Tewligan's Tavern Postcard

Postcards: 4"x6" - color OR original line drawing
Prints: 8.5"x11" - black and white line drawing

When cheap beer, a simple stage, and a space to be loud was all anyone needed, Tewligan’s thrived. It was a cornerstone of Louisville’s punk and rock scenes. Any day of the week, you could walk down that strip of Bardstown Road and see upcoming show flyers stapled out front. Originally it was a biker bar named The Funktion Junktion, until Doyle and Mary Guhy bought it and renamed it to Tewligan’s. Later it was briefly renamed to Snagilwet (Tewligan’s backwards). Regardless of the name, the space was one of the birth-places of our city’s underground music identity.

By the mid 90s, rent in the highlands was on the rise. With the overwhelming financial strains of owning a venue adding up, as well as pure exhaustion from running the place for around 15 years, Tewligan’s locked up for the final time. Though the building at 1047 Bardstown Road has lived a number of lives since 1996, many locals still remember it as Tewligan’s.