Emerging from years as professional musicians across a diverse range of styles
in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth music scene, Reality Bites has arrived with a single
mission in mind: Play what we want and play it like nobody else. With over
30 years of collective experience as the formidable rhythm section for one
of the area’s top variety bands, we have a developed a solid reputation for
professionalism, finesse, and musicality in our roles. Each of us initially
did our tour of duty at the renown University of North Texas School of Music
before relocating to Dallas and working with some of the most well known artists
in the business including: Andy Timmons; Annagrey; Cuvee; The Bill Tillman
Band; Frontline; Groove Posse; Tom Braxton and No Compromise; Dallas Brass
and Electric; The Jay Quinn Band; Roof Raisers; Signed, Sealed and Delivered;
The Project and Random Axis Band.
Across our various endeavors, we have performed
at a number of the most popular events and venues including the Fort Worth
Main Street Festival, The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, Taste of Dallas, Taste
of Addison, The Cattle Baron’s Ball, Margarita Society Ball and the Dallas
Heart Ball. Despite a busy performance schedule, each of us is involved in
music education in the DFW area along with recording, scoring, and producing.
Some of us do web design (including this site). Scratching
your heads yet, wondering: “What DON’T they do?” Read on….
In
April of 2006, we decided it was time to do our own thing, seeking to craft
a cover band that is unique, edgy, and artistic; performing those tunes we know
we all love, but might have slipped your mind in the last few years. But even
more important, taking those tunes to new places with our own crafty signature.Our
eclectic repertoire covers a wide range of 80’s pop classics on through the
90’s and today with songs by artists such as U2, The Cars, Elvis Costello, The
Police, Simple Minds, The Cure, Tears for Fears, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M.,
The Killers, The Strokes and many, many more. What we don’t do is what everybody
else does. Think of it as JACK-FM with real live people dancing about. Or MTV
— back when they played videos.
If you’ve had your fill of the same old regurgitated
version of “Brick House” or the latest sugary, pop du jour flavor clouding the
airwaves for barely the next minute or so, then you just might be ready for
Reality Bites!
UPDATE: In July 2010 Reality Bites took a new step and decided to change the name to THE REVOLVERS. Our website at www.therevolversmusic.com is coming soon, so stay tuned!