Toby C. Brady to perform at Old Stoney

Next weekend, Old Stoney’s third-floor stage will welcome its first performance since the refurbished building opened to the public, and it’s a show that promises considerable local talent. Sundance-born, Seattle-based musician Toby C. Brady is returning home for a one-off gig on May 7, with Todd Kahler also performing.

Brady, whose given name is Rick Brunson, grew up in Crook County, his first musical performances at Sunny Divide as a sixth grader, opening for the Saturday night bands. He moved to Billings, Montana after graduating, where he was a radio disc jockey and played music.

From there, Brady headed to Seattle, where he became an audio engineer and music producer as well as performing with his own band, Lost Dogma, and quickly becoming an active fixture of the Seattle music scene.

“Growing up in a small ranching town then moving to the big city gave me a very broad range of experiences to write about,” he says.

Brady now tours as a solo artist and performs more than 200 shows per year all across the United States, playing vintage suitcases he converted to drums with his feet while playing guitar and singing.

He describes himself as an, “Americana-one-man-vagabond-Gypsy band, singer of sad songs, maker of melancholy melodies and all-around troubadour of tortured souls.”

The concert is scheduled for May 7 from 8 to 10 p.m., with a social hour beforehand beginning at 7 p.m.

A cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will also be available.