SoundCheck: Toxic Teeth makes waves in music alternative scene

By Jessica Balisle

Published December 6, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST

Toxic Teeth (from L to R: Jackson Lawhead, Kevin Tillery, Colin Pearson, Danny Hoggatt, Matt Lawhead)

This month's Studio Live will feature music alternative from Toxic Teeth. Made up of Kevin Tillery, Matt Lawhead, Danny Hoggatt, Colin Pearson and Jackson Lawhead, they will be on Studio Live Friday, December 9, 2022 at noon. The group will be at Tie & Timber Beer Co. that same night from 5 to 7 pm for Studio Live Social Hour.

Click the Listen link to hear the Toxic Teeth's take on what music alternative is and isn't.

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Jessica Balisle

Jessica Gray Balisle, a Springfield native, grew up listening to KSMU. When she's not wrangling operations and compliance issues, she co-hosts live music show Studio Live and produces arts and culture stories. Jessica plays bass in local band the Hook Knives. She and her husband Todd live with their two cats, Ellie and Jean-Ralphio, and way too many house plants.

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