"Local guitar ensemble Tone may seem a bit out of place in a town known more for punk and go-go than for melodic post-rock. But Tone is more than a flash in the pan: The quintet has been performing its climactic instrumentals for two decades..."

SEE TONE LIVE

Like the rest of the world, Tone is currently doing some social distancing. While we're not playing any shows right now, we'd like to present a collaboration with digital and video artist Brandon Morse in 2016, the culmination of years of planning and months of creative work, was most fortunately presented by and at the highest caliber venue, the Nightclub 9:30.

We hope you partake and enjoy. Thank you, Thank you, sincerely and sonically.

Trailer | Film
Full show audio plus additional clips

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more than 25 YEARS OF TONE

TONE HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC MUSIC SCENE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. LEARN MORE ABOUT

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MAELSTROM

"Tone is pretty much unclassifiable, being an instrumental band with five guitarists, a bassist and a drummer. While that might translate to bloody chaos in some people's minds, that's completely wrong. The five guitars are arranged in the best way they could have been and make good use of polyphony."