Riddlin' Kids

History
2002-2004 Stroud And Baker Met At A Local Pizza Parlor Where They Both Worked And Formed "Igmo" Derived From Ignorant Motherfucker . Following The Departure Of Mikey Baker Brother Of Lead Singer Clint And Founding Member The New Band Decided To Rename Their Band After Ritalin The Drug Commonly Used In Children To Treat Attention Deficit Disorder. Following This Name Change Keel And Johnson Joined The Band And The Riddlin' Kids Released A 500-Copy Limited Edition EP Entitled What Does It Matter? On KYQ Records. The Band Followed With Another EP Any Day Now Which They Sold As They Toured With Goldfinger And Reel Big Fish. The Band's Audience Began To Grow As They Received Airtime On KROX-FM In Austin. The Band Released Their First Full Album Entitled Hurry Up And Wait On August 6 2002 Featuring "I Feel Fine" Which Quickly Became Popular And Was Featured In The 2002 Movie Orange County. The Band Also Made A Music Video For This Track Based On The Movie Loverboy Starring Patrick Dempsey. In Addition The Song "Pick Up The Pieces" Was Featured In The Soundtrack For The Video Game ATV Offroad Fury 2 And In The Movie Extreme Ops. The Band Toured Heavily For Over Two Years To Promote Their First Album. The Riddlin' Kids' Second Album Stop The World Was Released On October 22 2004. The Songs "Never Live It Down" And "Stop The World" Became The Riddlin' Kids' Next Singles And The Latter Was Featured On MX Vs. ATV Unleashed's Soundtrack. Riddlin' Kids Won "Best Alternative Rock/Punk Band" At The 2001-2002 Austin Music Awards. They Were Also Nominated In The Same Year For "Best Rock Band" "Best Single" For "Blind" And "Best Pop Band".
2004-2005 Break-Up The Launch Of The Riddlin' Kids' Second Album Marked The Decline Of The Band. After Heavily Touring For Over 5 Years To Promote Their Two Albums The Band Began To Feel Quite "burned Out". The Band Mutually Agreed To Break Up In August 2005. Due To The Band's Quiet And Sudden Breakup Many Riddlin' Kids Fans Are Unaware The Group Is No Longer Touring. However The Riddlin' Kids Breakup Was Confirmed Both On Their Official Website And MySpace Last Year. 2006-Present Solo Careers Following The Break-Up Johnson Formed The Rock Band New Disaster. New Disaster Released Their First Album Entitled Last Night Rites In February 2008. Baker And Keel Are Currently Working On A Project Entitled "Twenty Questions" Previously Named "Clint's Junior Orchestra". Stroud Formed Say Hello To The Angels And Is In The Process Of Recording Their Debut Album. Baker Also Had A Cameo Appearance In The Fox Hit TV Show House. In Addition Paul Ebersold The Producer For Two Of The Riddlin' Kids' Albums Helped To Record The Demos Tracks For Baker And Keel's New Project. Some Of These Songs May Be Part Of The Soundtrack For The New Movie Weekend Junkies. The Riddlin' Kids Will Be Having A Reunion Show In Austin Texas At The Red Eyed Fly With Rubberhed Born To Lose And The Banner Year On September 25 2009.
Band Members * Clint Baker Guitar And Vocals * Dustin Stroud Guitar And Vocals * Mark Johnson Bass * Dave Keel Drums Discography
Extended Plays * What Does It Matter? 2001 * Any Day Now 2002 Studio Albums * Hurry Up And Wait 2002 * Stop The World 2004 read less