Johnny Rioux
Encyclopedia
Johnny Rioux is a Boston
-based musician. He is known for playing in and working with many punk rock
bands from the Boston area. He currently plays bass guitar
with the Street Dogs
and has previously played with Roger Miret and the Disasters
, The Bruisers
and The Kickovers
. He has also worked with bands in non-musician roles including as a guitar technician
for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
and tour manager
for Dropkick Murphys
. He has recently started producing, and has so far produced for Flatfoot 56
, the Street Dogs and Roger Miret and the Disasters.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
-based musician. He is known for playing in and working with many punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands from the Boston area. He currently plays bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
with the Street Dogs
Street Dogs
Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
and has previously played with Roger Miret and the Disasters
Roger Miret and the Disasters
Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band was formed in 1999. They released their first self-titled debut album in 2002 on Hellcat Records and "Give 'Em The Boot" was released as a single to promote the album. A second album, 1984,...
, The Bruisers
The Bruisers
The Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr , Scotty Davies , Jeff Morris and Rodger Shosa...
and The Kickovers
The Kickovers
The Kickovers were a pop punk band formed by Nate Albert, former guitarist of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.After Nate left the Bosstones to go to Brown University, he started writing songs, which were not like his previous band. In 2001, he got a band together with Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois,...
. He has also worked with bands in non-musician roles including as a guitar technician
Guitar technician
A guitar technician is a member of a music ensemble's road crew who maintains and sets up the musical equipment for one or more guitarists during a concert tour...
for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
and tour manager
Tour Manager
A tour manager is the person who helps to organize the administration for a schedule of appearances of a musical group or artist at a sequence of venues .-Background:...
for Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
. He has recently started producing, and has so far produced for Flatfoot 56
Flatfoot 56
Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...
, the Street Dogs and Roger Miret and the Disasters.
Discography
- The BruisersThe BruisersThe Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr , Scotty Davies , Jeff Morris and Rodger Shosa...
– Still Standing UpStill Standing UpStill Standing Up is an EP by The Bruisers. It was released on Haunted Town Records in 1997. The EP includes three covers, of Johnny Thunders' "Ode to Johnny", Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" and Angelic Upstarts' "Police Oppression"....
(1997) - The Bruisers – Molotov (1998)
- The BusinessThe Business (band)The Business are an English Oi!/punk rock band formed in 1979 in Lewisham, South London. Their album Suburban Rebels became influential in the Oi! movement...
– Mob MentalityMob MentalityMob Mentality is a split 7" and album by Dropkick Murphys and The Business. Originally, the bands put out a split 7" single with the name Mob Mentality. This single consisted of three songs, two which were each band covering one of the other band's songs, and the third was an original song...
(2000) - Roger Miret and the DisastersRoger Miret and the DisastersRoger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band was formed in 1999. They released their first self-titled debut album in 2002 on Hellcat Records and "Give 'Em The Boot" was released as a single to promote the album. A second album, 1984,...
– Roger Miret and the DisastersRoger Miret and the Disasters (album)Roger Miret and the Disasters is the eponymous debut album by Roger Miret and the Disasters. It was released on September 10, 2002."New York Belongs to Me" is a cover of Cock Sparrer's "England Belongs to Me", with a few word changes. The cover originally appeared on Worldwide Tribute to the Real...
(2002) - The KickoversThe KickoversThe Kickovers were a pop punk band formed by Nate Albert, former guitarist of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.After Nate left the Bosstones to go to Brown University, he started writing songs, which were not like his previous band. In 2001, he got a band together with Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois,...
– OsakaOsaka (album)Osaka is the only album put out by The Kickovers. It was released on April 23, 2002 on the Fenway Recordings record label.Some promotional copies of Osaka went out with the bands original name, The Brakes... - Street DogsStreet DogsStreet Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
– Savin Hill (2003) - Street Dogs – Back to the WorldBack to the World (Street Dogs album)Back to the World is the second album from punk band Street Dogs. The album was produced by Nate Albert, formerly of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
(2005) - Street Dogs – Fading American DreamFading American DreamFading American Dream is the third album by the Street Dogs. It was released on October 24, 2006 by Brass Tacks Records, a division of DRT Entertainment.The album was released both with and without a bonus DVD.-Track listing:...
(2006) - Street Dogs – State of GraceState of Grace (album)State of Grace is the fourth album by the Street Dogs. It was released on July 8, 2008. It was produced by Ted Hutt and is the band's first album on Hellcat Records. It includes a cover of the The Skids' "Into the Valley"...
(2008) - Flatfoot 56Flatfoot 56Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...
– Black ThornBlack Thorn (album)Black Thorn is the fifth studio album by the Chicago celtic punk band Flatfoot 56. It was released as a part of the tenth anniversary of the bands founding...
(2009) - Street Dogs – Street DogsStreet Dogs (album)-Credits:*Mike McColgan – vocals*Johnny Rioux – bass*Marcus Hollar – lead guitar*Tobe Bean III - rhythm guitar*Paul Rucker – drums...
(2010) - Roger Miret and the DisastersRoger Miret and the DisastersRoger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band was formed in 1999. They released their first self-titled debut album in 2002 on Hellcat Records and "Give 'Em The Boot" was released as a single to promote the album. A second album, 1984,...
– Gotta Get Up Now (2011)