The term “Radio Friendly” comes to mind when Rude City Riot’s melodic hooks and edgy vocal lines are ringing in your head the morning after the concert or from listening to the CD for the first time.

As a new band promoting their first CD and video, Rude City Riot are making friends and fans fans around the globe and they have only just begun – let the dancing begin.

Want to know what “POWER-SKA” is?

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Rude City Riot Western Canada Tour Dates
Summer – Fall 2009

June 24 – Canmore, AB – St. Jean Baptist Celebration

June 26 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room

June 27 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Festival

June 28 – St. Albert, AB – LB’s

July 1 – Kelowna, BC – Celebrate Canada Day Festival

July 11 – Victoria, BC – Victoria Ska Festival

Aug 7 – Kelowna, BC – Doc Willoughby’s

Aug 8 – Salmo, BC – Shambhala Festival

Aug 19 – Calgary, AB

Aug 20 – Lethbridge, AB

Aug 21 – Regina, SK

Aug 22 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Ska & Reggae Festival

Aug 24 – Saskatoon, SK

Aug 26 – Edmonton, AB

Aug 30 – Vancouver, BC – Skaspot Live Picnic

Dispatches from Riot Headquarters

Here is some recent history about RCR in their first year as a band:

* RCR became a band in late 2007 (West Coast Canada)
* RCR debuted at Skaspot Live Ska-A-Thon Mar/ 08 – Vancouver, BC
* RCR plays New Music West 2008 Ska Music Showcase – Vancouver, BC
* RCR records and releases self titled 5 song CD – Nov / 08
* HD Video of RCR single “Victoria” directed & produced by Brian Child Nov 08
* Skaspot Records assumes RCR Band Representation/Management Dec 08
* RCR headlines final Skaspot Monday Concert (45 shows @ the Biltmore)
* RCR appears at 2nd Annual Ska-A-Thon All Ages Concert in Langley, BC
* RCR selected by the English Beat to open Show in Vancouver April 4, 09
* RCR selected to appear at Sled Island Festival in Calgary, June 27, 09
* RCR selected to appear at 2009 Winnipeg Ska & Reggae Festival, Aug 22, 09
* RCR selected to appear at 2009 Victoria Ska Festival Sat. July 11th.
* RCR scheduled to appear at Annual Skaspot Live Picnic, Vancouver Aug 30
* RCR CD picked as “Discovery of 2008″ – Caroline of Ska Montreal 9/10
* Ska-T of CITR’s Scenic Drive adds RCR to weekly playlist rotation FM 101.9
(the Scenic Drive is Canada’s longest running Ska Radio Show – 13 + yrs)
* Montreal’s Roots Rock Rebel Ska Radio Program adds RCR to weekly playlist

For more information or to cue up an internet / phoner / drop in interview with Dusty, Lead Singer and
songwriter for Rude City Riot please contact Dan Cowan of Skaspot Records: Phn.604 521 0269
email: dan@skaspot.com or dancowan@rudecityriot.com

Emerging from the pumpjack-speckled prairies and woodlands of Southeast Texas, Independent Country Music Artist Mike Parrish is nothing short of boastful of his heritage and proud of his Texas roots. The International Fame Games Radio Panel said, Every now and then you get a band that seems poised to do something great. We think this is one of those bands.

When Mike was a kid you might’ve found him, on most any hot Summer day, walking the railroad tracks with his lifelong friend Sammy Hundley or building a tree house while they dreamed aloud of their future exploits with a band they planned to call Black Diamond. Often times, a stereo served as their amps, Mike’s living room sofa was a makeshift stage and broom handles made perfect air guitars to the blaring music of bands like KISS, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zeppelin. They’d play those air guitars and leap from Mrs. Parrish’s sofa just as they’ve finally leapt onto the European and Texas Country Music scene.

Life seemed to have simply gotten in the way of this childhood dream, as they grew up and moved away from their small home town of Hull, but the dream somehow survived 30 years of perpetual motion. When fate landed Mike and Sammy back in their home town they picked up right where they’d left off almost as if there had never been any time or distance between them. Sammy was a cover band leader and Mike had become a distinguished Texas Peace Officer having risen to the rank of Chief of Police twice, in two separate Texas towns, and elected Constable once. This Parrish-Hundley reunion rekindled the fire that still smoldered within the dream and within their hearts, the dream of making music.

In June of 2006, in a beach cabin on the Gulf of Mexico, Mike & Sammy recorded the first demo, “Runnin’ Outa Time” for Mike’s solo album, an album that would later be titled “Texas in the Man.” This demo was Mike’s first choice because it spoke of the old railroad track that they’d often walked as boys and, since they were both now in their early forties, the title seemed so symbolic. While standing on that shore, Mike told Sammy that the time was now to record the album and fulfill a dream or their story would never be told. And they got busy.

Armed with a Mac computer and free GarageBand software they recorded the 15 tracks that completed the “Texas in the Man” EP, the title song built around the lyric, “It’s not about the man in Texas it’s the Texas in the man.” The album was released in September 2007 and by January 2008, Mike was able to retire from his law enforcement career and focus entirely on a life of making music. By October 2009, the first 8 singles had made the European Country Music Association National Top 40 Charts a total of 23 times in 9 countries.

The two lifelong friends began playing acoustic duo shows all over the greater Houston area under the moniker of “Sammy & Mike” and full band shows were billed as “Parrish-Hundley.” The Parrish-Hundley duo continue to hone their craft and play their music all over Southeast Texas with quiet satisfaction in knowing that a childhood dream can become reality.

“Never Say Die” is the #6 song from Mike’s “Texas in the Man” album originally released in September 2007 and the 8th track to actually see the European National Top 40 Chart.

“It’s always an exciting time for any musician to hear their songs on the radio but it’s especially thrilling when the songs see enough airplay to make the charts,” said Mike after learning that “Never Say Die” had made it’s chart debut. “Thanks so much to all those people who request my music and to those DJs who continually give me a shot on the airwaves.”

“SUNNY DAY”
2/08/2008 – Norway – 35

“COLOR ME GONE”
12/16/2008 – Italy – 35

“BLUE JEAN BABY”
11/26/2007 – Spain – 33
12/13/2007 – Switzerland – 5

“TEXAS IN THE MAN”
7/31/2008 – Switzerland – 13
8/11/2008 – Switzerland – 20

“GOIN’ BACK TO TEXAS”
2/08/2008 – Norway – 30
6/20/2008 – Italy – 6
7/3/2008 – Switzerland – 6
7/3/2008 – The Netherlands – 27
7/18/2008 – Belgium – 27
7/18/2008 – Switzerland – 6
7/18/2008 – United Kingdom – 22
9/16/2008 – United Kingdom – 37
9/25/2008 – United Kingdom – 37
11/28/2008 – Belgium – 21
11/28/2008 – Germany – 32
3/24/2009 – United Kingdon – 38
3/24/2009 – Switzerland – 31

“I CAN’T TELL YOU GOODBYE”
3/24/2009 – Italy – 29

“RUNNIN’ OUTA TIME”
3/24/2009 – Ireland – 34

“NEVER SAY DIE”
10/14/2009 – Switzerland – 9