Matt Tonks (acoustic guitar & vocals)
Syd Green (drums & dobro guitar)
Bongo (bass and mandolin)
www.sydgreen.com.au
Influences
Gillan Welch, Radiohead, David Bowie, Jon Brion, Daniel Lanois, Fiona Apple, Neil Young, Elliot Smith, Michael Hedges, Bill Frisell, Ben Harper, Steve Reich, The Beatles, Finn Brothers, Michael Azzopardi, Bridie O'Brien, Leroy Lee, Sarah Humphreys, the Guy in the street, the Girl sitting alone in the corner, the wide open sky, the Winners, the Losers, the Jokers, the Chokers... Etc.
TonkSGreen write and perform songs all over the place. Upside, downside, backwards, frontways, and then some. Together they create a mesmerising, looping, close to the bone stream of unexpected sound.
Matt & Syd's shows have earned a reputation for a unique haunting power. The songs, the voice, and the playing add up to far more than the sum of their parts.
The sound is sometimes haunting and fragile, then suddenly huge and richly orchestrated. It’s often hard to believe there are only two people on stage.
Finalists for APRA Songwriter of the Year in 2006 & 2008, TonkSGreen take their audience somewhere unexpected. In a hybrid steel string, flamenco, finger-style attack, Matts guitar is sampled & looped, creating waves of mesmerising, spontaneous sound. Combining Matt’s powerful, creative vocal & guitar with Syd’s intuitive, compelling drums & dobro, these two passionate performers push the limits of duo...
If you like to be surprised, & aren't afraid of the unusual, Matt and Syd want to meet you.
Synaesthesia - CD available now. NEW ALBUM MARCH '09.
A new album is around the corner - catch a sneak peek right here...
Hey guys! How are you? Just letting you know, my EP "Imaginary Mind" has finally arrived! It can be bought from my website for $10, which is found on my page, and along with that i have also uploaded two songs from it! So please have a listen if you have time, would be great to hear what you think! All the best!
Hi there, I'm live on Radio Skid row 88.9FM 2nite tues 20th Oct at 6pm http://lnk.ms/10y8q (4 live stream) and then at the Excelsior Htl, Glebe on Thurs 22nd at 7.30 all for freee!
How are you? Just wanted to let you know that I uploaded a new song from the album AND made a Live cover for "Sting-Shape Of My Hear" HD Video http://www.myspace.com/liordavidi
Absolutely can't wait to see you both in September. :)
Just wanted to let you know that i have finished my EP! It's name is 'Autumn' and i will release it soon-ish. But until then the first track called 'Love Like You' is up on myspace. Would love you and your myspace friends to have a listen.
Hey guys! Syd, long time no see, miss you dude. I hope someone has told you already, we are launching the EP this thursday and it would be great to see you there, you were such a massive part of the project. Hopefully see you soon Jaxon
Just letting you know that due to the success of my Debut Album "Ambivalence" You can now get your own copy for the small price of $10 or download straight to your computer for $6.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/toddrobinson
Their will be much big news in the coming month in the Todd Robinson Guitar world with the release of my film clip, new endorsement announcements, live video jams, magazine reviews and interviews and much much more so check out
www.toddrobinsonguitar.com
Thank you for your continued support and look out for Album song teasers in the coming months
Just letting you know that due to the sucess of my Debut Album "Ambivalence" You can now get your own copy for the small proce of $10 or download straight to your computer for $6.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/toddrobinson
Their will be much big news in the coming month in the Todd Robinson Guitar world with the release of my film clip, new endorsment annoucments, live video jams, magazine reviews and interviews and much much more so check out
www.toddrobinsonguitar.com
and sign up to the mailing list on my myspace or at the above website for all the latest
Matt Tonks! Yesterday I was at Coles (in SA), doing my grocery shopping and minding my own business, when a familiar song started playing... It was Lover Don't Leave... played just before a Paul Simon song... I'm not entirely sure what this means, but I guess it can only be a good thing! I mean, they only play REALLY famous people at Coles, right?x
