2-12-2012 We had a great 1st show of 2012 at Liquid Lounge. Thanks to everyone who came out and Top Hat Ted for playing with us. Now the flood gates have opened up and we have shows all the way through June in the works. Also, we'll be working on our next tour for the summer! Check our shows page for updates on shows and Facebook for the latest happenings.
1-13-2012 Hey everyone. We have a couple updates. We filmed a live video this week for the Grammy Live contest at CBS.com It was a huge success and the video is now on Youtube. We will start voting next week to be able to play Grammy Live. We have a show Feb 4 at Liquid Lounge with Top Hat Ted. Come out and skank with us.
12-29-2011 Hey Everyone! We hope you all had a great 2011! Rude King has a lot of new things coming in 2012. Shows announced soon!
11-15-2011 So what do we have in store for the rest of the year? Well, we have a show 3 more shows. Nov 18, Dec 3 in Austin and a big SKA blow out on Dec 10 in Dallas. More info on the Shows page. We are also writing a few more songs to start recording our new album. We excpect it to be done in the Spring with a possible Spring or Summer tour to follow. hope to se you soon. Thanks for the support! 10-24-2011 Hey friends, 10-07-2011 Had a great some great shows this past weekend. Thanks to Hub City Stompers for coming out and making it a wild weekend! We have more coming up through the rest of the year. We have a new video up!!! Our first official music video for "GONE". Go to the MEDIA page to see it NOW!!! We now have our album on iTunes, Amazon.com, and a bunch of other online outlets, but CDbaby is our main digital distributor. Thanks for all the support!! ~ RK 9-19-2011 Hey Rude King listeners! We have a full plate in 2weeks as we will be on a 3-show marathon. We are playing 9/29-9/30 Austin and Dallas in support of Hub City Stompers. We are also headlining the Dallas Classic Scooter Rally 10/1. All the info can be found at our SHOWS page. Just a reminder that our new CD, "Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is out now and can be downloaded from our MEDIA page or by mailorder for $10 plush shipping at contact at rudeking dot com. 8-29-2011 Had a great show on Friday! Thanks to everyone who came out and made it a success! Shaka, One Short did a great job! You guys need to check those bands out if you already have not. Ska is not dead in Dallas. Looking forward to the next show: Sept 30 with Hub City Stompers!8-11-2011 As you well aware at this point, we have our CD Release party coming up August 26! We also have our CD available on CDbaby for download and Interpunk for CDs. As always, you can also mailorder from us directly for $10 plush shipping. In other news we will be in attendance at the Sublime/311 show Saturday August 13 @ Gexa Energy Pavillion passing out promo CDs with our single "Gone". Speaking of single, we have our first music video coming up for "Gone" also. Be on the lookout for that! 7-23-2011 The tour was a great success! Thanks to all the bands that played with us, the venues, and RPMlive Entertainment for setting up the tour. We also got to see and play at Ska Brewery in Durango, CO! That was really cool and we brought back plenty of beer to have a party. Speaking of party, we are getting a CD release show ready and you can buy our CD, "Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger" at shows now and online very soon. Check the shows page for upcoming performances. 7-03-2011 Our "A Few Too Many Tour" kicks off this Saturday in Dallas at The Liquid Lounge! We have a full schedule after that. You can see the dates on the shows page. our new full-length album, "Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger", is also ready and available for the masses.
6-11-2011 Playing with The Bandulus and Fuska tonight in Austin! First time at Flamingo Cantina. It promises to be a good show! Also we have new merch! 3 T-shirt designs, new buttons, and patches. We also have a brand new CD coming out in July in time for tour! Lots of good stuff this summer!
5-11-2011 Playing with Voodoo Glow Skulls and Mustard Plug this week at The Loft! Check the shows page for info!
4-29-2011 We have a show Saturday, April 30, at Liquid Lounge! Visit shows page for more info on all our upcoming shows.
3-27-2011 Shows shows shows! We got'em posted to the left. Still finishing up full length version of "Rude to The Last Drop" with newly recorded versions of all the songs plus newer ones! Stay tuned for a release date and CD release party.
2-27-2011 Tracking is well under way and we plan to have our full-length CD out really soon. We have a big show Wed March 2 with The Slackers at The Loft in Dallas. Also we will be hosting an after-party with The Slackers at The Matador!
2-3-2011 This weekend we will be recording a new full-length version of our original EP which will consist of re-recorded versions of our originial songs along with never-before recorded songs that span the last few years. This new CD will reflect our current sound. We are also working on the new songs for a brand new CD this spring!
1-25-2011 Rude King will be interviewed on Terror Radio this Thursday night at 6:45PM. We will be talking about the band, our show Saturday, and spinning our tunes. Thanks to DJ Bad Holly for the opportunity. Click the link above to see it live online or download it later.
1-18-2011 Site launch! Welcome to the new rudeking.com! We will keep the site up-to-date with show info and music news. Thanks for visiting.
1-17-2011 Hey everyone! We have an exciting show coming up on the 29th! of course, you will be there and be the envy of all your friends!!! We have brand new songs we will be debuting! Thanks for supporting Rude King and ska music!! Also plans are under way for recording a full length album this month. We have set up our studio and are ready to get to recording for a full blown release which will include updated versions of our songs as well as never-before recorded tracks. We hoping to have in ready by March. More info on that later! Alway remember to check our Myspcace or Facebook for up to the minute updates! ~Jon |