{{Short description|Canadian alternative rock band}} {{for|similarly named articles|Rockets' Red Glare (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rockets Red Glare | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Alternative rock | years_active = {{start date|1999}}–{{end date|2003}} | label = Die Venom Records, Sickroom, Blue Skies Turn Black Records | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | current_members = | past_members = *Jeremy Strachan *Evan Clarke *David Weinkauf }} '''Rockets Red Glare''' was a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, active in the early 2000s.<ref name=confuse>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rockets_red_glare_dont_mean_to_confuse "Rockets Red Glare Don't Mean To Confuse You"]. ''Exclaim!'', January 1, 2006.</ref>
Rockets Red Glare formed in the winter of 1999 following the demise of hardcore band Blake and instrumental trio Blue Light Blockade. They released their self-titled debut album in 2002.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/rockets-red-glare-mw0000225665 "Rockets Red Glare: Rockets Red Glare"]. ''AllMusic''.</ref>
The band's second album, ''Moonlight Desires'', was released in 2003.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/moonlight-desires-mw0001333416 "Rockets Red Glare: Moonlight Desires"]. ''AllMusic''.</ref> The album appeared on the ''!earshot'' National Top 50 chart in August 2003.<ref>[http://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2003-08-12 "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 12, 2003"]. ''!earshot''</ref> That year Rockets Red Glare disbanded; members went on to join Sea Snakes (Strachan), Burn Rome in a Dream (Clarke), Jim Guthrie (Clarke), and Picastro (Clarke). In late 2004, Strachan and drummer David "Gus" Weinkauf formed Feuermusik, a free jazz duo with Strachan on saxophone and Weinkauf playing percussion on buckets.<ref name=winners>[http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/feuermusik_are_winners "Feuermusik Are Winners"]. ''Exclaim!'', June 2008.</ref>
In 2006, the band reunited to play a series of shows.<ref name=confuse/>
== Discography == * "Redshift" / "Halifax" (2001, single) on Die Venom Records * ''Rockets Red Glare'' (2002) on Sickroom Records * ''Moonlight Desires'' (2003) on Blue Skies Turn Black Records
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