The Tower of Dudes isn't just your average international accordion-laced cow-punk band based in Prague, Czech Republic. Their 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.