Herring turn bright red when smoked, and the curing process also gives them a strong and distinctive odor. In centuries past, it was common practice to drag a smoked herring (a "red herring") through the woods during a fox hunt to deliberately throw the hunting dogs off of the scent and make the hunt more sporting. Some might thus conclude that we chose the name "The Red Herring Band" because of our strong and distinctive odor or because we get dragged through the woods on a regular basis. While both of these statements are true, the real reason why we call ourselves The Red Herring Band is that our collective musical works are designed to distract the casual listener from noticing that we aren't really a band.

Upcoming performances:

Feb. 29: Bob's Country Bunker (with Laredo)
April 31: Addison Square Garden (with Spinal Tap)
June 31: [Private party]
Sept. 31: Halftime show, Austin Mutant Suckerbugs Class AAA Bocce Ball

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The three principal members of RHB met while working for a subsidiary of a well-known energy services company. At some point around the start of the millennium, guitarist David Gignac (more recently of Major Major) got the idea to start recording songs in his South Austin home studio. He brought in bassist Kent Withrow and keyboardist D. R. Commander (The Harmony Theory, Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys) to lay down additional tracks (but not ever simultaneously) and enlisted the aid of world-reknowned drummer Roland Boss, Ph.D ("Dr. Rhythm" to his friends.) Four years and about 100 songs later, the group-of-musicians-somewhat-resembling-a-band combined the best of the best of their work into the "Fictitious Fishes" CD.

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