thax douglas waxed poetic...
PENTHOUSE SWEETS
"bread that can't wait to be baked, but wait, it's already baked, a loaf of impatience that in it's turn'll bake the world outside the oven."
Monica Kendrick from the Chicago Reader wrote this about us:
"Its a shame this local quartet is reduced to begging for a label on its myspace page ("please someone put our goddamn record out") - its second self released ep, see you in bed, is loads better than most of the label-approved indie schlock that swamps my desk. their songs have a touch of small faces, a dash of guided by voices, and more than a pinch of the replacements - nothing you havent heard before, but they sound rightfully proud of their glamourless glam rock, and there are startling guitar and organ bits to turn your head. somebody out there knows how to sell this stuff..."
The Onion said this:
"A little country, a little pop and alot indie. The Penthouse Sweets have a sound that should be familar to anyone that has stepped into the Hideout. Sometimes all sides some together in one song, other times songs stick to just one sound. Singer/Guitarist Andy Hansen sounds like a mix of J. Mascis and Mick Jagger..."
Time Out Chicago printed...
"We only recently go the pun in the Penthouse Sweets’ name (sweets equals suites, duh), but its wonderful Old 97’s/Replacements rock hit us considerably quicker. The group’s knack for finding small but important derivations on pop formulas tickles the brain and the booty, thus earning it a spot as one of our favorite local bands."
the chicagoists tankboy posted this about a show:
"Dorian Taj and Penthouse Sweets -- pour an astounding amount of energy into early sets on a Sunday night. Nobody is pumped on a Sunday, yet there they were, giving it their all, and getting absolute love back from the crowd in return. During DorianTaj's rock-n-soul shredder of a set, EVERYONE in the room was dancing, and this one gal was so giddy she just kept spinning in circles. The guitarist for The Penthouse Sweets (which, by the way, are very Old 97s by way of The Replacements so how can that go wrong?) spent the first song or two on the ground just rolling around. Why are these two bands not fucking huge yet?! help us rectify this situation, for your own good."
Eric Mueller wrote us up on his blog www.canyouseethesunset.com:
If you like L.A.'s The Broken West, you'll most definitely like Chicago's Penthouse Sweets. Both bands have that sun-soaked rootsy pop-rock sound that has just enough alt-country charm to make you fall in love at sunset. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it doesn't have to be. Great melodies and flawless (or perfectly flawed) execution that slowly rocks like The Replacements, Buffalo Tom, or Old 97's puts this band leagues ahead of most of the competition.
Penthouse Sweets have been a band for roughly 4 years and features former members of The Differents and The Dorks. I'm not totally sure if they are the same pop-punk Dorks that I saw a few times back in my UIUC days, but with as good as the Sweets are, it doesn't even matter. As good as this band is its also hard to believe that this band is self-releasing its records and doesn't have any label support behind them. Seriously. Have a listen friend 'em up on myspace.
hey dudes, hope you're doin well! lookin for some live tunes thrusday night? We're headlining Double Door and can use all the help we can get! hope to see you out there!
--3/12 ... 21+, 9pm, $10. w/ Mike Mangione and Miles Nielson
93XRT is doing a ticket giveaway for this show - visit the website and try to snatch some freebies before they're all gone!
I hope you guys don't go on AFTER Twilight Revival at Bottom Lounge. If you do though, you may want to ask T.R.'s singer if he had Taco Bell earlier that day. If he did... I wish ya luck.
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