The Tower of Dudes : Official Website

Not just your average international accordion-laced cow-punk band based in Prague, Czech Republic. The Tower of Dudes' lively stage presence, along with their double-barreled, pump-action delivery, has been known to incite all manner of dancing, chanting and spellbinding sing-a-longs that only end when this gang of half-crazed misfits either pass out or explode.

Their eclectic range of instrumentation ( accordion, mandolin, banjo, melodica, glockenspiel, washboard, spoons and other musical tackle ) elevates them from standard punk-rock fare. Their driving rhythms, pulsating bass lines and pounding beats send them skidding right past folk or country. Their cynical, often humorous lyrics make the Tower of Dudes tickle the ribs of even the most ardent jazz-snobs.

Having shared the stage with the likes of Frog Eyes, Immaculate Machine and O' Death, this unconventional quintet might describe themselves as Country-Punk or Folk-Punk to get you off their backs. But critically likened to such bands such as 16 Horsepower, Neutral Milk Hotel, Jonathan Richman (with a squeeze box), Wolf Parade, DeVotchKa and the Whiskey Priests, you can be sure they're not telling you the whole story.

Reviews...

"...[The Tower of Dudes] is a combination of high-energy punk and country twang. Toting an eclectic array of instruments - accordion, banjo, mandolin, melodica, glockenspiel - they remind of me of a slightly tamer, but no less interesting, version of Gogol Bordello"

"Let's Polka" Music Blog - May 11th, 2009

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"If you're in a bad mood, [The Tower of Dudes] album will lift your spirits. Trust me - I just got back from a brutal dentist appointment, and their album has helped me to forget the agony I had to endure (it was my first visit in 10 years). I really hope they use that last sentence as a blurb for future press releases."

"The Opening Acts" Music Blog - April 22nd, 2009

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"This is a band that has written FUN in large letters all over their songs. Recommended if you like bands like DeVothcKa and the Whisky Priests. Fire up the accordion and let it rip."

"Here Comes The Flood" Music Blog - October 8th, 2008

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"Hailing from the Czech Republic, The Tower of Dudes are a horribly named, wonderfully adept indie rock band that mix elements of folk, country, punk, and indie rock into one powerfully charged sound....The Tower of Dudes just nail it in every way."

"Pop Tarts Suck Toasted" Music Blog - Band of the Week Review - October 1st, 2008

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"Whilst attending a recent Tower of Dudes gig I was astounded by the injection of pure energy the band pumped into the arteries of a previously sleepy audience. Clutching my beer bottle for dear sanity I was washed onto the dance-floor by a flood of riotous young barn-dancing hippies and punks! This may sound like a contradiction in terms, but believe me this band is full of them. The scandalous marriage of county with punk, the moody thumping bass-lines bouncing around with beats laid out on wood-block, the romance and antiquity of the accordion and mandolin flirting with the acoustic thrashing and raucously delivered rib-tickling lyrics. These are a bunch of seriously good musicians with a curiously infectious tongue-in-cheek humor.

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"Jonathan Richman mixed with minimal duo Art Rock and an accordion. Take The Jonathan Richman and take out the Velvet Underground and insert a squeeze box."

"In My Room" Podcast - Best of 2007 - January 2nd, 2008 Review

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THE TOWER OF DUDES is a country-folk-punk project in Prague with the members who are foreigners from Canada, UK, and USA settled in Prague. Try to imagine an after midnight acoustic jam of Wolf Parade with members from 16 Horsepower and Neutral Milk Hotel from the old day - you get the idea.

A.M.180 Collective - December, 2007

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The Tower of Dudes : Earl

Released: June 2010

Track Listing

• 01. Start
• 02. Hibernation
• 03. City Stomp
• 04. Social Earl
• 05. The State I'm In
• 06. Revival
• 07. Criteria For Faliure
• 08. Tucnak
• 09. Preach
• 10. The Feed
• 11. Captive Audience
• 12. Yo Ho
• 13. Stop

Cost: 10€ + 3€ shipping

The Tower of Dudes : A Plan

Released: October 2008

Track Listing

• 01. A Plan
• 02. Jr. High School Man
• 03. Drink, Fuck, Drive Truck
• 04. Prematurely Ascend
• 05. We're Alright
• 06. These Days
• 07. Zombies
• 08. We Are Watching You
• 09. Weird Little Boy

Cost: 8€ + 2€ shipping

If you are interested in booking The Tower of Dudes, or if you would just like to give them much needed style tips, please contact: info@tod.cz