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Noodle Pigeon is an unofficial fanblog for the indie rock band Red Vox. The goal of this site is to document the history of the band as well as share their music with others who may like it. Whether you're a long time fan or never heard of them before — here's the place.
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Red Vox is an indie rock band from Staten Island, NY, formed in 2015 by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Vinny and percussionist Mike. They recorded their first album in 2015 at the Red Room Studio with Joe Pecora, who would become a permanent member of the band (and would produce and record each subsequent record) along with Bill Gagliardi and, as of the latest album, Jerrold K..
Red Vox has released 5 full-length LPs, including 1 double LP, as well as 3 EPs and some odds and ends along the way. All the members have also worked on other music before and during Red Vox.
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Prior to 2015
Vinny started playing guitar in 2003, and started writing music in 2004. He and Mike met in college and bonded over a mutual taste in music, including rock bands of many styles and eras, but especially classic rock and grunge.
Vinny was part of a few small bands at this time. He often played guitar for and with his high school friend Bill, even playing bass for Bill as his first gig. Eventually, Vinny and Mike formed a band of their own: Davy’s Grey. Mike was on drums, and Vinny took the role of vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter. A mutual college friend of theirs, Phil, played bass.
Davy's Grey: Mike on drums and Vinny on guitar.
Davy’s Grey was primarily a live band, performing sporadic shows before recording seven of their best live songs and compiling them into the 2009 EP No Cigar (in contrast to Red Vox, which is primarily a recording band).
Davy’s Grey was a formative time for the future Red Vox members. Several songs written during this period would make their way onto Red Vox’s earliest releases, including Trolls and Goblins, which was later recorded as a charity incentive in 2015, and Long Lonely Night, the penultimate track on Red Vox’s first full-length album. Several songs off the Red Vox EP Blood Bagel also came from this era; its Bandcamp page credits Phil with “witnessing the real Blood Bagel playing some of these songs with us back in the day.”
Phil, Mike, and Vinny.
Davy’s Grey disbanded shortly after the release of No Cigar, beginning a five year period of little musical activity from its former members. Mike took on various drumming gigs, though little came of these ventures. Phil became a solo musician and producer. Vinny primarily focused on his YouTube channel and streaming on Justin.tv, later Twitch.tv – he would, however, release his solo album Sibilants in January 2011, and Odds and Ends, a short collection of Davy’s Grey demos and solo demos, in December 2011.
All the while, Bill – a pianist/keyboardist, vocalist, bassist, guitarist, and probably some other things – was busy playing and writing music. In 2008, he joined the Seconds along with Joe Pecora. The Seconds released their first album Slip Away in 2010 and their second, final album Monstro in 2013. Bill released his solo album Villain in 2010 as well. All three of these albums were recorded, mixed, and produced by Joe. Joe himself played in quite a few local bands – notably, the Sweathogs, which would later evolve into Happy Anarchy (for which he also recorded, mixed, and produced). All of these projects took place at his studio, the Red Room, in Staten Island, NY. Vinny has described him as “a local legend,” a well-earned moniker.
Bill and Joe with the Seconds. First image: Bill on far left and Joe on far right; Second image: Bill on far right, Joe immediately to his left.
Joe, second from left, with Happy Anarchy at Red Room studio.
Vinny and Mike reconvened around 2014, deciding to dust off some of their old songs to record. Bill introduced them to Joe, and this simple idea would soon balloon into an album taking a year of their lives to record and costing thousands of dollars to make. What could go wrong?
2015-2016: What Could Go Wrong
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2017-2018: Another Light
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2019-2020: Kerosene & Realign
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2021-2024: Visions and Afterthoughts
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