Rockets Red Glare was a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, active in the early 2000s.[1]
Rockets Red Glare | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1999–2003 |
| Labels | Die Venom Records, Sickroom, Blue Skies Turn Black Records |
| Past members |
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Rockets Red Glare formed in the winter of 1999 following the demise of hardcore band Blake and instrumental trio Blue Light Blockade. They released their self-titled debut album in 2002.[2]
The band's second album, Moonlight Desires, was released in 2003.[3] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 chart in August 2003.[4] That year Rockets Red Glare disbanded; members went on to join Sea Snakes (Strachan), Burn Rome in a Dream (Clarke), Jim Guthrie (Clarke), and Picastro (Clarke). In late 2004 Strachan and drummer David "Gus" Weinkauf formed Feuermusik, a free jazz duo with Strachan on saxophone and Weinkauf playing percussion on buckets.[5]
In 2006 the band reunited to play a series of shows.[1]
Discography edit
- "Redshift" / "Halifax" (2001, single) on Die Venom Records
- Rockets Red Glare (2002) on Sickroom Records
- Moonlight Desires (2003) on Blue Skies Turn Black Records
References edit
- ^ a b "Rockets Red Glare Don't Mean To Confuse You". Exclaim!, January 1, 2006.
- ^ "Rockets Red Glare: Rockets Red Glare". AllMusic.
- ^ "Rockets Red Glare: Moonlight Desires". AllMusic.
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 12, 2003". !earshot
- ^ "Feuermusik Are Winners". Exclaim!, June 2008.