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Vic Ruggiero

Reggae & ska band from New York, NY · formed 1993

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
58
Cities
50
Releases
25
Last show
Dec 3, 2025Starday Tavern

About

Vic Ruggiero is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1993, tagged acoustic, blues, Need to Rate by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2025, across 58 rooms in 50 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · venue calendar, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20111 show
  2. 20125 shows
  3. 20131 show
  4. 20144 shows
  5. 20152 shows
  6. 20181 show
  7. 20195 shows
  8. 20208 shows
  9. 202213 shows
  10. 202316 shows
  11. 20242 shows
  12. 20252 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 3, 2025Starday TavernHeadliner
Mar 17, 2025Café Galao · StuttgartSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Feb 22, 2024Ramble Tamble · BellinghamSupportwith Pauly Creep-O, Lauren Napier
Feb 21, 2024The Repp · SnohomishSupportwith Lauren Napier
Apr 6, 2023Monkeys Music Club · HamburgSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Apr 5, 2023Rock & Wurst · BremenSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 30, 2023Klub 007 Strahov · PragueHeadlinerwith Lauren Napier, Tim Vantol, Frankie & the Deadbeats
Mar 29, 2023Gasthaus Steindl · ViennaSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 23, 2023Cafe Mokka · ThunSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 22, 2023Hafenkneipe · ZürichSupportwith Lauren Napier, The Witch and the Burro
Mar 21, 2023Freiburg - Café Atlantik · FreiburgSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 18, 2023Heile Welt · MünsterSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 16, 2023Brandherd · MannheimSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 15, 2023Sonic Ballroom · CologneSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 12, 2023feed · AmsterdamSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 11, 2023Slachthuis · HaarlemSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Mar 10, 2023Titanic · HerenthoutSupportwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier
Feb 10, 2023The Black Cat Bar · San DiegoSupportwith Chris Murray, Lauren Napier, The Witch and the Burro
Feb 9, 2023Kava Collective · San DiegoHeadlinerwith Lauren Napier, Chris Murray, The Witch and the Burro
Jan 20, 2023The Kraken Bar & Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith The Witch and the Burro, Lauren Napier, the Phantom Pines
Aug 6, 2022Foresters · MccallSupportwith Lauren Napier, Kepi Ghoulie
Aug 5, 2022Winnemucca Pizzeria · WinnemuccaSupportwith Lauren Napier, Kepi Ghoulie
Aug 3, 2022Valhalla Boathouse Theatre · South Lake TahoeSupportwith Lauren Napier, Kepi Ghoulie
Apr 27, 2022Last Rites · MilwaukeeSupportwith Lauren Napier, Jayke Orvis
Mar 27, 2022The Shakedown · BellinghamSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers, +1
Mar 26, 2022JazzBones · TacomaSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Lauren Napier, +1
Mar 25, 2022El Corazon · SeattleSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Lauren Napier, +1
Mar 23, 2022Volcanic Theatre Pub · BendSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Lauren Napier, +2
Mar 18, 2022The Midnight Hour · San FernandoSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers, +1
Mar 12, 2022Vibes Underground · San AntonioSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers, +2
Mar 4, 2022Lefty's Live Music · Des MoinesSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Lauren Napier
Mar 3, 2022Reggie's · ChicagoSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers, +2
Mar 2, 2022Southgate House Revival · NewportSupportwith Bridge City Sinners, Goddamn Gallows, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers, +1
Mar 8, 2020Buchholz Saloon · BerlinSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Feb 29, 2020Cafe Lassa · ViennaSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Feb 27, 2020Unleaded Coffee · BrnoSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Feb 9, 2020Dante's · PortlandSupportwith World/Inferno Friendship Society, Bridge City Sinners, Vic Ruggiero of the Slackers
Feb 6, 2020Rickshaw Theatre · VancouverSupportwith World/Inferno Friendship Society, Bridge City Sinners, Kownterpoint
Jan 24, 2020Bit & Spur · SpringdaleSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Jan 14, 2020Flagstaff Brewing Company · FlagstaffSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Jan 2, 2020Torch Club · SacramentoSupportwith lauren.napier, Lauren Napier
Jul 27, 2019Hama Hama Oysters · LilliwaupSupportwith Lauren Napier
Jul 16, 2019Springwater Supper Club & Lounge · NashvilleSupportwith Lauren Napier
Jul 14, 2019Tennyson's Tap · DenverSupportwith Lauren Napier
Jul 6, 2019Healthy Rhythm Art Gallery · LongmontSupportwith Lauren Napier
Jul 3, 2019Boulder · BoulderSupportwith Lauren Napier
Jan 23, 2018Funhouse · SeattleHeadlinerwith Max Hay
Apr 30, 2015Constellation Room · Santa AnaHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie
Apr 27, 2015Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie
Aug 28, 2014The Grand Victory · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie, Todd Fausnacht
Aug 27, 2014Balcony Bar at the Trocadero · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Todd Fausnacht, Kepi Ghoulie
Aug 26, 2014The Space · HamdenHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie, Wolves at Bay, That Really Awesome Guy With a Guitar
Feb 26, 2014Constellation Room · Santa AnaHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie
Aug 27, 2013Jail · BerlinHeadlinerwith Kepi Ghoulie
Jul 10, 2012The Red Door · PortsmouthSupportwith Kepi Ghoulie, Geoff Useless, Kurt Baker
Mar 22, 2012Pianos · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Franz Nicolay, Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie
Mar 20, 2012Balcony Bar at the Trocadero · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Franz Nicolay
Feb 11, 20121-2-3-4 Go! Records · OaklandSupportwith Kepi Ghoulie
Feb 11, 2012San Jose Woman's Club · San JoseSupportwith Arival, Dr Popular, Stunt Monkey, +11
Aug 25, 2011Europa · BrooklynSupportwith Michale Graves, The New Rochelles, Kepi Ghoulie, +3

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

58 rooms in 50 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Seattle3 shows
  • Bellingham2 shows
  • Berlin2 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows

and 45 other cities

Live history

64 shows on record
Shows counted
64
First on record
Aug 2008
Latest on record
Dec 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20081
  2. 20093
  3. 20112
  4. 20124
  5. 20131
  6. 20144
  7. 20152
  8. 20181
  9. 20195
  10. 20208
  11. 202213
  12. 202316
  13. 20242
  14. 20252

Top rooms

  • Constellation Room, Santa Ana · 2
  • Balcony Bar at the Trocadero, Philadelphia · 2
  • Starday Tavern, Portland · 1
  • Café Galao, Stuttgart · 1
  • Ramble Tamble, Bellingham · 1

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA · 3
  • Philadelphia, PA · 3
  • Santa Ana, CA · 2
  • Brooklyn, NY · 2
  • New York (NYC), NY · 2

Often on the bill with: Lauren.napier, Kepi Ghoulie, The Witch and The Burro, Bridge City Sinners, Beyond the Lamplight, Greg Attonito, Chris Murray, Franz Nicolay

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

25 releases, 1998–2022

  • Stuff in My Pockets

    2022 · Album

  • After The Flood... The Moldy Basement Tapes

    2021 · Album

  • Dylan Digs Donovan

    2021 · Ep

  • Two Sides of Springtime

    2021 · Single

  • Winter at Home V.1

    2021 · Single

  • Desert Duets

    2020 · Album

  • Vic and Dave Live in the Bronx Woods

    2020 · Album

  • The Desert Echoes

    2019 · Ep

  • This

    2014 · Album

  • Rare Singles and More...

    2011 · Album

  • Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent

    2011 · Ep

  • Ska is Dead Vol. 1, #3

    2010 · Single

  • Vic & Friends, Volume I

    2010 · Album

  • MEATBALL AND SUSHI PARTY

    2009 · Album

  • On the Ragtime

    2009 · Album

  • Songs for Clandestine Lovers

    2009 · Album

  • The New Dark Ages

    2009 · Album

  • Something in My Blindspot

    2008 · Album

  • Hamburguru

    2007 · Album

  • Alive at the Ladybug House

    2004 · Album

  • The Historic 1st Gig Solo in Berlin at the shokolade

    2004 · Album

  • Understanding New Jersey & Living in Sin

    1998 · Album

  • Don’t Feed the Cats in Iraq

    Album

  • Live in Ypsilanti 1.9.9

    Compilation

  • Vic & Jory Sing the Blues

    Album

Discography

44 releases, 1998–2022
  • 2022Stuff in My PocketsAlbum

    Ring of Fire Records · ROFR 062 CD · Mastered By [Mastering]: Dieter Steffan

  • 2021After The Flood... The Moldy Basement TapesAlbum

    Stardumb Records · SDR.95

  • 2021Dylan Digs DonovanEP
  • 2021Two Sides of SpringtimeSingle
  • 2021Winter at Home V.1Single
  • 2020Blue Is The Color / Rocking SessionRelease

    Happy As A Lark · HAAL-015 · Producer: Anthony Abbinanti

  • 2020Desert DuetsAlbum
  • 2020Vic and Dave Live in the Bronx WoodsLive
  • 2019The Desert EchoesEP

    This & That Tapes · T&TT011

  • 2018Babylon Ain't Yer Friend / Haile IRelease

    Happy As A Lark · HAAL-008 · Engineer, Producer, Recorded By: Anthony Abbinanti

  • 2017Live In Chicago 2010Release
  • 2014ThisAlbum

    Unison Music Group · UM57 · Engineer: Bruce Witkin; Engineer: Ryan Dorn; Mixed By: Bruce Witkin; Mixed By: Ryan Dorn

Show 32 more releases
  • 20122012-01-02: Live in Hafenklang, Hamburg: Hafenklang, Hamburg, GermanyLive
  • 2012T.Rex TraxRelease

    LawLess Records · LL-011

  • 2011Rare Singles and More...Album

    Ska in the World · SIWI-157

  • 2011Songs to Fan the Flames of DiscontentEP
  • 2010Ska is Dead Vol. 1, #3Single

    Asbestos Records · ASB/UCRC062

  • 2010Vic & Friends, Volume IAlbum

    Whatevski Records · DIP014

  • 20092009-02-28: Swimming With the Fishes: Flamingo Cantina, Austin, TX, USALive
  • 2009MEATBALL AND SUSHI PARTYAlbum

    Ska in the World · SIWI-114

  • 2009On the RagtimeAlbum

    Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club · SILVER 015 · Producer, Recorded By: Mitch Goodman

  • 2009Songs for Clandestine LoversAlbum

    Ska in the World · SIWI-115

  • 2009The New Dark AgesAlbum

    Asian Man Records · ASM-175 CD

  • 20082008: Dead in Brooklyn: Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY, USALive
  • 2008Something in My BlindspotAlbum

    Moanin' · MOA08010 · Producer: Victor Ruggiero; Recorded By: Lukas Leonhardt

  • 20072007-03-09: Live at the Wescott Community Center, Syracuse, NY, USALive
  • 2007HamburguruAlbum

    Ska in the World · SIWI-064 · Mastered By: Alan Douches; Mastered By: Kim Dumas; Producer [Produced By]: King Django; Producer [Produced By]: Victor Ruggiero

  • 20062006: Volume One Live Europe: Berlin, GermanyLive
  • 2006Top Secret Bountry and CluesAlbum
  • 2005Mean + NastyRelease

    Ska In The World Records · SIWI-027

  • 2004Alive at the Ladybug HouseAlbum

    Thought Squad · 01110410 · Recorded By: Mr. Goodman

  • 2004The Historic 1st Gig Solo in Berlin at the shokoladeLive
  • 1998Livin In Sin And Understandin N.J.Release
  • 1998Understanding New Jersey & Living in SinAlbum

    Moanin' · MOA05001-1

  • n.d.Don’t Feed the Cats in IraqAlbum
  • n.d.I Am… I SaidSingle
  • n.d.Kinda ManSingle
  • n.d.Last House on the LeftSingle
  • n.d.Live in Ypsilanti 1.9.9Live
  • n.d.Los AngelenosSingle
  • n.d.Promised LandSingle
  • n.d.Rare 45 Releases… Impossible to Find Releases, Now on a CDCompilation
  • n.d.Ventilator BluesSingle
  • n.d.Vic & Jory Sing the BluesAlbum

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • The Slackers · lead vocals, organ
  • Da Whole Thing
  • Sic and Mad
  • The Silencers
  • Stubborn All-Stars
  • David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Vic Ruggiero — Café Galao, 2025-03-17
Poster · Café Galao, 2025-03-17 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — Ramble Tamble, 2024-02-22
Poster · Ramble Tamble, 2024-02-22 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — The Repp, 2024-02-21
Poster · The Repp, 2024-02-21 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — Klub 007 Strahov, 2023-03-30
Poster · Klub 007 Strahov, 2023-03-30 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — The Shakedown, 2022-03-27
Poster · The Shakedown, 2022-03-27 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — Buchholz Saloon, 2020-03-08
Poster · Buchholz Saloon, 2020-03-08 — Songkick
Vic Ruggiero — Dante's, 2020-02-09
Poster · Dante's, 2020-02-09 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
Vic Ruggiero on Last.fmArtist facts
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SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Vic Ruggiero. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Bronx, New York City
Years active
1993–present
Genres
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Blues, Punk
Labels
Hellcat Records, Do Tell Records, Stubborn Records, Moon Ska Records, Special Potatoe Records, Thought, Squad, Unison Music Group
Associated acts
The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All Stars, Crazy Baldhead, Rancid

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