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Treblezine: Church of the Red Museum album review (2006)

Treblezine: Church of the Red Museum (2006)
By Ernest Simpson

About a year ago, in interviewing the Columbus, Ohio band the Sun in the wee hours of a winter night, I unknowingly opened a door into the entire Columbus music scene and how it functions. Chris Burney, the Sun’s frontman, seemed tired and disinterested in interviewing until the subject of Columbus came up, and he was quick to act as its bushy-tailed musical tour guide. After describing the city itself, he and his bandmates rattled off an extensive list of Columbus’ up and coming bands. One of those was Church of the Red Museum, a six-piece screaming tornado of a group with feet planted in almost as many styles as the band actually has feet. Those of you who are as geeky as I will notice that this Columbus collective takes its name from an X-Files episode featuring an extreme vegetarian church, alien DNA and teenagers dumped in the woods with “He Is One” painted on their bare chests. Red Museum is not the first band to claim X-Files allegiance, with Killswitch Engage and Eve 6 preceding them, but is definitely the best of the bunch.

New Additions: Church Of The Red Museum self-titled album (2006)

Not sure when or where I picked up the self-titled debut album by Church Of The Red Museum, but I'm glad I did. The band takes queues from artists like Modest Mouse and gives a proper Columbus spin, adding fire to the indie rock sounds permeating the 2000s scene.

Know Yer Band: Church Of The Red Museum

Band: Church Of The Red Museum

Members
Bass, Vocals, Percussion – Don Roberts
Drums, Vocals, Percussion – Robby Coleman
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Tom Butler
Organ, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Vocals, Percussion – Bill Jankowski
Violin, Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion – Leslie Jankowski
Vocals, Electric Piano, Harmonica, Percussion – Brian Travis

Releases
2006 - Church Of The Red Museum s/t album (Manup Music)
2007 - The Bitter End 7' single (Nice Life Records)