| The Red Masque Newsletter Hello everyone! I know we've been quiet for the past two years (like many!) but have been working behind the scenes. The new The Red Masque website has been launched! See www.theredmasque.com. The old site was was getting pretty clunky and was time-consuming to keep up so we've switched to a CMS and host and hopefully made things easier for site visitors. If you catch any issues with the site, please drop us a line. We are still tweaking some pages (adding in additional photo galleries as an example), so please bear with us.
As for the band itself, we are busy working on new songs (here is a clip of us working out a section of new song "Howl" to a metronome) and have a cool show scheduled for Halloween weekend in Philadelphia (still working out the full lineup of bands), but we are also trying to book more shows before then. If you have word on a gig or would like to book the band, please email theredmasque@theredmasque.com . We are also working out the logistics of creating some new video content for you. In the meantime, you can look on our Youtube playlist to see live shows and other content.
To coincide with our new website, we have also added our long out-of-print debut EP, "Death of the Red Masque" (2001) and debut full-length album, "Victoria and the Haruspex" (2002) to our Bandcamp site. If you haven't visited our site, we have our full discography up there as well as some other goodies. Many tracks are "pay what you want".
We have also gotten some brand new band photos by photographer Elena Walsh. Check them out! For the light portraits, Elena created the effects all in-camera, by utilizing a slow shutter speed and moving fiber optic lights. We think you'll agree the results are really stunning.
One other announcement: While performing, The Red Masque's drummer Jim Harris, whose full name is James Severyn Clarke Harris, will be using his two middle names as a stage name. According to Jim, "Severyn Clarke is a much classier, cooler and unique sounding name that rolls off the tongue quite nicely and also has a nice rhythm to it — iambic pentameter wise." It reflects a new approach to his drumming craft, which was developed while taking advantage of the abundance of extra time he had while being confined for two years during the Covid lockdown practicing 6 to 8 hours a day. "I am still the same guy; people that are close to me can still call me Jim," he says. So say hello to Severyn!
That's it for now. If you are interested in following along vocalist Lynnette's art career, she is currently doing a bunch of art shows in the PA, NJ, and DE areas this spring and summer. Check out her website at www.lynnetteshelley.com to view her art or event schedule. Or you can check out her other band, Green Cathedral, at www.green-cathedral.com (who also have a brand new website!).
See you soon!
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