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NIGHT AND DAY - 2009 "These days in Detroit music, it seems like you can't drunkenly stumble through one smoke-clogged bar without getting smacked in the face by a violin..."
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NIGHT AND DAY - 2007 "There's a truism among the devoted, those who spend a good portion of their scratch and large chunks of spare time haunting hole-in-the-wall music venues..."
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Blowout roundup - 2006 "At the sardine-tight Whiskey in the Jar, the violin-led Tone & Niche show was, in a word, passionate..."
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EAR CANDY - 2008 "The sound of Tone & Niche burns with spellbound somberness..."
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DEEP CUTZ - 2008 "Tone and Niche brew a refined, light-jangled, warm toned folk with those pensive-setting-sun piano accompaniments and shimmering, beautiful violin/viola..."
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JAM RAG - 2005 "Tone & Niche were only the nicknames of..."
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"Getting Tone & Niche to play a gig in Lapeer took some work..."
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"If you’ve made it the past six years without hearing Tone & Niche count yourself a rare find—and dreadfully unlucky..."
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"...Think Revolver-era Beatles, Andrew Bird's string-laden neo-folk-pop and the heartache-poetics of Elliot Smith"

- J. Milo, Deep Cutz/Real Detroit Weekly


"...If the song 'medallion' doesn't rush images of spring into your head then maybe the Michigan winter has killed the sparkle in you. We've seen moth-nibbled fedoras, gently swaying hips and a room full of closed eyes at T&N shows. It's literate pop deserving of a much wider audience."

- Metro Times Blowout snippet on T&N - March, 2008
 

"Tone & Niche's latest release On the Streets Of is a favorite here on the Open Mic Program.  It is steeped in the old school singer/songwriter tradition, with each song slowly unraveling to reveal its own unique story.  A solid release front to back."

- Ron Leary, CJAM 91.5 FM


"Anthony Retka, of Tone and Niche, uses an immaculate blend of great songwriting, vocals, and guitar. He plays melodic numbers with full vocals and introspective lyrics, many of which are about love. Retka is a master of dynamics, moving between rich, strong heavy guitar bits and gentle, barely-there strumming. The diversity of his octaves is astounding; he conjures images of Radiohead one moment and Jeff Buckley the next."

- The Springfield Artists, Metro-Detroit Musicians


"The distinct texture and sound of the music of Tone & Niche is created by the wonderful interplay of Anthony Retka's straight forward singing and guitar playing balanced with Nicole Varga's soaring violin and viola, producing a unique folk-rock fusion."

- Ralph Valdez, WDET 101.9 FM
 

  


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