- Red Stars Theory
Red Stars Theory is a rock band from
Seattle, Washington . The band was formed in early 1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani (guitar/vocals),Jeremiah Green (drums/percussion/vocals) and Jason Talley (bass guitar/vocals). Later in 1995 the group released a 10-inch on Deluxe Records, the "Slow Curve/Castle Rock" 7-inch and the LP/CD "But Sleep Came Slowly". The 7-inch and LP were released by the RX Remedy label, a division ofSub Pop Records . Seth Warren was asked to play violin on "But Sleep Came Slowly" and has since been a member of the group. The LP/CD "Life In A Bubble Can Be Bealtiful" was the group's debut album forTouch and Go Records . "But Sleep Came Slowly" and "Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful" both featuredLois Maffeo as a guest vocalist. Sarah May Cates was a guest cellist on "Life In A Bubble...".Red Stars Theory has been a slow-moving band due to the numerous projects of its members. The group took a hiatus for several years following the release of an [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=268 eponymous EP] for
Touch and Go Records in 2000. Due to Jeremiah and James’ hectic touring schedules (playing in bothModest Mouse and764-HERO ), the band has had a fairly infrequent touring life. The group currently has no touring schedule.Suicide Squeeze has released a compilation CD combining the band's out-of-print Rx Remedy 7-inch inch and Deluxe Records 10-inch. In 2000Suicide Squeeze released the "Naima" 7-inch, a minimalistic cover of a song fromJohn Coltrane 'sGiant Steps album. The b-side of "Naima" is "North to Next (exit)", a remix by Sientific American featuring prominent samples from the first two tracks of "Life in a Bubble...". In 2006 the band contributed the track "Evergreen and Ivorbean" toSuicide Squeeze 's 10th anniversary compilation, the CD/LP "Slaying Since 1996".External links
* [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=64 Touch and Go Records]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Red+Stars+Theory last.fm]
* [http://suicidesqueeze.net/redstars.html Suicide Squeeze Records]
* [http://www.southern.com/southern/band/REDST/ Southern Records]
* [http://www.luckyhorseindustries.com/shop/bands.php?bandname=Red+Stars+Theory Luckyhorse Industries]
* [http://subpop.com/artists/red_stars_theory RX Remedy/Sub Pop Records]
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