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The Red Masque at the North Star Bar, Feb. 22, 2009. Photo by Alan Benjamin

08.04.10: New Gig Announcement

On August 16, 2010, The Red Masque will be performing at the North Star Bar ( 2639 Poplar Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130) with touring space rock band Deep Machine and local psychedelic act Radio Eris. 8 PM. $8. 21-plus.

The Red Masque also invite you to join the band's new facebook fan page.

UPDATE! Due to a death in the family for Deep Machine's drummer, this show has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for the fall..... details TBA.

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04.12.10: The Return of the Red Masque

Hello from The Red Masque.

You haven’t heard from us in a while as we’ve been busy reworking some things within the band, but we’ve come out of hibernation for Spring. As such, we’d like to introduce our new guitar player, Nicholas Giannetti. You can welcome Nicholas at an upcoming benefit gig on May 7 in Philadelphia. This will be an intimate band performance as we will be playing as Red Masque “lite” (i.e. We will be performing as a three-piece with Nicholas, Brandon and myself only).

Show details are as follows:

May 7th, 2010

Germ Books and Gallery
2005 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125
Time: 6:45pm
Cost: A donation for the continued success of important works of art.

Featuring WOMB, THE RED MASQUE, and THE EXTREMIST

"WOMB will be returning to this magnificent bastion of Fishtownian academia exactly 468 days after our first performance ever! Saturn being a stark consideration within this work, and taking into account the feminine context of WOMB’s motivations, we can truly see the numerical significance of this performance's date!

Mr. David E. Williams has once again graciously offered his wonderful business as a venue for this auspicious occasion. Join us as we raise support for "The Hermit’s Glass Box", a film project being launched as we speak by the group. This independent fund-raising event will mark the official start of production. The Hermit’s Glass Box is a short film inspired by the nature of gravity, control, and domination.

Utilizing many of the diverse topics of interest that WOMB is known for incorporating into their work, abstractions are fashioned into motion, sound, color and light to dissolve and reconstruct the human perception of certain specific concepts. Come and see what lies behind the doors at Germ Books for this First Friday event.

Featuring dynamic and unique guest performances by Philadelphia Avant-Garde masterminds The Red Masque and The Extremist, this is truly an event not to be missed! "

Download the flyer.

FRIDAY, MAY 7, 7PM

First Friday music from :

WOMB—epic in the manner of Swans, Godspeed

THE RED MASQUE – dark and proggy and dark

THE EXTREMIST – Er heisst was er ist!!

Also for those of you who are going to the North East Art Rock Festival (NEARFest) in June this year (www.nearfest.com), I will be vending in the artist room this year, bringing some of my original artworks and prints. You can see my artwork online at www.lynnetteshelley.com. I also now have a facebook “fan” page. Please visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynnette-Shelley/244313711115?ref=nf

Lynnette & The Red Masque

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11.07.09: NEW LIVE ALBUM!

"Stars Fall On Me" by The Red Masque Now Available

The new download-only live album by the Red Masque, "Stars Fall On Me" is now available through iTunes, eMusic, rerusa.com and other online distributors. It will also be available to sites like amazon.com imminently...... "Stars Fall On Me" is on the RER USA / Ad Hoc label as is the the band's previous album, "Fossil Eyes".

Please note, there was a typo made by the aggregator and the album is being billed as "Stars FELL On Me" not "Stars FALL On Me" but RER USA is working to correct this.

The live album was recorded on Nov. 1, 2008 at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore and features a mix of songs spanning the course of three albums: "Carbon 14", "Das Snail", "Passage", "House of Ash", "The Spider is the Web", "Birdbrain", an Improvisation and "Tidal".

The band will be uploading both  front cover and back cover artwork on this site. Please visit this lin for details.

Lineup for this album is:

Brandon Ross: bass, echo theremin
Lynnette Shelley: vocals, percussion
Vonorn: drums, theremin, keys
with guest musician
David Pym: guitar

Links to downloads:
eMusic
ReRUSA
iTunes

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09.23.09: THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT

We have just launched the details for the upcoming music festival the band is hosting on October 24 in Philadelphia. Click here for details.

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09.15.09 | LIVE ALBUM UPDATE AND OTHER NEWS

Sorry for the sparse updates from the band all summer long but we had lost our rehearsal space in early summer and it was only six weeks ago or so that we were able to find a dedicated space for our use. The good news is the new venue is a fantastic space that we can host live concerts at for private parties as it has professional sound, stage and lighting, as well as a large space for guests. Look for news on this front in the future as we plan on some shows.

In other news, we finally have a ETA on our live downloadable album: Word on the street (aka the label) is that “Stars Fall on Me” will hit the market in six to eight weeks. “Stars Fall On Me” will be available in a download-only format through RER USA as well as iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, etc (the usual download distribution channels).

Also, in October we will be hosting a fantastic festival in Philly with Cheer-Accident, Make a Rising and Fern Knight. An official press release for the show will be coming out this week with all the details, but mark your calendars for Saturday, October 24.

Thanks!

The Red Masque

PS the Red Masque are now on Facebook and Twitter (the horror, the horror!) so dare to look us up.

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5.12.09 | NEW MUSIC AND FEST UPDATE

TRM's Brandon Ross has released a collaborative sound collage piece with guitarist David Pym called "The Dreamtime." Click here to download an mp3. Also, Fern Knight has stepped up to replace Dysrhythmia for the Philadelphia Experiment Festival on October 24. Full lineup is Cheer Accident (Headliners), The Red Masque, Make a Rising and Fern Knight. Please see our schedule page for information as it becomes available.

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4.20.09 | NEW LIVE CD IS COMPLETED!

The Red Masque have finished their new live cd ("Stars Fall On Me"), which will be released through RER USA. Details TBA. Vonorn completed mixes this week of The Red Masque's show at Orion Sound Studios on November 1, 2008. Setlist includes "Carbon 14", "Das Snail", "Passage", "House of Ash", "Birdbrain", "The Spider Is The Web", and improvisation and "Tidal". Mike Potter of Orion engineered the performance, which was recorded on the sound board.

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3.21.09 | MARCH 29, 2009: THEE MAXIMALISTS, THE RED MASQUE and IGOR’S EGG to PLAY AT NEW PROGRESSIVE ROCK SERIES IN PHILADELPHIA

On Sunday, March 29, The North Star Bar will play host to a the second show in a new Progressive Rock Series in Philadelphia. The performances tickets will be $10, advance tickets can be purchased via www.ticketweb.com, and the events are for those 21 years of age and older. The North Star Bar is located at 2639 Poplar Street in the Art Museum Area of Philadelphia and can be found online at www.northstarbar.com.

The Red Masque [Rock-in-Opposition, Zeuhl, Space Rock] of Philadelphia, will be assisting in the curation of shows and will perform as part of the March 29 event, which will feature headliners Thee Maximalists [Avant, Free Jazz] from Baltimore and openers Igor's Egg [Zappa, Jam] of Philadelphia.

The goal of this series is to first feature regional acts as to grow a local audience for Progressive Rock music in Philadelphia. Step two would be to cultivate more local talent in closer proximity to Philadelphia, so as to encourage the growth of the series overall. Finally, we would hope, given the proper support of the series, to be able to attract national and international talent, and give them more options for live performance on the east coast.

Heyday Entertainment is a Philadelphia based booking and promotions company that has hosted events all over the city, at venues including The Trocadero, The Five Spot, The Barbary, Pontiac Grille (aka JC Dobbs), NXNW, Silk City, and The Broad Street Ministry among others over the years. Heyday has exclusively booked and promoted events for The North Star Bar since it opened in 2001, and has worked with The Khyber in Old City for over 10 years.

Booking inquires for this series can be directed to Lynnette Shelley with The Red Masque, lynnette@theredmasque.com, and Andrew Miller with Heyday Entertainment, andrew@heydayentertainment.com.

More information (downloads, bio information etc) on the bands:

THEE MAXIMALISTS: http://paulsears.net/maximalists

THE RED MASQUE: http://www.theredmasque.com

IGOR’S EGG: http://www.myspace.com/igorsegg

****You can now download The Red Masque’s performance at the North Star Bar’s debut progressive rock series event on Feb. 22. The free mp3s are available through their website at www.theredmasque.com/downloads.html.

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03.05.09 | The Red Masque to open up for legendary UK band COMUS

The concert is schedule for May 22 at Johnny Brendas, 1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125; 215-739-9684. See schedule page for details as they become available....

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03.05.09 | New Review of the Philadelphia Prog Series Online

The online progressive rock web magazine USA Progressive Music has posted a review of The Red Masque's recent concert at the North Star Bar as part fo the new progressive rock music series. Read the review here and view pictures here.

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02.26.09 | New Free Download of The Red Masque live at the North Star

Live concert recordings of The Red Masque's recent performance at the North Star in Philadelphia on Feb. 22, 2009 are now available through the downloads page.

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02.22.09 | Streaming Music

Full streaming songs from both Fossil Eyes (2008) and Feathers for Flesh (2004) are now available on the band's myspace page. Click here.

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02.09.09 | Full Concert Videos Now Online

We have finally uploaded all videos from The Red Masque's show at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore on Nov. 1, 2008 to vimeo.com for your viewing pleasure. There are eight songs on a total of six free videos. Thanks to Debbie Sears for taking the video!

Song Links:

"Carbon 14" and "Das Snail" : http://www.vimeo.com/2710962
"Passage" : http://www.vimeo.com/3136439
"House of Ash" " http://www.vimeo.com/3136715
"The Spider Is The Web" : http://www.vimeo.com/3136779
"Birdbrain" : http://www.vimeo.com/3136832
"Improvisation" and "Tidal" : http://www.vimeo.com/3136900

Please enjoy the videos and we hope to see some of you at our next show at the new progressive rock series at the North Star Bar in Philadelphia on Feb. 22.

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01.28.09 | New Red Masque Videos Now Online

Free streaming concert videos of The Red Masque performing on November 1, 2008 at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore are now available. Thanks to Debbie Sears for the video footage.

The first two songs ("Carbon 14" and "Das Snail") are available on a link through vimeo.com. Visit http://www.vimeo.com/2710962

Aanother video is on youtube of the song "The Spider is the Web" and you can see that video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56GyPADRwqs

Vimeo allows you to up up much longer videos than Youtube so the band are going to be putting up the entire concert there. However, Vimeo only allows users to upload a certain amount of files per week so the band will be adding more to the video footage each week. So please bookmark the site.

Enjoy.

The above songs all are from our latest album Fossil Eyes. For more info about Fossil Eyes visit http://theredmasque.com/fossil-eyes.html

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01.25.09 | New Distributors for Fossil Eyes

The Red Masque's latest album Fossil Eyes is now being distributed by Rhapsody, Amazon, Target, and MSN Music. Read more here...

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11.22.08 | New Interview posted
An interview with TRM's Lynnette Shelley has been posted at Bill's Prog Blog. Click here. In the interview, Lynnette discusses the new album, Fossil Eyes, as well as an anticipated 2009 live album and more.

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11.11.08 | Site Update and News
New images from The Red Masque's Halloween concert at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore are now available here. A full streaming video of the complete concert will be available shortly, and a professional live recording is in the works. Details to come....

The next Red Masque concert will be on December 14th in Philadelphia with Radio Eris and more. The show will be free and all ages. Please see schedule page for details.

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10.22.08 | Halloween Present for You
The Red Masque's debut EP, "Death of the Red Masque" (2001), and debut album "Victoria and the Haruspex" (2002) are now available for digital download through this site. Donations for the downloads are being accepted through a link beside each album in order to offset the cost of hosting the files. Please go here to download DOTRM and here to download Victoria.

On Saturday, Nov. 1, The Red Masque will be performing at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore. Improv-band Thee Maximalists will also be performing. Costumes are encouraged for this Halloween-themed show and there will be prizes and other surprises. Showtime is 8 PM. All Ages.

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10.11.08 | Downloads of Fossil Eyes now available through eMusic and iTunes
The Red Masque's new album, Fossil Eyes, is now available for digital download through popular services eMusic and iTunes.

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09.19.08 | FREE Red Masque Show This Monday 9/22
DETAILS: The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia; 215.922.LIVE. 10 PM. FREE Admission, 21-plus. Monday Night Club. Click here for gig flyer.

“It's the last dance for Jonathan Canady's brooding Angels of Decay at the Balcony Sept. 22. AoD made soul-crushing (in a good way) CDs like Covered in Scars for labels like Relapse, where Canady crafts graphic design and album cover art. His magick blood-n-sex chapbook Dangerous Meat is out. He'll celebrate Decay's demise with sad comrade/death-cabaret saint David E. Williams and the dynamic prog-manic Red Masque, whose new CD Fossil Eyes is like cramming 1,000 King Crimson bootlegs into one mystical intriguing whole.”  

- A.D. Amorosi (September 2008, Philadelphia City Paper)

More Upcoming Shows in the Works, including:

11.01.08 | Orion Sound Studios, 2903 Whittington Ave Suite C, Baltimore, MD 21230. Halloween gig with Thee Maximalists. 8 PM. All Ages.

Hope to see you at a show!

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09.07.08 | New Interview
Check out the new Red Masque interview by Assaf Vestin posted on SonicFrontiers.net. Topics include the making of the new album and more. Click here to read.

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08.27.08 | New Distributors and New Reviews for Fossil Eyes
The Red Masque's new album, Fossil Eyes, released August 12th through RER USA is now being distributed by Wayside Music and SquidCo. Other distributors to follow.

Listen to sound samples from the album here.

New Reviews below

SquidCo. | Marrying chamber rock prowess with heavy crimson-cow-esque drama and power, The Red Masque create a complex journey through 11 songs. The band is technically impressive and studio savvy, as it shows through the use of effects, sudden but sensical transitions, and just plain interesting and well crafted songs. Lynnette Shelley's vocals are authoritative, though make take a bit to get used to: she's powerful and articulate, with an accent that would work well for both Lydia Lunch and on a Zappa doo-wop. Red Masque is, no doubt, thick, heavy rock, in a similar vein to Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, but without that band's uniquely twisted sense of humor. This is serious stuff, with a resolute focus on the music itself. And that makes for a release that rewards and reveals itself more with each listen.

Wayside Music | Fourth album for this band. They manage to sound rough-hewn in an attractive way, while executing some pretty interesting/complex musical maneuvers in a way similar to The Work, although they don't sound like them. I found parts of this reminiscent of Art Bears, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Maudlin of the Well among others, but they never actually sound like any of these bands either.

UPCOMING SHOWS
The Red Masque also have two upcoming shows confirmed, with more to follow:

09.22.08 | The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia; 215.922.LIVE. 10 PM. FREE Admission, 21-plus. Monday Night Club With David E. Williams, The Red Masque and friends. More info to come.

11.01.08 | Orion Sound Studios, 2903 Whittington Ave Suite C, Baltimore, MD 21230. Halloween gig with Thee Maximalists. 8 PM. All Ages.

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08.21.08 | New Shows Being Added
Check the schedule page for new shows currently being added, including a FREE show at the Trocadero in Philadelphia and at Orion Studios in Baltimore. More to come.

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08.12.08 | Fossil Eyes Is Now On Sale; Previews Available for Download
The Red Masque’s new album, Fossil Eyes, is now for sale at rerusa.com through this link. You can download mp3 samples on our Fossil Eyes information page.

RER USA also plans on distributing the Red Masque’s previous album “Feathers for Flesh”. Details to come….

“Unfortunately: it's all too seldom that an American rock band will come on to the scene, seemingly out of nowhere, to shake things up on some sort of musical level. Fortunately: we DO have The Red Masque, who have a penchant to do exactly that.

 

Singer Lynnette Shelley's vocal prowess is so extremely formidable, that it stands unrivaled in today's world of advancement-based music (what some folks still stubbornly refer to as "Progressive Rock"). Her vocal delivery, both strong and passionate, is insistently astounding, and whilst never overbearing to the intent of her lyrical matter, often lends a helping hand of credence to it. This is a sign of musical maturity, and far too few are willing to examine this presentation, or to strip away their own influences in the hope of creating something new; Thankfully, Ms. Shelley helps her style of music to break its own mold.

 

The band alongside her is comprised of top-notch musicians [Brandon Ross, Vonorn and Andrew Kowal], who compose and play a fresh new slant in a school of music whose major proponents lost their sense of immediacy long ago. They work long and hard together on the compositions, and it shows. Within the framework of "normal" instrumentation (meaning guitars, keys, bass and drums), and a few not-so-ordinary (like the erhu), The Red Masque exceed the parameters of PROG which time and again have reproduced formulaic results, and therefore go well beyond the norm of their contemporaries.”

 

--Dave Kerman, RER USA president

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07.22.08 | Fossil Eyes Release Date
Official word from RER USA is The Red Masque's new album Fossil Eyes will hit the street August 12th.

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07.21.08 | NEW Red Masque On the Radio Tonight
The Prog-Rock Diner, hosted by Debbie Sears, will be playing music off of The Red Masque’s new album Fossil Eyes TONIGHT on her radio program.  The song will be “The Anti-Man’, the epic closing track from Fossil Eyes. You can listen in on the internet by visiting www.fcac.org/webr and clicking “LISTEN NOW”. The show runs from 5 to 7 PM. The Prog Rock Diner website is located at www.progrockdiner.com.

The new album will be for sale through RERUSA.com imminently.

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06.30.08 | Red Masque Interview Airs Online Tonight
Well, we have finally decompressed after NEAR Fest and just want to thank everyone that stopped by and bought the CD or just came by to say "hi." We had tons of fun and only wish we had more time to hang out with everyone.

DJ Debbie Sears of the Prog Rock Diner interviewed Lynnette, Brandon, and Vonorn while at NEAR FEST and will broadcast it from her show tonight. Her program airs from 5 to 7 PM and will also feature a track off our new album, Fossil Eyes. See www.progrockdiner.com for broadcasting information. Afterwards, the interview will be archived online. (UPDATE: Listen to interview.)

As far as the official CD release through RER USA/Ad Hoc goes, label prez. Dave Kerman assures us the album will be out within the next month on his site (www.rerusa.com). They are waiting to do a batch release of all their new albums at one time, so if you want to purchase the new album, rest assured it will be available shortly...

We are also busy trying to work on some possible shows so we'll let you know as something concrete is pencilled in....

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06.24.08 | Baltic Prog Fest Cancellation
Due to a myriad of circumstances beyond our control, the band has to cancel its Baltic Prog Fest show in July. We are sorry to disappoint anyone who was planning on attending, but the trip to Lithuania is just not feasible at this time.

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06.13.08 | Upcoming Events & CD Release
On Wednesday, June 18th, the Red Masque will perform at the Black Lodge in Philadelphia with Texas Zeuhl band Corima. Please visit the schedule page for details and directions. Later that week, at NEARFest, in Bethlehem, PA, The Red Masque will be premiering their new album. The CD will be available at the RER USA vending table in the Black Box room of the venue. Members of the band will be by the vending room in order to autograph copies of Fossil Eyes, or greet fans. After the festival, the album will be available for purchase through the RER USA website. Other distributors, including Squidco, will be announced soon.

The band is also collaborating with filmmaker David Pym on a video for "The Spider is the Web," the first song on Fossil Eyes, and will have some free promotional copies of the video to pass out at the fest. The video features animations by Pym based off of illustrations by vocalist Lynnette Shelley. These videos will be available in a limited quantity and available for FREE to the first people who buy copies of the album at Nearfest (until supplies of the DVD run out) After the festival is over, the band will make the video available online, most likely through Youtube.com. Details TBA.

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06.02.08 | Fossil Eyes to be released late June through RER USA
The Red Masque have signed with progressive label RER USA (headed by David Kerman) and will be releasing their new album, Fossil Eyes, in late June 2008 through RER USA's own label Ad Hoc Records. RER USA was founded in 2003 as the exclusive North American distributor of the English label, ReR Megacorp, a twenty five year old company that defines the vanguard of experimental, progressive, interesting and genre-defying music. The Red Masque expect to have the new album available at the North East Art Rock Festival (NEARFest) from June 20-22 at the RER USA vending booth for purchase. Member of the band will be on hand to sign copies. Fossil Eyes will be available through RER USA's webstore by late June. More details forthcoming....

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05.12.08 | Site Revamp!
We just gave our site design a much-needed overhaul. Let us know what you think.

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05.10.08 | Major album announcement coming shortly...
The Red Masque will be announcing the release date for their new album Fossil Eyes and their new label shortly. Stay tuned for details...

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04.30.08 | New Show Announced
The Red Masque will be performing with a talented zeuhl-influenced band from Texas, Corima, on June 18 at the Black Lodge in Philadelphia. Please see our schedule page for details.

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04.22.08 | The New Album
The Red Masque are pleased to announce that work on their new album, Fossil Eyes, is finally complete and is being sent off to the record label. Vonorn wrapped up productions this weekend, and the final song list is below:

01. The Spider Is the Web
02. Carbon 14
03. Gliese 138
04. Das Snail
05. The Worm
06. Carbon 13
07. Lost in the Petrified Forest
08. The Hive
09. Polyphemus
10. Metamorphosis
11. The Anti-Man (Not Afraid)

As soon as the band has release date information from the label or further details, we will let you know.

As a reminder, The Red Masque will be performing on May 2nd in Philadelphia at Germ Books and Gallery (2005 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125; 215.423.5002). This concert is featured as part of Philly's "First Friday" Arts Crawl. Show time is 7 PM and admission is FREE but donations accepted. This will be a very intimate concert experience with a limited number of seating. Germ Books is also an unusual space and describes itself as an “alternative independent bookstore that [provides] access to ideologically unpopular books; books that address difficult social topics; books that don't cater to the lockstep mentality of the current counterculture; and books that reveal who our true masters are: The UFO Overlords.”

Also check out the new interview with the band by David Lilly. Click here to read.

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04.15.08 | Buddhas and Germs, Oh My. Two upcoming & unusual concerts
The Red Masque will be performing at two unusual and intimate shows in the coming two weeks so we hope to see you at one or the other. The first show, scheduled for April 19 (this Saturday) will be as part of Buddhafest at the Tritone in Philadelphia. The Tritone concert (1508 South Street, Philadelphia, PA) is part of a monthly concert series and open jam sponsored by Buddha Zen Recording Studio. Show time is early, starting at 4 PM with an open jam and will continue to closing time. The Red Masque are scheduled to go on around 11:30. Intermission solo acts will play during all breaks between band setups and break downs. Tickets are only $3.

For Buddhafest, because of the holiday and previous family commitments for one of the band members, The Red Masque will perform as a stripped back three-piece with vocals, bass, guitar and some percussion.

Two weeks later, at Germ Books and Gallery (2005 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125; 215.423.5002), on Friday, May 2nd, the full band will perform. This concert is featured as part of Philly's "First Friday" Arts Crawl. Show time is 7 PM and admission is FREE but donations accepted. This will be a very intimate concert experience with a limited number of seating. Germ Books is also an unusual space and describes itself as an “alternative independent bookstore that [provides] access to ideologically unpopular books; books that address difficult social topics; books that don't cater to the lockstep mentality of the current counterculture; and books that reveal who our true masters are: The UFO Overlords.”

For the upcoming Baltic Prog Festival show in Lithuania on July 25-26, all the acts have been announced for the event: Delirium, Final Conflict, Nick Barrett and Clive Nolan, Panzerballett, Indukti, Obiat, The Red Masque, Flamborough Head, Goad, Zombie Zoo, Olive Mess, InFront, Earworm, and Knyaz Myshkin. Band order is still being determined but tickets are on sale now and at a discount until May 1, after which they will be full price. The Red Masque are very excited to be a part of this fun festival. For more information on Baltic Prog Fest, as well as all the bands on the program, please visit their website at www.balticprogfest.com.

There will be an announcement regarding the band's new album, Fossil Eyes, shortly. Please stay tuned...

Also, please note that The Red Masque's Lynnette Shelley will be featuring three artworks at an art and fashion show benefit on May 3. The show will be at The Well, 1631 Loretta Ave, Feasterville, PA 19053. Partial proceeds to go towards the Eyes of Hope Project. For more information on Lynnette's art and design, as well as other upcoming art shows, please visit Redeye Design LLC at www.designbyredeye.com.

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02.13.08 | The Red Masque to perform at Buddhafest on April 19.
Please see our schedule page for details. We also have another show in the works for May. Stay tuned for details....

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02.13.08 | The Red Masque open for Ascension of the Watchers (featuring members from Fear Factory and Ministry); Plus other news
This just in! Philadelphia avant rock band The Red Masque will be opening for Ascension of the Watchers, featuring Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory, at the Khyber in Philadelphia on Feb. 21.

"Ascension of The Watchers, the creative journey of Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory, G//Z/R) and John Bechdel (False Icons, Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Prong, Ministry, and Murder Inc.), is a vision born of life, love and spirituality. The intimate nature of Ascension of The Watchers is envisioned to draw the minds, hearts and aspirations of a people to a higher level of thinking and feeling by bringing them together in celebration and reflection in the beauty of life and spirituality, through these melodies and words."

About The Red Masque:

"From Pennsylvania hails a quartet without limitations to their purposes and without shame regarding norms and dogma within new rock." - Tarkus Magazine

 

"In the Nu-progressive rock underground, few bands are as respected and feared as Philadelphia's The Red Masque. Without irony or kitsch, the whirlwind that is Masque ... stalks the darkness of Hammer Horror ambiance and cursedly complex musicianship (think Gong meets Bauhaus) with only feedbacking noise, sound-collage clustering and the howl of vocalist Lynnette Shelley to light its way." - Philadelphia City Paper

Along with Ascension of the Watchers and The Red Masque, the evening will also feature The Collingwood and Cloudminder. Showtime is 8 PM and tickets are $8. To purchase advance tickets, or for further venue information, go to the Khyber's website.

Update on Baltic Prog Festival, July 2008

The Red Masque will be performing in Lithuania in July at the Baltic Prog Festival. While more acts are still to be announced, the following have been confirmed: The Red Masque, Indukti, Olive Mess, Final Conflict, Panzerballett , Obiat, Flamborough Head, Goad, Zombie Zoo, and Earworm. For more information, please visit www.balticprogfest.com.

Art Show

The Red Masque's vocalist Lynnette Shelley will be featuring her artworks at two group art shows in early March. On March 1 there will be a group art show and film festival at the Fortress of the Arts, 221 West Glenwood Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19140; 610.291.1020. 7 PM. $10 door fee. The show will feature independent films, a group art show, live music and food and refreshments. Lynnette will feature four artworks at the event ("The Eagle", "Two Dogs" , "The Tail Biter", and "Gray Fox"), and these works will be on display at the Fortress until the end of the month.

On March 8th, Lynnette will feature three works from her "Red Dragon" series at Higher Grounds, 631 N. 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA; 215.922.3745. This will be part of an RPG themed collective art show featuring tournaments, music and more. The RPG Art Show opening night will be on March 8, starting at 5 PM, however the art exhibit will hang until the end of the month.

For more information on Lynnette's art and design work, please visit www.designbyredeye.com.

Enigma Guitar Repair

For those of you who may be interested, The Red Masque guitarist Andrew Kowal has a new website for his guitar repair work: please visit http://www.enigmaguitarrepair.com/.

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01.07.08 | New Music & Upcoming Shows
Happy New Year everyone. To celebrate we are offering free live downloads from out latest show on December 8th, 2007 at the Highwire Gallery in Philadelphia. Please visit our downloads page to listen to these mpeg files. Special thanks to David Pym for the recordings and also for these photos.

Upcoming January Shows:

01.16.08 | Khyber, Philadelphia

01.19.08 | NJ Proghouse, Metuchen NJ (Private Party).

Please see the schedule page for directions, details etc. Hope to see you there!

The Red Masque at Orion Sound Studios, Nov. 1, 2008. Photo by Debbie Sears.