Jamie Daruwala first saw Alex Tittel playing with a fusion/rock/jazz instrumental band, Wasted Potential, while attending a keg party at Rice University in late 1987.
This was followed by a number of appearances on local and regional radio, and coverage from publications such as the Houston Press,[1] including several "Best Of" Awards[2] Live, Toy Subs played over 1500 shows throughout the 90's in Texas, surrounding states, and Japan.
The band played festivals like Buzz Fest (Houston, 1995 and 1997), and opened for Bush, the Smithereens, Big Wreck, Catherine Wheel, Steve Vai and Sammy Hagar and more.
After parting ways with Steve, the band followed up with a pair of demos recorded with engineer/producer Alan Doss (drummer for Galactic Cowboys on label DGC at the time) called “The Red Floor Sessions” 1 and 2, the first of which was released locally on cassette in 1993.
They recorded a 7-song CD called “Vim Fuego” under the name Shed only to be coaxed back to the name Toy Subs by the folks at The Buzz radio station in Houston due to the popularity of the name.
The band has been playing with the lineup of Jamie, Alex, Greg Mayfield on bass, and Alan Doss on Drums, and released a four-song EP called "The Second Scene" in late 2014.