a beautiful afternoon, music, drinks and food!  The Oceans Calling My Name

 

Come join Toasted at the North Beach Tavern

This Thursday 6/17/21 four to six PM

Listen to OUR JOURNEY

Come see Toasted this Thursday at the North Beach Tavern!

The sun will be blazing, the music will be great 

The dining is fine so don't be late!

6/17/21 4PM to 6pm

Listen to Lazy Daze

 

Come join Toasted at the North Beach Tavern

This Thursday 6/17/21 four to six PM

The sun will be shining, the music will be great, all your friends will be there!

Oh don't forget the delicious food and libations! 

Listen to I Tried

 

 Oh Nooo!  We will not be playing at the North Beach Tavern this Friday afternoon!  We will be there Thursday June 17th instead.  

Yesterday we played at the Port of Ilwalco for all the sailors gathering for a race from Ilwalco to Port Angeles.  Fair seas and following seas to all those in the race!

Peninsula Arts Center

 Fred, Julie and I played at the Peninsula Arts Center yesterday.  It was the first time our little trio has played in front of a live audience and it was a lot of fun even though the rain tried its hardest to dampen the party.  Harmonizing to a Crosby, Stills and Nash song is absolutely the best.  Southern Man!  

This Wednesday we are doing a live Acoustic set on one of the docks in Ilwalco for the Astoria Yacht Club.  I can't wait to see the sailboats coming into the harbor for this gathering!

This coming Friday we are at the North Beach Tavern.  This is a great venue out in the beer garden so come on down and enjoy some great music, friends exquisite dining and libations!

This Saturday Toasted will be playing at the Peninsula Arts Center two to four.  If you haven't bought your tickets click here.  Julie has joined the band adding some wonderful harmonies.  Fred, Julie and I look forward to seeing you this Saturday!

During the Pandemic Toasted recorded a new album.  It can be down loaded on multiple sights!  Just search for Toasted Bryan Foster Fred Carter in your browser or click here.

 Mark June 5th on your calendar!  Toasted will be performing at the Peninsula Arts Center 2 to 4.  We will be playing tunes from our latest album (TOASTED).  Seating capacity is limited so get your tix's now.  Peninsula Arts Center   It's been a very long time so we are really looking forward to playing live music for you all!

Amazon Music

 Our new album is on most streaming services like Amazon Music.  If you haven't heard it yet give it a go and if you like it please share with your friends.  Fred and I are really proud of this album.  As a matter of fact we liked it so much we've begun to work on another.  And be sure to catch Fred going solo at the North Beach Tavern this Friday.  The other half of toasted is down south working on his tan.

 Just in case you haven't heard yet we have gone live with the Toasted Album.  It is now available on most of the streaming services.  As Covid hit Toasted was unable to play at any live venues so we decided to record an album.  Check it out on ITunes!  Fred will be playing at the North Beach Tavern this coming Friday so be sure to join your friends for an evening of great music, suds and dining.  Bryan (the other half of Toasted is on a road trip across the country returning the first of May.

 Good Thursday morning and I hope everyone is in the groove!  Speaking of in the groove, tune into KSOW 91.3 or STREAM the midday show today at noon.  Our album Toasted will be streaming on most platforms beginning on the 28th of this month.  

It's been a long time as we wait for the live music venues to open up again.  The live entertainment venues were the first to close and will be the last to open.  If you get a chance, get on out there and support these businesses that have been so horribly impacted.   See you soon!

 Here's another one off of our new Album.  Seeing Red.  If you have a couple of minutes have a listen.  It's all about a person who will remain un-named and no longer in the life of this Half Toasted guy.  Bryan wrote this one when he was living in the Keys.  Bryan also thought it might be a good idea to sing really low baby! If you like what you hear think about buying the album.  Please contact Bryan through email. bryanfos@icloud.com

I Tried

 Here's another one from our new album Toasted.  I Tried is a fast paced get down bluesy shuffle.  Working in the studio playing it again and again with Fred was and remains a blast.  It doesn't get any better than this! Remember Live Music is Best!!!

For Polly

 Today's song of the day is For Polly.  Shortly after Polly had passed Jan Bono who is a great published author sent me some lyrics she had penciled.  I was experimenting with dropped D tuning on the guitar and I put music to the lovely lyrics Jan had written.  Thank you so much Jan! 

 I just had to do it!  I added Don't Set Your Drag To Tight to the song of the day list.  This song was written by a guy that was in our band Four Sheets to the Wind and I put it to music.  It's a great fun song but as things go life got in the way and we are no longer good friends.  Things happen so always remember be kind to those around you and if something is not yours, no matter how much you want it, let it be.

Of course LIVE MUSIC IS BEST!!

Update!

 This just in!  KMUN fixed the interview so you can hear a good portion of And The Moon Shines On!  When you hit the play button move the bar to 29 minutes and your gonna get toasted.  

Remember LIVE MUSIC IS BEST and we'll be seeing you soon!  

And The Moon Shines On

 What to do on a rainy day here out on the beautiful Long Beach Peninsula.  I think I'll blog just a little bit and give everyone another taste of Toasted.  Today I'm uploading, And The Moon Shines On to the Toasted Blog.  If you like it tell all your friends, relatives, close associations ( whatever that means), enemies, lovers and X lovers.  The song was written by Fred Carter and Chuck Whittey.  I remember Fred asking Chuck for some help with the lyrics as Chuck is truly a word smith.  Also at the time I had been studying piano with Barbara Poulshock and so a little Bach was written into the song.  And The Moon Shines on is an environmental song about the loss of our oceans to the millions of tons of garbage that is  dumped in it everyday.  We must stop this and stop it now.  I have dived on reefs in Florida, Jamaica and Mexico and most of these beautiful reefs are turning into devastated bleached out desserts.  We need to be more aware of what's happening in our oceans.

I hope you enjoy And The Moon Shines On and remember the album Toasted can be purchased at the Peninsula Senior Center, the Bold art gallery and Adelaides in Ocean Park.  If you aren't anywhere near the peninsula please email me bryanfos@icloud.com and I will mail you a copy for 15.00.

Have a great Sunday!

KMUN Radio Interview

 Fred and I were interviewed on KMUN by Carol Newman about our new album.  If you get a chance click on the link and have a listen!  We enjoyed the phone in interview and also got to hear The Moon Shines On by way of the radio.  https://coastradio.org/podcast/arts-live-local-january-29-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0HJ3L-9RoOG6Ifsv0VzqJRta_HDD8mNCHbqg_2gjAicCphBiBbO2fSCyE

Light at the end of the tunnel

 There is light at the end of the tunnel!  Fred and I were both vaccinated and will get our second in a couple weeks!  Getting closer and closer to playing live music.  And guess what!  On the news this morning it was said Pacific County will be able to move into phase 2 of opening.  This means indoor dining is on it's way back.  This has only happened because of all the great people in Pacific County dawning face masks, social distancing and washing hands.  My neighbors are the greatest!

More big news!  Fred and I will be interviewed on KMUN today at 3:30 this afternoon.  If you haven't heard our new album yet, today is the day to listen to a few tracks on the radio!  Be sure to tune into KMUN 91.9 or demand your smart speaker to play KMUN.  If you like what you hear why not buy the album for your listening pleasure or buy one for a friend.  The CD's can be purchased at the Peninsula Senior Center or contact Toasted, bryanfos@icloud.com or fill out the contact form on this page.

Remember it will not be very long until we are all out having a good time with friends, dining, dancing, enjoying a drink or two and live music.  Keep up the good work of protecting yourself and others from Covid and we will see y'all soon!