Red Red Meat
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Sub Pop, Perishable Records | |
Past members | Tim Rutili Glynis Johnson Brian Deck Glenn Girard Tim Hurley Ben Massarella John Rowan |
Red Red Meat was a 1990s Chicago-area blues-influenced alternative rock band. After their break-up, frontman Tim Rutili went on to form Califone, for which many of Red Red Meat's former members, including percussionist Ben Massarella, often record and perform. Tim Hurley went on to form Sin Ropas.
History
In 1984,
With new recruit Glenn Girard they renamed the band Red Red Meat. The band's name possibly came from Ben's truck washing business which cleaned meat carrying trucks on their way out of Chicago. Regarding the band name, Tim Rutili said in an interview: "I think we just thought it sounded good."[1]
Red Red Meat released their first single, "Hot Nikkety Trunk Monkey" b/w "Snowball" in 1991. They were recorded with
It was during the recordings at Idful Studios with
Red Red Meat has since ended their contract with Sub Pop. They appeared in Scott Petersen's film Out of the Loop, which documents the Chicago indie rock scene. RRM's own Perishable label released Loftus in 1999, a collaboration with New York trio, Rex. Red Red Meat has since disbanded and each member has moved on to other projects. Tim Rutili along with several other Red Red Meat alumni founded Califone, a project in which all Red Red Meat members have participated at one point or another. Brian Deck currently is a music producer based in Chicago.
Reunion
Though the band has never gone through an official break-up, there have been several reunions throughout the years. In 2008 they returned for two shows, at the Hideout in Chicago and at the Sub Pop 25th Anniversary party. Talks of a possible album were thrown about, though nothing has developed and all Red Red Meat members have returned to their full-time positions.
Red Red Meat played three shows in March 2009: two in Chicago followed by an appearance at the Sub Pop showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
On March 24, 2009, Sub Pop released a deluxe edition of 1995's Bunny Gets Paid, which had been out of print for some years. It features a 7-track second disc with a previously unreleased song, "St. Anthony's Jawbone."
Discography
- Red Red Meat (Perishable Records, 1992)
- Sub Pop Records, 1994)
- Sub Pop Records, 1995)
- Sub Pop Records, 1997)
References
- ^ "An Interview with Tim Rutili (Red Red Meat, Califone, Perishable Records) - by Lorenzo Casaccia". Illabirinto.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.