Red Light Mind
San Francisco, California, United States | SELF
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Red Light Mind takes their rock 'n' roll and grabs their influences straight from the blues of decades ago.
When rock is done absolutely right, there's no better feeling to the sonic ear holes.
Or, maybe, they're taking everything they've learned from their parents records and doing a mix of Led Zeppelin and Ted Nugent. Whatever it is, they're making it their own and Red Light Mind is a rock band not to be missed.
They're performing with rockers Radio Moscow and Hollow Mirrors.
You wanna rock it? Then don't miss this stellar showcase.
Zeppelin for the 2010s.
- San Francisco Chronicle
Discography
Jupiter EP - 2009
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Bio
Red Light Mind formed in San Francisco in 2009. They meant to play the blues—three men, three instruments, no gimmicks—but their inspiration quickly evolved to embrace that raunchy spirit of Rock and Roll. Their heavily moody music is driven by and devoted to a Rock and Roll revival, culling from the blues, to tap into the spirit of freedom and rebellion that inspired musicians from Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy to Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. It is this spirit that Red Light Mind admires and infuses into their contemporary and original rock sound.
On November 6th 2009, Red Light Mind released their first record, Jupiter (available on iTunes and Napster), and they are currently working on a second, noir-inspired album, which they expect to release sometime in 2011. They are prolific writers and players, and though always cultivating new songs, perform regularly at multiple venues in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, making it a bold habit to hold absolutely nothing back in an obvious attempt to put their fans on the floor.
In light of this, Drew Cueva’s punk and metal background and his steady, sturdy drumming hold Red Light Mind down on planet Earth, while Aaron Younce’s rumbling and sliding on the bass guitar keep it all very moveable and, well, groovy. At the forefront is Jewell King, a young gun guitar player from Texas, whose melancholic lyrics, snarling, aggressive tone and desire to craft authentically dark American blues birthed the group.
Red Light Mind owes its name to Robert Johnson, whose song “Love in Vain” includes these lyrics: “When the train, it left the station with two lights on behind / Well, the blue light was my blues, and the red light was my mind.” This was pretty psychedelic for 1937, and in the same way, Red Light Mind is particularly stormy and originally intense for the bright and shining 21st century.
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