Fred Mascherino

Fred Mascherino is the guitarist, frontman, and namesake of West Chester, Pennsylvania-based Indie Rock/Emo band The Color Fred (T.C.F.). 

Not content to sit back and only create the music, Mascherino recently started his own label imprint, Heading East Records, whose first release was T.C.F.‘s second album, A Year & Change. It re-collects 12 singles written, recorded, and released over the course of a 12-month span throughout 2021, plus, some “change” à la two additional bonus tracks.

Throughout his career, Mascherino has played with a bunch of different bands over the years, including Stickman from 1989-92, Brody from 1993-99, Breaking Pangaea from 2000-03, Taking Back Sunday (TBS) from 2003-07, and Terrible Things from 2009-14, as well as brief touring stints with both The Lemonheads on their 2012 It’s A Shame About Ray 20th Anniversary Tour and Say Anything in support of their 2014 effort, Hebrews.