rigsketball

Rigsketball is a yearly bracket style basketball tournament played between Portland bands at locations across the city on a regulation height hoop attached to the back of a van.

May 11, 2012 10:48 pm
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  • SHROOMSKETBALL
  • By: THE MORALS
  • The Rigsketball EP
  • 3 Plays

Another song from the EP THE MORALS recorded just for us (Blushes). 

We’ll be posting one of the songs from their Rigsketball themed EP each day until they’re all here for your ears to drink. Rad.

You don’t have to go as far as making a whole EP (Though that would be awesome) to be a part of our Rigsketball Theme Song Challenge: Simply record a Rigsketball themed song/jingle/cover etc, and send it to bim@rigsketball.com and he’ll make sure it gets posted for all to hear!

-Bill Nye

May 10, 2012 7:45 pm
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  • ROCKSKETBALL
  • By: THE MORALS
  • Rigsktball EP
  • 2 Plays

The Morals went ahead and recorded an entire Rigsketball themed EP for our Theme Song Challenge. This one’s called “ROCKSKETBALL” and the songs on their Rigsketball EP vary in, having-been-writen-before-recorded-ness, but honestly, this shit’s for fun so who cares?

We’ll be posting one of these songs each day until they’re all up. Rad.

You don’t have to go as far as making a whole EP (Though that would be awesome) to be a part of our Rigsketball Theme Song Challenge: Simply record a Rigsketball themed song/jingle/cover etc, and send it to bim@rigsketball.com and he’ll make sure it gets posted for all to hear!

-St. 360 Dunk

May 9, 2012 11:47 pm
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  • RIGSKETBALL
  • By: THE MORALS
  • Rigsketball EP
  • 49 Plays

The Morals sent us this rad ass campfire-friendship Rigsketball song for our Theme Song Challenge

But wait, there’s more! They’ve recorded and entire Rigsketball themed EP. The songs vary in having-been-writen-before-recorded-ness, but honestly, this shit’s for fun so who cares?

We’ll be posting one of these songs each day until they’re all up. Rad.

You don’t have to go as far as making a whole EP (Though that would be awesome) to be a part of our Rigsketball Theme Song Challenge: Simply record a Rigsketball themed song/jingle/cover etc, and send it to bim@rigsketball.com and he’ll make sure it gets posted for all to hear!

-Red Bull

May 7, 2012 1:28 pm
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  • Rigsketball
  • By: Bud Aan
  • Rigsketball Singles
  • 108 Plays

JAM BABY!

Bud (Of future Portland dynasty, Aan) knocked it out of the park with his Space Jam-inspired, motivational Rigsketball jingle! Boy-wiz, we’re getting pretty damn stoked on this whole Rigsketball Theme Song Challenge thing. 

If you don’t wanna make one of your own after hearing this slam dunk: You gotta get your head checked.

Once you’ve got your jingle, song, cover, or Rigsketball karaoke-parity done. Send it over to bim@rigsketball.com and he’ll let everyone check out what ya made.

We know you like making music, or at least we hope you do. So why not blow off some sonic steam making one that’s just for fun? We’re here to give you that opportunity. You’re welcome friend. Our shibboleth: IT’S FOR FUN!

-Wayne Knight

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May 6, 2012 12:27 pm
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  • I Will Survive
  • By: Bim Ditson
  • Rigsketball Singles
  • 53 Plays

So for our Theme Song Challenge it looks like Bim Ditson of And And And made some sort of Rigsketball-centric, Mad Lib-Karaoke version of “I Will Survive”

Can we make a Rigsket-aoke machine?

We’ve got another rad one from Bud of Aan. That one’s in our hopper and jonesin. Stay tuned for that jam and go ahead, make one of your own! Just make sure to send it over to us when ya get it all done.

Here’s Bim’s modified lyrics…

At First I was a van, then I was Rigsketball.

Kept thin’ I could never drive without a hoop on top.

But then I spent so many nights hauling gear from shows to home.

And I grew strain, and I learned how to play the zone.

And so you’re back, from practice space. 

I just parked in empty lot to find that you’ve got game pace.

I would have played in pickup games.

Practiced shooting all my threes, if I had known for just one second I’d be plain’ TxE.

So go on now,  go dunk and score.

just  turn around and shoot now cause my defense if poor.

Weren’t you the one that broke that window when your shot when real high

Did you think that I would crumble 

Did you think I’d pay that window guy.

Oh no, not I.

I would just drive, 

oh as long as I know how to dunk I’ll stay alive. 

I’ve got my band and subs, I’ve got… super tall guy.

I will survive, hey hey. 

It took all the strength I had to not foil Chris.

I kept panting hard and almost throwing up.

I missed oh so many shots from super easy range, I used to cry.

But now I hold my head up high.

You see me, and my whole crew.

I’m not that janky freshen tourney email spamming you.

And you all felt like dropping in, that’s great, yes it’s free.

Now I’m permitting location, throwing rad parties.

So go on now, watch how I score.

Just turn around and you’re not nailing jumper anymore.

Weren’t the one who tied the game with Typhoon… Man, I sure thought they’d be better with so many guys.

So go, play Rigsketball. 

Shot on my old van and make a hoop or two.

Tell your friends, and they’ll tell their friends. And it’ll be fun… Yep yep.

Watch how I jam.

Just turnaround, now you’re not nailing all those jumpers anymore.

Weren’t you the one that broke that window when you shot too high.

Did you think I’d crumble.

Did you think I’d pay that window guy.

Oh no, no not I.

I will just drive. 

Oh as long as I can dunk I will stay alive.

I’ve got a big band who can sub, and I’ve got tall guys who can dunk I know will survive.

I will survive… At least the first round hopefully.

Or maybe the one after that.

If I get lucky, with who I play against.

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May 5, 2012 10:43 am
Last year some bands made awesome Rigsketball themed songs. We loved that so much we decided to make it happen again!
Here’s the challenge — Write and record a Rigsketball themed song. It doesn’t have to be serious, well recorded, or even an original. Some of our favorites last year were parities with new lyrics about dunking and preferring chuck taylors over other types of shoes. 
Once you’ve got your Rigsketball theme song done email it as an MP3, AIFF, DINGDONGDOODAD or however you’d like, to bim@rigsketball.com He’ll then be making a bunch of rad comp CD’s as well as putting them all up together somewhere neat where folks can stream the songs on their web-boxes. We might also try to figure out some way of letting people vote for their favorite song at some point. This idea really is mostly for kicks though, and possibly giggles as well.
We’re inviting any Portland band to make and send us one wether the band is planning on playing in the tournament or not. So do it, or don’t. But you should anyway.
The loose deadline for Rigsketball theme-song submission is mid June so dust off that old tape machine, shotgun a RedBull, and make some music for the sake of fun!
-Any Given Blazer

Last year some bands made awesome Rigsketball themed songs. We loved that so much we decided to make it happen again!

Here’s the challenge — Write and record a Rigsketball themed song. It doesn’t have to be serious, well recorded, or even an original. Some of our favorites last year were parities with new lyrics about dunking and preferring chuck taylors over other types of shoes.

Once you’ve got your Rigsketball theme song done email it as an MP3, AIFF, DINGDONGDOODAD or however you’d like, to bim@rigsketball.com He’ll then be making a bunch of rad comp CD’s as well as putting them all up together somewhere neat where folks can stream the songs on their web-boxes. We might also try to figure out some way of letting people vote for their favorite song at some point. This idea really is mostly for kicks though, and possibly giggles as well.

We’re inviting any Portland band to make and send us one wether the band is planning on playing in the tournament or not. So do it, or don’t. But you should anyway.

The loose deadline for Rigsketball theme-song submission is mid June so dust off that old tape machine, shotgun a RedBull, and make some music for the sake of fun!

-Any Given Blazer

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April 15, 2012 11:48 pm

Keep ‘em coming!

Only 21 hours in and we’ve already got tons of bands registering! 

Got on it bands, I know you just woke up three hours ago, finish your lunch and sing your band up here!

-Bump ‘n’ Dunk

P.S. Donate if you like Rigsketball, it’ll go miles.

12:31 am

Band Registration!

We’re opening our 2012 band registration in less than THREE HOURS! (12:00am 4/15/2012)

To register your band click here and fill out the info stuffs we need to get this thing scheduled and set to rip!

YES!

April 13, 2012 2:17 pm
Thanks, The Deli! 

Thanks, The Deli! 

April 11, 2012 11:53 pm

Post Tournament Party!

Hey friends! 

So we thought it would be awesome to have a free show/after party following the finals this year so that everyone can kick it and watch some bands rip, off the court.

So we’re doing that. It’ll be after the semifinals and finals go down on the 9th of August. The post-tourney fun will be graciously hosted by Bunk Bar and, well, we can’t wait!

More updates as the radness unfolds!

-Ripton Von Portlandtown