Boss Hooligan Sound System

Rico Dejoie doesn’t need an introduction in Kansas City — but he deserves one anyway. As the force behind Boss Hooligan Sound System and owner of Boss Vintage Records, he’s spent decades doing the work: digging for records, building community, and showing up for the underground when the underground needed it most.

He came up as an original New York City skinhead, cutting his teeth in the scenes surrounding CBGBs — hardcore punk, reggae, and hip hop all running in the same current before anyone thought to separate them. That crossover sensibility never left.

He’s toured with Rancid, headlined Boulevardia, and for over 24 years has run Hooligan Holiday — a three-night KC event that started as a house party for people who had nowhere else to be and grew into one of the city’s most genuine underground traditions, bringing in acts like Hepcat, Slapshot, and Sick of It All.

At Dub & Bud, Boss Hooligan brings exactly what sound system culture demands: deep crates, pure vinyl, and a selector who knows the difference between playing records and playing a room.