Rainer Maria

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For the poet, see Rainer Maria Rilke.

Rainer Maria were an indie rock band originally from Madison, Wisconsin, later residing in Brooklyn, New York. Named after the German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke, they formed in the late summer of 1995 and released five full length albums, a live DVD, and numerous live recordings and EPs. The band had a dual male and female vocal line-up. The gender ambiguity of the name Rainer Maria paralleled this, and was one of the reasons it was selected as the band's name.

On November 6, 2006, the band announced through Pitchfork Media that the December 16th show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom would be their last. It was accompanied by this statement:

"We are grateful to our new listeners and especially our longtime fans for their endless support and attention. We feel incredibly fortunate to have come up during a unique time in rock music, in a community that grew with us from the Midwest to Brooklyn and beyond. Making records has always been a revelation, and walking onto stage together we found a vision we could share.
"For us, this transition can be nothing short of heartbreaking. But for reasons both musical and personal, the three of us have chosen this time to move on."

The band played their last show on December 17, 2006, at North Six in Brooklyn. They opened with "Artificial Light." The band closed their set with a lengthy version of "Rise."

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[edit] Band members

  • Caithlin De Marrais — bass, vocals
  • Kyle Fischer — guitar, vocals
  • William Kuehn — percussion

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Past Worn Searching (1997) (Polyvinyl)
  • Look Now Look Again (1999) (Polyvinyl)
  • A Better Version of Me (2001) (Polyvinyl)
  • Long Knives Drawn (2003) (Polyvinyl)
  • Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows) (2004) CD/DVD (Polyvinyl)
  • Catastrophe Keeps Us Together (2006) (Grunion Records)

[edit] Other releases

[edit] Music videos

  • Catastrophe (2006)
  • Ears Ring (2003)

[edit] External links

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