Rude King is an American ska band originally formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 2003 before relocating to Dallas, Texas, in 2006. Their music is a fusion of influences including early ska, reggae, blues, soul, rocksteady, 2 tone, third wave ska, and punk rock with pop lyrics about love, relationships, and the politics of live and local music.[1]
Rude King | |
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 Rude King | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas |
| Genres | ska |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | None |
| Members | Jon Bravo Justin Rush Jediah Redden John Vietta Jesse Speer Chris Casey Tony Edmonds |
| Past members | Chris Dickson Felix Pacheco Houston Bogus Robert Hatch Davonna Thomas Jeff Thomas Casey Kowalski Kevin Kaiser Rob Tovar Vikki Tovar Jim Barsanti Alex Hernandez Jason Busch |
| Website | http://www.rudeking.com |
Tours & Festivals
editRude King performed at the last year of the Ska In The Park festival at the Pomona Fox Theater in Pomona, California in 2010.[2]
The band has performed at SKA Brewing in Durango, Colorado on multiple tours.
In 2011, Rude King performed at Houston, Texas pizza restaurant Late Nite Pie three months before the historic building was destroyed by arson.[3][4]
The band performed at the Fistful of Ska festival in Des Moines, Iowa in both 2013 and 2014.[5]
In 2014, the band won the "Battle for Suburbia" event at the House of Blues in Dallas, earning a live appearance on WFAA morning show, Good Morning Texas, and a spot on stage at the inaugural Suburbia Music Festival in Plano, TX.[6][7]
Also in 2014, Rude King performed at both the Valley of the Vapors festival and the Hot Water Hills festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.[8][9]
Rude King performed at the 2017 Supernova International Ska Festival in Fredericksburg, Virginia. [10]
Discography
edit- Rude To The Last Drop (2004)
- Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2011)
- It'll Probably Be Alright (2013)
- Coming Back To You (2015)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Open For Business (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ "Ska in the Park 2010!". Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Late Nite Pie's owner charged in fire". Houston Chronicle. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "RUDE KING - FUSKA - EL DESMADRE IN HOUSTON".
- ^ "Dallas band Rude King's music video about playing Fistful of Ska festival".
- ^ "Plano ska band wins Battle for Suburbia". Plano Star Courier. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Rude King and Chef Orazio LaManna preview Surburbia Music Festival". wfaa.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ "Hot Water Hills Music and Art Festival". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- ^ "40 acts make cut for Valley of the Vapors festival". 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Supernova International Ska Festival 2017 line-up".