1997 (band)

April 2025 1997 Chicago, Illinois, United States Pop rock, indie pop, alternative rock 2005–2010 Victory http://www.partylikeits1997.com 1997 was an American pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, who were formed in October 2005. They released three albums between 2007 and 2009, but broke up the following year. History Several of 1997's members previously played in the Chicago bands Constance, Funeral Etiquette, and October Fall.[artist p854020 yes Biography], AllMusic Their name 1997 was discussed widely, but via the band's MySpace blog, they have rejected all claims of the name's origination. They have since stated that the name came from the younger brother of Caleb Pepp (main vocals/guitar), as a suggestion for a previous band they had started. They began practicing together in October 2005, and after strong local performances signed with Victory Records in October 2006.https://www.punknews.org/article/20618/victory-signs-1997 Victory signs 1997 Punknews.org Shultz, Brian October 31, 2006 February 3, 2022 Victory issued their first album ...A Better View of the Rising Moon. on April 17, 2007.https://www.punknews.org/article/22854/1997-e-card-posted 1997 e-card posted Punknews.org Reinecker, Meg March 21, 2007 February 13, 2022 In April 2007, as the group toured the US with The Audition and The Graduate. The title of the album comes from a haiku by Mizuta Masahide:James Christian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Art of Wondering https://books.google.com/books?id=VSrrXcuFfNQC&pg=PR7 24 January 2008 Cengage Learning 978-0-495-50504-4 7 Since my house burned down, I now own a better view Of the rising moon. Keyboardist/vocalist Kerri Mack left the group in April 2007 after recording the album, and was replaced with keyboardist/vocalist Alida Marroni. Kerri later performed under the band name Mega DeftKerri Mack MegaDeft Myspace https://www.myspace.com/megadeft 9 March 2012 where she performs at local clubs as well as wrote music for Tiny Riots.Tiny Riots Official Band Page http://www.tinyriots.com/ The group benefited heavily from online buzz and touring; it was named band of the day by SPIN on April 27, 2007,1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20070707024200/http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2007/04/070427_1997/ July 7, 2007 . SPIN, April 27, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007. and has received many reviews from press sites.Scott Frazier, Album Review, AntiMusic.com. Accessed July 27, 2007.Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154617/http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=6160 2007-09-30 . Music Emissions. Accessed July 27, 2007.Paul Bruens, Album Review. Driven Far Off, April 30, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Megan Rooney, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070809082300/http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2007/04/20/Reviews/1997s.Album.Art.A.Better.Investment.Than.Its.Songs-2870273.shtml August 9, 2007 . Daily Nebraskan, April 20, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Sarah Boger, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070928214855/http://www.bandvibe.com/review_1997_risingmoon.asp September 28, 2007 . Band Vibe, June 21, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Andrew Luu, https://archive.today/20070715005236/http://www.newu.uci.edu/showArticle.php?id=5853 Album Review. New University Online, May 14, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Jake Kilroy, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070928161320/http://media.www.dailytitan.com/media/storage/paper861/news/2007/04/26/TheBuzz/Cd.Review.1997-2881166.shtml September 28, 2007 . Daily Titan, April 26, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Matthew Montgomery, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070705221845/http://www.musicgeek.org/reviews/87 July 5, 2007 . Music Geek, April 15, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Nathan Blaney, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231056/http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/006348.php September 27, 2007 . TransformOnline, June 1, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Jessie Kelsey, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070813134625/http://spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=32138 August 13, 2007 . The Spectrum (Buffalo, NY), April 16, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007.Paul Schultz, Album Review https://web.archive.org/web/20070928064152/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5590 2007-09-28 . The Trades, May 31, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007. In the fall of 2007, the group toured the US with Aiden, Still Remains, and Drop Dead, Gorgeous.Tour Dates https://web.archive.org/web/20080226175515/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/13109/tempidx/1/menuid/1 2008-02-26 . Blistering magazine. Accessed September 27, 2007. The band's second album, On the Run, was released on May 27, 2008, again on Victory. The band toured in support of the album, playing several dates on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour.https://www.punknews.org/article/28827/gaslight-anthem-be-your-own-pet-black-president-added-to-warped Gaslight Anthem., Be Your Own Pet, Black President added to Warped Punknews.org Paul, Aubin May 9, 2008 June 17, 2022 Marroni was replaced by Arthi Meera, who, after only planning to tour with the band until they found a replacement, was made a permanent member. Matt Wysocki, the band's photographer, joined as their bassist in September 2008. Meera continues to perform around Chicago open micshttps://www.facebook.com/YoungCoconutBand https://archive.today/20130409134028/https://www.facebook.com/YoungCoconutBand?bookmark_t=page dead Young Coconut Facebook 2013-04-09 2015-03-15 and has a band with her brother called "fair and kind". In February 2009, the band went on a short US tour with Death in the Park and Galaxy Down.https://www.punknews.org/article/31756/tours-1997-death-in-the-park-galaxy-down 1997 / Death In The Park / Galaxy Down Punknews.org Paul, Aubin December 31, 2008 June 21, 2022 The band recorded their third album, titled Notes from Underground, which was released on October 13, 2009. The following day, a music video was released for "A Fearless Heart".https://www.punknews.org/article/35578/videos-1997-a-fearless-heart 1997: 'A Fearless Heart' Punknews.org Paul, Aubin October 14, 2009 October 12, 2022 As of that month, Wysocki was replaced by Brian Osters, and in the following month, Kevin Thomas was no longer in the band. They toured in November and December 2009. They were set to begin an extensive tour in January 2010, but Caleb Pepp announced that the band was "taking an indefinite break from playing shows" and felt that they "need to do some soul-searching and find some new ways to express" themselves.http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=57132328&blogId=527125023 Featured Content on Myspace Blogs.myspace.com 2016-03-16 2016-03-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view 2009-02-07 In March 2010, Pepp and the band announced their break up via Myspace. Members Nick Coleman - Drums (2005–2010) Caleb Pepp - Guitar, Vocals (2005–2010) Cody Josephson - Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals (2005–2010) Arthi Meera - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (2008–2010) Brian Osters - Bass (2010) Kerri Leah Mack - Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Vocals (2005–2007) Alan Goffinski - Bass, Mandolin, Singing Saw (2005–2007) Alida Marroni - Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Vocals (2006–2007) Matt Wysocki - Bass, Synth, Theremin (2007–2010) Kevin Thomas Snider - Vocals, Tambourine (2005–2009) Discography ...A Better View of the Rising Moon. (Victory, (April 17, 2007)) On the Run (Victory, (May 27, 2008)) Notes from Underground (Victory, (October 13, 2009)) References External links Official MySpace Category:Indie rock musical groups from Illinois Category:Musical groups from Chicago Category:Victory Records artists Category:Musical groups established in 2005 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010 Category:2005 establishments in Illinois