Tony Balony and the Rubes are headed by Anthony Walker (AKA Tony Balony by trade). Joined by Walter Brady and Alex Koch on bass and drums, the band has just released their first CD, Standing Rubes Only. The thirteen songs on this disc are full-on stab at the heart of quasi-retro rock mediocrity.

The musical direction is in constant flux and seeminsgly of its own volition. "The good ones always write themselves," boasts Walker, "they sometimes just take longer to self-realize."

With their new CD, Standing Rubes Only, Tony Balony and the Rubes are determinably bringing some much-needed elements to the current state of affairs in Rockland. "The car, the girl, the bottle, the world, these are all themes I come back to or get away from." Walker rambles, "Usually both."

Indeed, as evidenced in the 'bottle rock' of the songs Rum Jacket and Cross the Line sound weaves all over the road between heavy rock and swampy Ozark country twang.

Check out the video for 'Cross the Line'!