Roses Are Red (originally named Nobody Cares
) was a
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band formed in
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,
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The band was signed to
Trustkill Records
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.
History
Roses Are Red formed in the summer of 2002 from members of other bands around the
Western New York
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area.
It originally featured Vincent Minervino
on vocals, Brian and Matthew Gordner
on guitars, Kevin Mahoney
on bass, and Michael Lasaponara
on drums. Just 2 months after forming, the band recorded a 4-song demo and toured on weekends throughout the fall and winter of 2002. Their first full-length album, ''
Handshakes and Heartbreaks'', was released in June 2003 and was followed by a tour of the United States in July and August 2003. The band was named "The Next Big Thing" by Absolutepunk.net, and label interest soon followed. In the spring of 2004, Roses Are Red signed with New Jersey-based indie label
Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...
.
After select dates on the 2004
Warped Tour
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,
the band released ''
Conversations
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'' in the fall of 2004. The album was produced by Chris Badami (
The Early November
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,
The Starting Line
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Early years (1999–2001)
In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an e ...
). The band toured in support of ''Conversations'', supporting
The Plain White T's
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Underoath
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,
Silverstein,
Matchbook Romance
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Chiodos
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and
Hawthorne Heights
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. RAR returned to the Warped Tour in 2005,
playing alongside
Boys Night Out,
Armor For Sleep,
From First To Last
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and
Emery.
In March 2005, while touring with
A Thorn For Every Heart
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, Kevin Mahoney left the band and was replaced by Brad Gilboe, from
Detroit
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. Mahoney began playing guitar for
Polar Bear Club
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.
In 2006, he would re-join the band to record and release their second album, but left shortly after and was replaced by Andy Champion. Both Matthew and Brian Gordner left the band in late 2005. Shaun Murphy joined the band shortly after and was followed by Tom Zenns.
Roses Are Red spent the early part of 2006 writing and recording their second album, ''
What Became Of Me'', which was released in June 2006 and was one of
Alternative Press Magazine's 'Most Anticipated Albums Of 2006'. The album was produced by
Brian McTernan
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(
Thrice
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Circa Survive
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,
Darkest Hour,
Senses Fail
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).
After the departure of Michael Lasaponara and Shaun Murphy in February 2007, just after the conclusion of the Glitz 'N Glamour tour (which they headlined and featured
Rookie of the Year,
Scenes From A Movie
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Scenes from a Movie members Tony Bush and Jon Ewing were friends in high school. Ewing went on to the University of Charleston while Bush went to college at Bowling G ...
, and
Four Letter Lie
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The group formed in 2004 and quickly released an EP entitled ''Her Escape'' in May 2005. They followed the release with a heavy tour schedule, which includ ...
), the band went on hiatus and ultimately disbanded.
Post-break up
Tom Zenns joined the band Time & Distance, but left shortly after. Andy Champion also joined T&D around the same time, playing bass, before leaving to join Zenns in his new project, Love or Lust. Zenns later went on to brief eSports career, seeing him in the 2018 draft pool for the NBA2K League, however he went undrafted. Later he went on to complete Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 3 times on stream for over 1000 viewers gaining him popularity amongst the games community. Champion eventually left LOL and briefly played in the
Buffalo, NY
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-based band The Boy And His Machine and is a current member of Losers Club.
Michael Lasaponara played drums in the California-based-band
William Tell
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for a short while, appearing on ''
Last Call with Carson Daly
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''.
He then began doing drum tech work for bands such as
The Used
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,
The Academy Is...,
Armor For Sleep,
Cobra Starship
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and
Chiodos
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before playing drums in
Cute Is What We Aim For
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until their short-lived break-up in 2009. He is now with the New York band Nocturnal Me. Brian Gordner is now a tour manager and has worked with
Straylight Run
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and
Augustana, while his brother Matthew is the General Manager of Portland-based indie label
Rise Records. Kevin Mahoney now plays guitar in
Hit The Lights and a side project by the name of Holy War. Vincent Minervino was working on forming a new band called American Hearts, which later became My Island. Minervino left the project and played guitar in The Brigantines, a Surf-Pop band until switching to drums and joining the instrumental surf trio Black Flamingos, based out of Asbury Park, NJ. He and his wife have since formed a record label by the name of Hi-Tide Recordings.
Band members
Final line-up
*Vincent Minervino
- vocals
*Michael Lasaponara
- drums
*Shaun Murphy
- guitar/vocals
*Tom Zenns
- guitar
*Andy Champion
- bass guitar
Former members
*Kevin Mahoney
- bass guitar/vocals
*Matthew Gordner
- guitar
*Brian Gordner
- guitar
*Brad Gilboe
- bass guitar/vocals
Discography
* ''
Handshakes and Heartbreaks'' (2003)
* ''
Conversations
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'' (2004)
* ''
What Became of Me'' (2006)
Other appearances
*"White & Gold" from ''Take Action!, Vol. 4'' (2004) and ''Warped Tour 2005 Compilation'' (2005)
*"Last Christmas" from ''
Taste of Christmas
Taste of Chaos (or "TOC") was a live music tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with his friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour catered to fans of ...
'' (2005)
*"Cherub Rock" from ''
The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins'' (2005)
*"300 Motion Pictures" from ''Trustkill Takeover Vol.1'' (2005), ''Music On the Brain, Vol.2'' (2005) and ''
The Best of Taste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos (or "TOC") was a live music tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with his friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour catered to fans of ...
'' (2006)
*"We Never Knew" from ''Trustkill Takeover Vol.2'' (2006)
*"Failing" from ''Warped Tour 2006 Compilation''
(2006)
External links
MySpace
References
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Musical groups established in 2002
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Alternative rock groups from New York (state)
American emo musical groups
American alternative metal musical groups
2002 establishments in New York (state)
Trustkill Records artists