Everything about Rainer Maria totally explained
Rainer Maria was 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, numerous live recordings, and
EPs. In its earlier days, 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.
The band's many tours and intimate live shows at venues such as Brooklyn's North Six (which lead singer Caithlin De Marrais referred to as "home" during her final show due to the fact that it also served as the band's rehearsal space),
Washington DC's The
Black Cat, and the Bowery Ballroom in NYC helped to grow its fan base and fuel album sales.
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" and closed with a lengthy version of "Rise." Referring to the intensity of the show and the enthusiasm of the crowd, guitarist Kyle Fischer at one point remarked jokingly in-between songs "we should break up every night."
Caithlin and Kyle were at one point romantically involved, however the two were no longer together when the band broke up.
Band members
- Caithlin De Marrais — bass, vocals
- Kyle Fischer — guitar, vocals, synths
- William Kuehn — drums, percussion
Discography
Albums
Rainer Maria (EP) (1996)
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)
Other releases
Compilation Track (2001) (Arena Rock Recording Co.)
Re Direction: A Polyvinyl Sampler 2001 Polyvinyl Records
Songs: Breakfast Of Champions, Artificial Light
Music videos
Catastrophe (2006, directed by David Ahuja & Claire Carré)
Ears Ring (2003, directed by David Ahuja)Further Information
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