Riverboat GamblersVolcom Entertainment

One of Spin\'s Top 20 Live Bands One of Alternative Press\' 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2006 One of Rolling Stone\'s Top 5 Bands To Break OUt At SXSW 2006 Mike Wiebe // Freddy Castro // Mr. Lillard // Ian MacDougall The new record from Riverboat Gamblers, To The Confusion Of Our Enemies, derives its namesake from the favorite hell-raising toast of Frank Sinatra, because as Old Blue Eyes aptly put it: a man without enemies is a man without character and if you stand up for anything, someone is going hate you. The Austin-by-way-of-Denton, Texas Gamblers have cultivated a fanatical following with their rowdy, energetic live shows; shows that have led to broken teeth, lacerated body parts, thousands of dollars in medical bills and support slots with Flogging Molly, Hot Water Music, Burning Brides, and MC5. Originally formed in 1997, the Gamblers (singer Mike Wiebe, guitarists Freddy Castro and Ian MacDougall, and bassist Mr. Liilard) built a local fan-base and busted out of the Denton college scene in 2001 thanks to their self-released 7? single Jenna Is A No Show. With that, the band began to take their show from the dives bars and house parties of UNT to the rest of the country. Austin punk legend Tim Kerr produced their self-titled debut album released on the DC-based Vile Beat Records. A couple of years later, despite rabid major-label interest (in due to an explosive set at 2003?s South by Southwest festival), the band released their second album, Something To Crow About, through San Francisco?s Gearhead Records. As the momentum for Something to Crow About kept building thanks to positive press in magazines such as Spin and Alternative Press, Riverboat Gamblers again hit the road winning over crowds from New York to San Francisco while continuing to earn pages of press for both shows played and even shows cancelled due to injuries (who can forget that shot posted all over the Internet of Mr. Lillard?s bloody face and crushed front teeth after taking a microphone to the face?). In 2004 the Gamblers toured the U.S. with MC5, and then Burning Brides, as well as 28 chaotic dates through Europe. They kicked off 2005 opening for Flogging Molly, found a new label with Volcom Entertainment, and spent the rest of the summer on the Vans Warped Tour. After the end of their summer trek on Warped Tour the Gamblers began production on their fourth full-length Album, To the Confusion of Our Enemies, with Andrew \"Mudrock\" Murdock (Avenged Sevenfold, 18 Visions, Alice Cooper) in his Highland Park, California studio, The Hobby Shop. The Riverboat Gamblers? To The Confusion Of Our Enemies was released in April 2006. Call it whatever you want, rock, punk, pop, garage; Riverboat Gamblers make up a dangerous cocktail with a 200% proof kick. This is not for the feint of heart.

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