ABOUT US

A photo of Comin' Home The Band. Tony is standing behind Amberle who is sitting on a rock near the lake.

a photo of Comin' Home the Band at a distance on a sidewalk with many trees. Tony and Amberle are looking at eachother.

Comin' Home The Band is sitting in an ally one wall is red and the other beige. Tony has his guitar and is looking down at it, and Amberle is really close and also with eyes cast down.

a black and white, film photograph of Comin' Home The Band leaned up on a beige brick wall. Amberle is holding her bass by the neck with the body of it on the ground and Tony has his guitar.

a photo of Comin' Home The band sitting on bench just off of Coeur D'Alene lake. Tony is standing right behind Amberle, who is sitting.

A film, black and white photo of Amberle and Tony. Tony has his guitar hanging on his chest and Amberle is holding onto Tone's arm and staring into his face with a smile.

Amberle, Tony and Jason Brubaker together in a selfie at the Brass Mug which was packed out just a couple of months before Jason passed. Smiles all around.

Comin’ Home The Band is Tone and Amberle Madden, husband and wife, songwriting team, who play acoustic bluesy rock with strong female vocals, emotive harmonies, and expressive guitar.

Comin' Home writes songs about moments in their lives; the good, the bad, and the in-between.

After years of trying to find their 3rd member so that they could be a three-piece rock band, Comin' Home has accepted the challenge to continue on their path acoustically. Jason Brubaker always said that the litmus test for good songwriting is if it translates well acoustically, so they are running with that. Losing Jason in April 2020 has changed their direction and focus.

Amberle and Tone have been writing music together since 2014. At the time, they were living up in Spokane, WA, and were living the "American Dream". Tone had a career as a CDL semi-truck driver and Amberle was a stay-at-home mom. They owned their home and had all the things. In 2015, the Madden's sold off most everything they owned, moved into an RV, and left for Florida. They had realized that normal life was slowly killing them. They headed to Florida to make their dreams happen. They had family there that would let them park the RV on their property.

Once they landed in Winter Haven, FL November 2015, Amberle and Tone spent their time learning what it would take to be a band, writing, recording, playing gigs, and making their life more and more mobile. Through moving into the RV and traveling with their daughter Rogue, they realized that all they want out of life is to travel and play music and to be supported by their music and Amberle's art.

In 2022, they had finally reached that goal and were free to travel and play music, playing all over the East Coast and selling Amberle's hand-made merch as they went. Their daughter, Rogue, managed the merch table and was an integral part of the band. They have released 5 full-length albums; Live on WMNF 88.5, ALL IN, Wide Open, Yet Here We Are, and Holding Value, which are streaming everywhere.

The loss of drummer Jason Brubaker was devastating, but it has taught them a lot about what is important and has made it clear what they have to do; go all in on their music as an acoustic duo and find the new way for them as a band. And they did and found more success than ever. "We choose to honor Jason, by continuing on to the fullest of our ability."

In February 2023, Tony shattered his wrist skateboarding, leaving him unable to play the guitar for a long period while healing. Having music be their source of income, canceling months and months of gigs was both heartbreaking and terrifying. This pushed Tony past his breaking point and he fell into a pretty long and tough bought of severe mania. To insulate Rogan from Tony's manic state, Amberle took her out of Florida to her family in Idaho, hoping at first it would be temporary. When it continued for months, Coeur D' Alene, ID became their home. Tony, after receiving treatment, came back down to himself and continued to grow and heal. Eventually, when the timing was right, he also made the move.

Now that the Madden's are reunited and have had time away to grow and become more independent, they are hungry for the dream they had dedicated their life to and are excited to see what they can build now that they have come home to the Pacific Northwest.

For those of you who keep waiting for the full band to come back, I am sorry to inform you that it just isn't in the cards at this time, maybe off in the distant future.

Amberle and Tone are here to share their hearts and souls with you, acoustically.

Thank you to the supporters that have come along on this ride so far and welcome to those of you who are new!

May we all find what we are looking for.