Friday, January 22, 2010

Red Mass Appeal




Hell-raisin' Montreal rock 'n' roll congregation Red Mass welcome you to their nightmare with a live presentation of their devilishly demented new 7-song Red Mass (Semprini) disc at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina) tonight (Friday, January 22) with openers Action Makes, Danger! Danger! and Ostrich Tuning.
 You know what they say about "idle hands" so heathen high-priest Roy "Choyce" Vucino, when not gazing into mirrors to perfect his unblinking stare, has been keeping his Red Mass cult busy in the recording studio doing all sorts of unholy things with guitar distortion and sinful synthesizers.


Watch for the Life Is A Cabaret and Eternal Nature's Fountain Spring silkscreened 12" EPs on Montreal's New Romance For Kids label along with a split 10" EP with Strange Attractor on P.trash and the Split Brain Experiment 10" EP on Roccoco Records.
There's also a slew of seven-inch singles due including Too Many Parties (Wallride), To All The Good People (Dusty Medical), a split with Vicious/Delicious on Magnificent Sevens as well as-yet-unamed releases forthcoming from Hozac, Goodbye Boozy and Hobo Cult.

For those Red Mass converts planning a Montreal visit, there are a few Choyce-approved places which are certain to enhance your experience.

Montreal by Choyce

Best dining establishment at which to chow down
5000 Ans (3441 Saint-Denis) although any Korean BBQ on Saint-Denis will do.

Best bar to get loaded with pals
Escogriffe Café Bar (4467A rue Saint-Denis)
Bar Korova (3908 boulevard Saint-Laurent)
Bar Salon Midway (1219 St Laurent)

Best breakfast joints to hit when hungover from the night before
Green Spot Restaurant (3041 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest)
Dusty's (4510 avenue Du Parc)
Fruits en Folies (3817 rue Saint-Denis at Roy)

Top vinyl vendors
Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe)
Musique-Disque Sonik (4050 Rue Berri)
Backroom Records & Pasteries (5912 St. Urbain, back alley entrance)

Best place to score cool clothes on the cheap
Just go over to Mont-Royal between St-Laurent and St-Denis.

Best place to find replacement instruments in a hurry when your gear gets swiped
Diplomate (311 rue Beaubien E)
Italmelodie (274 Jean-Talon E)

Three most exciting groups to see in Montreal right now
Jesus Les Filles, Black Feelings and Red Mass

Links
myspace http://www.myspace.com/redmassfce 
label http://www.semprinirecords.com/





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