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Toss of a Dime

The NJ/USA-based alternative rock band, Fear Of Falling, is Steve Lanni (lyricist, primary vocalist, guitarist, keyboards), Kimon Katafigiotis (lyricist, vocalist, guitarist), Bruce DiBisceglie (bassist, vocalist), and Rob "Yovas" Savoy (drummer, percussionist). Fear of Falling has been around for three decades, with Lanni and DiBisceglie at the helm for the majority of that time.

FOF has dedicated themselves to writing, recording, and releasing their music, with four albums to date. The band has extensively toured throughout the US, Canada, and Europe in support of each release. After their second tour of Germany, Fear Of Falling took a break, then resurfaced in 2021 with new music added to their established catalog.

On March 10, 2023, the band released their first new music for released their surprise new single “Looking Out For Number One” on the Quark Music Group label and distributed by InGrooves, a division of Virgin/Universal Music Group.

Touring has always been a huge part of Fear Of Falling as the band began playing along the Boston/NYC/Philly/Baltimore/DC I-95 corridor. They then expanded their base to play nearly 500 shows in the Northeast, South, and Midwest of the United States, Canada, and, eventually, the two European tours.

US venues FOF has played: 9:30 Club (Washington DC), AKA (NYC), Avalon (Chicago), CBGB's (NYC), The Channel (Boston), Chestnut Cabaret (Philly), China Club (NYC). Cicero's (STL), The Continental (NYC), Cork Town (Toronto), Electric Banana (Pittsburgh), Fastlane (Asbury Park), Frankie's (Toledo), Grand Emporium (KC), Griff's (Pontiac, MI), He's Not Here (Raleigh, NC), JC Dobbs (Philly), Kenny's Castaways (NYC), King's Head (Norfolk, VA), Khyber Pass (Philly), Last Exit (Memphis), Lili's 21 (Detroit), Limelight (NYC), Lion's Den (NYC), Live Tonight (Hoboken), Maggie Mae's (Austin), Max's on Broadway (Baltimore), Maxwell's (Hoboken), Melody Bar (New Brunswick, NJ), Metropol (Pittsburgh), Mongo's (Memphis), Odeon (Cleveland), Other World (STL), Quarterdeck (LBI, NJ), Spiral (NYC), Stone Pony, (Asbury Park). The Underground (Milwaukee), The Uptown (Minneapolis), TT The Bears (Boston), Under Acme (NYC), Wetlands (NYC) and Zee/Gulifty's (Harrisburg). 

European cities played: London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Erfurt, Guben, Cottbus, Walershuassen, Saalfeld, Mainz, Jena, Puttlinger, Pirmasens, Aachen, Kreuzberg, Zwiesel, Neiderweidbach, Julich, Weitzlar, Bad Bergzabern. 

Colleges played: Caldwell College (NJ), Carroll College (WI), Central Connecticut State College (CT), Clemson (SC), Cottbus University (Germany), CW Post (NY), Lafayette College (PA), Loras College (IA), Montclair State (NJ), Moravian College (PA), NJIT (NJ), Rowan College (NJ), Rutgers (NJ), St Joseph's College (PA), Stevens (NJ), University of Massachusetts, University of Pennsylvania & University of Wisconsin.

Toss of a Dime

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