Singer-songwriter. Recording artist. Romance and cynicism. Hope and longing. Beauty and grit. These are the things that define the music and the musician. A contradiction that somehow makes sense.

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• Phone - (303) 406-8851

Tony was born and raised in the hills and valleys of West Virginia, a land of contradictions itself – a place of conservative values and union labor, of startling beauty and stifling poverty, of struggle and soul. It was here that he had his first musical experiences, simultaneously experiencing the traditional country gospel of his ancestors, all the while sneaking into this older sisters’ bedroom to pilfer and explore their collection of 45’s, “pretending I was giving concerts, using the bed as a stage.”

Though he had developed a deep appreciation for songwriting and musicianship at a young age, it wasn’t until his late high school years that he developed ambitions as a performer in his own right. “I was muscled into doing musical theater, mostly because I had the same teacher as my older sister, and she was really talented. I didn’t know I could sing, so I just tried to fake it. It wasn’t until I was getting lead roles that I realized you can’t fake being able to sing. I could.”

Tony spent the next few years overseas with the US Army, during which time he taught himself to play the guitar and took the first tentative steps into the world of songwriting. “In the beginning, I was either trying really hard to be creative and different, or essentially re-writing cover songs. It wasn’t until a bit later that I found out how to write in my own voice… And that the secret to saying something is to just say it.”

After short stints in Charlotte, where he began performing with his first acts, and in Seattle, where he learned the art of recording, Tony relocated to Denver in 1998. Not long after, Tony began playing a succession of rock’n’roll bands, beginning with the raucous pub band Free Beer, which then morphed itself to two incarnations: the American roots rock band The Revelators, and the comedy-cover band, The Sally Struthers All-Stars. It was from the members of these two lineups that Tony formed the power-pop trio Feedback, which saw the full-flowering of Tony’s songwriting abilities.

Tony released his first solo album, Not My Day, in February 2010, and the follow-up, Won’t Stop Singing, in November 2015. Tony’s third solo album, Turn It Around, was released in May 2020. In addition to the albums, Tony has also released a Christmas album of modernized medieval and Renaissance carols, Wassail, in late 2020.

In 2023, Tony released two compilation EP’s, The Long Way Round, a collection of singles released in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and Odds & Ends, a collection of one-off tracks, such as the original comedy holiday song, “A Dive Bar Christmas Eve”, and musical tributes to both J.R.R. Tolkien and Game of Thrones.

In addition to his passion for writing and performing his own music, Tony is also an experienced live sound and recording engineer. He has produced albums for local artists such as Denver solo artist Xiren, queer punk band Team Nonexistent, among others. He has also participated in recording projects for major acts The Lovemongers and Garbage.

Featured on:

• Denver Westword

• Colorado Public Radio

• CD Baby’s Discovery Podcast

Previous performance venues include:

• Red Rocks Amphitheatre

• Gothic Theater

• Bluebird Theater

• Dairy Arts Center

• Herman’s Hideaway

• The Soiled Dove Underground

• Quixote’s True Blue

• Lion’s Lair

• Larimer Lounge

• Goosetown Tavern

• The Lodge at Woods Boss

• Meadowlark Bar

• Mercury Café

• Cricket on the Hill†

• Bender’s Tavern†

• 15th Street Tavern†

• Paris on the Platte†

• …and many others.