The Riverboat Gamblers

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Denton TX, United States (1997 – present)

The Riverboat Gamblers are a punk rock band originally from Denton, Texas, but now residing in Austin, Texas. The band currently consists of Mike Wiebe, Fadi el-Assad, Rob Marchant and Ian MacDougall, and are currently signed to Volcom Entertainment.

In 1997, former Blanks member Pat Lillard (“Spider”) (Bass), formed The Riverboat Gamblers with Fadi el-Assad (“Freddy Castro”) (Lead Guitar), and Mike Wiebe (“Teko Buller” or “Rookie Sensation”) (Vocals). Lillard’s original intention was to emulate Virginia punk-rockers The Candy Snatchers. In direct contrast to the popular emo music at the time, The Riverboat Gamblers’ premiere show featured over-the-top songs relating to drinking and of course, gambling. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, The Riverboat Gamblers continued to play house parties and shows throughout Denton and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Gamblers burst out of the Denton college scene in September of 2001 on the back of their self-released 7” single “Jenna Is A No Show.” Both 2001’s self-titled release and 2003’s “Something to Crow About” were produced by Texas punk rocker Tim Kerr (Big Boys, Lord High Fixers).

After the warm reception of “Something to Crow About”, the band soon relocated from Denton, Texas to Austin, Texas. The band first received attention from major record labels after their energetic and rowdy showcase at the 2003 South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, but the band ultimately signed with indie label Gearhead Records. In 2005 they were signed to Volcom Entertainment and performed a stint on the 2005 Warped Tour, where the band was often noticed for its deranged live shows.

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Patrol42 wrote:
13 days ago

California!!!! These guys are awesome.

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mrjake2002 wrote:
last month

http://helpian.tumblr.com/ "Hello all, It’s definitely been a trying few days. On the night of Saturday October 17th, while riding his bike home, a car hit Ian Mcdougall, guitarist of our band Riverboat Gamblers. He sustained some pretty heavy injuries including a broken hip, a broken wrist and hemmoraging under the skull along with many lacerations, torn ligaments, bruises and and scrapes." Donate using the link above!!

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philb0t wrote:
last month

where to vote?

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msuk wrote:
last month

People, vote to change the name to Riverboat Gamblers- it shouldn't have the 'The'!

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emilioasis wrote:
last month

vengan a Chile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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patrick970 wrote:
September 2009

fucking quality at Reading

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philb0t wrote:
August 2009

crazy singer, crazy show - great music, great record :)

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nitesblog wrote:
August 2009

Just announced: Riverboat Gamblers is playing this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX. Check it out: http://www.nitesblog.com/2009/08/fun-fun-fun-fest-complete-2009-lineup.html

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markdsievers wrote:
August 2009

You guys should release a live acoustic record, the busking in Oslo was wicked.

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moduin wrote:
August 2009

had to see them live yesterday, supporting deerhunter...what an embarassing show.

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kingmaddin wrote:
July 2009

"keep me from drinking" is awesome....it clashes to me!!

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Colon_Peee wrote:
July 2009

New album's not as good as TTCOOE, but it's not bad :)

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princexero wrote:
July 2009

GREAT BAND!!!

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Luginess wrote:
June 2009

pfft he climed off the stage, thrashed through the crowd untill he made it as far back as he could with the mic and proceeded to hang off two random guys while he screams into the mic and throws his arms everywhere. >Awesomeness<

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Dahminator wrote:
June 2009

haha, not sure I'd use the phrase "mind shattering" but they put on a really energetic show.

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Luginess wrote:
June 2009

Summerfest. Was. MIND. SHATTERING. <3 Riverboat Gamblers

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medcze wrote:
June 2009

saw these guys a while back at riverwalk park here in bakersfield. they're even better live than they are on album! i was instantly hooked,

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ShvedMan wrote:
June 2009

great band!

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misterspike wrote:
March 2009

I f'n love Riverboat ... but the new record is not living up to what I had hoped for. Granted, it's the first listen, but the others grabbed me so quickly. Can't wait to see them live to see how they translate ...

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unacceptablex wrote:
March 2009

new album totally rule!

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