Riverside

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The ringing guitars and British-styled alternative pop of Riverside echoed the Anglophiliac passions of another Pennsylvania combo, the Ocean Blue. Not surprisingly, Riverside's debut album, One, was produced by former Ocean Blue keyboardist Steve Lau. When One was released on Sire Records in 1992, Riverside was virtually alone in their unyielding devotion to the mid-'80s jangle of the Railway Children and the Smiths. Featuring Keith Kochanowicz (vocals, guitar, organ) and his brother Glenn Kochanowicz (bass, vocals), Kenneth Jackson (guitars), and Geoff Verne (drums), Riverside formed in the wrong decade. The heavy metal thunder of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains had punctured holes in new wave's domination of alternative radio, and Riverside's dreamy melodies were simply too polite to attract attention. The video for "Waterfall" appeared on MTV's 120 Minutes and then swiftly vanished. If the album had been released four years earlier, perhaps it could've found the audience it deserved; however, tastes changed, and One was dead on arrival.

Riverside recorded a second album, Taste, for Sire, but they were dropped by the label before it landed on the shelves. Glenn Kochanowicz (bass, vocals) eventually sold cassette copies of the album through the Internet. Placing Riverside on hiatus, the Kochanowicz brothers formed the group Deluxe. ~ Michael Sutton, Rovi

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    Celebrity Touch
  • Waterfall
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    Waterfall
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    • The Curtain Falls
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/3/0/8/6/2/981226803.mp3
    • I Believe
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/5/6/1/7/2/981227165.mp3
    • Reality Dream
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/4/0/9/6/2/981226904.mp3
    • Out Of Myself
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/1/9/5/6/2/981226591.mp3
    • Reality Dream Ii
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/2/1/7/6/2/981226712.mp3
    • Ok
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g1/3/4/0/7/2/981227043.mp3

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Tour Dates

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  • May 31 Friday
    Philadelphia, PA, US Upstairs, World Café Live
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Santa Barbara, CA, US Soho
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Breitenbach, Germany Burg Herzberg Festival
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds
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  • Jul 28 Sunday
    Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds
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  • Sep 17 Tuesday
    Gothenburg, Sweden Musikens Hus
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Discography

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  • Taste (1994)
    Riverside
    Taste (1994)
    Sire
  • One (1992)
    Riverside
    One (1992)
    Sire Records
  • Riverside
    Riverside
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