Led by firecracker front woman Collette
McLafferty, edibleRed is an eclectic New
York City-based five-piece collective of
atypical musicians. The memorable songs the
band creates can be heard on their debut CD,
Welcome to My Bad Behavior,
slated for release in late May, 2008 on
veteran indie label Select Records.
Featured lyricist McLafferty is
edibleRed’s femme-fatale who describes her
sound as one of “a classically trained voice
that slowly degenerated into a rock
singer’s.” It is fitting that having once
performed for Jeff Buckley “before realizing
who he was,” she blends songwriting skills
like Buckley’s with the style and panache of
Debbie Harry and a rich voice a la Tracy
Bonham. Alongside McLafferty is edibleRed
co-founding member, the Grammy nominated
drummer
Tom
Papadatos.
edibleRed
is masterfully supported by the
so-tasty-they-must-be-bad-for-you licks of
cellist Dave Eggar. Known to some for his
groundbreaking classical string quartet
Flux, Eggar has toured extensively with some
of rock’s hottest acts. From an acoustic
European tour with Evanescence, to
performing with the Who at Carnegie Hall, to
playing on recordings by artists as diverse
as Breaking Benjamin and Nelly Furtado,
Eggar is the prima fixe of edibleRed’s
menu. Lead guitarist Sean McMechen brings
edibleRed’s hard rock roots to the surface.
After years performing in metal bands,
McMechen graduated with a degree in Fine
Arts and guitar from Jersey City College,
and then continued his guitar study at
Parsons College in Manhattan.
The tight, crunchy rhythm section makes
mouths water thanks to the delectable skills
of bassist Marty Osterer and drummer
Tom
Papadatos. Osterer already has
one #1 single under his belt - as the
session bassist for Murder Inc. Records, he
was featured on the Jennifer Lopez and Ja
Rule smash “I’m Real.” He has also laid
down bass lines for LL Cool J and Kelly
Price. Papadatos graduated with a
performance degree from Berkelee College of
Music in Boston and played with classical
crossover artist Sasha Lazard at the CD
release party for her recent “Myth of Red.”
Recently, Papadatos toured Indonesia and
Singapore with New York blues guitarist Hugh
Pool.
Aside from being one of the most talked
about bands in the tri-state area, edibleRed
has been cultivating a diehard national
following, and planting seeds
internationally thanks to non-stop touring,
and radio and TV appearances on FUSE TV’s
IMX and Brooklyn Radio Online. McLafferty
was featured on an episode of FUSE’s “Tattoo
Stories,” and The Style Network’s “Split
Ends” where she got a brand new coif from
the scissors of a hot Los Angeles stylist.
In February 2008, members of edibleRed were
special guests on an episode of the Dr.
Keith Ablow show where psychic twins
predicted their imminent success.
edibleRed’s
songs have been included on the Oxygen
Network’s “Good Girls Don’t,” and most
recently the band’s lead single “Sugar and
Spring” was featured in an episode of
Showtime’s “The L Word.” Their music can
also be heard on KROCK2’s “Domestic
Disturbance.”
Bring all these ingredients together and
you have a psychedelic rock recipe sure to
satisfy any appetite.
