The band was formed in early-1995 when
James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani (guitar/vocals),
Jeremiah Green (drums/percussion/vocals) and Jason Talley (bass guitar/vocals). Later in 1995, the group released a 10-inch on Deluxe Records, the "Slow Curve/Castle Rock" seven-inch and the LP/CD
But Sleep Came Slowly. The seven-inch and LP were released by the RX Remedy label, a division of
Sub Pop. Seth Warren was asked to play violin on
But Sleep Came Slowly and has since been a member of the group. The LP/CD
Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful was the group's debut album for
Touch and Go Records.
But Sleep Came Slowly and
Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful both featured
Lois Maffeo as a guest vocalist. Sarah May Cates was a guest cellist on
Life In A Bubble.... Red Stars Theory took a hiatus for several years following the release of an eponymous EP for Touch and Go Records in 2000. Due to Jeremiah and James’ hectic touring schedules (playing in both
Modest Mouse and
764-HERO), the band has had a fairly infrequent touring schedule.
Suicide Squeeze has released a compilation CD combining the band's out-of-print Rx Remedy seven-inch and Deluxe Records 10-inch. In 2000
Suicide Squeeze released the "Naima" seven-inch, a minimalistic cover of a song from
John Coltrane's
Giant Steps album. The b-side of "Naima" is "North to Next (exit)", a remix by Scientific American featuring prominent samples from the first two tracks of
Life in a Bubble.... In 2006, the band contributed the track "Evergreen and Ivorbean" to
Suicide Squeeze's 10th anniversary compilation, the CD/LP
Slaying Since 1996. ==Discography==