Biography & Career
Rikki Styxx is an established drummer from Southern California. She has a wealth of experience and recordings to her credit. Currently, she drums for Death Valley Girls (Suicide Squeeze Records), L.A. Machina (Alternative Tentacles Records), The Two Tens (Man Della Records, Pro Rawk Records), and Alice Bag (In The Red, Don Giovanni Records). In 2019, Rikki joined Death Valley Girls and toured the east coast, midwest, pacific northwest/westcoast, and in November played KEXP Seattle live. Rikki recorded drums for the new DVG album "Under The Spell of Joy" out October 3rd 2020 on Suicide Squeeze Records. In August 2020, L.A. Machina released E.P. "Welcome To The Machina" with Alternative Tentacles Records and in September 2020, The Two Tens released E.P. split with The Queers "Cha Cha Cha" out on Pro Rawk Records.
PAST: In 2018, The Darts released a 7 inch on Alternative Tentacles Records. The Darts toured Europe in June of 2018 to support the release of that EP. In October, they did a 12 day tour of the US supporting The Damned (UK). On October 31st ’18, Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) joined the Darts onstage in San Franscico to play DKs “Halloween”. The Darts also released a 2nd full length album (Alternative Tentacles) in May of 2019 called “I Like You But Not Like That”. Other Darts releases include: full length “ME OW” released September 2017 (Dirty Water Records). The Darts “Running Through Your Lies” and “My Heart Is A Graveyard” 10 inch records (Dirty Water Records) in 2016. In 2017, The Two Tens recorded a full length album “ON REPEAT” released on Man Della Records in August. In 2016, The Two Tens released their first full length album, “Volume”, on February 22nd on Man Della Records and toured the west coast to promote that album in March. The Two Tens also released videos “Ella Don’t Like my Hat“, “Mean Spirit” and “Life“, premiered on Yahoo Music and The Big Take Over Magazine respectively.
Also in 2016, The Dollyrots released a Live DVD/CD, “Family Vacation: Live in Los Angeles”, on March 11th in which Rikki was the featured drummer. The Dollyrots Live DVD/CD was number 15 on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart. In June 2016, Rikki recorded with LA punk-originator Alice Bag (The Bags 1977, Decline of Western Civilization) for her solo debut album. In 2018, Alice Bags’ second album “Blueprint” was released on Don Giovanni Records. A third album will be released in 2020 with In The Red Records. Stay tuned.2016 was a big musical year when Rikki took a sabbatical from her teaching career to play drums, she played 123 shows, toured 21 states and 9 countries, signed 3 record deals, played with 7 projects, and played on 4 album releases. Other notable work for Rikki includes: 2015, Palmyra Delran, singles “No Time Like Never” and “Keep Looking”. The Woolly Bandits, album “Woman of Mass Destruction” (Citation, 2009). The Mission Creeps, album “Midnight Blood” (Refractory Records, 2012). Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, played Coachella Festival in 2012.