Rude Squad

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Rude Squad
Origin Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
Genres Ska punk, Punk rock[1]
Years active 1997 - present
Labels Octave Match Records
Website Official website
Members Rusch Young
Lee McElhaney
Kyle Sokol
Eric Best
Adrian Baptist
Past members
Alex Trellu
Chip Manger
Matt Hollingsworth
Paul DeCosmo
Steve DeCosmo
Alden Kooken

Founded in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Rude Squad was a ska punk band. The final and longest running band line up were: Eric Best (vocals & guitar), Lee McElhaney (sax), Rusch Young (trumpet), Kyle Sokol (bass), and Adrian Baptist (drums). Rude Squad was a SKA, punk-rock band with eclectic sound intertwined with efficacious rhythms that are breath-taking and original. Rude Squad attributed Fishbone, The Toasters, Goldfinger and the Police for their in-depth inspirations to become the subsequent artists that they became.

Rude Squad has formed their own legacy by playing as a subset, using the sax, guitar, drums, trumpet and lethal vocals as the mathematical combination needed to create the elements in the SKA genre. RS has performed with multiple bands such as Rancid, the Skatalites, Suicide Machines, the Used, The Pietasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Matisyahu, and 311 to name a few. They have also taken part and participated in events throughout the state and beyond such as Warped Tour '04, 97X's Next Big Thing, 98 Rock's Livestock, and numerous local events throughout the Bay area. Rude Squad signed a record deal with Octave Match Records in 2010.

Rude Squad has reformed with a reunion show scheduled for November, 23 2013 at the Local 662 in their hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Band line-up

Current Line-Up

  • Lee McElhaney - Sax
  • Rusch Young - Trumpet
  • Kyle Sokol - Bass
  • Eric Best - Vocals, Guitar
  • Adrian Baptist - Drums

Former members

  • Steve De Cosmo - Back-up Vocals
  • Chip Manger - Bass
  • Alex Trellu - Bass
  • Paul De Cosmo - Drums
  • Matt Hollingsworth - Drums
  • Alden Kooken - Sax
  • Jason Rodriguez - Drums

Discography

  • Self Titled EP - 2000
  • No Practice - 2002
  • Unwrapped - 2004
  • On the Edge of Failure - Octave Match Records - 2010

References

  1. ↑ GINA VIVINETTO. "Floridian: In Your Own Backyard - Review - RUDE SQUAD". The St. Pete Times. Retrieved 2007-11-20. 

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