Johnny Rioux is a musician primarily known for playing in and working with many
punk rock bands. He was initially based in
Boston, MA
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but is now based in
Texas
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. Rioux is most known for his tenure as bass guitarist with the
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Mur ...
with whom he joined in 2003. In February 2020, Rioux and lead singer and founding member
Mike McColgan
Michael McColgan is an American musician, and is a founding member and former lead singer of the American punk band Street Dogs and a founding member and former original lead singer of the American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
Early year ...
announced that after 17 years the Street Dogs were disbanding. He was mentioned in the song "Teenage Gluesniffer" by the Queers.
Rioux has also been in groups such as
celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foo ...
rock band Murder the Stout (along with former Street Dogs guitarist Marcus Hollar) and Street Dogs'
americana side project FM359. He has previously played with
Roger Miret and the Disasters
Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band started when Miret was writing songs that were not a style suitable for Lady Luck (a band fronted by his wife Denise) or Agnostic Fro ...
,
The Bruisers
The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the United States, American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (singing, vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Punk rock, p ...
and
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 ...
. He has also worked with bands in non-musician roles including as a
guitar technician
A guitar technician (or 'guitar tech') is a member of a music ensemble's road crew who maintains and sets up the musical equipment for one or more guitarists. Depending on the type and size of band, the guitar tech may be responsible for stringing ...
for
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...
and
tour manager
A tour manager (or concert tour manager) is the person who helps to organize the administration for a schedule of appearances of a musical group (band) or artist at a sequence of venues (a concert tour). In general, road managers handle tour deta ...
for
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (19 ...
. He has recently started producing, and has so far produced for
Flatfoot 56
Flatfoot 56 is an American Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois, that formed in 2000. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band.
History
The band formed in summer 2000 as a three-pie ...
,
the Street Dogs and Roger Miret and the Disasters.
Discography
Performer
* Elmer – Biblebanger 7" (1994)
*
The Bruisers
The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the United States, American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (singing, vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Punk rock, p ...
– ''
Still Standing Up
The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty ...
'' (1997)
* The Bruisers – ''
Molotov'' (1998)
*
The Business – ''Mob Mentality'' (2000)
*
Roger Miret and the Disasters
Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band started when Miret was writing songs that were not a style suitable for Lady Luck (a band fronted by his wife Denise) or Agnostic Fro ...
– ''
Roger Miret and the Disasters
Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band started when Miret was writing songs that were not a style suitable for Lady Luck (a band fronted by his wife Denise) or Agnostic Fro ...
'' (2002)
*
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 ...
– ''
Osaka
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''
*
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Mur ...
– ''
Savin Hill
Savin Hill is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, Savin Hill is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 1 ...
'' (2003)
* Street Dogs – ''
Back to the World'' (2005)
* Street Dogs – ''
Fading American Dream'' (2006)
* Street Dogs – ''
State of Grace'' (2008)
* Street Dogs – ''
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Mur ...
'' (2010)
* Roger Miret and the Disasters – ''
Gotta Get Up Now'' (2011)
* Street Dogs – "
Crooked Drunken Sons" 7" (2013)
* Street Dogs – "
Rust Belt Nation" 7" (2013)
* Johnny Rioux – ''Cowboi!'' (2013)
* FM359 – ''Truth, Love & Liberty'' (2014)
* Street Dogs – ''
Street Dogs / Noi!se'' (2014)
* Street Dogs – ''
Stand For Something Or Die For Nothing'' (2018)
Producer
* Street Dogs – ''
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Mur ...
'' (2010)
*
Flatfoot 56
Flatfoot 56 is an American Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois, that formed in 2000. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band.
History
The band formed in summer 2000 as a three-pie ...
– ''
Black Thorn
''Senegalia mellifera'' is a common thorn tree in Africa. The name ''mellifera'' refers to its sweet-smelling blossoms and honey. Its lumber turns pitch black when oiled. Common names of the tree include Blackthorn and Swarthaak (Afrikaans). I ...
'' (2010)
* Roger Miret and the Disasters – ''
Gotta Get Up Now'' (2011)
* Flatfoot 56 – ''
Toil'' (2012)
* Street Dogs – "Crooked Drunken Sons" 7" (2013)
* Street Dogs – "Rust Belt Nation" 7" (2013)
* Johnny Rioux – ''Cowboi!'' (2013)
* FM359 – ''Truth, Love & Liberty'' (2014)
* Street Dogs – ''
Stand For Something Or Die For Nothing'' (2018)
Technical
* Street Dogs – ''Street Dogs'' (2010)
* Flatfoot 56 – ''Black Thorn'' (2010)
* Street Dogs – "Crooked Drunken Sons" 7" (2013)
* Street Dogs – "Rust Belt Nation" 7" (2013)
* Bricktop – ''Murder at 45rpm'' (2013)
* FM359 – ''Truth, Love & Liberty'' (2014)
* Street Dogs – ''Street Dogs / Noi!se'' (2014)
References
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Living people
1974 births
American rock bass guitarists
Musicians from Boston
Guitarists from Massachusetts
American male bass guitarists
Street Dogs members
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male musicians