Rude City Riot

RCR released their debut self titled EP / CD in Nov. 2008 and has released 3 digital singles on Skaspot Records in 2010 . "Nothin But Time" is now released on Stomp Records. It is RCR's first full length album and is available on iTunes, Amazon or from Stomprecords.com.

Dustin Lionhart, lead singer and primary songwriter for RCR has been writing Ska songs since age 14 and is now writing melodic anthems accessible to all those who love good music and well crafted songs.

Typical media / press reviews of Rude City Riot Music:

Ska tends to be typecast,

modeled to a great extent

on the early 80s Two Tone

look and sound from

England, which makes

Rude City Riot different.

Sure, the horn

arrangements and rhythms

that are ska trademarks are

here, but the album starts

with a rock and roll urgency

that suggests Rude City

Riot is flexible and won’t be

hemmed in by typecasting.

It even sounds like

Loverboy at times, which is

really unexpected. “Bonnie

And Clyde,” which follows,

has a punk edge. “Imposter

Man” could be Toots And

The Maytals. “Kick Me

When I’m Down” mixes Van

Halen guitar with a tough

reggae rhythm and nagging

chorus. Etc.."

- Tom Harrison, The

Province Newspaper (Sep

"If you replaced the up-strokes with

down and the horns with another guitar,

Vancouver, BC's Rude City Riot could

be Canada's next Chixdiggit ― that is to

say, creators of some incredibly well

crafted, straight-ahead, insanely catchy

pop punk. The phrasing of the verses

and the expert creation and execution of

a killer chorus (not to mention the lead

vocals of singer Dustin Lionhart III,

which are pretty similar to Chixdiggits'

K.J. Jansen) are pretty much where the

comparisons end though, because Rude

City Riot like to ska the hell out of their

stuff, and they do it impressively well ―

doubly so considering this is their debut.

The seven-piece shine on "Victoria," an

anthem about a troublesome girl (or is it

a city?), and "Rudies Don't Care." Both

open with that beloved ska brass and

continue like the best of favourite

commercial ska punks Reel Big Fish

and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. A select

group of people will treasure this, with

Rude City Riot keeping the ska dream

alive. "

- Nicole Villeneuve,

Exclaim.ca (May 31, 2011)

"Oi, There's a strong new voice in the ska scene and it

belongs to Rude City Riot. Their Nothin' But Time debut

album showcases a sound they call power-ska; it's a

harmonious blend of punk, reggae, soul and ska that files

neatly enough under ska-punk. The songwriting seems

surprisingly sophisticated for a bunch of newcomers, until

you learn that frontman Dustin Lionhart III has been

writing ska music since he was 14. Lionhart's rude-boy

lyrics tell tales of hoodlums and junkies in seedy

neighborhoods like Vancouver's downtown east side; all the

anger, exhilaration and desperation of these sad

but proud souls is brought to life through shoutout

harmonies, beefy guitar riffs and a terrific horn

section that especially shines on the rollicking

instrumental "DC Riot Stomp," the album's best

offering. This is a very fine debut from a skilled

team of musicians who clearly enjoy what they're

doing. Not every riot in Vancouver has to be bad."

- Jody McCutcheon, CHARTattack

“From the untamed wilderness that is the Pacific Northwest comes a gift…and a marvelous gift it is indeed. No, it’s not amateur video footage of Sasquatch doing the Macarena (although that would obviously rock). It’s better. Much better. Those crazy Ska-nucks, Rude City Riot, recently released a double-sided digital single as a follow up to their debut, self-titled album. With “Imposter Man” and “Same Old Story”, RCR picks up right where they left off with the their last studio offering. Brilliant! Power-Ska at its best. The melodic elements of 2 Tone meets the edginess of third wave, pulling up just short of the ska-core precipice. These cats continue to impress. - Drago" WWW.Froglix.Com

"This is seriously infectious stuff. It opens with a solid acoustic guitar ska groove and a power vocal going on about feeling ill, which conveniently rhymes with "pills". When the band kicks in they're as tight as a screw. And look out for that sax solo. iPod worthy."

- John McLaughlin, The Province Newspaper - review of Rude City Riot song "Shots & Pills" (Mar 23, 2010)

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Skaspot Records 778 886 2747

Dan Cowan dan@skaspot.com

Rude City Riot is:

Dusty Lionhart III - Lead Vocals

Scotty Atkins - Guitars & Vocals

Luis Garzon - Bass Guitar & Vocals

Kevin Tang - Trombone & Vocals

Jonny McCormack - Sax & Vocals

Sean Kight - Drums & Vocals

Peter Bowles - Keys & Vocals

Steffen Peter - Guitar & Vocals