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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03/29/24 | Phoenix, AZ | Maverick Saloon | United States |
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 9605 N. 19th Ave.. 9pm-12am, solo. | |||
04/03/24 | Phoenix, AZ | Rhythm Room | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1019 E. Indian School Rd. Songwriters, etc. | |||
04/04/24 | Albuquerque, NM | Tractor Brewing (Nob Hill) | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 118 Tulane Dr. SE. 7-9pm. | |||
04/05/24 | Ajo, AZ | Fat Cactus Pizza | United States |
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 1135 W. Hoover St.. 5-8pm? | |||
04/06/24 | Yucca Valley, CA | Giant Rock Meeting Room | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1141 Old Woman Springs Rd, Unit A. Deets TBD. | |||
04/07/24 | Tucson, AZ | Music Box | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 6951 E. 22nd St.. Losers’ Lounge, 7-9pm. | |||
04/10/24 | Salem, OR | Shades Of Brew | United States |
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 4743 Lancaster Dr. NE. 6-9pm. | |||
04/12/24 | Hood River, OR | Double Mountain Brewery | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 8 4th St.. With Forest Grove Outlaws. | |||
04/13/24 | Portland, Oregon | The Fixin’ To | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 8218 N. Lombard St.. With Bad Assets / Forest Grove Outlaws. | |||
04/15/24 | Salem, OR | HonkyTonk Bar & Grill | United States |
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2275 McGilchrist St. SE. 7-10pm. | |||
04/16/24 | Snohomish, WA | Pie Dive Bar | United States |
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Address: 921 First Street. Solo, 6-8pm. | |||
04/17/24 | Portland, OR | Starday Tavern | United States |
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 6517 SE Foster Rd.. Happy hour. | |||
04/18/24 | Turner, OR | Angel’s Share Barrel House | United States |
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 5420 Denver St. SE. 6-9pm? | |||
04/19/24 | Hayward, CA | The Bistro | United States |
Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 1001 B St.. 4-6pm. | |||
04/20/24 | La Honda, CA | Applejack’s | United States |
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 8790 La Honda Rd.. 2-4pm. | |||
04/21/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Blind Barber | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 5715 N. Figueroa. TBA: Lone Quail, Skip Heller, Kern Richards | |||
04/22/24 | Taft, CA | Oasis Bar & Grill | United States |
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 414 North St.. 5-8pm? | |||
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. | |||
05/10/24 | Nashville, TN | The Bowery Vault | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2905C Gallatin Pike. More TBA. | |||
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. | |||
07/19/24 | 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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04/11/24 | Gaston, OR | Ace Tavern | United States |
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 114 Front St.. Plus, Forest Grove Outlaws. | |||
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. |