The Red Masque is an avant-garde

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from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Biography

The Red Masque was founded by vocalist Lynnette Shelley and bassist Brandon Ross in February 2001, incorporating elements of psychedelia, heavy rock, rock-in-opposition,

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. One of the group's first concerts was at the Prelude to the 2001 North East Art Rock Festival (NEARFest); other notable shows have included the 2005 The Rogue Independent Music Festival in Atlanta, the 2001 WorldCon Science Fiction Convention, and the NJ Proghouse concert series.Bio at http://www.theredmasque.com
/ref> The Red Masque has opened for notable performers and musicians such as Chris Cutler ( Henry Cow, Art Bears), The Muffins,

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, Martin Bisi and Julie Slick. In 2006,

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, 5uus, Thinking Plague, etc.) and Paul Sears (of The Muffins and Thee Maximalists) performed with the band on stage as guest drummers/percussionists at the NJ Proghouse. The Red Masque has released one EP ("Death of the Red Masque" in 2001), and four albums ("Victoria and the Haruspex" in 2002, "Feathers for Flesh" in 2004, "Fossil Eyes" in 2008, "Stars Fall On Me" in 2009). "Feathers for Flesh" was released throug
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and has been favorably reviewed in such publications as The Wire (issue no. 248) and Harmonie Magazine (issue no. 52). "Fossil Eyes" and "Stars Fall On Me" were both released throug
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while "Mythalogue" was released through Beta-lactam Ring Records. Their forthcoming album, "Fathomless", will be self-released. Shelley has performed on other

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/ space rock-oriented albums as a guest vocalist, including Magus (on the album "the Garden"), Church of Hed (space rock project by Quarkspace founder Paul Williams; Shelley performs on their debut album under the moniker "Sister Mary Haruspex"), and Ethereal (on the album "Beyond Neptune"; Ethereal is a solo project by former Alien Planetscapes member Richard Orlando). In June 2007, Shelley performed as a guest vocalist with Bob Drake during his set at NEARfest. Shelley is also the lead vocalist in art rock band Green Cathedral, who released their debut album, "Winter's Veil", in late 2017. She is also a professional visual artist. Ross has composed two soundtrack pieces for the website of Karl Welz, inventor of

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Members

* Lynnette Shelley - vocals, percussion * Brandon Ross -

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* Jim Harris -

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* Scott Weingarten - guitar

Former Members

* David Carle - guitar * James Tunnicliffe - violin * Glenn Kuchenbeiser - guitar * Nicholas Giannetti - guitar * Steve Craig -

* Brian "Vonorn" Van Korn -

, theremin * Andrew Kowal - guitar,

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, violin * Kevin Kelly -

* Steven Blumber

- guitars * Nathan-Andrew Dewin -

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, percussion * Kiarash Emami - guitar,

Discography

* ''Death of the Red Masque'' EP (2001) * ''Victoria and the Haruspex'' (2002) * ''Feathers for Flesh'' (2004) * ''Fossil Eyes'' (2008) * ''Stars Fall On Me'' (live album) (2009) * ''Mythalogue'' (2013) * ''Live at the Kennett Flash'' (live album) (2018) * ''Fathomless'' (2018)

References

External links

*
The Red Masque's Bandcamp page

Lynnette Shelley's art website

Green Cathedral - Original art rock band featuring Lynnette Shelley on vocals
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