THANK YOUR DIRTY STARS
Hank Topless & The Dead Horsemen kicked off 2022 with a relentless 11-song album. Listen, download and / or donate at the Bandcamp page.“I Can’t Tell The Boys From The Girls”, a psycho recasting of the 1971 Lester Flatt classic.
HONKYTONK COUNTRYBLUES
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Based in Tucson, AZ, singer / songwriter Hank Topless delivers a honkytonk countryblues sound unlike any other. Drawing unpredictable energy from the razor’s edge between tragedy and triumph, the battle between right and wrong, he views the world through the prism of a hardscrabble past.
Five albums’ worth of dark, soulful, weird, humorously twisted, even tender tales. Whether alone with his guitar, or fronting a rocking band – in a local dive or on theater boards, Hank Topless never does the same show twice.
Topless is one of Tucson’s most tenacious entertainers, having worked its downtown bars since the late 1980’s. Along the road, he’s shared stages with and / or provided support for:
Les Paul, Junior Brown, Kinky Friedman, Scott Biram, Jesse Dayton, Joe Ely, Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, Robbie Fulks, The Outlaws, Whitney Rose, Pete Anderson, Jim Bachmann, Skip Heller, Brea Burns, Mack Stevens, Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band, Kevin Daly, Kaci Bays, Al Perry, Jim Goad, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, Tom Walbank, Split Livers, Al Foul, Gary Stockdale, Calexico, and many more.
2023 /20212020 “Best Of Tucson” awardee, country music category.
Mr. Topless also co-produces music and vlogs with partner Suzi Gardner (L7).
“It’s So December” (2011) and “Big Black Heart” (2017) showcase songs written largely in the early to mid 2000’s, prior to and during a stay in the Arizona Department of Corrections.
“Songs I Hate To Sing” (co-produced by Jim Waters, and featuring a team of Arizona studio players), and “Hank Me Crank Me I’m Dead” (live solo / acoustic, recorded 2018) were digitally released in October, 2019.
Single / music video “I Can’t Tell The Boys From The Girls” released on 1/1/21.
Single / music video “300 Roses” released on 6/25/21.
“Thank Your Dirty Stars” (with The Dead Horsemen) was digitally released on January 14, 2022.
Complete discography available for digital download/ streaming. Links below.
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If someone doesn’t do it, who will?Albums
Thank Your Dirty Stars (2022)
Songs I Hate To Sing (2019)
Hank Me Crank Me I’m Dead (2018)
Big Black Heart (2017)
Skeleton’s Blues 7″ (2012)
Download the track (from Bandcamp) here.
If you’d like to order the 7” vinyl click here (secure PayPal).
$13 including shipping.
Take Their Time (2012)
It’s So December (2011)
STYLE / INFLUENCES / PERSONNEL
WHAT?: Sad songs, bad songs, death songs, love songs, get-lost songs, come-back songs, weird songs.
In addition to 4 albums’ worth of original material, lots of covers: old honkytonk and hard country (Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Hank Thompson, Ray Price, Conway Twitty), old country blues (Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton), 60’s / ’70’s pop songs (Leon Russell, Fleetwood Mac, Doors, Beatles, Dylan),and outlaw country (Waylon Jennings, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson)- a sort of mashup of these styles, with something broken thrown in.
WHERE /WHEN? Solo show will play whenever and wherever there’s fair pay.
Band books out four months in advance.
Email for event rates.
HANK TOPLESS & THE DEAD HORSEMEN:
J Claymore Koweek on guitar and vocals.
R. Swelling on electric bass.
Dani Ponce on drums.
HANK ME CRANK ME I'M LIVE
Upcoming performancesHank Topless
Date | City | Venue | Country |
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Tour: PITS OF GRANDEUR | |||
04/25/24 | Tucson, AZ | JoJo’s | United States |
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 76 W. Washington St.. Solo, 6-8:30pm. | |||
04/26/24 | Bisbee, AZ | Bisbee Grand Saloon | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 61 Main St.. Solo, 8-11pm. | |||
04/27/24 | Bisbee, AZ | The Quarry | United States |
Time: 11:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 40 Brewery Ave.. 11am-1pm. | |||
04/28/24 | Phoenix, AZ | Front Row Moto Show | United States |
Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 747 W. Roosevelt St.. Front Row Moto Show, at Walter Studios. | |||
05/18/24 | Alpine, AZ | Ye Olde Tavern | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 42640 Coronado Trail. 7-10pm. | |||
05/23/24 | Tucson, AZ | JoJo’s | United States |
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 76 W. Washington St.. Solo, 6-8:30pm. | |||
07/17/24 | Pacifica, CA | Winters Tavern | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1522 Francisco Blvd.. Plus Kern Richards, Eli Lev. | |||
07/19/24 | Bisbee, AZ | Bisbee Grand Saloon | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 61 Main St.. 8-11pm. |
Hank Topless & The Dead Horsemen
Date | City | Venue | Country |
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04/28/24 | Tucson, AZ | Che’s Lounge | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 350 N. Fourth Avenue. Special guest TBA. | |||
05/02/24 | Tucson, AZ | Tap & Bottle | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 403 N. Sixth Avenue. Deets TBA. | |||
05/17/24 | Phoenix, AZ | Chopper John’s | United States |
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2547 E. Indian School Rd.. Guests TBD. |