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The Tower of Dudes are a cowpunk
Cowpunk
Cowpunk or Country punk is a subgenre of punk rock and New Wave that began in the UK and California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or New Wave with country music, folk music, and blues in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style...

 band. The band was formerly based in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, with members from Canada, The United States of America, and England. They have since moved to Canada. Their style of music has been likened to folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 and Gypsy punk
Gypsy punk
Gypsy punk is the term used to describe a hybrid musical genre that crosses traditional Romani music with punk rock. The origin of the term is unknown, but bands playing Gypsy punk have existed at least since the 1990s. One of the first rock groups to incorporate elements of punk and Eastern...

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History

The Tower of Dudes was formed in 2007 by a group of expatriates living in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague has a large community of English-speaking expatriates - estimated at 30,000 in 1993. Like many of these expatriates, members of The Tower of Dudes cite various reasons for leaving their home country for the Czech Republic. In an interview with Spin TV, English bass player Steve Cautious replied: "it's a small pretty city [that is] much easier to get around in than London." When asked the same question, Urine Spritzer sarcastically answered that he came for "the smiling faces". "

The Tower of Dudes sounds has been described as "punky folk" combining "punk, flamenco, folk roots, western twang, and other sounds generated by gypsies and rebels from across the globe." Punk-Folk that "benefit[s from] the hard-core mandolin of Tony Parker
Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....

 and the pumping thrash of Tarah Masu’s accordion. Throw in some of Parker’s edgy banjo and Nick Jennings’ extended drum kit, and it’s hard keeping your feet still when the Dudes play.

Throughout their extensive touring throughout Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, The Tower of Dudes have shared a stage with notable bands such as: Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the...

, Immaculate Machine
Immaculate Machine
Immaculate Machine was a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia, active from 2003 to 2011.The band's name is taken from the lyrics of "One-Trick Pony" from the album One-Trick Pony by Paul Simon.-History:...

, O'Death
O'Death
O’Death is an American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York. They combine elements of folk, bluegrass, punk, metal and Americana music.-History:...

, Mammasweed, Plastic People of the Universe and The Sads
The Sads
The Sads are an indie-rock band based in Prague, Czech Republic, with five members from Canada, America, and Scotland.-Overview:The Sads' first release was the 1998 single, "On The Back Of A Billygoat" and two EPs titled Our Lives Abide In Heaven and The Sads which were released on a small indie...

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The Tower of Dudes have been based out of Victoria, BC, Canada since the beginning of 2011.

Music Festivals

  • Laly Fest, Czech Republic (Sept. 29th 2007)
  • ZELIFEST, Czech Republic (April 26, 2008)
  • Habrovka, Czech Republic (June 6, 2008)
  • Dance Valley, Netherlands (July 12, 2008)
  • Hobo Fest, Czech Republic (May 9, 2009)
  • Mighty Sounds, Czech Republic (July 18, 2009)
  • Trutnov Music Festival, Czech Republic (August 22, 2009)
  • Skautsk Open Air Festival, Czech Republic (May 29, 2010)
  • Hobo Fest, Czech Republic (August 14, 2010)
  • Trutnov Music Festival, Czech Republic (August 21, 2010)
  • Nahorany Festival, Czech Republic (August 28, 2010)
  • Rifflandia Festival, Victoria, BC, CAnada (September 22, 2011)

Music Videos


Compilation appearances

  • "Prague Independent Music collective Plan 1A" (2007)
  • "The interNASHional KENspiracy: A tribute to the music of Ken Nash" (2009)

Film

  • "Drink, Fuck, Drive Truck" and "A Clean-Living Life" will be in the movie Onward, Amazing People!.

External links


Album Reviews

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