Video below: BLUEHORSES "Raggle Taggle Gypsio" Lizzie Prendergast - Genius!
ALICE IN CHAINS: "Check my brain"
ALICE IN CHAINS: "Man in the box" Live '91. Yes, it's AiC month! Bothered?
SIOUXSIE & the BANSHEES: "Face to Face" (let's see how long this lasts before BMG, or whoever it is, takes it off!)
THE TOWLER CODE:-
ALL MEN (& WOMEN) MUST KEEP TO THE CODE OR FACE WALKING THE PLANK HAHAHAR !
NO CAPS!
NO HOODIES!
NO TRACKIES!
NO FOOTBALL SHIRTS!
Please, & I doubt those concerned will be reading this, don't turn up in chav gear. It says no caps etc on the door - if you ignore it & walk in regardless, you just won't get served. It's not your kinda place pal.
OVER 21'S !
under 21's @ our discretion.
PLEASE NOTE* We DO permit under 18s to attend shows providing they are accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Video below - INXS: "The Gift" Bloody awesome or wot?!
Music
A HANDFUL OF THE (MANY) BANDS THAT HAVE PLAYED HERE:
Elbow. The Wombats. Dan Reed. Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash. Blaze Bayley. Bernie Torme/John McCoy/Robin Guy - G.M.T. Budgie. Heaven's Basement. Dear Superstar. Fury UK. Eddie & the Hot Rods. The Scaramanga Six. Grim Reaper. The Groundhogs. Blast. Demon. The Boss Hoss. Eureka Machines. Salford Jets. Babylon Fire. Winterville. Carvin Jones.
Tribute acts include:-
Thin Lizzy Experience. US4//U2. Coldplace. The Rex. Hotter Than Hell (Kiss). Ozzbest. Mild Green Chillis. UK Doors. seYes. Led Balloon. 2 Minutes 2 Maiden. David Bowee. Purple Rain. The Logical Tramps. Queen Mania. Freestealer. True Blue (Rock Madonna). The Zimmermen (Dylan). Cold Flame (Jethro Tull). Motorheadache. Born to Run (Springsteen). The Bon Jovi Experience. Metalica UK. Rattle & Hum (U2). Phe Ramones. Cold Shot (Stevie Ray Vaughan). Muscle Museum. Tallica. Pure Purple. Guns 2 Roses. Green Date. DC/79 (Bon Scott era DC). Megadeth UK. Satch # 2.(Joe Satriani!)Disillusion (GnR) ZZ Eliminator (ZZ Top)
Some bands in the offing - keep watching! ELECTRIC BOYS! FM! GUN! CUTTING CREW! And ooooh...lots more!
Video below: The magnificence that is The STONE TEMPLE PILOTS! "Plush". Have you ever heard anything so gobsmackingly spot on?! God, I wish I was going to the USA to see em. Sob. Sob.
Movies
See Captain Jonny's site! The list goes on....and on....
Television
Don't get bloody time mate! But if/when I do .... check Captn Jonny's site.
Books
MOJO, Q, UNCUT, CLASSIC ROCK & sometimes KERRANG! Reading Hugh Cornwell's autobiog at the mo - again! Oh, & Bob Dylan's "Chronicles Vol 1".
Autobiographies, Pixie/Vampirey/Witchy/Wolfy stuff & anything on India/Egypt/Native Americans.
Heroes
See Captain Jonny's site for personal Heroes. There's fillions! Ha! Ha!
Video below: The Beatles "Get back" - Live! on the Apple roof! Top tackle!
The Hark to Towler is a place where most Live music is welcome...Indie, Metal, Rock, Blues, Reggae, Folk, World, Soul etc.....Keep an eye on some of the bands coming our way via our Gig Guide below, & of course the ol' Skiddle widget, on the left hand side there. We've had some awesome bands in the past and the future is gonna be thrice as HOT! Probably.
NICKED FROM MYSPACE COMMENTS. And you know if you do a testimonial, you have to put your hands on your balls at the same time, so it's quite serious y'know!... THANK YOU - YOU'RE ALL SOOOO SWEET
Thanks for a great night! Top pub, top people, top night.
EMx EUREKA MACHINES
I had a blast ! Am still grinning from ear to ear ! awesome gig, loving yer work my friend !
MR.C - BONEYARD DOGS
jon is the man !!!! cheers for last night jon. you are definetly one of the coolest dudes we've come across on our travels. hope to see you again soon. THIN LIZZY EXPERIENCE
GREAT SOUND
GREAT PEOPLE
GREAT VENUE
CHEERS – GAIA
Your closed!
I don't know what to do! LITTLE (BIG) STE
Jon mate - seriously dude thank you so much for having us - we all totally agreed last night that the gig and the venue is right up there in our top 3 for the year.
Your hospitality and pure and simple love for music made it feel like the most comfortable place ever - your crowd were amazing EXIT STATE
Thanks for having made the magic possible! :)
Peace, Cap'ain! CHARMAINE de VALOIS
Cracker night last night mate...the best time we've had since arriving....bloody sore this morning though !!!
Watch out for that damn gorilla !!! AS WE ARE
Just wanted to say a quick thank you for the love and support we have had from Cpn Jon and his scurvy crew - it means the world to us and we had again one of the best gigs of the year! Its fair to say that in our top five gigs of 2008, two of them are the last two Towlers! Genius! F.I.G.M.O
There's many more but we don't wanna be showin' off :)
HEADBANGERS (SNOW)BALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Available from Vibes Records, Bury or here at Hark to Towler! A measly tenner!
"Welcome, to a world of ... interest"
PLEASE NOTE: We are open from 6.00pm every night. Gigs usually start around 9pm - 9.15pm - depending on complications. Ha! Ha!
You can check all our gigs until well into 2009 on the Skiddle Widget which is down on the left there under "Gigs for the year ahead" banner. Give it a scroll! Savvy?
NOVEMBER
Wed 11th: METAL MAYHEM! 7 Years Dead + Blessed with Betrayal + Extreme OD. £3.00 door.
Fri 13th: * COLD FLAME Original Blues/Rock with a few Jethro Tull classics thrown in for good measure. £3.00 door www.myspace.com/coldflameuk
Sat 14th: * US4//U2 - U2 tribute. The ultimate U2 experience! £5.00 door www.myspace.com/us4u2
Sat 21st: * STONE SOLE RIVER www.stonesoleriver.com
Wed 25th: METAL MAYHEM! Incassum + Visitor + Nemesis. £3.00 door
Thurs 26th: * SXINE www.myspace.com/sxine
Fri 27th: * MIDBLUE www.midblue.co.uk
Sat 28th: * METALICA UK Britain’s Number 1 Metallica Tribute! £5.00 door www.myspace.com/metallicauktribute
YOU CAN FIND MOST OF THESE BANDS IN OUR COLLECTION OF MYSPACE FRIENDS, SO IF YOU WANNA CHECK ÉM OUT - JUST HAVE A TRAWL THROUGH! AN ASTERIX MARKS THE ONES THAT ARE IN THERE.
We have full PA,(6 Peavey cabs/ Studiomaster amps - around 2000W a side/ Soundcraft 24 channel desk) a great light show (par cans, pinspots + colour blasters), a top little stage (Bands! Remember, this is a pub - not Madison Square Gardens! It's 2ft high X 14ft deep X 11ft wide. That's the stage - not the pub) ... even free fog! And some monitors. Ahem. Microphones are also provided. Not bad, eh? Jon (that's me actually) does the sound, so let's not have any moaning about bringing your own soundman - it's not necessary. No one knows the rig like I do - & even I still don't know it! Not intimately anyhow. It's a very secretive system. Run exactly like the Millenium Falcon. A quick slap on the dash & off we go! Ha! Ha! If all else fails - call for Lea! A wide variety of screens carry the action throughout the pub - Big ones, small ones, some as big as yer 'ead! Bands - drop your fees accordingly! :)
Video below: MOTLEY CRUE: "Dr Feelgood". Live, from the Carnival of Sins tour. Quality's a bit crap...so get the DVD! Try drumming this with cocktail stirrers!
Who I'd like to meet:
Video below: It's not a vid - just part of Mark n Lard's Radio show. "Downcount". Wee stainingly hilarious :)
Video below: ALICE IN CHAINS with GRETCHEN & NANCY WILSON: "Barracuda - Live". Blimey o'Charlie Riley almighty!!! Turn it UP!
Video below: NOEL GALLAGHER: "Slide away" - Live acoustic! Noel really is God - whatever you think. Sorry, I meant good. Very.
THE CREW...
CAPTAINS: JON HANSON + KAY FLETCHER
2nd IN COMMAND (when not building Bond Bugs): STEVEY RICHARDS
HANDS ON DECK: SUZ (Suz). DAVEY (Little Harry Hardcore). HILARY (Slinky). VICKIE (erm, Vickie). JASON (Pup). LAURA (Laura). CASSIE (Cassie). CAROL (Auntie Carol) Sometimes NEIL (Neil) :)
GOD BLESS US & ALL WHO SUP WITH US! ONE 'n' ALL!
open from 6.00pm 'til midnight
Sun - Thurs
Open from 6.00pm 'til 1.00am Fri & 6.00pm 'til 1.00am on Sat. So that's 6.00pm both nights really.
if we feel like it!
Hey, I posted up a new song a week or so ago, it's called Masquerade--based on the ballroom scene of Romeo and Juliet. Just wanted to stop by and give you the free download if you'd like it and haven't picked it up yet:
I hope you enjoy it; if you do, please pass it on to your friends and spread the love :)
THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING OUR REQUEST! YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US! STOP BY OUR SITE ANYTIME AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OR JUST STOP BY AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON! JESSE VILLEGAS/MILITIA THANK YOU JON!
" Dreamers don't achieve but inventors do. Invent the dreams your have dreamt. Listen to what other professionals are saying, watch what they do, try it out but do your best to put it in a new direction; then you will be quoted!"
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