Madison's Rainer Maria was undoubtedly a pioneering band, but even now in the wake of its second wave of success thanks to this year's lauded "Catastrophe Keeps Us Together," the members have a hard ...

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Brainy, literate former schoolmates Rainer Maria are named for a German poet, but that doesn’t mean they can’t rock your face off Majoring in liberal arts may not be the typical path to fame and ...

Once upon a time, a band could name itself after a 19th century Austrian modernist poet without coming across precious. The members of a band could sing about talking about the last time it felt right ...

Rainer Maria's new album technically took 11 years to make -- hell, longer than that, given that some of the writing sessions go so far back, they were captured on a MiniDisc. And yet, the trio talks ...

Cult favorite NYC indie band Rainer Maria continued their resurrection on Wednesday night with the first of two Philly shows at PhilaMOCA (tonight’s Johnny Brenda’s show is, alas, sold-out). They may ...

Rainer Maria's story began in Wisconsin and, at least for a time, ended in New York. In the interim, a span stretching from the mid-'90s to the mid-aughts, the band found and refined the sound it was ...

Rainer Maria has come a long way since their 1997 debut, Past Worn Searching, and they may just be the last tried and true emo band standing. The trio met in Madison, Wisconsin and quickly began ...

August 10, 2017 • Rainer Maria's first album since 2006 is a natural extension of the band's discography, while staying true to its members' accumulated wisdom and insight. June 1, 2017 • On August 18 ...