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Toy Machine Gun has been recording and performing since 1995. Look for re-issues on @tonuprecords in 2025 along with a brand new album in 2026.

Getting away from it all with #ToyMachineGun this

The elements of rock-n-roll. - Drummer Rob Reinke

The elements of rock-n-roll. - Drummer Rob Reinke
#ToyMachineGun #fbf #FlashbackFriday

"We have some things in mind about spending time."

"We have some things in mind about spending time."
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"We went to this party and we met this guy Davey.

"We went to this party and we met this guy Davey. and we said, "You want to join the band?" he said, "Yeah," we said, "Okay, let's go back and jam." We literally left this party on the east side, went back to the house and jammed our five songs," - Mark Strothmann #ToyMachineGun

" I think looking back at it now, I've always thou

" I think looking back at it now, I've always thought that what we were doing was pretty original. Nobody's playing the music that we were playing. We did it our own way." - Chad Larkin #ToyMachineGun

"We must have practiced a couple times and then we

"We must have practiced a couple times and then we magnetized Davey as a drummer. Davey was in a favorite band of mine called Displacement. They were opening up for a lot of the Milwaukee bands. He was such a great drummer. He really had the punk thing down and he vibed with all of us. We had a similar shared interest in music." - Sam Taylor
#ToyMachineGun #DavidMarks

"I just kept putting myself in these situations, p

"I just kept putting myself in these situations, playing with other bands. It's why I grabbed the bass. One of the reasons is to always be needed. You know it's a lot easier to find a guitar player. I just wanted to be in a band." - Mark Strothmann

Rocking to the beat of their own drum. #RobReinke

Rocking to the beat of their own drum.
#RobReinke #ToyMachineGun #FBF #FlashbackFriday

Friday Vibes I wanna drive 106 miles. #ToyMachine

Friday Vibes
I wanna drive 106 miles.
#ToyMachineGun #fbf #FlashbackFriday

"I had run into Sam and he had said something to m

"I had run into Sam and he had said something to me once. He said, "I wish we'd kick out our other bass player and, you know, be in a band with you. And so, basically that's exactly what we did." - Mark Strothmann
#ToyMachineGun #FlashbackFriday #FBF

🍀Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀

🍀Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀

What is your favorite #ToyMachineGun song?

What is your favorite #ToyMachineGun song?

"......in the background friends all around and we

"......in the background friends all around and we’re mixing up the good vibes around town."
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And you feel that life’s the best and it is no sec

And you feel that life’s the best and it is no second guess
#fbf #FlashbackFriday #ToyMachineGun

Happy Valentine's Day from Toy Machine Gun. ❤️🎸🥁

Happy Valentine's Day from Toy Machine Gun. ❤️🎸🥁

Yesterday was National Guitar Day. Let's hear it

Yesterday was National Guitar Day. Let's hear it for Toy Machine Gun's master shredder Chad Larkin.

"But in these Monday sessions early on, Chad (Lark

"But in these Monday sessions early on, Chad (Larkin) and I would be writing, and I really love all the time
that Chad and I spent working together." - Mark Strothmann #ToyMachineGun #fbf #FlashbackFriday

Stay tuned! #ToyMachineGun

Stay tuned!
#ToyMachineGun

“I went and got this '95 Fender Stratocaster stand

“I went and got this '95 Fender Stratocaster standard guitar. It's a burgundy mist color with a matching headstock. I always had that kind of crappy solid state Marshall amp. That was always the sound that was the Hendrix thing, Jimmy
Page played Les Paul's predominantly, but that was always kind of the sound of Toy Machine Gun, that Fender Stratocaster ” - #ChadLarkin #ToyMachineGun

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