November 2011
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Daytrotter Session
Click to Download or Stream at Daytrotter
When Matthew Embree sings, “She lives without emotion/It makes me better, but only for the night,” on the song, “Only For The Night,” the RX Bandits lead singer couldn’t be speaking any more directly about the way he is. He couldn’t have been speaking more poignantly about the way his band of 16 years is. Each and...
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Matthew Embree Tours his ME & LP on West Coast...
Matthew Embree’s project with Lisa Papineau called ME & LP will be joining friends and label mates Good Old War on all their headlining West Coast shows in support of their debut EP called Chez Raymond. Make sure to get tickets in advance and always check with the venues for exact start times.
GOOD OLD WAR / ME&LP 16 Nov – San Diego, CA @ Anthology 17 Nov – San Luis Obispo,...
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Steve Choi to Fill in on Guitar in Zechs Marquise...
Zechs Marquise are touring with Thursday, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, and Native as well as headlining some dates in November / December. Unfortunately their own Matt Wilkson will have to miss the December shows. So our own Steve Choi will be taking his place playing guitar on all the December dates below 12/1 - 12/10.
ZECHS MARQUISE LIVE 11/15 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s -...
August 2011
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Jambase Review: San Francisco - August 7, 2011
Orange County genre transcending band RX Bandits delivered an ear assaulting, heart tugging and cardio heavy last ever performance in San Francisco. This show was truly special, and everyone in attendance knew it as they belted out lyrics memorized long ago and collided with one another in the pit. This band has grown from a third wave ska band into a group with eclectic progressive rock, punk...
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AP NET Remembers: RX Bandits
When Fugazi came onto the scene around the tail end of the ‘80’s, they redefined punk rock onto a pedestal many will never be able to sit above, it turned a lot of heads for kids seeking progressive music from what they thought it was or could be. It was a band that for many, and still many of my friends years later, that defined how talented and forward thinking genres can be, but...
Thank You
To all of our wonderful fans, family, and friends: Thank you so much for making this such a wonderful tour; We are so fortunate to have been sent off with such love and passion.
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LA Times: RX Bandits take a bow at final L.A. show...
The Glasshouse in Pomona has long felt like a home base for the progressive ska sounds of the RX Bandits. Crowded in a thicket of floppy-haired, bearded twenty-somethings, the swelling chants of “RXB! RXB! RXB!” on Saturday night were loud enough to drown out the thought that this would in fact be the second to last show of the band’s farewell tour, following 16 years, six...
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SputnikMusic Reviews: Southern California Shows
I must have seen her face before I fell in love when I was born Now they hide her with a whisper It’s over
If I were to list out all the bands that I’ve ever seen live and list them in accordance to how many times I’ve dragged my ass down to some dive of a venue to see them, RX Bandits would proudly sit atop that list. Since my introduction to them back when they were just a politicized...
July 2011
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Check out New Track from Matt's ME&LP album on...
Matthew Embree and Lisa Papineau, two musicians with quite the pedigree between them (Rx Bandits and Big Sir, plus contributions to Air and M83, respectively), have joined forces in the shape of ME & LP. An unexpected pairing with backgrounds that could have landed them anywhere on the map, the surprising result is all the more satisfying. “Bonnie Says (No Shitty Ride)” has a...
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Rock Edition Interview: with Chris Tsagakis
Over the course of 16 years and 6 studio albums, RX Bandits have crafted an instantly recognizable sound. Their blend of ska, punk, and progressive rock has won over an incredibly loyal fanbase, and their dynamic live show is one of the few places you can catch audiences moshing one second and dancing the next. The band’s last album, 2009’s ‘Mandala,’ saw them at the height of their...
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Salt Lake City Weekly: Interview - Show Feature
RX Bandits Play July 25th at The Complex, Salt Lake City w/ Maps & Atlases and Zechs Marquise.
“Steve Choi gives interviews like he’s a politician. The RX Bandits’ guitarist/keyboardist doesn’t speak like a hypocritical scumbag of a politician, but rather a doggedly idealistic one—a guy with unwavering views and PR-friendly answers to any questions that come his way. Choi is so...
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We Wore Masks Recap & Videos: Houston Show -...
RX Bandits have been a long time staple in my musical progression through the ages. I can’t say this about many bands, but they’re one of very few; an elite list of bands that have survived the 2000s on to the 2010s. I first came to love this band during the Progress days of 2001, and have continued to follow and appreciate their progression through the years, the albums, the record label woes...
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Sound Colour Vibration Interview: Matt & C-Gak
Sound Colour Vibration Interview
w/ Matt Embree and Chris Tsagakis of RX Bandits
On the edge of an indefinite hiatus, Rx Bandits are wrapping up a consistent schedule of touring with a string of summer shows. They are completing their summer tour in the place that birthed the band, Southern California. Having crafted a sound with foundations in rock, reggae, punk, and ska, Rx has evolved...
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Red River Noise Live Review: Emo's in Austin
Emo’s was a sad site on Wednesday. By all appearances the place was hopping just like any other show on any other night but under the surface everyone was thinking the same sad thought: I wish RX Bandits would stick together and stay on the road. When the band announced in April that the 36 dates they are playing this summer would be their last, fans mourned what they thought to be the...
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San Antonio Current: Interview
To hear Steve Choi of RX Bandits tell it, there was never a proper sit-down about changing the sound of the SoCal third-wave ska group formed in 1995. There was no mission statement, no formal realization, no heady, late-night conversation over a bowl and brews.
“It was just this unspoken thing where it wasn’t about ska anymore,” the RX guitarist said in a phone interview just a few days...
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A.V. Club Austin : Show Feature/ Interview
Like it or not, death eventually gets a chance to wrap its bony little fingers around every living thing. Bands, however, are fortunate enough to have some wiggle room with their time of expiration. The current status of Rx Bandits exemplifies this idea. In April, the Seal Beach, California-based four-piece announced that it’d embark on its last tour this summer—but by all indicators, the...
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Daytrotter - Austin, Texas
RX Bandits recorded a Daytrotter Session while in Austin. Stay tuned for when it will go live.
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Songwriters On Process Interview : Matt Embree
Matthew Embree, RX Bandits
The RX Bandits sound fuses elements of rock, reggae, ska, and jazz. Their multi-dimensional approach should come as no surprise, though, once you understand the creative process of songwriter Matt Embree. He writes all the time, and not just songs: Embree is an avid poet. And like any good poet, he finds inspiration everywhere. He doesn’t necessarily seek out...
June 2011
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Summer Tour Is Upon Us
RX Bandits will be heading all Summer on tour bringing along some great friends and great bands. Maps & Atlases, Zechs Marquise and on a few dates Fang Island , Happy Body Slow Brain and The Hot Toddies. Make sure to get tickets in advance if you can. SHOW DETAILS
RX BANDITS SUMMER 2011 Jun 26 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee * @ Jun 28 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater * ^ @ Jun 29 - Austin, TX @...
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Playmaker Interview
For over a decade, the iconic and metamorphic rock group RX Bandits have been blessing the music scene with their innovative and visionary sound. Fusing multiple styles such as reggae, rock, soul, jazz and ska has allowed RX Bandits to create a new form of music and inventive writing that is comparable to other infamous acts such as The Police and The Band in the sense of having an uncanny...
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RX Bandits Summer 2011
RX Bandits will be playing their last Tour this Summer. We are very happy to announce that Maps & Atlases will be joining them on the majority of the dates as well as Zechs Marquise on all dates (excluding the first in AZ). Also on the first leg will be Happy Body Slow Brain and Fang Island will fill in for 2 shows as well. Stay tuned for other announcements about some other friends joining...
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College Cliq Magazine Interview with Steve Choi
To download or view in full size go to Cliq Magazine - Pages 8, 9 & 10
May 2011
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Thank You
Thank you to all that came out to hear the RX Bandits cover set this past Friday at Bamboozle, it was an honor to play songs by one of our favorite bands of all time Fugazi.
April 2011
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A Message from Steve Choi
“The outpouring of love and support after we announced our decision to have this summer be our last has been overwhelming. To say it is touching would be a serious understatement.
Any artist’s creative path is greater than any one entity or any body of work, which also includes a musical entity such as a band. We in RX have always strived to do something extraordinary, and have worked...
A Message from C-Gak
Hello, I would like to address some of the comments posted by all of you, most of which are positive and supportive, but some which are strange, sad and even scary.
RX Bandits are not DEAD, we are all ALIVE and we all will continue making music and art in many different forms. Those of you who know our music and know what were about, know that we live, breathe, eat, sleep, and dream MUSIC. This...
The Last Tour Is Upon Us
Dear friends, We would like to express our love and appreciation for all that you’ve done for us and how much a part of our growth you have been. We have all mutually decided that this summer will be our last tour. We love each other and love you all and hope to see you at the shows.
Much love & respect,
Rx Bandits
February 2011
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Modern Drummer Features - Chris Tsagakis
More with RX Bandits’ remarkable sticksman—profiled in April’s Gearing Up column—who smoothly covers the broad ground between So-Cal ska and blazing prog rock. - by Corrado Rizzi It’s safe to say that you will never see RX Bandits drummer Chris Tsagakis play a song live the same way twice. Some of his parts certainly remain constant—his integral grooves, his cues to shift into a different...
January 2011
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Limited Edition Silk Screened & Hand Numbered Tour...
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We just got these in the Sargent House office! Designed by Romo Face, only 200 were made and all are hand numbered! RX Bandits will only have these on their upcoming West Coast tour dates.
Till I Go Down - Acoustic
A little acoustic jam I made while in Venezuela with a group of my friends. Download it, share it . Happy 2011 to all. Peace. - Matthew Embree
Till I Go Down -Embree
December 2010
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RX Bandits New Years Eve & January Tour Dates
RX BANDITS SHOWS Dec 31 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Ultimate Block Party Jan 14 - Santa Barbara, CA @ The Hub at UCSB Jan 20 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre ** Jan 21 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Cafe - Vegas Strip** Jan 22 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ** Jan 27 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing Company ** Jan 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill ** Jan 29 - San Francisco, CA...
Full Album Show Recordings, Videos & Acoustics...
(Live Video/Audio example from Mandala Show - To Be Included on USB) Taking orders now for the RX Bandits Ultimate USB’s. What you ask? It is a USB bracelet that allows entry into the RXB dashboard where all three nights of the RX Bandits Troubadour album shows ( The Resignation, ….And The Battle Begun & Mandala - with tons of encore songs from Progress) were recorded live...
November 2010
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Matthew Embree to join Chad Stokes & Friends for...
Chad Stokes & Friends Launch Charity Tour
Chad Stokes, Matt Embree w/ Lauren Coleman & Friends Tour Dates: 12/1/2010 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall 12/3/2010 – Toronto, ON – The Rivoli 12/4/2010 – Buffalo, NY – Ninth Ward 12/5/2010 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground 12/7/2010 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java 12/8/2010 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live 12/10/2010 – Boston, MA – House of...
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Tastemakers Magazine Interview with Matthew Embree
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
by Emily Cassel
The disappearance of the protest song
If you caught Jimmy Fallon’s October 24th performance in Matthews Arena, chances are you heard his opening number Car Wash for Peace, a charming little ditty in which Fallon lightheartedly asks us to put down our guns, pick up a sponge, and head to a Wal-Mart parking lot. Sure, this song is witty and...
October 2010
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Acoustic Show 11/19 at Saint Rocke
On November 19th at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA. RXB will be playing another all acoustic show. Joining us will be our good friend Vinnie Caruana who will be performing his solo stuff. Make sure to get tickets in advance it’s a small intimate place and is 21+.
September 2010
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LA WEEKLY SHOW PICKS: A WEEKEND OF RX BANDITS
Rx BANDITS AT THE TROUBADOUR 9/24 Friday, 9/25 Saturday & 9/26 Sunday - ALL SOLD OUT (Chris Martins)
“Those who’ve experienced them in person know that Seal Beach’s Rx Bandits are one of the most rip-roaring, fantastically furious live bands on the planet. Chalk it up to their early days as horn-blazing ska-punk revivalists, a phase they’ve grown through quite...
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Tastemakers Magazine : Interview
A Weekend of RX Bandits: Preview
Andrew Phan (Pharmacy)
This weekend the RX Bandits will invade West Hollywood, selling out 3 straight nights at the famous Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard. Each night, the Bandits will be performing one of their three most recent albums in its entirety.
In October, 2006 (my first semester in college) RX Bandits released …And The Battle Begun. To be...
August 2010
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Mandala & ATBB On Sale All of Septemberr
Sargent House and Rodriguez Lopez Productions are having a Pick any 4 CDs for only $20 Sale and it includes both Mandala & …And The Battle Begun along with some other great new and old titles from both labels. This will only be through September and while supplies last. CDS - Click on any link to hear the album in full El Grupo Nuevo De Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia Omar...
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No Reading & Leeds in 2010 But...
RX Bandits will have to sit out Reading & Leeds this year, which may feel like bad news but the good news is the reason ain’t so bad. C-Gak is going to be a new dad and none of us want to risk him not being here when the glorious event goes down. So the trade was made. Yes, sometimes Rock has to sit on the sidelines of life. So, here is to hoping the good people at the Festival will...
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LIVE VIDEO FROM JBTV Chicago
You can see more from this set at JBTV.
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RXB on Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock
We are excited to announce that RX Bandits will have their track It’s Only Another Parsec from the album Mandala included in the upcoming release of Guitar Hero 6 “Warriors of Rock” it’s a stellar line up of Rock. Read more about some of the bands announced so far HERE
June 2010
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Full Album Shows: Los Angeles
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VIDEOS: Live from NYC Album Shows
NYC’s full album shows were so much fun, time to do it again West Coast Style in September
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ROCKBAND : Bled To Be Free
RX Bandits’ Bled To Be Free track is now available for Rock Band. So for all you gamers out there. Go see if you can keep up, let us know your highest score.
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REVIEW: Mandala / Big Cheese
RX BANDITS MANDALA (Sargent House) 4/5 “RX Bandits have always been a band determined not be restricted by the narrow genre confines of ska punk. Nowadays, they sound more like a prog rock band with hints of The Police. ‘Mandala’ sounds a million miles away from ‘Halfway Between Here And There’ and, if it wasn’t for Matt Embree’s distinctive vocals,...