Reverie (Band)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Schaumburg, Illinois, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Rock |
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| Years active | 1997–present | |
| Label(s) | Unsigned | |
| Website | Official website | |
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| Stephen Dicicco Kevin Schneider Matthew Kittner |
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Reverie is a rock and roll band based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Northwest suburb of Chicago. The band includes Stephen Dicicco (vocals, guitar), Kevin Schneider (bass guitar), and Matthew Kittner (drums).
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[edit] History
Stephen Dicicco, Matthew Kittner and Kevin Schneider have been lifelong friends. They started playing together in 1997 during their freshmen year of high school. In 1999, the trio recruited two additional members (Jason Zingraff and Tom Taft), forming the hard rock band Anodyne.
Anodyne, recorded and distributed a 3-song demo in 1999, performed live regularly, and attained a relatively sizable following in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Anodyne consisted of, Jason Zingraff (vocals), Stephen Dicicco (lead guitar), Tom Taft (guitar), Kevin Schneider (bass guitar), and Matthew Kittner (drums). Anodyne released one album, Thoughtless in April of 2000. Conflicts between members caused the band to stop performing in 2001.
Anodyne "officially" dissolved in late 2002 when co-founding members Stephen Dicicco and Kevin Schneider parted ways with the other members, recorded a demo, and then moved to Los Angeles, California. Matthew Kittner, although still formally part of the band, remained behind. Various replacement drummers sat in during live performances and recording sessions.
In the spring of 2004, the duo returned to Schaumburg, Illinois, to re-group with Matthew Kittner and recorded the Braintree demo; toning down the hard rock sound for a more rock and roll sound on par with the likes of Led Zeppelin and Pearl Jam (two of the band's biggest influences). At this time the band officially adopted the name Reverie.
Reverie hit the local circuit and released the Sick of Seeing Stars EP in November of 2004. The EP was warmly received. It contained four songs; three new songs and Reasons, a much revised version of On to Me, a song that originally appeared on the Thoughtless album.
On February 23, 2007, Reverie headlined the Cubby Bear in Chicago to coincide with the release of Shaky Coma. The band also showcased Shaky Coma on Chicago's WXRT Radio, which hosts a “weekly look at the Windy City’s top musicians, and the music they’re making.” The show aired on February 18, 2007 and also featured an exclusive interview.
[edit] Music
Reverie released Shaky Coma on February 23, 2007. It is the band’s first release since the Sick of Seeing Stars EP in 2004.
- "Carousel"
- "Sycophant"
- "Lunch With Brain"
- "AMF"
- "Sold Out Show"
- "You For You"
- "Music Box"
- "Suicide Violet"
- "Indecline"
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Thoughtless (2000) (released under Anodyne)
- Shaky Coma (2007)
[edit] EPs
- Sick of Seeing Stars EP (2004)
