11/04/06: The Red Masque + Paul Sears & Dave Kerman @ NJ Proghouse
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PAUL SEARS (the Muffins) and DAVE KERMAN (Present, 5UUS, Thinking
Plague) to play with The Red Masque on November 4
The Red Masque has an upcoming gig on November 4 as part of the New
Jersey Proghouse series. For this show only, we are bringing in special
guests drummer Paul Sears (of The Muffins and Thee Maximalists fame),
as well as Dave Kerman (5UUs, Thinking Plague, Present).
Paul, who is also a producer as well as a drummer, has played with a
really wide variety of folks ranging from Fred Frith, John Greaves,
Peter Blegvad, The Muffins, Daevid Allen, Pepe Gonzalez with Magick
Theatre, Thee Maximalists (with Keith Macksoud (of Present), Mark
Stanley (of Farquar), Yanni Papadopoulus (of Stinking Lizaveta),
Werbinox, Jim Rezek , Cyndee Lee Rule, Henry Kaiser, Bill Laswell - way
before he was a producer) several ex MAGMA members, PRESENT,
Clearlight, Marshall Allen from the Sun RA Arkestra, to festival jams
with guitarists Mike Keneally and Glenn Phillips in 2005, and, in
ancient history Bob E Rock & Steve Stills long ago in nightclubs in
Washington DC and a zillion others.
Most recently, Paul with The Muffins played a spellbinding performance
at the sold-out 2005 Northeast Art Rock Festival (NEARFest) in
Bethlehem, PA, as well as appearing at various Prog Day festivals in
North Carolina (read about the Muffins at
http://www.paulsears.net/muffins/), and is currently gigging with Thee
Maximalists. The Muffins are also working on a new CD. Read more about
Paul here: http://www.paulsears.net.
Dave Kerman is no stranger to the avant garde, having formed 5UUs as
well as performed in Present, Avhak, Thinking Plague, Bob Drake, Blast,
U Totem and many, many other projects; and is known to have a special
fondness for Barbie Dolls.... mutilated Barbie Dolls ;)
Most recently, he performed with Present at NEARFest 2005 as well as
the rest of their 2005 and 2006 tours. He will also be performing at
the innaugral 2007 Rock-In-Opposition Festival in France. David is also
the owner of RER USA, the North American distributor of ReR Megacorp, a
twenty five year old company that defines the vanguard of experimental,
progressive, interesting and genre-defying music. They also have their
own label, AD Hoc Records. See www.rerusa.com. For more information on
David, please see http://cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/fiveuu.html and
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0402_141.htm.
Opening for The Red Masque will be the New York band Skeleton Breath.
According to the band's bio: "Not just your average Middle
Eastern-disco- prog metal-meets-noise-surf- Klezmer-bass-drum-
violin-trio, skeletonbreath also has a modest repertoire of Patsy Cline
covers." See their website at http://www.skeletonbreath.com for more
info.
For information on the November 4, including advance ticket
information, please go to www.njproghouse.com. The show will take place
at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse in Metuchen, NJ. See proghouse website
for directions. The Red Masque plans on performing songs off their
forthcoming
album, as well as some improvisations, and older material. Tickets are
$20 for online orders (via Paypal) and $25 at the door, and the venue
has a limited seating capacity so advance ticket sales are recommended.
Buy tickets online here: http://njproghouse.com/tickets/programm.php
The Red Masque will finish up their latest CD "Fossil Eyes" shortly.
The recording was delayed due to Vonorn's hospital stay due to
contracting Transverse Myelitis earlier this summer; however he was
released from the hospital last week and we expect to continue with the
album shortly. In the meantime, you can hear a three minute clip of the
song "Carbon 14" on the band's Myspace page at
www.myspace.com/myredmasque.
We hope to see you soon,
Lynnette, Brandon, Vonorn, Andrew
The Red Masque | www.theredmasque.com
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ABOUT THE RED MASQUE
The Red Masque is an original avant rock band from the Philadelphia
area. Part art, part alchemy, the group's experimental songwriting
style is both angular and eerie, accented by freeform space rock
improvisations, intricate acoustics, dark atmospherics and chunky
riffs. Unconventional and eccentric in musical form, the
sophisticatedly sinister The Red Masque fuses together such disparate
musical references as horror movie soundtracks, rock-in-opposition,
zeuhl, heavy rock, gothic, psychedelia and kraut rock.
Founded in February 2001 by bassist/keyboardist Brandon Ross and
vocalist Lynnette Shelley, the Red Masque went through several lineup
changes over the years, but its intent and integrity has always
remained the same. The band's goal was, and is, to create original
music that pushes the envelope of the listener's expectations. With
such influences as Magma, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Gong, Pink Floyd,
Bauhaus, Art Bears, and Van Der Graaf Generator, The Red Masque's
compositions are as intense as they are unique.
One of the group's first concerts was at the Prelude to the North East
Art Rock Festival (NEARFest) in 2001. Other notable shows include the
2005 Rogue Independent Music Festival in Atlanta, where the band
headlined on Saturday night; the 2001 World Con Science Fiction
Convention, the New Jersey proghouse series, Orion Studios in
Baltimore; the Philadelphia Landing Pad Space Rock Festival; and The
Gate to Moonbase Alpha concert series at the Rotunda in Philadelphia;
as well as organized and performed in the 2002 and 2003 Philadelphia
Underground Music and Culture Festival. The Red Masque has also opened
up for notable performers and musicians such as Chris Cutler (Henry
Cow, Art Bears), The Muffins, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and Present.
Steadily growing an audience within the underground progressive and
psychedelic music communities for their uncompromising and intense
style of music, The Red Masque have released to date one EP ("Death of
the Red Masque" in 2001), and two albums ("Victoria and the Haruspex"
in 2002 and "Feathers for Flesh" in 2004). "Feathers for Flesh" was
released through the Big Balloon Music label out of Washington state
and garnered critical reviews in the press, including Wire Magazine,
Harmonie Magazine, Progresiste Magazine, iO Pages, Colussus Magazine,
Tarkus Magazine, Progression Magazine, Expose Magazine, and various
online newsletters, blogs, and review sites. Interviews in various
progressive music media also followed, including Progression Magazine
and Expose Magazine.
The band is currently working on a third album, "Fossil Eyes". A
preview of the song "Carbon 14" off of this new album can be heard at
www.myspace.com/myredmasque; additional songs can be previewed through
this link as well or through the band's download page on this site.
To subscribe to the band's email list and learn about upcoming events,
or for further information, please email the band at
thered...@theredmasque.com.
The Red Masque is:
Brandon Ross :: bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Lynnette Shelley :: vocals, lyrics, noises & percussion
Brian (Vonorn) Van Korn :: drums, keyboards, theremin, guitar &
sundries, producer
Andrew Kowal :: electric & acoustic guitar, 12-string, mandolin, violin