2022, Nov 5

Glad to announce that on and off drummer since 2016 Jay Gard finally joined TOP DOWN for real! - Welcome to the ride!

We‘re stoked and looking forward to the next shows!
Watch out!

Photo: ©Jörg Metzner

2022, Oct 5

New live video! TOP DOWN playing "It's O.K." with Toody during DEAD MOON NIGHT Berlin, July 6, 2022 at Lido Berlin

2022, August

New music video for "Til You Came Along"

2022, August 21

New live videos from our US-Tour at Stardust Station in Nevada City, CA (with Jay Gard on drums), "Restless" and "Broken Hearts" off of our latest album "Backyard Thunder"

Summer 2022

+++ US-WESTCOAST TOUR +++

08/11 Bellingham - The Blue Room /w Lipstitch & Glassboys
08/12 Seattle - Victory Lounge / w Glassboys, Nudity & Quid Quo
08/13 Portland - Mississippi Studios /w Jenny Don't and the Spurs, Glassboys
08/14 Astoria - Labor Temple /w Pinkzilla
08/17 Sacramento - The Golden Bear /w Baddest Beams & Parkstreet Riot
08/18 San Francisco - The Knockout /w Parkstreet Riot & Sabertoothrockers
08/19 Sparks - Elbow Room /w @ The Juvinals & Eddie and the Subtitles
08/20 Nevada City - Stardust Station /w Parkstreet Riot & Fire in the Sky Band

Sat 02-07-2022 Ratzdorf - Kajüte Ratzdorf, w/ The Hans
Wed 06-07-2022 Berlin – LIDO – DEAD MOON NIGHT w/ Toody Cole

Thu 26-05-2022 Budapest – Golyà /w Darage & Korgoth

Fri 27-05-2022 Wien - Coco Bar w/ Zombie No

2022, April 4 / UPDATE! April 27: more shows!

Tour with KRÄLFE coming up soon! We're excited!
Thu 28-04-2022 Bremen – Eisen
Fri 29-04-2022 Hamburg – Goldener Salon (Hafenklang)
Sat 30-04-2022 Stemwede – Krustenhof Stemwede
Sun 01-05-2022 ~~Kassel – Goldgrube~~ NEU: Osnabrück – secret show!
Tue 03-05-2022 Dresden – Chemiefabrik
Wed 04-05-2022 Chemnitz – Subbotnik
Thu 05-05-2022 Leipzig – FPlatz
Fri 06-05-2022 Herzberg – private event
Sun 08-05-2022 Berlin – tba

2022, Mar 7

New live video (2 parts à 30 min) from our Record Release show at Wild at Heart, Feb 24, 2022. Check it, it's pretty wild ; )

2022, Feb 17

New album BACKYARD THUNDER out NOW!
Order here: szim.bigcartel.com

2022, Jan 01

Record Release Show in Berlin! FEB 24, 2022!
The new album can be bought at the show or ordered here from Feb 11 on!

2021, Dec 16

NEW live video – "Before I Met You" – with Lucas on drums:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d5fI0Iw7nc

2021, Dec 16

Next Shows in Berlin! YEEEEHAW!

2021, Sep 27

Welcome on the drum set, Lucas!

New line-up 2021!

Photo by Andreea Dican Photography

2021, Aug 1st

Coming soon on vinyl!
New album: BACKYARD THUNDER

Cover artwork by Janta Island
Insert artwork by Gabriela Jolowicz

2020, Oct 18th

Now selling DEAD MOON merch (for European customers): Shirt, tote bag, patch, sticker, button, here or in our Shop section

In collaboration with Dead Moon Music.

Licensed by Toody Cole.

2020, Aug 14th

Now available in our shop:

DEAD MOON – Off the Grid

Edited by szim, published by Ventil Verlag, Mainz

35 EUR

Order here!

320 pages, full color, lots of photos, posters, ephemera, full gig list, discography and interviews with Fred & Toody Cole and Andrew Loomis.

2020, April 14th

Glad to support this wonderful compilation of Portland musicians to help raise money for people of the community! Please donate!

More infos here:
forhomepdx.com

"The theme of "For Home" is solidarity — solidarity with fellow musicians and solidarity with the folks who are impacted the most during the current crisis.

The album will be released as a name-your-price digital album on Bandcamp on Tuesday, April 28th. All proceeds will go to the Portland Coronavirus Mutual Aid Fund (https://opencollective.com/portland-corona-virus-mutual-aid…).

Created by Symbiosis PDX, this mutual aid fund allows people impacted by the COVID-19 crisis to make direct requests for emergency funds. Symbiosis PDX is also coordinating with the larger Portland COVID-19 Mutual Aid Network.

2020, March 22nd

Spring Tour with nunofyrbeeswax will be postponed to October! Stay tuned!

Til then, here's a new song and a new video:

Stay safe & healthy! See you in fall!

2020, March 9th

European Tour in the works … stay tuned!

Apr 16 – DE – Halle – Hühnermanhattan – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 17 – DE – Aschaffenburg – Hannabambel – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 18 – DE – München – Kafe Kult – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 19 – AT – Salzburg – tba – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 20 – AT – Linz – Kapu – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 21 – SK – Bratislava – Garáže – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 22 – HU – Budapest – Aurorá – with nunofyrbeeswax

Apr 23 – HU – Pécs – Szabadkikötö – with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 24 – CRO – Zagreb - Kulturni Centar Mečnicka– with nunofyrbeeswax
Apr 25 – IT – Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella – Red Zone Bar
Apr 26 – CH – Zürich – tba – with Ape Rites

Mar 05 – Berlin, DE – Loophole – with Ape Rites and The Hans

2019, Dec 18th

Okay folks, here we go! It's done - our new 16 mm music video "SEESAW" is up and running. Hope you'll get a buzz out of this!

Here's to great holidays and some sweet memories of a thing called summer! Cheers!

Filmed & edited by Laurence Favre! – Thank you!

2019, Dec 6th

Show and tour calendar now available!

Click on the link in the right box (SHOWS & TOUR DATES) and follow us to keep track where and when we play! Hope to see you down the road!

2019, NOV 15th

Vinyl arrived! Shipping now!

2019, NOV 6th

New release on our label No Chance Berlin. Coming out early December!

A lost and forgotten Fred Cole song that returned from oblivion and hasn’t seen the daylight yet! (on Side A) Original recording from 2013 with Fred playing guitar and Toody playing bass. Vocals by Toody in 2019. Written by Fred in 1970/71. 1st pressing Nov 2019.

Photos on cover and back cover: Courtesy of Toody Cole

2019, NOV 4th

Currently working on a European spring Tour from April 15th until May 1st 2020. Message us if you want us to play or book a show for us! We'd love to play!

2019, NOV 1st

New 7" on No Chance Berlin coming soon! Stay tuned!

2019, SEP 14th

HARD FEELINGS tour poster now available in our SHOP!

2019, SEP 4th

HARD FEELINGS vinyl release & tour poster is ready! Killer! Great job again by our fav gig poster artist Phillip Janta / Janta-Island – thanks a ton! Available as screenprint veeeery soon!

2019, AUG 26th
New shirts and bags arrived! Silver print. Organic materials. Manufactured by Nüx.

2019, JULY 5th

New LP Hard Feelings. Out now!

Comes with lyric sheet, download code & free riso poster (first 30!). Different vinyl colors! Order here!

2019, JUNE 25th

Upcoming shows! Save the date! More soon!

Jul 15 - Berlin – Loophole

Aug 24 – Leipzig – private event
Aug 25 – Berlin – Tape release show at SM

Sep 20 – Stemwede w/ The Lombego Surfers

Sep 21 – Berlin – TRIxxxTR, w/ The Lombego Surfers and nunofyrbeeswax
Sep 24 – Weimar – C.Keller

Oct 11 – Munich – Kafe Kult
Oct 12 – Basel – RENÉE bar

Oct 18 – Budapest (HU) – tba
Oct 20 – Bang Bang Radio Show (HU)

Photo by Andreea Dican Photography

2019, MAY 25th

Next show!

2019, FEB 20th

Welcome to our new drummer Rayk!

2019, FEB 20th

Next show: Sat, Feb 23rd, 2019 with COLD LEATHER at Rxxxhaus!

2018, DEC 10th

New release coming up in spring/summer 2019 (cover pic by Dave Grolsch – thanks a ton!)

2018, NOV 28th

2018, OCT 20th

2018, SEP 27th

2018, AUG 19th

Upcoming shows:

Thu, Sept 13th Berlin – K19
Fri, Sept 14th Hamburg – Hafenklang
Sat, Sept 15th Bremen – Karo (w/ International Removals)

2018, AUG 1st

THEY SAID – New song, new video (16 mm) by Christin Berg

GIMME YOU LUV – Old song, new video (by Chuck Struggler)

2018, JUN 16th

next show!

2018, JUN 5th

Film shoot in the woods for a new song called "They Said" on 16 mm. Coming soon.

Pic by Elena Zieser

2018, JUN 8th

2018, MAY 13th

next show: http://xbsundaymatinee.tumblr.com

Be there or be square!

2018, MARCH 10th

New TOP DOWN release: LET'S DO IT!

Note: shipping for this item is only 1 EUR worldwide, not 5 as listed

2017, OCT 5th

TOP DOWN performing at DEAD MOON NIGHT / more pix here

Video by Jacob Smith

Photo by Michele Motta

2017, AUG 31st

NEW DRUMMER revealed – introducing Cristian Prigoană from Transylvania, RO

TOP DOWN's US summer tour dates

Aug 11 – Portland, OR @ Kenton Club /w Breaker Breaker, The Night
Aug 12 – Arcata, CA @ The Alibi w/ La Cerca
Aug 13 – Oakland, CA @ The Golden Bull w/ Smokers and Whatever Glades
Aug 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial w/ The Baddest Beans, The Ex-Rippers, Would Be Train Robbers
Aug 15 – Grass Valley, CA @ The Unchurch w/ Night Shapes, Jo Passed, Sirena Victima, video wiz J King DJ Goo
Aug 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout
Aug 19 – Reno, NV @ tba w/ Slow Wow
Aug 25 – Portland, OR @ Voodoo Doughnut Too. Voodoo Doughnut Recordings label showcase
/w John "Elvis" Schroder, Big Duck, Devin Millar, Larry Wilder a.o.
Aug 27 – Seattle, WA @ The Vermillion w/ Soft Boys and The Carols