Retching Red

{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}

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| origin = Oakland, California, United States

| genre = Hardcore punk

| years_active = 2004–2006

| label = Rodent Popsicle Records
Overdose On Records

| associated_acts = Tilt, Oppressed Logic, Fabulous Disaster, Strung Up, Angry Samoans, Creepy, Second Opinion

| current_members = Cinder Block
Cyco Logic Loco
Jake Dudley
Adam Grant

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Retching Red was an American, Oakland, California-based hardcore punk band, that formed in late July 2004. Their lyrics mainly deal with feminist and leftist political issues.{{Cite web |url=http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/04/12/the-feminine-force.php |title=The Prague Post Online: Night & Day: The feminine force |access-date=2008-10-02 |archive-date=2007-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124152100/http://praguepost.com/articles/2006/04/12/the-feminine-force.php |url-status=dead }}

The band consisted of founding members Cinder Block (vocals, formerly of Tilt and Fabulous Disaster) and bass player Mike "Cyco Logic Loco" Avilez (of Oppressed Logic, Angry Samoans, Strung Up), with Adam Grant (of Creepy) on drums and Jake Dudley (from Second Opinion) on guitar. Rodent Popsicle Records released their debut CD entitled, Get Your Red Wings, later that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=984 |title=Store |website=Alternativetentacles.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-30}}

Retching Red released their second album, Scarlet Whore of War, in April 2006{{cite web|author=Brandon Daviet |url=http://www.westword.com/2006-08-10/music/retching-red/ |title=Retching Red - Page 1 - Music - Denver |website=Westword.com |date=2006-08-10 |accessdate=2013-04-30}} and followed it up with a month-long tour of Europe{{cite web|url=http://www.festivalinfo.nl/festival_detail.php?festival_id=4054&show=desc |title=Wasted Amsterdam 2006 informatie op Festivalinfo |website=Festivalinfo.nl |date=2005-11-28 |accessdate=2013-04-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcore.de/index.php?option=com_eventlist&func=details&Itemid=87&did=235 |title= RETCHING RED, C.Z.D. |website=Eastcore.de |date=2006-05-03 |accessdate=2013-04-30}} and a full US tour in July. In September 2006, they released a split 7-inch with The Twats, and have been on indefinite hiatus since.

Retching Red has played multiple shows at 924 Gilman Street in the mid-2010s

Jake Dudley continues to play in hardcore bands such as Second Opinion, Nightstick Justice & Ecoli. Drummer, Adam Grant still plays in indie/pop-punk bands Creepy and Oppressed Logic.