Reverie (band)

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Reverie

Background information
Origin Flag of the United States Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) Unsigned
Website Official website
Members
Stephen Dicicco
Kevin Schneider
Brad Weitzman
Former members
Matt Kittner

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 Brad Weitzman (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.

In December 2007, co-founding member Matthew Kittner formally announced his departure from the band. The band played its last show with Kittner on December 15th at the Cubby Bear in Chicago. Longtime friend Brad Weitzman has joined the band as Kittner's permanent replacement. Weitzman's first show with the band was January 19th at the Double Door in Chicago. The band is presently in their Schaumburg, IL recording studio putting the finishing touches on its as a yet untitled EP. According to Reverie's myspace page, as of May 2008, recording has been completed and a track listing has been confirmed (see below). The band has scheduled a tentative release date for mid-June 2008.

[edit] Music

Thoughtless (2000) (Released under Anodyne)

  1. "On to Me"
  2. "Instalyzed"
  3. "Tradegy"
  4. "Lost"
  5. "Soon Is Already Now"
  6. "Set Free"
  7. "Find Me"
  8. "Raven"
  9. "(Untitled Secret Track)"

Sick of Seeing Stars EP (2004)

  1. "Paper in a Fire"
  2. "Energy Song"
  3. "Reasons"
  4. "Waking Light"

Shaky Coma (2007)

  1. "Carousel"
  2. "Sycophant"
  3. "Lunch With Brain"
  4. "AMF"
  5. "Sold Out Show"
  6. "You For You"
  7. "Music Box"
  8. "Suicide Violet"
  9. "Indecline"

Untitled EP (Forthcoming) (2008)

  1. "Morning Paper"
  2. "Monster"
  3. "Hang on to Yourself"
  4. "Sound the Sirens"

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Thoughtless (2000) (released under Anodyne)
  • Shaky Coma (2007)

[edit] EPs

  • Sick of Seeing Stars EP (2004)
  • Untitled EP (Forthcoming) (2008)

[edit] Trivia

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In 2000, fellow Northwest Suburban group The Plain White T's played an opening slot for Anodyne at the Silver Saddle in Hoffman Estates, Il.

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